Emily Johnson / Catalyst – Niicugni
I want to be on the land my ancestors dug into, pulled from, rose up from – and fell into. I want to be on this land, listening, and I also want to let the land be
Niicugni is a multi-media installation/dance/music/performance. It has been touring the country to rave reviews. Read this New York Times article for more information about Emily Johnson and her Alaskan inspired Niicugni performance.
Niicugni, (nee-CHOG-nee) is a directive to listen in Yu’pik. It is the second part in a trilogy of works that began with Johnson’s Bessie Award winning The Thank-you Bar, which was performed in Homer at Bunnell Street in 2009, and was inspired by Emily Johnson’s childhood memories of her grandma’s Que-Ana Bar in Clam Gulch. The fish skin lanterns that make up the set for Niicugni were inspired by the “Skin Sisters” exhibit that ran at Bunnell Street Art Center in June 2009. It is so special to have this show come back to where it began – just like a salmon!
Emily Johnson / Catalyst (potluck/artist talk/opening)
Tuesday, May 19 at Bunnell Street Gallery
Potluck at 6pm
Artist Talk at 8pm
Emily Johnson Emily Johnson / Catalyst – Niicugni Performance
Friday May 24, 7:30pm
Saturday, May 25 3pm & 7:30pm
Performance at Pier One Theatre
Ticket – $15 general / $12 members / $10 student/senior
Available at Pier One Theater call 235-7333
or Bunnell Street Gallery call 235-2662
For more info about Emily Johnson and Catalyst go to www.catalystdance.com
Published: 10 days ago
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The Plates are up!
The plates are up on wall in Bunnell and they look great! Come in to see what your friends and neighbors have painted as gifts for Bunnell Street Gallery members, and if you are not a member already it’s never too late to join.
Any membership given as of January 1st applies.
- $1000 members may choose a plate beginning Friday, May 3rd
- $500 members may choose a plate beginning Tuesday, May 7th
- $250 members may choose a plate beginning Thursday, May 9th.
On May 11th beginning at 4 pm, all Art Plates will be available at $100+ membership levels on in the first-come, first-serve merry madness that marks the Plate Project Opening!
PREVIEW PLATES ONLINE HERE!
Published: 19 days ago
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Membership Plates 2013
To honor members who support Bunnell Street Arts Center at higher levels of investment, Bunnell invites members at higher membership levels to select their 2013 Art Plates before the Plate Project Opening.
Any membership given as of January 1st applies.
- $1000 members may choose a plate beginning Friday, May 3rd
- $500 members may choose a plate beginning Tuesday, May 7th
- $250 members may choose a plate beginning Thursday, May 9th.
On May 11th beginning at 4 pm, all Art Plates will be available at $100+ membership levels on in the first-come, first-serve merry madness that marks the Plate Project Opening! We are unfortunately not able to process Plate requests online and in the gallery simultaneously, and won’t be processing online or by telephone on that day.
Join the merriness! The Annual Membership meeting, speeches and toasts begin at 5pm.
Published: 22 days ago
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Notes from Adam Ottavi, Artist in Residence
After a year of preparation, experimenting, and planning, I arrived in Homer on March 30 and began working immediately. I am currently here completing the artwork and preparing for the exhibition installation this week. During the Bunnell Street residency, I lived above the gallery in the Old Town Bed & Breakfast and worked in a studio and darkroom in the building’s basement. The environment here is wonderful. Bunnell’s staff and the Homer community have been incredibly supportive, welcoming, and energizing. Conceptually, the photographs in this exhibit reflect the unique atmosphere found in Homer. Simultaneously, these pictures discuss the complex interaction of humans and the natural world through photographs of early spring ephemera unique to the Kenai Peninsula. These still life images will be displayed alongside singular portraits of Homer’s emerging generation. Nearing completion, I feel these ambrotypes were created in tandem with the creative energy surrounding the Bunnell Street Art Center, the critical nucleus of the Homer art community. Additionally, the technical challenge of creating ultra large format wet-plate photographs in a concentrated time period and within such a buoyant environment has edified and inspired my creative process. This experience has given me a greater appreciation for our supportive and collective statewide art community. I am grateful for the significant contribution of the 2012 Rasmuson Foundation Individual Artist Award. During this residency, I worked to produce photographs of great value, uniqueness, and fragility in an effort to reflect the same qualities found in the larger community of Alaska. The exhibition is titled To Crave What the Light Does Crave, named after a poem by Kevin Goodan.
Published: 25 days ago
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Old Town Neighbors meet to strategize about traffic calming
Happy to have land owners, business owners, planning technician – Julie Engebretsen, and surveyor – Kenton Bloom, at this last meeting!
Immediate action plan, 1 Year:
- 15 Speed Limit Zoning
- Removable Speed Bump(s)
- E. Bunnell and Beluga Pl pavement widening
- E. Bunnell and Beluga Pl traffic lane shift, to north and east respectively
- Designating remaining space on south side of E. Bunnell and west side of Beluga to a walking and biking space
- Addition of three cross walks, and appropriate signage
- Pedestrian and biking signage
- Speed limit signage
- Bishop’s Beach parking lot paved, and lined
- ALL WHO CAN, please attend the next City Hall meeting on May 13th to advocate for these actions. Time will be allowed towards the tail end of the meeting, during the time for audience comments
Currently cooking on the stove:
- Continuing to engage all of Old Town property owners, Please help spread the word!
