Haines formline artist James Hart will apprentice with several master Lingít and Haida artists beginning this summer.
Arts & Culture
The Race to Alaska is back, in film and on the water
First place wins $10,000 cash, which is nailed to a piece of wood in Ketchikan. Second place gets a set of steak knives.
Southeast Native Radio aired for just 16 years, but its voices live on in a new digital archive
Hundreds of hours of Southeast Native Radio broadcasts are now archived on the internet and available for anyone to listen to.
Wrangell students’ shoe designs win $15K for their school, with a chance to win more
“It’s really easy to be like, ‘Oh, no one cares about art,’” junior Paige Baggen said. “But no, so many other people feel exactly the same way I do. So many people think it’s so important.”
How a 150-year-old Lingít robe is inspiring Alaska’s next generation of engineers
During ANSEP’s career exploration week, high school students helped create a 3D scan of the fragile Lingít robe.
New album from Yup’ik artist Byron Nicholai is a mix of emotions and genres
“Ayagnera” was released on March 25. Two days later, it ranked among the top 10 new albums in the worldwide genre on iTunes.
Alaska artist’s new film captures ‘slow motion tsunami’ of plastic marine debris
“If You Give a Beach a Bottle” incorporates scenes of volunteers cleaning up Alaska shorelines littered with marine debris, coupled with images from Romey’s watercolor sketchbooks.
Red Carpet Concert: Jake Blount ‘Where Did You Sleep Last Night’
Jake Blount recorded this video of “Where Did You Sleep Last Night” at KTOO during the 2022 Alaska Folk Festival on Lingít Aaní (Juneau, Alaska). Inspired by NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts, KTOO’s Red Carpet Concert Series features Alaskan and regional artists. Watch this video and other Red Carpet Concerts at ktoo.org. Recorded at KTOO on…
Red Carpet Concert: Your Favorite Heartbreak, ‘I Do Declare, Claire’
Your Favorite Heartbreak recorded this video of “I Do Declare, Claire” on Lingít Aaní (Juneau, AK) during the 2022 Alaska Folk Festival. Inspired by NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts, KTOO’s Red Carpet Concert Series features Alaskan and regional artists. Watch this video and other Red Carpet Concerts at ktoo.org. Recorded April 11, 2022 Composed by Amy Lou VoiceRashah…
Red Carpet Concert: Robin Hopper, ‘I Miss Huggin’
Robin Hopper recorded this video of “I Miss Huggin” at KTOO during the 2022 Alaska Folk Festival on Lingít Aaní (Juneau, AK). Inspired by NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts, KTOO’s Red Carpet Concert Series features Alaskan and regional artists. Watch this video and other Red Carpet Concerts at ktoo.org. Recorded April 11, 2022 Robin Hopper, guitar, vocals Camera…