The youth activity program at the Alaska State Library, Archives, and Museum provides young people with opportunities to work with professional artists to learn artistic techniques and engage with art, history, and the collections of the Library, Archives, and Museum. These activities are sponsored by the Friends of the Alaska State Library, Archives, and Museum and are partially funded by the citizens of the City and Borough of Juneau through sales tax revenues.
We're pleased to announce that we've received a City and Borough of Juneau Youth Activity Grant to continue this program for fall 2023 through spring 2024.
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Join Dimi Macheras and Casey Silver, creators of the graphic novel Chickaloonies in an interactive workshop teaches students to learn how to think visually and express their inner storyteller through the medium of the graphic novel. Their work is also featured in the Museum's summer exhibition Protection: Adaptation & Resistance.
Registration is encouraged for Thursday's workshop - reserve your spot by filling out the registration form.
Big thank you to Alaska Robotics for helping make this workshop happen!
Students should be prepared to participate for the full duration of the workshop unless it is designated as a drop-in activity. Participants should wear clothing that can get messy.
Parents are not required to stay for the activity, but should use their best judgment about whether their child needs extra support to be successful. The artists, staff, and volunteers of the youth activity program strive to make each workshop a positive experience for all skill levels, but if you have concerns about your child's ability, please contact the program coordinator to discuss.
Keep an eye out for our upcoming workshops and events, more details to come!
April - Storytelling
May - TBD
June - Family Fun Fair
In May/June of 2022, nine teens participated in a film intensive to create mini-documentaries inspired by the Museum's summer exhibit, Mug Up: The Language of Cannery Work, led by Marie Acemah of See Stories. See all nine films on the Division of Libraries, Archives, and Museum's YouTube.
In January 2021, participants in the Youth Activity program looked back on 2020 and worked together to create the collaborative digital exhibit, Life in the Year 2020.
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The Friends of the Alaska State Library, Archives, and Museum support youth in need by providing bus tokens for children and their parents who require transportation assistance. If your family would benefit from this, please contact the program coordinator.
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.