- Bike Club connection
- Neighborhood Association Modeling research
- Consider traveler maps for Old Town, geared for pedestrians
- Waiting approval for June 10th Old Town City Council presentation
On May 29th, I will be installing a more formalized series of Old Town development visions in Bunnell’s exhibition space. This will be an opportunity to publicize our developing discussions! They will be up from May 29th-June 3rd! During those five days, make sure to come in, catch up and discuss!
Next meeting’s agenda, May 30th, 5pm @ Bunnell:
- What are our resources? Did Bunnell get the ArtPlace funding which supports Creative Placemaking in Old Town?
- Real 20 year vision parking solutions which establish a healthy balance between the Gateway’s parking need and our existing natural environment. Consider on-street parking plan and small lot developments.
- Discuss new park additions and changes in traffic flow
Thank you to everyone who came last night! Thank you for your valuable participation and your commitment to mindfully developing our beautiful Old Town!
Hope to see even more of you on May 30th, 5pm, here at Bunnell.
Best, Brianna Allen, Old Town and Bunnell Development Coordinator
PS, Last night I dreamt we elevated all of Old Town by 20 stories, built a mote around it, and made it only accessible by swaying walking wire bridges! Oh My!
Published: 29 days ago
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Viva el Arte! Cosmic agents invade Old Town on May 3
Viva el Arte is an arts happening conceived by Homer’s Cosmic Agents – an art corps convened by Bunnell Street Arts Center, celebrating youthful energy, experiment, ideas and community. Viva el Arte is an evening event open to everyone, following the First Friday art opening at Bunnell from 5 to 7 pm. Viva el Arte includes performance art featuring a live mariachi band, pinatas, a roach coach (food on the front porch), a camera obscura in a U-Haul Truck above Bishop’s Beach at the end of Main Street, a seaside confessional and a fire at Bishop’s Beach for burning old art. All of this takes place on May 3 beginning at 7pm. Viva el Arte begins with pinata-making at Bunnell on Saturay, April 27 from 11 to 4. Bring supplies such as wire, newspaper, wheat paste, tissue paper, etc. to share. All ideas, forms and fillings are welcome. For more information email brianna@bunnellstreetgallery.org
Published: 31 days ago
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Allison Warden AKA “Aku-Matu” Artist in Schools at Nanwalek
Click here to listen to Nanwalek Rap
“I worked with about 80 students, ranging from kindergarten to 12th grade. We had a community performance at 3pm on Friday and over 50 community members turned out for the performance, including the traditional dance group and also a visiting church choir and the visiting priest, which was great. I was able to meet with Elders at the Elders tea, I met many parents and locals and teachers. It was an honor to be a part of the life of Nanwalek for Artist in Schools, an honor to be a part of the community and to work with the youth. Check out the music (beats) and the songs that the Middle Schoolers wrote.”
- Allison Warden, AKA “Aku-Matu”
Published: 38 days ago
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Adam Ottavi and his Large Format Camera
Adam Ottavi, Artist in Residence at Bunnell in April, erected his large format camera above Bishop’s Beach for a photo shoot over the weekend. Adam exposes his images in silver on glass plates. He will present a talk at Bunnell exploring his previous work and his plans for his residency on Sunday, April 7 at 8 pm. Its free and open to the public.
Published: 52 days ago
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Erin Coughlin Hollowell
Book Release reading
April 28, 5 pm
this event is free and open to the public
Erin is a poet and writer who lives at the end of the road in Homer, Alaska. Prior to landing in Alaska, she lived on both coasts, in big cities and small towns, pursuing many different professions from tapestry weaving to arts administration. Pause, Traveler is a journey from New York City to Alaska, through the dark heart of the American landscape. These poems search for redemption in the most unlikely places, Circus World Museum, an Iceworm Festival, or a frozen gas station in Alaska. Traversing the difficult terrain of damaged relationships and misplaced affection, this collection finds hope in the fractured beauty of the world. Erin earned her MFA from the Rainier Writing Workshop at Pacific Lutheran University in 2009. Currently, she is an adjunct professor for the University of Alaska. Her work has most recently been published in Alaska Quarterly Review, Weber Studies, Terrain: A Journal of the Built and Natural Environment, and Sugar House Review.
Published: 58 days ago
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Plate Project painting through April 13
Participate in Alaska’s creative economy!
open studio every day 12 to 5 pm
Paint an Art Plate and contribute to the well of creativity that nourishes this community. Art Plates are handmade by local potters and painted BY YOU… artists, community members and Bunnell supporters. Art Plates are a cultural currency that leverage thousands of dollars in memberships, donations and grants to support Bunnell Street Arts Center’s mission and programs. The beautiful, collectable and functional Art Plates are available as premiums for memberships of $100 and above. Never painted a plate before? Please join us for Wednesday paint-ins to learn best practices. See past examples to ooh and aah and spark your ideas.
