Featured artists: David Riccio, Dianne Anderson, and Alice Tersteeg
JAHC Gallery
Juneau Arts & Culture Center
Reception: 4:30–7 p.m.
David Riccio, Dianne Anderson, and Alice Tersteeg will show their mixed media work.
Artist Demonstrations: Della Cheney, Fred Lauth Jr.; 10 percent off salmon-related merchandise
Walter Soboleff Building
105 S. Seward St.
Reception: 4:30-8 p.m.
Sealaska Heritage Institute and the Sealaska Heritage Store will host artist demonstrations and offer salmon season specials at the Walter Soboleff Building for First Friday, August 5. Award winning Tlingit and Haida weaver Della Cheney, who is originally from Kake, and Tlingit and Haida carver Fred Lauth Jr., who grew up in Saxman, will create art in the lobby and answer questions about their work during the First Friday reception from 4:30-8 pm. SHI will offer free admission to Shuká Hít (the clan house) and the Nathan Jackson Gallery. The store will celebrate salmon season by offering discounts on every salmon related item in stock, from food merchandise to jewelry. Everyone is welcome.
The Chicken Show
Sketch Studio
122 Front Street
Reception: 4 – 7 p.m.
Fumi Matsumoto and MK MacNaughton will show ink prints on tea bags, oil paintings on canvas, tin can ornaments and hand-painted t-shirts celebrating our chicken neighbors. There will be pecking food and drinks. Go to www.mkmacnaughton.com for more information.
Discovery Southeast kids’ nature photography
Coppa
917 Glacier Ave. #102
Reception: 4-6 p.m.
Join Discovery Southeast for blueberry ice cream (from berries picked by Discovery Southeast’s Outdoor Explorers summer camp) and a display of the children’s work from the organization’s photography camp. Juneau’s hands-on nature exploration camp, Outdoor Explorers, takes local kids outdoors on enriching adventures all summer.
Grand Opening
The AP Showroom
The Wharf
2 Marine Way
Please join us to celebrate our Grand Opening at First Friday! We’ll be featuring artist James Johnson, photographer Frank Pierce, and jewelry and wares by Nashelle, Ewing Dry Goods, Aurora Projekt, and artists Lenny Edwards, Sydney Akagi, and Araina Marsden.
Featured artists: Mark Davis, Niall Johnson, and Mirov Menefee
The Canvas Community Art Studio & Gallery
223 Seward St.
Reception: 4:30-7 p.m.
Mark Davis, Niall Johnson, and Mirov Menefee, three of The Canvas’ resident artists, will have a group show in August. Often referring to themselves as “the Three Amigos,” they spend mornings in the studio together sharing techniques, materials, and a common sense of humor. Their work is festive and highly detailed with bright, bold colors, often utilizing graphite, watercolor, and colored pencil. This show debuts new collections by each artist.
Open House
The Coconut Thai Cuisine
224 Seward Street
Reception: 4 – 7 p.m.
The Coconut Thai Cuisine, which will have its grand opening Monday, Aug. 8 at 11 a.m., will have an open house and offer free samples of chai tea on First Friday. They may also feature local art.
Featured artist: Nathalie Parenteau
Annie Kaill’s
244 Front St.
Reception: 4:30-7 p.m.
Our featured artist for August 2016 is Nathalie Parenteau. Nathalie is one of the premier artists currently working in the Pacific Northwest, and an Annie Kaill’s bestseller. Nathalie’s modern interpretation of northwest wildlife and scenes has attracted a following from collectors worldwide. August features an expanded selection of Nathalie’s prints and canvas reproductions, and personalizations. In particular we will be featuring three new prints: “Harmonia,” “Raven Mandala III,” and “Another Woodland Attraction.”
Featured artist: Kent Chastain
Juneau Artists Gallery
175 S. Franklin St.
Reception: 4:30-7 p.m.
Kent Chastain is the featured artist for the Juneau Artists Gallery First Friday event and for the month of August. A photographer for more than 30 years, Chastain’s recent move to Juneau from Kauai has provided a perfect backdrop for his love of landscape photography. Auke Bay is Chastain’s “front yard” and he has captured gorgeous scenes there as well as in many locations around Juneau. He looks forward to showing his work and meeting new friends at our First Friday event from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Snacks will be provided.
www.juneauartistsgallery.com
Jewelry by Bronze Betty Finery
Bustin’ Out Boutique
175 S. Franklin St.
Reception: 4:30-7 p.m.
Hand crafted earrings, necklaces and more by local designer Sarah Ritter.
Fresh Album Friday
Kindred Post
145 S. Franklin St.
Reception: 4:30-7 p.m.
Kindred Post will be spinning records and hanging out, enjoying the warmth of our gathered neighbors and the rhythm of fantastic music. Feel free to bring your own LP down to the shop and it might get laid on the felt and played to be felt. Relax, laugh, and listen to the sweet sounds the needle expounds.
Free yoga with instructor Tammy Davis
Rainforest Yoga
174 South Franklin St., Suite 202B
Tammy Davis teaches a class on asana and breath. All levels of experience welcome.
5:15 – 6:15
Glacier Salt Cave
917 Glacier Ave
11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Purchase a 5 one-hour Halo-Therapy session pass and get three more sessions at no extra charge.
Photographer Kent Chastain, who recently moved to Juneau from Kauai, Hawaii, will be displaying his work at the Juneau Artist’s Gallery for August First Friday. Photos courtesy of Kent Chastain.
Photographer Kent Chastain, who recently moved to Juneau from Kauai, Hawaii, will be displaying his work at the Juneau Artist’s Gallery for August First Friday. Photos courtesy of Kent Chastain.
Photographer Kent Chastain, who recently moved to Juneau from Kauai, Hawaii, will be displaying his work at the Juneau Artist’s Gallery for August First Friday. Photos courtesy of Kent Chastain.
Photographer Kent Chastain, who recently moved to Juneau from Kauai, Hawaii, will be displaying his work at the Juneau Artist’s Gallery for August First Friday. Photos courtesy of Kent Chastain.
Fumi Matsumoto and MK MacNaughton will display ink prints on tea bags, oil paints on canvas, and other art “celebrating our chicken neighbors” for First Friday in August.
