Upcoming Events
 Percy Avugiak stands in front of a mural he painted at UAF’s Rasmuson Library entitled Invitation Dance and Celebrations.
Percy Avugiak (Inupiaq/Yup'ik) is the Next SJM Native Artist-in-Residence of 2022
August 19-September 10, Sheldon Jackson Museum
Percy Avugiak is an Inupiaq and Yup’ik artist who was raised in the Yup’ik village of Cherfornak and has Inupiaq roots tracing to White Mountain. He will be working at the museum most days, 8/19-9/10 and will offer a painting class and two artist talks.
Avugiak is a painter and traditional Yup’ik-style mask maker who also carves wood and ivory and makes jewelry out of ivory and baleen. Avugiak primarily paints acrylic landscapes and portraits. The subject matter of his early paintings are whimsical Alaskan animals. He is best known for, and considers his best painted works to be, his abstract Alaskan Native dancing and singing paintings.
Avugiak obtained his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Native Arts and Painting from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks and has exhibited his work in solo and group exhibitions and taught art classes throughout Alaska since 2006. He currently lives in Eagle River with his Inupiaq wife who originally hails from Shishmaref.
He will be the second artist in the Sheldon Jackson Museum and Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum Alaska Native Artist Residency Program of 2022
Through the program, selected artists discuss their culture, artwork, and creative process with visitors as they work in the gallery and give lectures and hands-on workshops.
Northern Lights Landscape Painting Class with Percy Avugiak
August 26-27, 9 am-1 pm,
Sheldon Jackson Museum and Zoom
Artist Percy Avugiak (Inupiaq/Yup’ik) will offer a landscape painting class to teach students to paint the northern lights.
The class is free, but students need to sign up and pay a materials fee. The class is now full, but you can still sign up for the waitlist to attend in-person. Call (907) 747-8981 or stop by the museum.
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Artist Talk with Percy Avugiak (Inupiaq/Yup’ik)
August 27, 3-4 pm
On Zoom and at Sheldon Jackson Museum
Artist Percy Avugiak (Inupiaq/Yup’ik) will give a talk on traditional Yup’ik masks and their different styles and uses, including “teasing masks” and the “teasing masks” he has made. To reserve a spot to attend in-person, call (907) 747-8981.
Zoom details
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81627424848?pwd=MWcwTncxb1VDTU84R3Q1TzduNnh1dz09
Meeting ID: 816 2742 4848
Passcode: 880165
Native Artist-in-Residence Eechdaa Dave Ketah (Tlingit) at SJM Through Saturday
View the July calendar.
Eechdaa Dave Ketah is a Tlingit carver, drum maker, and painter. He is the Sheldon Jackson Museum’s first Alaska Native artist-in-residence of 2022.
Ketah was born and raised in Ketchikan. His ancestors are the Hinyaa from the south of Lingít aani (Tlingit land - Southeast Alaska).
As part of the Alaska Native Artist Residency Program, Ketah will offer a Formline Basics class at the Sheldon Jackson Museum and on Zoom July 27-29, 2-4 pm for ages 12 and up.
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On view outside at the APK, July 20 – Fall 2022
Water Moves Life is a multi-site-specific work exploring the linked forces of a changing climate and rising inequality. Bronze forms replicating mass-produced plastic jugs paired with the sound of flowing water and police radio chatter braid together allusions to freedom, survival, containment, and control.
The main installation at the Anchorage Museum is complemented by satellite locations at Cuddy Family Midtown Park in Anchorage, near Fish Creek, as well as at the Alaska State Museum in Juneau. The State Museum sits on the land of Aak’w Kwáan at the place known as Dzantik’i Héeni, or “precious water for the starry flounder,” as translated by Tlingit elder Dan Katzeek.
Collectively, Water Moves Life installations and programming highlight broad issues associated with water, including climate justice, the interconnection of different species with water, efforts to restore and revitalize water-based ecosystems, and Indigenous relationships with water.
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Fridays, noon-1 pm, online
Now reading Walking My Dog, Jane by Ned Rozell
Join us on Fridays as we read the award-winning and highly rated Walking My Dog, Jane by Ned Rozell. A science writer from the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, author Rozell is well-known for making science accessible and fun with the “Alaska Science Forum.”
In this book, he moves into a different realm, sharing perhaps one of the longest dog walks ever, as he and Jane walk across Alaska, following the path of the trans-Alaska pipeline. Along the way, he describes the wildlife and scenery of remote Alaska, as well as the people that make those places home. We’re kicking off this tale July 22, but we keep recordings for a couple of weeks to let registered participants catch up, so don’t be afraid to join us a little late.
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