Sealaska Heritage Institute is currently accepting applications from artists who want to compete in its eighth biennial Juried Art Show and Competition, which will expand to include new divisions and a youth show. The deadline to apply is Feb. 17 and pieces accepted into the show must arrive at SHI by April 1.

SHI will award prizes in five divisions: Carving and sculpture, which includes categories for wood, metal and other media carvings; sewing, which includes categories for skin and fur, beadwork and button blankets; weaving, which includes categories for Chilkat, Ravenstail and basketry; two-dimensional and relief carving, which includes categories for paintings, drawings and relief carving; and endangered art, which includes categories for spruce root weaving and mountain goat horn spoons.

Artists who win Best of Category will compete for Best of Division, and the division winners will compete for the Best of Show prize. SHI also will award a Best Formline prize for the best formline design among all pieces submitted. The theme for the program is “Art and At.óow.”

SHI also will sponsor a youth show for young artists.

The Juried Art Show and Competition is held during Celebration, SHI’s biennial festival which is scheduled June 8-11. SHI will unveil the pieces accepted for exhibit on June 8, and the show will run for two months at the Walter Soboleff Building.

SHI will open the youth show on June 3 at the Juneau Arts and Culture Center, and winners will be announced on June 8 during the awards ceremony for the Juried Art Show and Competition at the Walter Soboleff Building. The deadline to apply for the youth show is April 15.