Four esteemed Alaskan architects with decades of experience participate in a moderated panel discussion. Topics include the challenges and opportunities of building in the early decades of statehood, Alaskan architectural history, and the historical precedents that have shaped our notion of what constitutes appropriate design responses in a northern environment.
Visual Art & Design
Future Tense by Bernard Khoury
Bernard Khoury studied architecture at Rhode Island School of Design (BFA 1990/B.Arch 1991). He received a Masters in Architectural Studies from Harvard University (M.Arch 1993) and started an independent practice that same year. Over the past 15 years, his office has developed an international reputation and a significant diverse portfolio of projects both locally and…
Designing Innovative Spaces with 5468796 Architecture
A fascinating exploration of what it takes to design beautiful, functional, and economical spaces, with lots of examples and photos of past projects and stories of how great spaces came to be. Johanna Hurme and Sasa Radulovic are architects and founding partners of Winnipeg-based 5468796 Architecture, established in 2007. In the past eight years the…
Artist Profile: Bobbi McCutcheon
The theme for the Wearable Art Extravaganza in 2015 was“Juxtaposition” and artists prepared for months. This was artist Bobbi McCutcheon’s fourth year – her pieces can take up to a year to create and are made by hand, one bead at a time.
Artist Profile: Michelle Morris
The Juneau Arts and Humanities Council’s 2015 Wearable Art show had the theme”Juxtaposition” and artists prepared for months. Scott Burton caught up with artist Michelle Morris and produced this video profile.
MK MacNaughton’s “Grit”
For Juneau’s January First Friday, artist MK MacNaughton hung the first of 52 portraits at the Juneau Arts and Culture Center. The year-long show is called “Grit” and KTOO’s Scott Burton shot a video of MacNaughton as she hung portrait number two.
Worl Skates Into the Burke
The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture in Seattle recently opened an exhibit called “Here and Now: Native Artists Inspired.” Among the new works by the contemporary artists, are two skateboard decks that Juneau-based Tlingit artist Rico Lanáat’ Worl designed and painted. KTOO’s Scott Burton visited Worl at his store in Juneau and brings…
David Woodie
David Woodie has worked as a logger, a fisherman, and a teacher and uses the unique perspectives he gained in those fields in his paintings. Woodie refers to himself as a narrative painter and says that his paintings suggest stories. Scott Burton hosts. Music in studio video by: Kevin MacLeod “I Knew a Guy”
Artist Profile: David Walker
The Juneau Arts and Humanities Council’s 2014 Wearable Art show had the theme”Technicolor” and artists prepared for months. KTOO’s Scott Burton caught up with three of the participants and filmed short profiles. Meet David Walker.
Artist Profile: Kathy Kartchner
The Juneau Arts and Humanities Council’s 2014 Wearable Art show had the theme”Technicolor” and artists prepared for months. KTOO’s Scott Burton caught up with three of the participants and filmed short profiles. Meet Kathy Kartchner.