Friday, September 2, 4:30-7 pm
APK

Drop by during First Friday to decorate a miniature paper mug at our Museum Mug Up! Use historic salmon can labels from the Alaska State Museum as your inspiration, or dream up a design of your own.

This Youth Art Activity is partially funded by the citizens of the City and Borough of Juneau through sales tax revenues and is sponsored by the Friends of the Alaska State Library, Archives, and Museum.

September 16-October 9, Sheldon Jackson Museum

Debra Dzijúksuk O’Gara is Tlingit, Yup’ik, Irish and raven from the Teey hit taan clan of Wrangell. She is a ravenstail and Chilkat weaver and currently lives in Petersburg, Alaska. 

Debra Dzijúksuk’s Chilkat and ravenstail teachers have been the late Clarissa Rizal, whose teacher was Jennie Thlunaut; Lily Hope, who is Clarissa’s daughter; and Kay Parker. It is through this weaving and the art of her ancestors that she has found sobriety and an ever-growing circle of strong women and other two-spirit weavers. 

She is the third 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.

September 17, 3-4 pm
Sheldon Jackson Museum and on Zoom

Debra Dzijuksuk O’Gara will give a talk entitled “Tillie Paul Tamaree: Educator and Tribal Historian.” 

O’Gara describes the subject of her talk:

Matilda (Tillie) Kinnon Paul Tamaree was raven from the Teeyhittaan clan of Wrangell. Tillie was my Great Grandmother. She was born in 1864 and died in 1955. Though I never met her in person, her spirit and life accomplishments have and continue to provide me with inspiration and guidance in my life. In her 91 years, Tillie was a teacher, translator, historian, and activist for native and civil rights.

Call the museum at (907) 747-8981 to reserve a spot to attend in-person.

Zoom details:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83908633969?pwd=REpwbXpZdE5WZ1RMY1NadGNSZVBzUT09

Meeting ID: 839 0863 3969
Passcode: 422241

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.

Alaska State Museum
through October 8

Entitled “Mug Up” after the cannery term for a coffee break, the exhibit shares stories of Alaska’s cannery crews and showcases artifacts from the canned salmon industry through the lens of the Alaska Packers Association’s <NN> (Diamond NN) Cannery, located on the Naknek River in Bristol Bay, Alaska.

The Mug Up exhibit is presented in three sections: Storied Salmon, Working Waterfront, and Cannery Community. From the slime-liners (slimers) to the superintendent, these stories collectively represented the workforce that brought the Industrial Revolution to the North.

On view outside at the APK, through 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.