IN THE NEWS: Press Releases, Announcements, and More
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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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รakโw Rock Side Stage
Read moreDon’t missย in-person performances this week in support of theย รakโw Rock Indigenous Music Festival! The รakโw Rock Side Stage is a fundraiser for the second รakโw
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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.ย
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Aakโw Village District Survey
Read moreย Take our survey and be a part of the community engagementย process for the Aakโw Village Arts & Culture District! Get updates on upcoming events
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Apr
Evaluation and Planning Survey
Read moreThe Juneau Arts & Humanities Council will be searching for and hiring a new Executive Director to replace Nancy DeCherney as she retires this spring.
Grab your rain gear and head downtown tonight for First Friday! โ๏ธ๐จ๐ถ๐
Use the link in our bio to see what's happening around town tonight and get the digital First Friday program on your phone. ๐ฒ
Things get started around 4pm. We hope to see everyone out there!
Sneak peek ๐ 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 Gwichโin community of Fort Yukon, Alaska and in Fairbanks, Alaska. As a child these two communities often seemed to represent two opposing worlds, her Gwichโin 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 Gwichโin 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:
โข Artist: Honors individuals for their creative contributions to the community
โข Arts in Education: Recognizes individuals, programs, or businesses whose efforts advance the arts in education
โข 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
โข 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
โข 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
โข 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!
Wow! What a market! ๐ฆ๐
If you missed this month's Fresh Air Market, be sure to save the date for the next one, scheduled for September 10th! ๐
But first.... Juneau's Annual Food Festival & Farmers Market is on August 27th. Don't miss it!๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐บ
Thank you to all of the vendors who showed up, and a special thanks to all of the customers for supporting your community!
#juneau #makersmarket #alaska #raindoesntstopus #savethedate #akliving #juneaulife #somuchfun #livemusic #goodfood #funwashad #thankyoujuneau
Alain Soltys-Gray is here to show you his favorite piece and chat a bit about his inspiration and where he is headed next! Follow him today @alain_soltys_gray and get down here to support him today!
Artist Opportunity! ๐จ
Portable Southeast is a new curated exhibit program providing increased exposure for Southeast Alaskan artists and a region-wide celebration of coastal living for Southeast Alaska communities.
Artists currently living in any Southeast Alaska community may submit up to three pieces in any medium. Artwork must fit in a USPS Priority Mail Box (no larger than 14 x 12 x 3 1/4").
There is no fee to apply and artists should submit work by Friday, August 19, 2022. Learn more and apply online: jahc.org/portable-southeast/.
This project is made possible with support from the Alaska State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
The JAHC has been busy this summer with facility rentals at both the Juneau Arts and Culture Center and Centennial Hall. Event space/times are limited, so if you have a special event, meeting, etc. coming up, please give us a call or go to our website to see if we can get your event on the books. www.jahc.org/facilities/rentals/ or (907) 586-5283
We are honored to award this local youth artist, Alain Soltys-Gray, one of JAHC's scholarships this year!๐๐ผ๐จ๐
Alain was born and raised in Juneau, AK and has been inspired by the natural beauty of Southeast Alaska. He recently graduated from Thunder Mountain High School and will be attending Rhode Island School of Design where he plans to pursue art. You can follow his journey on Instagram at @alain_soltys_gray
Stop by the Fresh Air Market on Saturday, July 30th, 2022 to congratulate Alain, marvel (and purchase) one of his acrylic paintings, and wish him luck on his next adventure! ๐
#juneau #alaskanartist #scholarshipprogram #acrylicartist #Alaska #juneaulife
๐ Sneak peek of the next Fresh Air Market this Saturday, July 30th includes:
- Handcrafted jewelry from Aurora Designs
- Pottery made by @mudchild_ceramics
- Herbs & Plants from @landscapealaskajuneau
- Handmade soaps from Raindrop Soaps
- Delicious tacos from El Chingon
... AND SO VERY MUCH MORE!
Keep checking our stories and highlights for other featured vendors for this upcoming market. See you on Saturday from 10am-1pm!