Jenny Irene Miller Artist in Residence, April 2023
During the month of April, Bunnell Street Arts Center welcomes artist in residence Jenny Irene Miller, an Inupiaq artist from Dena'ina Ełnena, Anchorage, Alaska. While in residence Jenny will exhibit…
Tor Lukasik-Foss as Artist in Residence, April 2023
Bunnell Street Arts Center welcomes multidisciplinary artist Tor Lukasik-Foss from April 1 - 30th. Tor will host a community outreach booth called “I AM NOT PSYCHIC” and hold open studios…
Łuk’ae Tse’ Taas (Fish Head Soup) Comics & Shared Universe, Artist in Residence, March 2023
Bunnell Street Arts Center welcomes Łuk’ae Tse’ Taas (Fish Head Soup) Comics & Shared Universe, a group of Alaskan comic book creators from March 3rd – 6th. “Łuk’ae Tse’ Taas…
Allison Akootchook Warden, Artist in Residence November 2022
Bunnell Street Arts Center welcomes Iñupiaq poet and a tribal member of the Native Village of Kaktovik, Allison Akootchook Warden as Artist in Residence for November 5 – 13. She…
Theresa Woldstad, Exhibit and Residency, October 2022
Indigenous artist Theresa Woldstad exhibits new work as Artist in Residence at Bunnell Street Arts Center for the month of October. Woldstad’s work explores the challenges of navigating legal access…
Arias Hoyle, Artist in Residence and Artist in Schools in Nanwalek, September 20202
Bunnell Street Arts Center welcomes Juneau-based hip-hop artist Arias Hoyle, who returns to Nanwalek for a music creation residency with the students of Nanwalek School sponsored by National Performance Network…
Catherine Meier, Artist in Residence, September 2022
Bunnell Street Arts Center welcomes Catherine Meier, a McKnight Artist Fellow, through an Artist Residency program in partnership with the McKnight Foundation & the Artist Communities Alliance from September 23…
Artist Calls: Visual Arts Exhibit Program and Artist Residency Program
Bunnell Street Arts Center announces calls for applications for Bunnell's Visual Arts Exhibit and Alaska AIR Residency Programs for 2023 - 2024. The Application period runs from September 15th -…
Kelsen Nnaji, International Artist in Residence, September 2022
Bunnell Street Arts Center welcomes visual artist, Kelsen Nnaji, from Nigeria, September 1 - 28, as virtual Artist in Residence. Artist Talk September 28th, Noon AKST. Kelsen Onyedikachi Nnaji, is…
Amber Webb, Exhibit and Artist in Residence May 2022
BUNNELL STREET ARTS CENTER WELCOMES AMBER WEBB, EXHIBITING ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, MAY 2022 Amber Webb’s drawings on panel inspired by Yu’pik storytelling illustrate the evolution and strength of Indigenous people, as…
Karen Frank, Artist in Residence, April 2022
BUNNELL STREET ARTS CENTER WELCOMES KAREN FRANK, ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, APRIL 2022 Media artist and award-winning playwright and screenwriter, Karen Frank from Minneapolis, Minnesota will be Artist in Residence at Bunnell…
Wildshore, Artists in Residence, June 2022
Bunnell presents Wild Shore New Music, a New York-based, Alaska-raised chamber music collective featuring composer Joseph C. Phillips Jr. in a live broadcast from Bunnell, on KBBIAM890 Friday, June 10th…
Jesse Egner, Artist in Residence, April 2022
BUNNELL STREET ARTS CENTER WELCOMES JESSE EGNER, ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, APRIL 2022 Jesse Egner, a multidisciplinary video, photography and performance artist creates new work and invites collaboration from the Homer community…
Dano (Daniel Wilhelmsson) Artist in Residence, June 2022
Bunnell Street Arts Center welcomes Swedish muralist, Dano (Daniel Wilhelmsson), through the ongoing, international artist in residence exchange in partnership with Skovde Museum from June 2-16. Join Dano for a…
The Lemonade Stand, Mobile Artist Residency, June 2022
Tamara Wilson presents The Lemonade Stand to the Homer community, a mobile experimental exhibit space from June 24 -26. The Lemonade Stand will be at Bunnell Street Arts Center and…
