First Friday for the shortest month of 2025 features performances from the second annual Juneau Jazz Fest, a trio of exhibitions at the Alaska State Museum and an artists’ market at the Walter Soboleff Building.
Juneau Arts & Humanities Council: “The Art of the Paper Mask,” curated by Trina Lynch-Jackson, 350 Whittier St., 4-7 p.m.
An exhibit of 22 armature masks by the late Charles Dean Buggs, curated by Trina Lynch-Jackson.
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The Davis Gallery: JAHC Staff, Board, & Volunteer Exhibit, 101 Egan Drive, Centennial Hall, 4-7 p.m.
A continuing exhibit of works by staff, board and volunteers in the Davis Gallery at Centennial Hall. This exhibit will be on display through March 2025.
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Alaska State Museum: Slinkies and the Window Frame by Tamara Wilson, 395 Whittier St, APK Building, 4:30-7 p.m.
An exhibition by Tamara Wilson featuring studio work and site-specific installation created out of a variety of ingredients including remnant tile, truck bed liner, imitation bubble gum, oak, felt, and expanding foam. Wilson will give a talk about her work following the opening at 7 p.m. in the APK Lecture Hall. Both events are free. The exhibit runs through April 12, 2025.
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Alaska State Museum: Sharing the World I Know by Ree Nancarrow, 395 Whittier St, APK Building, 4:30-7 p.m.
A solo exhibition featuring quilt works by Fairbanks art quilter Ree Nancarrow. For 50 years, Nancarrow watched a small tundra pond outside her window called Deneki Lakes. She tracked the shifting habitat at the lake as the water level dropped over time. Fewer species live there now. The exhibit runs through March 15, 2025.
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Alaska State Museum: Qayaq by Lou Logan, 395 Whittier St, APK Building, 4:30-7 p.m.
Juneau-based qayaq (kayak) maker Lou Logan is constructing an open-sea qayaq at the Alaska State Museum. This skin-on-frame qayaq is Logan’s first qayaq in the tradition of his Iñupiaq ancestors from Wales, Alaska. His journey to making kayaks began in 2014 while working as a photographer at the museum. The kayaks he saw there inspired him to research Iñupiaq qayat as a way to expand his knowledge about his heritage. Logan’s grandmother was from Kingigin (Wales), Alaska, one of the oldest communities in the Bering Strait region.
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Juneau Douglas City Museum: Jacqueline Tingey and Jessalyn Ward, 114 W. 4th St., 4:30-7 p.m.
Human Nature features the work of local artists Jessalyn Ward and Jacqueline Tingey who will be displaying mixed-media paintings during the month of February. The body of work in this exhibition depicts people’s emotional connection to the natural world and is the result of a collaborative exercise in which the artists selected a list of human emotions and then completed a painting to reflect each emotion on the list. The artists will also present on their exhibition on Saturday, Feb. 8, from 10-11:30 a.m. at the museum.
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Juneau Jazz Fest: Eddie Barbash & the Jazz Fest Symphony, 1639 Glacier Ave., JDHS Auditorium, 5:30-8:30 p.m.
A night of jazz showcasing local school bands, and the Eddie Barbash and the Jazz Fest Symphony. Schedule: 5:30 p.m. – school bands perform, 6:50 p.m. – short intermission, 7 p.m. – Eddie Barbash & the Jazz Fest Symphony.
First Friday opening only.
Marie Drake Planetarium: Open House for All Ages, 1415 Glacier Ave., 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Join us anytime between 5:30 pm and 7:00 pm to check out what the planetarium offers. We will visit the solar system and more. with our new digital projector and share some short full-dome movies on our 30-foot dome. Stay for as long as you like and bring your astronomy questions. Bring a pillow and lie on the floor.
First Friday opening only.
Hearthside Books: Margo Wasserman Waring, local author, 2 Marine Way, Ste. 119 B, 4:30-6 p.m.
Margo Wasserman Waring’s latest book release, ”Growing Older” at the Merchant’s Wharf starting at 4:30 p.m.
First Friday opening only.
Sealaska Heritage Institute: First Friday Artist Market, 105 Heritage Way, Walter Soboleff Building, 4:30-7 p.m.
Featured artists are: Sydney Johnson, owner of “Shaitlo.ink” will be featuring her Northwest coast formline design painted items as well as showcasing her beaded artwork; Mary and Roz Cruise, owner of “Naakee Designs” will be displaying copper and silver jewelry; Helen John, presenting beaded work such as flowers, mini pins, earrings and more. Also free admission to the Nathan Jackson Gallery and Exhibit featuring Northwest Coast Art in its many forms and the Sealaska Heritage Arts Campus.
First Friday opening only.
Annie Kaill’s: Ashley Lohr of The Rosie Finn, Handmade Enamel Jewelry, 124 Seward St., 4:30-7:30 p.m.
Earings inspired by color, abstract compositions and outdoor Alaska surroundings.
First Friday opening only.
Wooshkindein Da.aat Lily Hope Weaver Studio: Lily Hope, Rae Mills, Melina Meyer, 221 Seward St., 4:30-7:30 p.m.
Exclusive collections by trio of artists.
First Friday opening only.
Drip Drop Wonder Shop: MoonGoat Studios, 220 Front St., 4:30-8 p.m.
Drip Drop Wonder Shop will be hosting MoonGoat Studios and their collection of earrings. Stop by to hang with us and view pieces crafted by Lauren Tanel and Kayla Heidenreich. Everything is imperfect and unique.
First Friday opening only.
Alaska Robotics Gallery: Alex Edwards, 134 N Franklin St., 4:30-8 p.m.
A solo exhibition by Alex Edwards, a Tlingit/Tsimshian artist and jeweler who studied under his grandfather Pete Esquiro. Features the unveiling of a custom-painted electric guitar — a fusion of traditional formline design and a modern canvas, plus other recent works that span painting, printmaking and other multimedia.
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Devil’s Club Brewing Company: Dreaming of Trees, Lillian Egan, Painter, 110 N. Franklin St., 5-9 p.m.
Dreaming of Trees showcases moments from Lillian’s adventures in Alaska and along the Alaska Highway, using acrylic paint in Art Nouveau.
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Kindred Post: Sierra Forsyth, 145 S Franklin Street 4:30-7 p.m.
Pop-up with Sierra Forsyth featuring art prints and ceramic pieces. Mail services are unavailable at this time.
First Friday opening only.
Harbor Tea & Spice: Flowers in February-Beat the Mid-Winter Blues-Drink FlowerTea, 175 S. Franklin St., Ste. 105, Senate Building, 4:30 p.m.-7 p.m.
Harbor Tea & Spice will be offering samples of some of the flower teas. This will be a kick off for a 15% off Storewide Sale for the month of February.
First Friday opening only.
Juneau Artists Gallery: Nicole Steger, Photographer, 175 S. Franklin St., Ste. 111, Senate Building, 4:30-7 p.m.
Nicole Steger is the February featured artist at Juneau Artists Gallery. Her images of birds captivate viewers with their intense focus on expression, movement, color and feather patterns. Wildlife merge and emerge from their natural surroundings in a celebration of avian life.
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