Arts and Culture

Aspen leaves and bone.

Art in Unusual Places

The Capital City Weekly welcomes reader-submitted images of art in unusual or unexpected places. Photographers of all levels of ability are invited to send in… Continue reading

Aspen leaves and bone.

Southeast Alaska literary journal seeks submissions

Are you an artist, photographer, or writer who lives in Southeast Alaska? If so, consider submitting your creative work to Tidal Echoes, Southeast’s literary and… Continue reading

Alfie Price, right, Alex Roehl, left, and baby practice Sm'algyax via the "total physical response" method. Nancy Barnes gave commands in Sm'algyax, the Tsimshian language, and everyone around the table did what she asked, with no English.

Juneau Sm’algyax group celebrates one year

A year ago this time, the students in the Sm’algyax Language Learners group in Juneau were reviewing vocabulary in the language of the Tsimshian people.… Continue reading

Alfie Price, right, Alex Roehl, left, and baby practice Sm'algyax via the "total physical response" method. Nancy Barnes gave commands in Sm'algyax, the Tsimshian language, and everyone around the table did what she asked, with no English.

Juried Art Show call for entries

The Juneau Arts and Humanities Council is now welcoming entries for the 2016 Juried Art Show.The 6th biennial Juried Art Show will hang in the… Continue reading

SHI, IAIA, UAS sign Northwest Coast art agreement

Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has entered into a three-way partnership with the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA), and the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS)… Continue reading

Paul Theroux keynotes 2017 North Words

After writing nearly fifty books of nonfiction and fiction set in the most exotic of locales, America’s greatest travel writer is finally headed for one… Continue reading

Dick Callahan's got a delicious recipe for roasted turkey, good for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or any ol' day.

Woodshed Kings: Bob Franke and Richard Pryor at Thanksgiving dinner

“It’s so easy to dream of the days gone by,it’s so hard to think of the times to come. But the grace to accept each… Continue reading

Dick Callahan's got a delicious recipe for roasted turkey, good for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or any ol' day.
A good maul will last generations. Here are two with a stack of recently split wood.

Heating with Wood VIII: Time to Split

The old timers say to split a little every dayAnd stack it away to season well, but from March to November I rarely do rememberDecember… Continue reading

A good maul will last generations. Here are two with a stack of recently split wood.
A visitor looks at "The Timekeeper's Ledgers" by Anchorage photographer Deborah Tharp at the opening of the 2016 Alaska Positive exhibit at the state museum on Friday, Nov. 4.

Alaska Positive opens at state museum, events to come

The Alaska State Museum’s biennial photo exhibit, Alaska Positive, now in its 46th year, opened Nov. 4 with 35 images from 28 photographers around the… Continue reading

A visitor looks at "The Timekeeper's Ledgers" by Anchorage photographer Deborah Tharp at the opening of the 2016 Alaska Positive exhibit at the state museum on Friday, Nov. 4.
The flute quartet Flutatious is performing in Juneau Saturday, Nov. 19.

Flute quartet to perform Bach, Queen Nov. 19

The Con Brio Chamber Series presents “Flutatious and Friends,” a concert of chamber music featuring members of the flute quartet “Flutatious” and a few of… Continue reading

The flute quartet Flutatious is performing in Juneau Saturday, Nov. 19.
A self portrait of Benjamin Haldane inside his photo studio in Metlakatla. Dangeli points out objects that are indications both of his photographic and musical careers. His arm rests on a model totem, emphasizing his heritage. "He chose to visually connect to his body a model totem pole with his Lax Gibou (Wolf Clan) crest represented by the bottom figure," she wrote. "Both physically and metaphorically, he is supported by Tsimshian cultural values and beliefs and gazes directly at the viewer to assert their importance." Donor: Melvin Charles, THS 89.2.14.21

‘Photographic sovereignty’ in Metlakatla

The prevailing narrative has it that the more than 800 people who relocated from Canada to Metlakatla, Alaska in 1887 completely rejected traditional Tsimshian ways.But… Continue reading

A self portrait of Benjamin Haldane inside his photo studio in Metlakatla. Dangeli points out objects that are indications both of his photographic and musical careers. His arm rests on a model totem, emphasizing his heritage. "He chose to visually connect to his body a model totem pole with his Lax Gibou (Wolf Clan) crest represented by the bottom figure," she wrote. "Both physically and metaphorically, he is supported by Tsimshian cultural values and beliefs and gazes directly at the viewer to assert their importance." Donor: Melvin Charles, THS 89.2.14.21
Statehood bonfire in downtown Juneau, 1958.

