The Sheldon Jackson Museum is pleased to announce the artist lineup for this year’s Alaska Native Artist Residency Program. Selected from a pool of applicants, these artists will come from all over the state to share their art forms and culture over the course of five months.
Between June and the end of October, artists-in-residence will work in the museum gallery, provide free hands-on classes teaching their art forms, give lectures, and provide the museum with material culture consultations on artifacts. Artists-in-residence will work on their art in an open studio-like format. Visitors will have opportunities to engage with artists and learn about Alaska Native traditions, art forms, artists’ techniques, and sources of inspiration.
Artists-in-residence will receive a work stipend, lodging, and travel to and from Sitka. They will have a variety of opportunities to study the museum’s permanent collection and educate staff through “cultural consultations.” As part of their residency, artists have scheduled time to study artifacts on exhibit and in collections storage. Through the study of artifacts at the museum, artists have an invaluable opportunity to examine material culture created by their ancestors. The benefits of this study time extend to the museum staff who gain insight into artifacts as the artists share their knowledge and observations. The information captured in these cultural consultations is recorded in museum records, adding to the knowledge of present-day staff and visitors and to future generations of museum goers, researchers, artists, and staff.
This summer and fall, the Alaska Native Artist Residency Program will include the following artists:
In addition to creating art at the museum and studying the permanent collection, resident artists will also hold lectures and hands-on-classes. The talks and classes will likely take place in person but may also be on Zoom. Details on talks and classes will be announced soon. Contact the museum for information about each class.
The Alaska Native Artist Residency Program is underwritten by the Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum and is made possible with support from the Friends, the National Endowment for the Arts, Alaska Airlines, the Baranov Lodge, and private donors. To find out how to support the residency program or for future calendars of events, visit friendsofsjm.com.
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