Arts and Culture

Letter from the CCW editor: Southeast Alchemy

This week’s issue of the Capital City Weekly is devoted to an art form that has become strongly associated with Southeast Alaska: wearable art. With… Continue reading

What’s happening this week, Feb. 17-23

  FILMDocumentary Premiere & Forum: The Flying University, 6:30-8 pm, Thursday, Feb. 18, KTOO building. The premiere of „The Flying University,‰ a short film that takes… Continue reading

Museums of the world film series begins at Gold Town

If you’re hungry for a bit of “cinematic brain food,” join the Friends of the Alaska State Library, Archives, and Museum for the Great Museums… Continue reading

Deadline reminders for February and March

 Feb. 17: SHI Juried Art Show applications dueSealaska Heritage Institute is accepting applications from artists who want to compete in its eighth biennial Juried Art… Continue reading

Free Tai Chi classes for people over 60 begin March 1

A new series of free Tai Chi classes for Juneau citizens, age 60 and older, is now open for registration, with the first class beginning… Continue reading

First Lady Donna Walker, left, Andrus Award winner Laraine Derr, center, and AARP Alaska State President Terry Snyder are shown Feb. 10 after Derr received the 2015 AARP Alaska Andrus Award for Community Service.

AARP Alaska Recognizes Laraine Derr for her commitment to community service

ANCHORAGE – Juneau resident Laraine Derr has been selected by AARP, the nonprofit organization for people 50 and older, to receive the 2015 AARP Alaska… Continue reading

First Lady Donna Walker, left, Andrus Award winner Laraine Derr, center, and AARP Alaska State President Terry Snyder are shown Feb. 10 after Derr received the 2015 AARP Alaska Andrus Award for Community Service.

Record number of visitors traveled to Alaska in summer 2015

The recently released Alaska Visitor Statistics Program VI Interim Visitor Volume Report Summer 2015 shows that the state welcomed 1.78 million out-of-state visitors between May… Continue reading

Artist Rosie Ainza fits model Marianna Carpeneti into her costume made of glass, synthetic leather, wire, ribbon and hateful public comments from social media users in her entry titled "Tweet" at the Wearable Art Extravaganza 2016 at Centennial Hall on Sunday.

Wearable Art Q&A: Artist Rosalinda Ainza

Wearable Art Q&A: Artist Rosalinda AinzaCapital City Weekly CCW: How many wearable art shows have you participated in? RA: This is only my second show but I… Continue reading

Artist Rosie Ainza fits model Marianna Carpeneti into her costume made of glass, synthetic leather, wire, ribbon and hateful public comments from social media users in her entry titled "Tweet" at the Wearable Art Extravaganza 2016 at Centennial Hall on Sunday.
Artist Lauralye Miko, left, watches as model Amy George displays her "Southeast Seawolf" made of nautical charts, halibut line, barnacles, coral and seaglass at the Wearable Art Extravaganza 2016 at Centennial Hall on Sunday.

Wearable Arts Q&A: Lauralye Miko’s Southeast Seawolf

CCW: What motivated you to get involved in Wearable Art in 2009?LM: I moved to Juneau in 2003 and one of the things I first… Continue reading

Artist Lauralye Miko, left, watches as model Amy George displays her "Southeast Seawolf" made of nautical charts, halibut line, barnacles, coral and seaglass at the Wearable Art Extravaganza 2016 at Centennial Hall on Sunday.
Diane Palmer's creation for the 2016 Wearable Art Show in Ketchikan, "Mysto's Curiosities," modeled by the artist. The piece was part of the 30th annual Wearable Art show in Ketchikan, presented Feb. 4-6 at the Ted Ferry Civic Center.

How to build an Alaskan rhinoceros

Thirty years ago, in 1986, Ketchikan artist Halli Kenoyer participated in Ketchikan’s (and Southeast Alaska’s) first wearable arts show, but she didn’t yet “get” it.“For… Continue reading

Diane Palmer's creation for the 2016 Wearable Art Show in Ketchikan, "Mysto's Curiosities," modeled by the artist. The piece was part of the 30th annual Wearable Art show in Ketchikan, presented Feb. 4-6 at the Ted Ferry Civic Center.

River Talk in Haines to focus on resilience

HAINES — Seven local storytellers are slated to tell their tales of resilience and adaptation at Lynn Canal Community Players’ Feb. 18 River Talk event.Tim… Continue reading

Father and son to teach Northwest Coast Art classes at UAS in Sitka

Beginning Feb. 22 and March 7, Sitka Native artist Dave Galanin and his son, Nicholas, will be teaching two separate Northwest Coast art workshops.On Feb.… Continue reading

State Library to present historical film treasures in Juneau

As part of the University of Alaska Southeast’s Sound + Motion, the Alaska State Library Historical Collections will present its seventh annual Film Treasures from… Continue reading

Avery Skaggs at Work, photo by Marilyn Holmes

Coffee & Collections Program to highlight artist Avery Skaggs

An exhibit of paintings by Avery Skaggs, titled “Kinetic,” is on display at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum during the month of February. On Saturday, Feb.… Continue reading

Avery Skaggs at Work, photo by Marilyn Holmes

Day of Remembrance to be observed Feb. 19 in Juneau

February 19, 1942, is the day President Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, leading to the forced removal of almost 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry… Continue reading

Woosh Kinaadeiyi to host an Open Mic on Friday Feb. 19

Woosh Kinaadeiyi will be hosting its second Open Mic of season six on Friday, Feb. 19 at 6:30pm. The Open Mic will be held at GonZo,… Continue reading

Dancing with the Spirit staff members (left to right) Bobby Gilbert, Kelly May, Belle Mickelson, Josephine Malemute, and Trimble Gilbert jam along the banks of the Yukon River in northern Alaska.

Mickelson wins Purpose Prize for music camps for Native Youth

The Rev. Belle Mickelson, surrounded by her staff, was honored with the Purpose Prize on Feb. 10, at a gala event at San Francisco’s Jazz Center.… Continue reading

Dancing with the Spirit staff members (left to right) Bobby Gilbert, Kelly May, Belle Mickelson, Josephine Malemute, and Trimble Gilbert jam along the banks of the Yukon River in northern Alaska.

Sitka Fish and Game Advisory Committee to meet Feb. 17

The Sitka Fish and Game Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting in Sitka in the Sitka Sound Science Center on Feb. 17, at 6… Continue reading

The Kaagwaantaan House post is raised for display at  Xúna Shuká Hit (Glacier Bay Tribal House). At left is carver Owen James.

Xúna Shuka Hit Nears Completion in Glacier Bay

It’s been years of planning, years of carving, and centuries of absence, but Xúna Shuká Hit, the tribal house under construction in Glacier Bay National… Continue reading

The Kaagwaantaan House post is raised for display at  Xúna Shuká Hit (Glacier Bay Tribal House). At left is carver Owen James.

SHI accepting applications for new juried art youth exhibit

Sealaska Heritage Institute will sponsor a new youth exhibit of Northwest Coast art during the biennial Celebration in an effort to increase the number of… Continue reading