Alaska Native Artist Gathering Story & Photo by Nicholas Galanin In May 2023, the Alaska Native Artist Gathering took place, organized by the Alaska Arts & Culture Foundation and the Alaska State Council on the Arts. This event celebrated the rich artistry of Alaska Native communities and fostered meaningful discussions around their contributions to art … Read more
An Alaska Native Cultural Heritage and Artistic Sovereignty in Museums Project funded through A Journey to What Matters Museums Alaska-Anchorage Museum Story & Photo by Golga Oscar The Access to Alaska Native Collections grant allowed me to peruse the Yup’ik archive collections at the Anchorage Museum. This opportunity opened many doors to finding my passion … Read more
An Alaska Native Cultural Heritage and Artistic Sovereignty in Museums Project funded through A Journey to What Matters Alġaaniqsaq and time with my Ancestors things Story & Photo by Erin Ggaadimits Ivalu Gingrich As a visual artist and a current graduate student entering my second year, the time that I commit to research is vital. As … Read more
Traditional Tattoo Revival in Eyak (Cordova) A Journey to What Matters Story by Teal Webber Class watching Holly Nordlum tattoo demo on Teal Hanson. Inupiaq artist and traditional tattoo revitalizer, Holly Nordlum, and her son and apprentice, Trevor Forrester, traveled to Cordova to offer tattoo appointments, allow two tribal women to “shadow” them during select … Read more
An Alaska Native Cultural Heritage and Artistic Sovereignty in Museums Project funded through A Journey to What Matters Investigating the life and work of Siberian Yupik artist Florence Napaaq Malewotkuk Grantee: Anchorage Museum Yup’ik artist Amber Webb is working as a Museum Sovereignty Curatorial Fellow with the Anchorage Museum on a project investigating the life … Read more
An Alaska Native Cultural Heritage and Artistic Sovereignty in Museums Project funded through A Journey to What Matters Healing Through Educational Programs Grantee: Kodiak History Museum Fissions of Native Identity is an exhibit that was proposed and co-curated by Native community members in Kodiak, and it is the first exhibit created using Kodiak History Museum’s … Read more
A Journey To What Matters and ASCA Partnership 2023 Graduate ARTShop Nikki Corbett Piluguk Making The ARTShops program is a collaboration between The CIRI Foundation, the Alaska State Council on the Arts and the Alaska Native Heritage Center. Established in 2016, ARTShops support emerging Alaska Native arts leaders to develop their skills in leading community-based arts programs. … Read more
A Journey To What Matters and ASCA Partnership 2023 Graduate ARTShop Sonta Roach Root Basketry Workshop The ARTShops program is a collaboration between The CIRI Foundation, the Alaska State Council on the Arts and the Alaska Native Heritage Center. Established in 2016, ARTShops support emerging Alaska Native arts leaders to develop their skills in leading community-based arts … Read more
Chilkat Finishing Workshop A Journey to What Matters Story by Lily Hope At any point in the last 150 years, fewer than a dozen Chilkat dancing robe weavers existed to make work for art collectors, museums, and most importantly for the Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian and First Nations clans. Mentor weaver, Jennie Tlunaut taught a workshop … Read more
2022 ARTShop Eric Hamar Nang K’adangaas The Art of Eating, Haida Ladle Carving The ARTShops program is a collaboration between The CIRI Foundation, the Alaska State Council on the Arts and the Alaska Native Heritage Center. Established in 2016, ARTShops support emerging Alaska Native arts leaders to develop their skills in leading community-based arts programs. Previous image … Read more