“Painting at the End of the Ice Age” opens Friday at the Alaska State Museum, followed by a lecture from the artist.
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Science and Secrets of Visceral among events happening as part of September’s First Friday
September events including First Friday with the Alaska State Museum, Juneau Arts and Humanities Council, Kindred Post with Chloey Cavanaugh, plus the Alaska Writers Guild Annual Conference
Alaska State Museum lesson weaves together art, science and culture
The workshop is one of the community learning events the Alaska State Library hosts to serve the state’s cultural and natural heritage.
May 5: 2023: Julia Keefe’s Indigenous Big Band
Julia Keefe’s Indigenous Big Band plays Juneau Jazz & Classics in Juneau plus the opening of Visceral: Verity, Legacy, Identity at the Alaska State Museum, and Juneau Artists Gallery Kelsey Hoke Martin
March 3, 2023: Alaska State Museum’s new exhibit: “Visceral: Verity” by Sonya Kelliher-Combs, runs through October 2023
Segments: Slacktide band visits from Sitka; The UAS One Campus, One Book project; and Alaska State Museum’s new exhibit.
Filipino American historian and former Alaskero recalls comradery in Alaska canneries
For Filipino American History Month, Peñaranda visited Juneau last week for the closing of the exhibit. He reminisced over names and faces in the exhibit, like the Filipino union leaders who formed the Alaska Cannery Workers Association.
‘Much of Alaska’s history is not here anymore’: The National Archives are moving again, this time even farther away
The National Archives in Seattle is slated to close. It warehouses federal documents obtained from states across the Northwest. And it’s especially important for Alaska.
What’s the history of the Quonset huts on Atlin Drive?
If you’ve driven on Mendenhall Loop Road, you may have seen the huts. The rusted steel half-circles look a bit like mini-airplane hangars.
Terrifying visages: Native armor inspired fear in foes
Tlingit battle helmets were designed to inspire fear. The thick, wooden head armor carried imagery of strong warriors, fierce animals or revered ancestors.
Ugly? Too abstract? Sculptor speaks in defense of Nimbus
Robert Murray reflects on Nimbus, the piece deemed “Alaska’s most-controversial sculpture,” and says his art is supposed to rattle people’s cages.