For Immediate Release
June 7, 2021
SITKA – The Sheldon Jackson Museum and Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum are pleased to welcome Alaska Native artist-in-residence Laine Rinehart. Rinehart is a Tlingit Ravenstail and Chilkat weaver and will be working in the museum galleries June 4-20, most days Wednesday through Sunday, 9 am-4 pm.
During his residency, Rinehart will offer a Ravenstail pendant-making class (currently full) and give an artist talk entitled “Time Warp: an Exploration of Time in Chilkat Weaving” on Sunday, June 20, at 2 pm. The presentation will focus on the history of weaving, material preparation, and steps involved in weaving a Chilkat robe. Rinehart will speak to the stillness he experiences during the process of weaving a robe and how this effects his perception of time. All are invited to attend online via Zoom. There will be limited seating to hear the presentation in person. To attend in person, please call (907) 747-8981 to make your reservation. To attend via Zoom, use the link and information below:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89270108636?pwd=blQzeFRZSXNjQmcwQVdVazViZzg5QT09
Meeting ID: 892 7010 8636
Passcode: 639808
Rinehart’s Tlingit name is Neech Yannagut Yéil. He is of the Teeyhíttaan clan (Cedar Bark House) from Wrangell, Alaska. He is also child of the Kagwaantaan through his father’s side. In the summer of 2010, he began weaving in Kay Parker’s Ravenstail class and has since gone on to work with Lily Hope, her mother Clarissa Rizal, and many other women he looks to as mentors. He is immensely grateful to be allowed to participate in a way of being that would generally be unavailable to men and strives to honor the practices and traditions of Chilkat weaving.
For additional information on the Alaska Native Artist Residency Program, a schedule of when artists will be working at the museum, or for information on museum hours of operation, admission fees, and covid mitigation processes, please call the museum at (907) 747-8981.
Media Contact:
Patience Frederiksen
Director, Division of Libraries, Archives and Museums
907.465.2911
patience.frederiksen@alaska.gov
lam.alaska.gov
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