Treasure Trove of Juneau photos rediscovered

When Kathleen Metcalfe went looking for her own family’s history, she ended up finding a lost piece of Juneau’s: boxes and boxes of slide film… Continue reading

Statehood bonfire in downtown Juneau, 1958.

SHI publishes book of rare photos documenting Inupiat life in the early 1900s

Sealaska Heritage Institute has published a book of old, rare and priceless photographs of Inupiat life in the early twentieth century made by an Inupiat… Continue reading

Sinai by Felix A. Wong.

Q&A with Ketchikan photographer Felix A. Wong about his exhibit ‘Moonshine’

Felix A. Wong, originally from Singapore, is a self-taught Ketchikan photographer with a passion for nighttime photography. This November he has made his debut with… Continue reading

Sinai by Felix A. Wong.
Juneau photographer Chris Miller, right, receives his prize for his Juror's Choice Award photo, "Mendenhall Moulin," center, from MaryLou Gerbi, the vice president of Friends of the State Library, Archives and Museum and Addison Field, chief curator of the Alaska State Museum on Nov. 4.

Chris Miller to give Alaska Positive lecture in December

It was a subject close to home that won Chris Miller the Juror’s Choice Award at this year’s Alaska Positive show — a now classic… Continue reading

Juneau photographer Chris Miller, right, receives his prize for his Juror's Choice Award photo, "Mendenhall Moulin," center, from MaryLou Gerbi, the vice president of Friends of the State Library, Archives and Museum and Addison Field, chief curator of the Alaska State Museum on Nov. 4.
A boy in Wainwright, Alaska, wearing a mosquito net.

Chasing Alaska: Community journalism across the state

An upcoming workshop and lecture from photographers Ash and Brian Adams aims to give attendees the tools they need to tell their own community’s stories… Continue reading

A boy in Wainwright, Alaska, wearing a mosquito net.

Friends of the SLAM organize lecture series, seek members

There’s a story behind how many of the objects in the Father Andrew P. Kashevaroff State Library, Archives and Museum arrived. For some of those… Continue reading

Lead carver Mic Beasley, left, and carver Fred Fulmer work on a healing totem pole at Harborview Elementary School through the summer. The totem will be erected at Gastineau Elementary School as a remembrance of the Tlingit graves the school was built on.

Poles to mark Taku Khwaan, Auk Khwaan territory, heal historical trauma

For the last decades, nothing has marked South Douglas as traditional Taku and Auk Khwaan land.That will change next year with two healing totem poles:… Continue reading

Lead carver Mic Beasley, left, and carver Fred Fulmer work on a healing totem pole at Harborview Elementary School through the summer. The totem will be erected at Gastineau Elementary School as a remembrance of the Tlingit graves the school was built on.
Resolute Boutique, an online store opening Dec. 1, is started by a Juneau local and will offer clothing selected for Southeast Alaska.

Style-O-Rama highlights Southeast Alaska designers, styles

Juneau’s second annual Style-O-Rama, an event showcasing 13 boutiques and three local designers, made a compelling case Nov. 5 for why Southeast Alaskans should patronize… Continue reading

Resolute Boutique, an online store opening Dec. 1, is started by a Juneau local and will offer clothing selected for Southeast Alaska.

Wearable Arts Extravaganza 2017: Renaissance

JUNEAU — The Juneau Arts & Humanities Council invites artists to create a piece of wearable art for the 2017 Wearable Arts Extravaganza, Renaissance. Deadline… Continue reading