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…
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.
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,…
Fireweed Academy and Bunnell Street Arts Center partnered to bring artist Sharlene Cline into the classroom for one week to teach 60 students a unit on acrylic painting. Excerpt from Sharlene Cline's Final Report: "As always, I learn so much…
Kaleidoscope School of the Arts and Sciences chose Sankoda Dance Theater to lead an Artist in Schools until from January 14th-18th. This unit included 258 students! "Each age level learned different things to present at the end of the week…
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…