Nathan Hall, Artist in Residence, April 2022
BUNNELL STREET ARTS CENTER WELCOMES NATHAN HALL, ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, APRIL 2022 Nathan Hall, a multidisciplinary sound and visual artist creates new work reflecting on his site-specific experience in Homer from…
Berith Stennabb, February Artist in Residence February and March Exhibit 2022
Bunnell Street Arts Center is pleased to present Berith Stennabb, a visual artist from Skovde, Sweden, in residence February 5 to March 31, as part of a reciprocal exchange with…
Kim McNett, Exhibit, Residency & Workshop, December 2021
Artist, naturalist and adventurer Kim McNett will share nature journal pages and original works of art that describe her travels across various regions of Alaskan wilderness. Artist Statement: Nature drawing…
Diane Miller, Artist in Residence, October 13th – 23rd
Diane is a multidisciplinary musician based in Minneapolis. Her sound is amalgamation of her many artistic influences ranging from hip-hop, rock 'n' roll, experimental jazz, pop and folk music. From dark…
Jimmy Riordan, Bookmobile Artist in Residence October 3rd – 10th
Anchorage artist Jimmy Riordan collaborates and connects groups of people through his bookmobile library. Described as a social art practice, the Alaska Bookmobile, redefines how we think of spaces and…
Jennifer Younger, Artist in Residence, September 7th – 18th, 2021
Raised in the Southeast Alaska town of Yakutat, Jennifer was surrounded by nature and traditional ways of life. Jennifer is Tlingit of the Eagle Kaagwaantaan clan and now calls Sitka,…
Jennifer Fergesen, Artist in Residence, September 7 – 18th, 2021
Jennifer Fergesen is a Filipino American writer working on a project about the confluence of Native and Filipino culture in Alaska. She is the author of The Global Carinderia, an…
Wild Shore New Music & CORVUS, July 12-16- Artists in Residence and Concerts
Like the raven after whom they were named, Corvus brings creativity, skill, wit and magic to the stage. As the resident New Music Ensemble of the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival,…
Sheryl Maree Reily, Artist in Residence, June/September 2021
Artist in Residence Sheryl Maree Reily spends two weeks in mid-June and mid-September exploring, documenting and interpreting peatlands in the Homer area through photographic research and documentation, interviews and community…
Melissa Shaginoff, Land Acknowledgement
Land Acknowledgment is the public recognition of Indigenous peoples. The Alaska Native people have stewarded this place for thousands of years. Their acute knowledge of this environment created a sustainable…
David Brame, Local Artist in Residence and Exhibit, January 2021
DUSTY FUNK! And the Cosmodelic Radioverse February 5 Opening, 5 to 7pm | an immersive art experience is a performance + listening/dance party + tour of art runs February 5-9th…
Nina Elder, Exhibit and Artist in Residence, February 2021
Residency and Exhibit February 8th - March 3rd, Exhibit opening February 12th, 6 - 7 pm Exhibit opening and "Second Friday" artist talk on Zoom and FB live. With NPN’s…
Emily Schubert Artist in Residence and Exhibit, April 2021
Between a Rock and a Soft Place, April Exhibit Emily's residency will create a multi-media puppetry performance around the concept of “lost-ness.” She writes: "In an age of climate instability…
Skovde, Sweden Artists Residency- Fall 2020
In 2019, Bunnell Street Arts Center selected Berith Stennabb, a visual artist from Skovde, Sweden, for an 8-week residency in 2020 with support from the Alaska Community Foundation’s Grant for…
Indigenous Roadshow Residency November 16 – 26, 2019
This new movie by Hanna Craig explores Bunnell’s work with Western Arts Alliance to practice protocols for effective residencies by Indigenous artists. Five Indigenous artists from across the US gathered…
