Exhibits & Events at Sheldon Jackson Museum

The Sheldon Jackson Museum and the Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum are pleased to welcome the fifth artist in the 2025 Alaska Native Artist Residency Program, Shanaskéi Lillian Jackson (Lingít & Koyukon Athabascan). She will be at the museum September 23-October 11. Shanaskéi will be working at the museum most weekdays and some Saturdays. She will also give an artist talk and teach a beaded earring class.

Shanaskéi is Teikwedi from Yakutat. She is a mother of two and sibling to five brothers and sisters. She learned to bead from her grandmother and mother and creates both traditional and contemporary artwork using beads and other natural materials.

Friday, October 3 & 10 at 10 am-12 pm and 2-3:30 pm both days
Sheldon Jackson Museum

In this four-part beaded earring class, Shanaskéi Lillian Jackson will teach how to make a pair of beaded earrings. For ages 14+. The class is free, but students need to pay $35 at the time of sign up to cover beading materials. Students should plan to attend all 4 sessions. Call 907-747-8981 to sign up.

Thursday, October 2 at 1 pm
Sheldon Jackson Museum and Zoom

Jackson‘s artistic journey began at age 14 under the guidance of her grandmother, Lillian Olin, from Ruby, Alaska. Jackson’s grandmother taught her to work with what was available—mixing leftover beads and scraps of fabric—instilling both practical resourcefulness and deep cultural pride. These early lessons, passed down through generations of women in her family, continue to shape her work today. The talk will focus on the inspiration she finds in the rich traditions of Lingít and Interior Koyukon Athabascan cultures, her family, and contemporary design. 

Zoom details:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86832287869?pwd=joQNk7KjRGwkL2qRcoqOuJaIXa3HDy.1

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