Upcoming Events
 Detail of one of High’s recent works in the show
Allie High (Tsimshian, Haida, Alutiiq) Solo Exhibit Opens with Artist Talk
Saturday, February 26, 3 pm
On Zoom
The Sheldon Jackson Museum is pleased to announce the opening of Sanctuary, the second Solo Show Exhibition in the museum’s Alaska Native Solo Show Exhibition Series.
Sanctuary is an exhibition of masks and painted works on wood and canvas by Allie High (Tsimshian, Haida, Alutiiq). In her artist statement, High explains her goal of building “upon traditional art symbols and motifs to further define the contemporary world and share the beauty of Alaska’s diverse cultures through the mediums of glass, metal, wood and printmaking.”
The Sheldon Jackson Museum invites the public to visit the exhibit in-person and attend the online opening reception and artist talk via Zoom.
Zoom details:
Allie High Artist Talk on Zoom
Meeting ID: 892 1424 5571
Passcode: 786014.
 Left to right: Marcia Dale and LaRece Egli
First Friday at the Alaska State Museum
Friday, March 4, 4:30-6:30 pm
APK, Juneau
Net-master Marcia Dale and net-hanger and artist LaRece Egli will be visiting from Naknek, Alaska to discuss the art of net hanging and to demonstrate hanging corks. Once hung, the wooden corks will be displayed in Mug Up: The Language of Cannery Work, an exhibit opening April 1 at the Alaska State Museum. Dale is the owner of Watzituya, where she has been providing nets to Bristol Bay fisherman for over 30 years. Egli is on the production team for the NN Cannery History Project
(Pictured, left to right: Marcia Dale and LaRece Egli)
Storytelling with Allison Akootchook Warden (Inupiaq)
Saturday, March 12, 2-3 pm
On Zoom
Learn about the 10-legged polar bear, the giant worm that could catch a bowhead whale, and how the animals of the sea were created. These and other stories of long, long, long ago will be told as part of the Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum Share Your Culture/Share Your Research Winter Series.
Allison Akootchook Warden is an internationally acclaimed Inupiaq installation artist originally from Fairbanks, with close ties to Kaktovik. She received the prestigious United States Artist Fellow Award in the field of Traditional Arts in 2019, an Individual Artist Fellowship in the field of New Genre from Rasmuson Foundation in 2018, and an Art Matters Grant and Rasmuson Fellowship in 2016 and 2015 to support her performance installation of an Inupiaq ceremonial house that exists in the space between the hyper-future and the super-ancient. She is currently working on a collaborative project with Inupiaq photographer Brian Adams, based upon her travels and research in Abu Dhabi.
In addition to being an installation artist, Warden performs hip hop under the pseudonym, Aku Matu, an abbreviation of two of Warden’s Inupiaq names, Akootchook (her Amau or great grandmother’s name) and Matumeak (her Attata or great Uncle’s name).
Zoom Details:
Storytelling with Allison Akootchook Warden on Zoom
Meeting ID: 891 5407 2069
Passcode: 007887
(Pictured: Allison Akootchook Warden. Photo by Bryan Adams.)
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Reclaiming Community: Chilkat Weavers Call for Support - Artist Talk & Demo with Lily Hope (Tlingit)
Saturday, March 26, 3:00-3:45 pm
On Zoom
“Chilkat weavers only 100 years ago, had a community network of support for creating ceremonial dance regalia. Due to colonization, nuclear families, climate change, and federal and state restrictions, weavers are struggling to do it all themselves. All the design work. All the harvesting and prep work. All the dying. All the spinning. This presentation is a call for support.” - Lily Hope
In addition to giving her talk, Hope will demonstrate the laborious prep work that goes into weaving a Chilkat dancing blanket.
This is the last Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum Winter Share Your Research/Share Your Culture event for 2022.
Zoom Details:
Artist Talk and Demo with Lily Hope on Zoom
Meeting ID: 838 9885 2227
Passcode: 313305
(Pictured: Double Raven Chilkat Blanket woven by Lily Hope. Photo by Ricky Tagaban.)
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Juneau Big Read: An American Sunrise
Saturday, March 26, 1:30-3:30 pm
APK, Juneau
Join prominent Juneau writers to reflect on the work of indigenous writer, musician, and current U.S. Poet Laureate, Joy Harjo, and pay tribute to her influence on their own writing lives.
Harjo’s memoir, An American Sunrise – her eighth collection of poems— has been selected by Juneau Public Library for the annual Big Read, which invites members of the community to read a book together and share its impact.
Ernestine Hayes, former Alaska Writer Laureate and current Rasmuson Foundation Individual Artist Award winner, will keynote this Big Read event, followed by a panel discussion featuring Frank Katasse, moderator, and panelists Christy Namee Erickson, Jared Olin, and Erin Tripp.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to explore the work of one of our country’s most admired writers with members of Alaska’s own community. Organized by 49 Writers and Juneau Public Library.
49 Writers will require all participants to (1) provide proof of vaccination; (2) social distance; and (3) wear masks indoors.
Visit the Juneau Big Read Event page for more info, or contact info@49writers.org or Margaret Luedke.
(Pictured: Ernestine Hayes, Christy Namee Erickson, Frank Katasse, Jared Olin, Erin Tripp)
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Virtual Alaska Story Hour for Adults
Fridays, noon-1 pm, online
Now reading If You Lived Here, I’d Know Your Name
by Heather Lende
Story hours for kids are great, but why should they get all the fun? Sharing her experiences in Haines, Alaska, located ninety miles north of Juneau, Heather shares essays based on her obituaries and social columns in the local paper.
With essays that are strong on their own, this is a great title to drop in on, so join us when you can and don’t worry about it when you can't. Recordings will be available for two weeks for registered participants.
Register for Virtual Alaska Story Hour for Adults
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