Indigenous Road Show Residency November 16 – 26, 2019
A project of Western Arts Alliance "Advancing Indigenous Performance," Five Indigenous artists from across the US gathered at Bunnell Arts for 10 days, November 16-27, to create a new work…
Tamara Wilson, February Exhibit and AIR
Artist Talk Tamara Wilson will be an artist in residence from January 15th-31st in preparation for her February exhibit/installation. Join us for her opening on February 7th. “I am inspired…
Wild Shore Artist in Residence and Concerts
The Homer performance of new work will be Friday, September 28 at 7:30pm @ Bunnell Full Tour Dates: Thursday, Sept. 26, 7:30 pm Concert – Kenai Fine Arts CenterSaturday, Sept.…
Emily Johnson, October Artist in Residence
In her October creation residency at Bunnell Street Arts Center, Emily Johnson (Yup’ik, Soldotna) returns to build a new multidisciplinary performance, “Being Future Being” (working title), which delves into the…
Alicia Kelly, Exhibit, Artist in Residence & Workshops, April 2019
Artist Statement https://www.bunnellarts.org/wp-content/uploads/Alicia-Kelly-Artist-Talk.mp3 Composed of manipulated paper, my recent works explore this delicate medium and its connection to the third dimension. My hand-cut paper installations are both a marker of…
Anna Pidgorna Residency, March 4 – 21, 2019
Anna Pidgorna (b. 1985) is a Ukrainian-born, Canadian-raised composer and media artist who combines sound, visual arts, writing and carpentry to create works that are dramatic and picturesque. She works…
Super Saturated Sugar Strings, February AIR 2019
The Super Saturated Sugar Strings return to the gallery to create new work at Bunnell Arts from February 3rd – 10th. “Powerful and funky, The Super Saturated Sugar Strings’s take…
GOAL REACHED $10,060 Raised for Artist in Schools Programming
$10,000 Goal:Funded 100%Thank You to Our Donors: Hannah M Gustafson Sheryl Baechler Dorothy Duncan Nuka Research Linda G Robinson Amy Reedy Matthew R Steffy Sarah Robertson Michael McGuire Gary Langlois…
ALAXSXA | ALASKA Ryan Conarro & Ping Chong, October 2018
ALAXSXA | ALASKA Spellbinding history & cross-cultural encounter in the 49th state Oct. 5-6, 7:30 PM Sydney Laurence Theatre, Anchorage Oct. 12-13, 7:00 PM Mariner Theatre, Homer tickets: pay as…
Fiber workshops with Keren Lowell – October 2018
Anchorage artist, Keren Lowell, exhibits and visits as the Homer Fiber Arts Collective's Artist-in-Residence at Bunnell, exploring fiber arts construction techniques in a series of workshops for local artists. Lowell…
Ka’rin Lowney-Seed Contemporary Art Workshop
Access, interpret, and apply abstract and contemporary art in your artwork with a workshop led by exhibiting artist Ka’rin Lowney-Seed. Read more about Ka’rin’s process here. This is a two-day…
Kárin Lowney-Seed Exhibit, May 1 – 14
Artist Talk: Kárin Lowney-Seed – May 4th, 2018 Artist Statement: Currently I am working on the elements of hard and soft as they are reflected in nature. While driving…
Jaimie Warren Artist in Residence, March 2018
New York-based photographer and performance artist, Jaimie Warren creates a large-scale interactive tableau featuring community participation to recreate and enact an art historical American masterpiece. Jamie Warren is a photographer…
Marjorie Scholl, January 2018 Local Artist in Residence
“The Jess and Tuck Show ” (A Mother’s upbringing) This show is a tribute to parenting in all its glory and ridiculousness, reflecting on my favorite photos over the years…
ALAXSXA | ALASKA Ryan Conarro & Ping Chong
ALAXSXA is the Unangax word for the Alaska Peninsula, pronounced uh-LUK-shuh. ALAXSXA | ALASKA weaves puppetry, video installation, recorded interviews, and yuraq (Yup’ik drum and dance) in a collage of…
WildShore Contemporary Chamber Concert, Friday September 29th, 7:30p
