Melissa Shaginoff at Homer High, October 2020
Indigenous artist Melissa Shaginoff (Piaute, Atna) presented a Land Acknowledgement workshop for 28 students in Homer High School's Alaska Studies class with Saundra Hudson.
Indigenous artist Melissa Shaginoff (Piaute, Atna) presented a Land Acknowledgement workshop for 28 students in Homer High School's Alaska Studies class with Saundra Hudson.
Emily Johnson (Yup'ik, Soldotna) conducted a land acknowledgement workshop at Homer High School for Alaska Native Youth Leadership club and Alaska Studies students on October 8 and 10, 2019. Award-winning choreographer Emily Johnson has created a distinguished body of dance…
"Between April 1 and April 12, local artist and former Flex teacher Jeff Szarzi taught both students and staff about ceramics. Jeff taught us different techniques such as monoprinting, carving, stenciling, sgraffito, slip-trailing and hand building using slabs and templet…
The Homer Middle School hosted Artist in Residence, Alicia Kelly, to led a paper cutting and installation workshop for the students.
Administered by Bunnell Street Arts Center, the Seward Middle School hosted a Spoken Word Poetry unit led by artists Kima Hamilton and Dasha Kelly in which more than 100 students participated.
"During the week of March 25-29, Seward High School hosted its fourth Spoken Word Poetry Workshop. One freshman, a quiet boy, stood at the microphone for a long time in awkward silence. Kima encouraged him, while his class waited. He…
Little Fireweed and Bunnell Street Arts Center administered a AIS unit that brought artist Debbie Piper to Little Fireweed Academy to teach 52 participating students ceramics for one-week.
Ping Chong Theater presented a performance of Alaxsxa | Alaska at Nanwalek School for the entire community. Nanwalek Seal Dancers performed afterward.
Paul Banks Elementary and Bunnell Street Arts Center partnered together to bring artist Debbie Piper to teach ceramics to the entire second grade class. They learnt the process of hand-building, firing, glazing and firing again. The class was dedicated to…
During this AIS unit artist Debbie Piper taught ceramics at West Homer Elementary School to third (paper-mache), fourth (abstract sculptures), fifth (Calder-style mobiles) and sixth (ceramic-imaginary animals) graders. Excerpt form Artist final report: "On the final day of the residency,…