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• Atomic Island by Ben Huff

  • Start
    Fri, November 05, 2021
  • End
    Sat, January 29, 2022

  

  Ben Huff
  Solo Exhibit
  November 5-January 29
  

  Atomic Island is a contemporary portrait of the largely abandoned Cold War outpost of Adak. Huff uses his own large format color photographs, mixed with archival images from the State Archives, to show the past and present of a forgotten island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. 

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• Alaska State Library and Talking Book Center Present: Virtual Alaska Story Hour for Adults

  • When
    Fri, January 21, 2022
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Online

  
  

  To register for free, go to lam.alaska.gov/tbc or call 907-465-2920.

  Join us as we continue reading Tip of the Iceberg by Mark Adams, who follows the path of the 1899 Harriman Expedition, exploring where, how, and why things have changed...or stayed the same.

  The Anchorage Daily News says “with its fresh descriptive writing, strong character development and presentation of contemporary Alaska within a historical framework, [it] is a valuable contribution to our state’s literature. Long-time Alaskans as well as newcomers and visitors will find much to appreciate here.”

  This is an easy book to join midway, so feel free to join us even if you missed the beginning.

  
  

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• Earring Making with Jessica Towns (Alutiiq/Sugpiaq)

  • When
    Sat, January 22, 2022
  •  
    2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

  

  Make earrings similar to those pictured above. (Students may make a slightly simpler version and will choose their own colors.)
  

  January 22, 2-2:45 pm on Zoom

  The next Winter Series event will be an earring making class with Jessica Towns (Alutiiq/Sugpiaq).

  Join Towns and make a pair of beaded earrings based on an ancestral pair from Ugashik in the Smithsonian Museum’s collection. 

  Materials List
  

  The class is free, but students need the following materials to participate. Please acquire these from your local bead shop or online before the class:

  • 2x 4mm closed jump rings 
  • 2x earhooks 
  • 1x hank of 11/0 Toho seed beads
  • 6x 10mm beads
  • 8x 6mm beads
  • 12x 4mm beads
  • No 11 Color Eyes Needles
  • Nymo D Thread

  Zoom Meeting Details

  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82877162501?pwd=M2xWOE1hWnRRaG9yMUdyekdVZXpGUT09

  Meeting ID: 828 7716 2501
  Passcode: 021980

  Other Upcoming Events

  The remaining Winter Series events will also be held on Zoom. They all run 30-45 minutes and occur on Saturdays:

  • February 5, 2 pm: Artist Talk and Weaving Demonstration with Laine Rinehart (Tlingit)
  • March 12, 2 pm: Storytelling Event with Multimedia Artist Allison Akootchook Warden (Inupiaq)
  • March 26, 3 pm: Chilkat Weaving Demonstration and “Call to Weavers” with Lily Hope (Tlingit)

  For questions about the earring making class or any of the other Winter Series programs, call the museum at (907) 747-8981

  
  

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• Exhibit Walk Through with Ben Huff

  • When
    Sat, January 29, 2022
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • Location
    Alaska State Museum

  Join artist Ben Huff on a walk-through of his new exhibit Saturday, January 29th at noon. 
  

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• February Virtual First Friday

  • When
    Fri, February 04, 2022
  •  
    4:30 PM
  • Location
    Online

  The online exhibit for Ben Huff’s Atomic Island will be available at lam.alaska.gov/atomic-island.

  
  

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• Chilkat Robe: Process and Weaving Artist Talk with Laine Rinehart (Tlingit)

  • When
    Sat, February 05, 2022
  •  
    2:00 PM
  • Location
    Online

  The Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum invite the public to attend a Zoom presentation and demonstration with artist Laine Rinehart (Tlingit).

  Rinehart will demonstrate the weaving of a Chilkat robe and talk about his weaving techniques, the individual segments of the robe, and his personal experiences with community members during weaving. He will touch upon the preparation of materials and how to source both traditional and contemporary materials.

  Access the event here:

  us02web.zoom.us/j/89083392840?pwd=b3R4V3NKZHVpbjlhRUlWUFFyd01iZz09

  Meeting ID: 890 8339 2840 Passcode: 134451

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• Opening of Allie High (Tsimshian, Haida, Alutiiq) Solo Exhibit Sanctuary and Artist Talk

  • When
    Sat, February 26, 2022
  •  
    3:00 PM
  • Location
    Online

  

  The Sheldon Jackson Museum is pleased to announce the opening of Sanctuary on Saturday, February 26 at the museum. The second Solo Show Exhibition in the museum’s Alaska Native Solo Show Exhibition Series, Sanctuary, is an exhibition of masks and painted works on wood and canvas by Allie High (Tsimshian, Haida, Alutiiq).

  According to High, her work is a direct reflection of her Tsimshian, Haida,
  and coastal Alutiiq cultural background. Her artist statement describes her goal as building “upon traditional art symbols and motifs to further define the contemporary world and share the beauty of Alaska’s diverse cultures through the mediums of glass, metal, wood and printmaking.”

  The Sheldon Jackson Museum invites the general public to visit the temporary exhibit and to attend the online opening reception and artist talk via Zoom on February 26 at 3 pm.

  Access the artist talk here:

  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89214245571?pwd=OGZuejV3SWFDK0NYZE9lbEpDNjZBZz09

  Meeting ID: 892 1424 5571 Passcode: 786014.

  
  

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