For the sesquicentennial (150th) anniversary of the transfer of Russian America to the U.S., Wild Shore New Music presents a concert of contemporary music that addresses elements of Alaska that…
October Artist in Residence: Sheila Wyne, Sponsored by Homer Fiber Arts Collective
Bunnell Street Arts Center is glad to announce sculptor and mixed media artist Sheila Wyne was selected to be this year's artist in residence for the month of October. The…
AIR Spiritrials: Hip-Hop, Theater and Spoken Word, Performances April 14-16th
This multi-dimensional play layers character monologues, poetic verse, and selected arrangements from Dahlak’s self-produced Spiritrials soundtrack to create a theatrical piece that blurs the lines between hip-hop and dramatic performance.…
Ryan Conarro with Ping Chong Theater & Company, Open-forum Feedback March 23rd, 6:30pm
Come join Ryan Conarro and Ping Chong Theater Company as they explore and "test drive" some community engagement approaches for their new performance work, "Where the Sea Breaks Its Back"…
Ryan Conarro with Ping Chong Theater & Company, Work-In-progress showing, March 30th, 7pm
Ryan Conarro and Ping Chong Theater Company share excerpts from the performance work they’ve been developing at Bunnell Street Arts Center and for the past two years, and they invite…
Ryan Conarro and Ping Chong Theater Company, Artist in Residence March 18-April 1st
Ping Chong + Company Development Residency March 19 – 31 WHERE THE SEA BREAKS ITS BACK (working title) weaves puppetry, video installation, recorded interviews, and yuraq (Yup’ik drum and dance)…
Super Saturated Sugar Strings Residency and SSSSnowball Feb. 11, 8pm
Six-piece Alaskan band, Super Saturated Sugar Strings are Artists in Residence February 4-14th. The band will rehearse in the gallery space throughout this time and create new music. SSSS will…
Mandy Bernard Exhibit, February 2017
Artist Talk: Bunnell’s January local artist in residence, Mandy Bernard, will exhibit her installation during the month of February. “As a textile artist and land conservationist, I translate inspiration…
Field Study, Saturday 12-4 with Mandy Bernard
“Clear your Saturday plans next weekend to go out in the field with me! Meet at Bunnell at 12pm dressed in warm layers and ready to spend a few hours…
Super Saturated Sugar Strings, February Residency
Six-piece Alaskan band, Super Saturated Sugar Strings are Artists in Residence February 4-14th. The band will stay at Old Town B&B and rehearse in the gallery space throughout this time.…
January @ Bunnell, FIBER ARTS SKILLS SHARES and You’re Invited
A collaborative effort from Bunnell Street Arts Center and Homer’s Fiber Arts Collective All Skills Shares are from 6-8pm @ Bunnell FREE TO BUNNELL MEMBERS, Pay-once $25 for any/all workshops…
Mandy Bernard, January 2017 Local Artist in Residence
Homer artist, Mandy Bernard is January 2017 Artist in Residence at Bunnell Street Arts Center. Mandy’s textile work illustrates elements of Alaska’s wild landscape that are repeated through pattern and…
First Friday, Claudio Orso-Giacone, Rasmuson Artist in Residence November 4, 5-7 pm
Claudio Orso-Giacone has been with us in Homer for eight weeks. During those weeks he has been leading workshops and hosting open studios to the community of Homer, introducing many…
Rasmuson Artist in Residence, Claudio Orso-Giacone, Sept 15 – Nov 15 Printmaker
First Friday Artist Talk: Italian by birth, Claudio Orso-Giacone is a printmaker, paper artist, and mask and puppet maker from Oberlin, Ohio. He will be in residence at the Bunnell…
Wild Shore, Mainstage concerts, August 13th 8PM, August 14th 3PM
Wild Shore’s two mainstage concerts will be held at Bunnell Street Arts Center, a multidisciplinary arts space in Homer, on Saturday, August 13 at 8 pm, and Sunday, August 14,…
Wild Shore, New Music: August 7-14, 2016
Wild Shore New Music 2016: Art, Nature, and the National Parks Homer and Kenai, AK, August 9-14 Wild Shore New Music, based in Alaska and New York City, joins forces…
