Voting is underway in the Alaska Artistic License Plate competition, which is put on by the Alaska State Council on the Arts. Alaskans can now rank their favorites among the six semifinal designs on the state council website.
"Crystal Worl"
Arts council asks Alaskans to pick a new license plate while DMV rolls out broader changes
Each of Alaska’s license plates is getting at least a small redesign this year.
Ketchikan students look to the sky for Crystal Worl’s salmon formline plane
It was especially engaging for the students since they’ve been learning formline designs through the school’s artist-in-residence program.
Juneau celebrates first arrival of Crystal Worl-designed jet: ‘Just so proud of her’
The Alaska Airlines plane — its name means Salmon People in Lingít — features a giant, colorful design by Crystal Worl depicting salmon in Northwest Coast formline.
A Crystal Worl-designed Alaska Airlines plane will make its inaugural flight to Juneau on Friday
The plane is named Xáat Kwáani, or Salmon People. According to Alaska Airlines, it’s the first time they’ve featured a language besides English on the main door of an aircraft.
There’s another USPS stamp coming out featuring Lingít formline art
It will be part of a four-stamp set showing skateboards with traditional Columbian and Diné design themes.
Dec. 28, 2022: Best of Juneau Afternoon 2022, Part 1
This week, we’re looking back at some of our favorite interviews of the year.
New downtown Anchorage mural puts Alaska’s Indigenous cultures front and center
Growing up, Crystal Worl remembers looking up at the 120-foot-long mural on G Street that showed major events in Anchorage’s history. But there wasn’t anyone in the painting who looked like her.
Ironman Alaska athletes likely spent millions while they were in Juneau
Ironman Alaska finishers Richard Secretaria and Joseph Paray figure that, between themselves and their significant others, they spent around $8,000 on their trip.
The Year in KTOO News: Juneau arts and culture
The year 2021 was a great one for public art in Juneau.