IN THE NEWS: Press Releases, Announcements, and More
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JAHC Annual Membership Meeting
Read moreJuneau Arts and Humanities Council Membership Annual Meeting Agenda Wednesday, August 17, 2022 4:30 - 5:30 pm at Centennial Hall Ballroom 3 The Juneau Arts
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July 2022 Fresh Air Market
Read moreJoin us for the second Fresh Air Market of the summer on Saturday, July 30 from 10 AM - 1 PM in the parking lot
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Áak’w Rock Side Stage
Read moreDon’t miss in-person performances this week in support of the Áak’w Rock Indigenous Music Festival! The Áak’w Rock Side Stage is a fundraiser for the second Áak’w
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Now Hiring an Executive Director!
Read moreThe Juneau Arts & Humanities Council is looking for an energetic and empathetic Executive Director to usher the organization into the upcoming decades of operation.
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Aak’w Village District Survey
Read moreTake our survey and be a part of the community engagement process for the Aak’w Village Arts & Culture District! Get updates on upcoming events
We will be doing another ice cream fundraiser during the Annual Food Festival & Farmers Market.
Scoops of ice cream will be available by donation to benefit the Any Given Child Program. All proceeds will fund art excursions for students in Juneau. More information about this program is available on our website.
Come find our booth next Saturday, August 27 from 10am-3pm at the JACC!
The Portable Southeast traveling art exhibit deadline has been extended! Applications are due on September 18, 2022. Simply click the link in our bio to fill out an application today.
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Calling all foodies! 🥕🥬🫐🍔🥧🌮🍞🍦 We still have some availability for vendors at Juneau's Annual Food Festival and Farmer's Market! Food Fest will be held at the Juneau Arts & Culture Center, indoors and outdoors, on August 27th from 10am-3pm. Apply to become a vendor by registering through the link in our bio!
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A very big thank you to the musicians and to everyone who made it out last night for the Concert in the Park! ✨️🎶
We had a blast and look forward to hosting more of these events in the future!
Are you a teaching artist or certified teacher? Looking for a few extra hours during the school year? Consider applying for a position with our after school programming at Geneva Woods and Cedar Park. The job description is now live on our website, and we are accepting applications until all positions are filled.
For more information and to apply, click the link in our bio and select "Join Our Team - We're Hiring".
Please call us at (907) 586-2787 with any questions about this program.
We are hosting another Concert at the Whale Park this Thursday, August 11th, from 5:30-7:30 pm!
This is a FREE community event open to the public. So grab a friend, put on your dancing shoes, and head to the Whale to enjoy live music on the waterfront. We encourage folks to bring their own snacks and chairs.
Enjoy an opening set with Doug Badilla starting at 5:30 pm, performing Motown hits from the 70's. The Messing Link will then take the stage from 6:30-7:30 pm, performing Classic Rock songs from the 50's, 60's, and 70's.
Any updates on location will be posted the day of the event.
About the Musicians ✨
Doug Badilla 🎼 was born into a musical family of 12 children. He had siblings that played drums, percussion, bass, guitar and sang songs together. He studied piano, drums and vocals at Seattle Pacific University & Central Washington University. For the Concert at the Whale, Doug will be playing a selection of Motown songs from the 70’s. Songs by artists such as Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Temptations, Stevie Wonder, Bill Withers and Sly & the Family Stone.
Kiera, Brian, and Kevin Messing 🎸 The Messing Link was formed many years ago when dinosaurs roamed the earth and it was a wild, wild world. Just kidding! It was more like in the 1970s. They're currently a three piece family band that plays classic rock from the 60's, 70's and 80's. The Messing Link has had many different members over the years, mostly different family and some talented guests. The Messing brothers have been playing together for over 40 years. Keep on rockin in the free world!
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A throwback to the original "Concerts in the Park," this event is presented by the Juneau Arts & Humanities Council in partnership with the Downtown Business Association.
Grab your rain gear and head downtown tonight for First Friday! ☔️🎨🎶🛍
Use the link in our bio to see what's happening around town tonight and get the digital First Friday program on your phone. 📲
Things get started around 4pm. We hope to see everyone out there!
Sneak peek 👀 August First Friday
Come by the JACC this Friday between 4:30-7 pm to see the newest exhibit in the Gallery: "More Than Survival," by Fairbainks artist Colleen Firmin Thomas.
About the artist: Colleen grew up in the Gwich’in community of Fort Yukon, Alaska and in Fairbanks, Alaska. As a child these two communities often seemed to represent two opposing worlds, her Gwich’in culture and her non-native background.
Her work continues to be an exploration of living in the middle areas. In the middle of cultures, in the middle of motherhood in the middle of chaos and peace, life and death.
Working with traditional Gwich’in sewing materials such as moose fur, porcupine quills, sinew and other elements from nature combined allows Colleen to show the influence of her two cultures.
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If you can't make it during First Friday, the exhibit will be up through the month of August. The Gallery in the JACC is open Monday through Friday, 9am-5pm.
With the school year approaching, the Juneau Arts & Humanities Council is looking for a group of teaching artists and certified teachers to help resume our after school arts programming at Geneva Woods and Cedar Park.
Each location offers both an artist and a certified teacher who collaborate to provide lesson plans, homework help, and art projects. Children have a safe, warm environment complete with art supplies, mentors, refreshments, and structure to develop creative skills and be productively engaged.
The program is offered 4 days/week for a total of 3 hours/day, with an additional 3 hours a month for Family Night. This is an hourly position paid at a rate of $30/hour. Preference will be given to teachers and artists with experience integrating the arts into classroom instruction.
Please contact our Education Director Jennifer Quinto for more information and with questions: (907) 586-2787.
This program is supported by the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation.
Reminder: we are accepting nominations for the 2022 Kathy Kolkhorst Ruddy Awards for the Arts through August 15.
Help us honor individuals, businesses, and organizations making a difference in Juneau through the arts. Nominate someone for an award in one of the following categories:
• Artist: Honors individuals for their creative contributions to the community
• Arts in Education: Recognizes individuals, programs, or businesses whose efforts advance the arts in education
• Business Leadership in the Arts: Recognizes businesses (profit or nonprofit) or individual business leaders whose efforts enhance and sustain the arts in Juneau, through donation or participation
• Innovative Application of the Arts: Recognizes individuals, businesses or programs whose work uses the arts in new and inspirational ways to in some way improve our community
• Volunteer/Patron of the Arts: Recognizes individuals whose support for the arts through either volunteer work or donations has made a significant impact on our community
• Lifetime Achievement in the Arts: Recognizes individuals whose impact on our community over the span of their life and work is remarkable and significant
Click the link in bio to visit our website and submit your nomination!