Briefly
'Oil on Ice' documentary to play at Nickelodeon
JUNEAU - "Oil on Ice," a documentary about the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the controversy over drilling in the region, will play at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 4, at the Gold Town Nickelodeon.
The movie was filmed by Dale Djerassi and Bo Doudart, with help from the Lobitos Creek Ranch studio in northern California's Santa Cruz Mountains.
The film "raises issues that, though often considered separately, are inextricably linked with each other," according to a press release at www.oilonice.org. "The battle for the future of America's greatest wilderness involves: the protection of a unique and irreplaceable natural environment, the habitat of resident arctic wildlife, the fate of migratory wildlife that feed and breed in the arctic, the rights of indigenous people, progress in energy conservation, the development of nonpolluting and renewable energy sources, and humanity's response - or failure to respond - to global climate change."
The movie includes interviews with Alaska's Gwich'in people, as well as footage of the Senate floor in Washington, D.C.
"We learn about global warming and see the melting permafrost, learn about the hope of alternative energy development and see the lingering effects of the Exxon Valdez disaster - where the herring stocks still haven't recovered 18 years later and pockets of tidal oil continue to kill marine life," said a review in the Telluride Watch. "I can think of no better teaching tool to understand the 'ethnospheric' criminality of opening up the refuge's Area 1002 to drilling than this film."
JAHC grant applications now available
JUNEAU - Grant applications are now available for the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council's grant program for artists. Local arts organizations and individuals must submit their applications to the JAHC office by 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13.
For more information, call 586-ARTS. Pick up applications at the JAHC office, 206 N. Franklin St. These grants are offered once each year.
State Museum seeking visual artists for 2005-06
JUNEAU - The Alaska State Museum is seeking applications from Alaska visual artists for solo exhibitions during the 2005-06 exhibition season.
The exhibitions are open to original work in any medium.
Interested artists should submit 10 high-quality slides depicting examples of their artwork. No original artwork will be accepted for review purposes. Artists should also submit a proposal detailing the type of work proposed to be included in the exhibit.
Applications are due by Oct. 8, and winners will be announced Oct. 15.
Mail applications and submission materials to: Solo Exhibition Review, Alaska State Museum, 395 Whittier St., Juneau, AK 99801.
For an application form and submission guidelines, call 465-2901 or visit www.museums.state.ak.us.
State Museum announces Grants-in-Aid
JUNEAU - Museums around the state are receiving some needed improvements following the distribution of this year's Grants-in-Aid. In July, the Alaska State Museum announced the awarding of grants to 19 institutions for projects that will upgrade collection storage and exhibitions, as well as address other museum needs.
Out of 23 applicants who were seeking more than $162,000, 19 were selected for grants totaling $105,232.
The grants included $2,441 to the Alutiiq Museum in Kodiak to implement and test a new disaster plan; $2,694 to the Clausen Memorial Museum in Petersburg for the purchase of archival materials for photo storage; $3,350 to the Copper Valley Historical Society for inventory and collection record keeping; and $3,078 to the Eagle Historical Society and Museums for the upgrade of a Yukon riverboats exhibit.
The Hammer Museum in Haines received $3,983 for a computer and collection cataloguing; the Juneau-Douglas City Museum was awarded $10,000 for exhibit mounts and casework for its exhibit of an ancient fish trap; and the Kenai Convention and Visitors Bureau was awarded $9,000 for a facility assessment and exhibit evaluation.
Artist in Schools program looking for artists
JUNEAU - The Artist in Schools program is looking for professional artists in visual, literary, traditional Native and performing art forms with a strong desire to share their skills with Alaska students and teachers.
If interested, call (907) 269-6682 or e-mail ais_aksca@eed.state.ak.us to learn more about the State Arts Council's Artists in Schools residency program. Application forms are due Nov. 1, 2004, and available at www.eed.state. ak.us/aksca.
Applications will be accepted from visual and literary artists including painting, sculpture, printmaking, media arts, poetry, playwriting, fiction and nonfiction writers, as well as Alaska Native arts such as bead working, basketry, quilting and kayak and sled building.
Performing artists include actors, puppeteers, singers, dancers, mimes, circus artists, as well as Alaska Native drummers, dancers and storytellers.