Continuing our conversations with Indigenous artist, activist and curator Melissa Shaginoff, this week we discuss the sign painting workshop she led last month. Participants share how it feels and what inspires them to visibly honor the legacy of Indigenous stewardship…
Skywalker Payne is leading a new workshop model called R.A.C.E.S. (Race A Concept Explored in Story Circle). Built upon her storytelling experience, knowledge of Black history and racism, Skywalker found storytelling an effective method to communicate difficult feelings and experiences.…
Born in New Zealand, Sheryl Maree Reily lives in the small mining town of Ester. The gravity of the global situation prompted her to transform her creative practice as a self- taught photographer and healthcare professional into an arts-based advocacy…
Scott McDonald an artist, an art educator, and a lifetime resident of Alaska. He teaches K-6 art for Anchorage School District as well as an active studio practice in both Homer and Anchorage. Anvil Catlin Williamson was born and raised…
Melissa Shaginoff (Ahtna, Piaute) discusses an ephemeral land marking project, “Acknowledgement in Action,” With Sally Ash (Sugpiaq, Nanwalek) Alaska Native of the Chugach Region, Sugt’estun language teacher and Syverine Bentz, Education Coordinator Coastal Training Program, Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research…
Joel Isaak's family is from the village of Ch’aghałnikt (Point Possession) and currently lives in Soldotna. His Dena’ina name, Łiq’a yes, translates to salmon skin which relates to his pursuits of learning fish skin sewing. Joel is an artist, educator…
"Marking Tuggeht: an Indigenous Land-Acknowledgement Initiative with Argent Kvasnikoff and civic partners." This is the third conversation in a five-part series of dialogues with Indigenous Alaska artists as part of a community process of education and transparency in decision-making about…
Fireweed Academy hosted Artist Gail Baker for a mask making project. The students started by drawing an idea of what they wanted to create followed by a one-on-one brainstorming session on how to translate their sketch into a 3-d form.…
Where We Begin: Tuggeght, At the Shore" Learning about Land Acknowledgement with Emily Johnson and Amber Webb. This is the second conversation in a five-part series of conversations on Land Acknowledgment with Indigenous Alaska artists in July and August. Amber…
Born in Fairbanks, Alaska to a Tlingit/N'ishga Mother and Hippy/American father, Da-ka-xeen Mehner uses the tools of family ancestry and personal history to build his art. his work stems from an examination of a multicultural heritage and social expectations and…