The Sheldon Jackson Museum is pleased to announce the arrival of artist-in-residence Denali Taniilux̂ McGlashan (Unangax̂). McGlashan will be in residence through October 24 and will offer a talk and painting class during her residency. Her artist talk will be on Indigenous People’s Day on Monday, October 14 at 1 pm at the museum and simultaneously on Zoom. (This talk was originally scheduled earlier in October.)
Friday, October 11, 1:30-3:30 pm
Sheldon Jackson Museum
Bring a rock, shell, leaf, flower, or other natural item to paint. This class is for ages 12+. Youth need to be accompanied by an adult. Students are asked to purchase a watercolor set (for $12.90) in advance from https://www.risdstore.com/koh-i-noor-watercolor-wheel-stack-pack.html?id=55179320.
To register, call (907) 747-8981 or stop by the museum. Space is limited.
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 and details, visit friendsofsjm.com.
Winter hours at the Sheldon Jackson Museum are Wednesday-Saturday, 10 am-4 pm, except holidays. Winter admission is $7 for adults and $6 for seniors. Visitors 18 and under are admitted free of charge. Assistance is available for visitors with special needs.
Friday, October 14, 1-2 pm
Sheldon Jackson Museum and on Zoom
In her talk entitled “Compasses, Clocks & Caustics,” McGlashan will discuss the role of creativity in her life and how it has helped her speak to past and future selves, digest the forces of the outside world, and find self-actualization. She will discuss the impact of growing up in rural subsistence communities, her urban adulthood, and how these seemingly disconnected realms are actually inseparable. She will examine connections between literal consumption (food/subsistence) and conceptual consumption (ideas/spirituality) and how they both shape our collective orientation to time, identity, and resources. McGlashan will reflect on perception, in the context of monochronic/linear time and polychronic/non-linear time, articulating the ways in which these different perspectives have molded her own approach to life, creativity, and connection.
Zoom Details
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84906905808?pwd=oa1a8F5cJdBCNa44bbTQGBemVbxxBa.1
Meeting ID: 849 0690 5808
Passcode: Compass
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