Evon Zerbetz, Little Red Snapperhood
Juneau – This is the last week to see Illustrating Alaska: Artists Making Children’s Books. This popular exhibit explores the colorful and intriguing process of illustrating children’s books. The exhibit, curated by Sarah Asper-Smith, highlights the process of four different Alaskan illustrators: Jim Fowler, Evon Zerbetz, Michaela Goade, and Mitchell Watley. Each has a unique perspective on creating illustrations for a children’s book. The physical exhibit will be on display at the State Museum through Saturday, April 3, 2021. The exhibit can also be viewed online at lam.alaska.gov/illustrating-alaska.
Illustrating Alaska is presented by ExhibitAK and the Alaska State Museum, with support from: the Alaska State Libraries, Friends of the Alaska State Library, Archives, and Museum; Alaska Litho; Sealaska Heritage Institute - Baby Raven Reads program; Alaska Robotics; Lucid Reverie; Rainy Retreat bookshop; and Hearthside Books.
Juneau-based artist Mitch Watley’s solo exhibition, Mitch Did This³ has been extended through the summer of 2021. The exhibit will move to the Earth Sciences (Science on a Sphere) gallery. For Watley’s solo exhibition, he transforms everyday objects into complex dioramas often depicting futuristic landscapes. Sculpted figures inhabit these scenes navigating life in these other-worldly settings. Viewers will get lost in the details of these small sculptures that take upwards of a year to make. The exhibit can also be viewed online at lam.alaska.gov/mitch-did-this-3.
A person experiencing a disability who needs accommodation for events hosted by the Alaska State Library, Archives, and Museum can contact the Division’s ADA coordinator at (907) 465-2912 a week in advance to make any necessary arrangements.
The Museum is open Wednesday through Saturday from noon – 4:00 p.m. Admission is $9 with a $1 discount for seniors; youth 18 and under are always admitted free. An annual pass is available that allows unlimited visits to the Alaska State Museum and the Sheldon Jackson Museum in Sitka for $40.
Media Contact:
Patience Frederiksen Director
907.465.2911
patience.frederiksen@alaska.gov lam.alaska.gov
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