Tag: Alaska

Alison Marks: Decaf/Regular

Where: Anchorage Museum - Anchorage, AK When: Through April 14, 2019 What: "Alison Marks challenges assumptions and expectations about Tlingit art. Her work tackles cultural appropriation with subversive humor and reimagines traditional Tlingit themes using contemporary materials. The works in Decaf/Regular span a variety of media, including painting, carving, digital collage and regalia. Marks blends … Continue reading Alison Marks: Decaf/Regular →

University of Alaska Museum of the North – Fairbanks, AK

"Welcome to the University of Alaska Museum of the North Fine Arts Collection. The Museum collects and exhibits works of art from across cultures and historical periods, and currently includes over 3,700 works of art. Connecting past and present views of life in Alaska, the collection represents an invaluable record of Alaska's cultural richness and … Continue reading University of Alaska Museum of the North – Fairbanks, AK →

Rose Berry Alaska Art Gallery

Where: University of Alaska Museum of the North - Fairbanks, AK When: Ongoing What: "Explore 2,000 years of Alaskan art, from ancient ivory carvings to contemporary sculptures. The works in this gallery -- made by men and by women, Native and non-native Alaskans, visitors and residents -- are all expressions of the Alaskan experience. Examine ancient … Continue reading Rose Berry Alaska Art Gallery →

The Alutiiq Museum – Kodiak, AK

"The Alutiiq Museum cares for more than 250,000 items reflecting the culture and history of the Alutiiq people. Our holdings include archaeological materials, photographs, ethnographic objects, archival items, film & audio recordings, and natural history specimens.  Our collections help to tell the Alutiiq story.  They reach beyond written records to reveal details from all eras … Continue reading The Alutiiq Museum – Kodiak, AK →

Sheldon Jackson Museum – Sitka, AK

"The Sheldon Jackson Museum collections include objects from each of the Native groups in Alaska: Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian, Aleut, Alutiiq, Yup’ik, Inupiat and Athabascan. The collections strongly reflect the collecting done by founder, Sheldon Jackson, from 1887 through about 1898 during his tenure as General Agent of Education for Alaska. Other objects were subsequently added … Continue reading Sheldon Jackson Museum – Sitka, AK →

Alaska State Museum – Juneau, AK

"Alaska was under the Russian flag for 126 years, almost as long as it has been part of the United States. The museum's historical collection of 1,700 objects includes both the Russian colonial era and the American period (1867 to present). Outstanding among the Russian objects are a bronze double-headed eagle emblem, one of only … Continue reading Alaska State Museum – Juneau, AK →

Alaska Native Heritage Center – Anchorage, AK

" The Alaska Native Heritage Center collection showcases all of the Indigenous cultures in Alaska. There are tools, watercraft, clothing, pieces of art, drums, and more. See these items on display in the Hall of Cultures." Text courtesy of the Alaska Native Heritage Center. http://www.alaskanative.net.  By clicking on the links under 'Exhibitions & Collections' in the … Continue reading Alaska Native Heritage Center – Anchorage, AK →

Anchorage Museum – Anchorage, AK

"The Museum's collections can be divided into four areas: Alaska and circumpolar Native prehistoric and ethnographic materials Alaska historical materials Art of Alaska and the circumpolar north Non-northern collections The largest component of the Museum's collections is its Alaska Native collections. The first large collections of Eskimo and Aleut material were donated to the Cook … Continue reading Anchorage Museum – Anchorage, AK →

Gertrude Svarny: Ukuqanaadan

Where: Anchorage Museum - Anchorage, AK When: Through April 14, 2019 What: "Gertrude Svarny grew up in Unalaska until she was evacuated and interned during World War II along with nearly 900 Unangax people of the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands. Those who survived and returned home found their communities ransacked and burned. Today, Svarny lives … Continue reading Gertrude Svarny: Ukuqanaadan →