Artist in Residence Kady Perry, MuralPainting Studio Reception, June 28th 5-7PM
Join us for a special farewell to artist in residence, Kady Perry as we gather to celebrate the work she has inspired among the local artists here in Homer. In-progress…
Kady Perry Mural Project
Want to paint murals? Want a mural on your Pioneer Avenue Property? Bunnell’s June Artist in Residence, Kady Perry, wants to work with you to create murals for Homer’s Pioneer…
Julia Harrison: Artist in Resident May 2016
Seattle-based fine art Woodcarver Julia Harrison will conduct two-week residency at Bunnell Street Arts Center May 1-15, 2016. She will create new work and offer workshops during her residency. Harrison will present…
Musician Gwendolen Chatfield, April Artist in Residence at Bunnell
Gwendolyn Chatfield is Bunnell Street Arts Center’s international Artist in Residence in April, our top pick out of the over 100 applicants. We are very excited to host Bunnell’s first solo musician…
Super Saturated Sugar Strings Residency
The Anchorage based band Super Saturated Sugar Strings are at Bunnell for nearly 8 days for a winter residency. We can’t be more excited. The beautiful sounds of great harmonizing,…
Adam Ottavi announces AIR projects for March
Bunnell Street Arts Center Tintype Portrait Project – March 2015 This March, Adam Ottavi will be back in Homer making new photographs at Bunnell Street. During his month-long residency, he…
APRIL: AIR, Abigail Kokai
Life occurs as a series of layers. These layers can easily be quantified into linear sequences as single years, techniques, education, and personal experiences. For Abigail Kokai, these layers translate…
APRIL: AIR, Lee Ann Roripaugh
Poetry Reading with LeeAnn Roripaugh & Linda Martin Thursday, April 16, 6pm Teen/Adult Writing Workshops Wednesdays, April 22 & 29 6pm potluck / 7pm-9pm workshop A Wyoming native and…
Super Saturated Sugar Strings perform at Bunnell Arts Center
Did you see the Super Saturated Sugar Strings when they performed at Bunnell in August? If you missed it, check out this great clip of them filling the gallery space…
Greetings from Homer – Postcard of the Day!
Stop by the Bunnell Street Arts Center and color a postcard to be sent to Cleveland, OH as part of Artist in Residence, Elizabeth Emery’s Postcard Project. For more info…
Artist hopes to expand Cleveland, Homer tie
By MICHAEL ARMSTRONG Homer News, STAFF WRITER A Midwestern city of 700,000 and a coastal Alaska town of 5,300 might not seem to have much in common, but through a series…
Elizabeth Emery, September – November 2014
Bunnell Street Arts Center has received a grant from The Rasmuson Foundation to support a two-month residency at Bunnell from mid September to mid November this year with Cleveland artist…
Postcard Connections…
Follow AIR Elizabeth Emery on Tumblr.com and the postcard connections happening between Cleveland, OH and Homer, AK during her residency here at Bunnell!
Ohio Artist Brings Opposites Together in Homer
Ohio Artist Brings Opposites Together in Homer by Shady Grove Oliver Tuesday, September 2, 2014 on KBBI.org Elizabeth Emery has been doing art since she was a child. …
Adrien Segal May 2014
Oakland, California-based sculptor, Adrien Segal will provide a residency and process installation at Bunnell combining local investigation and shared experiences. Segal will begin by offering an artist talk on April 22…
Jarod Charzewski April 2014
Originally from Winnepeg, Calanda, Artist in Residence Jarod Charzewski built an installation that began in the parking area and reaches well into the interior interior of Bunnell Street Arts Center.…
Old Town Artist in Residences & Old Town Public Art Finalists Announced
Bunnell Street Arts Center announces finalists for 2014 Old Town Artist in Residence and Old Town Public Art. Old Town Artist in Residence is a program for visiting artists from…