JAHC hosts “Paint Big REALLY BIG!” Workshop with Visiting Artist Cynthia Schildhauer
The Juneau Arts & Humanities Council will sponsor a painting workshop with visiting artist Cynthia Schildhauer Friday June 16 – Sunday, June 18. Join artist Cynthia Schildhauer for a weekend of large-scale, intuitive painting. With exercises to stimulate creativity, participants are gently led to experience the freedom of using fresh,
JAHC to Host Grantsmanship Training Program in August
Grantseekers can learn proven grantsmanship techniques at workshop to be held in Juneau, August 14-18, 2017. Juneau Arts & Humanities Council will host a Grantsmanship Training Program in Juneau, the week of August 14-18. The intensive, five-day, hands-on workshop for nonprofit and government grantseekers will take participants step by step
All-City Elementary Art Exhibit Winners Announced
Juneau School District and Juneau Arts and Humanities Council Announce 2017 Elementary Art Exhibit Winners The Juneau School District and the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council announce the winners of the 2017 All-City Elementary Art Exhibit. The award-winning pieces will be on exhibit in the public libraries this
Poetry Out Loud State Champion Announced
2017 ALASKA STATE POETRY OUT LOUD FINALISTS ANNOUNCED JUNEAU, ALASKA – The Alaska State Council on the Arts (ASCA) and the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council (JAHC) are pleased to announce that Isabella Weiss, a freshman from Colony High School in Anchorage is Alaska's State Champion. Isabella will go onto represent Alaska
2017 Poetry Omnibus winners announced
Ceann Murphy, the Poetry Omnibus coordinator sends this: Thanks to everyone who participated in the 2016 Poetry OmniBus. We had an amazing response. The judges had a very difficult job to select 32 poems out of the 85 poems submitted. I encourage everyone to participate in the 2017 contest, which
The New JACC announces contractor selection
Juneau, February 28, 2017 The Partnership Board, on behalf of the New Juneau Arts and Culture Center (New JACC) project, is pleased to announce the selection of a contractor to begin a Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) approach to the development of the building. Cornerstone Construction, an Alaskan firm based in
2017 Poetry Out Loud Finalists Announced
2017 ALASKA STATE POETRY OUT LOUD FINALISTS ANNOUNCED JUNEAU, ALASKA – The Alaska State Council on the Arts (ASCA) and the Juneau Arts & Humanities Council (JAHC) are pleased to announce the ten state finalists for the 2017 Alaska Poetry Out Loud Competition. These ten students have progressed in competition
“Scaling Up” Artists’ workshop with Will Kozloff
Join Will Kozloff (see his work on Instagram @lodust) in creating the set pieces for the Governor’s Awards for the Arts. Learn about “Scaling Up” and becoming a successful public artist. At lunch time, take a break for lunch with Jeff Baird of the Rasmuson Foundation to talk about how
Very nice thank you in the paper today
Thanks to Rudolph M. Isturis, Alaska Native Arts, for his letter in the Empire today. It was our first priority to make sure that the artists we have in the Shop were covered for their losses from the break-in in June. Thanks to many who helped with special donations, and by
Rasmuson Foundation offers Individual Artist Grant application workshop
Dear Artists, It’s that time of the year again! Rasmuson Foundation is accepting applications for the 2017 Individual Artist Award program. Jeff Baird and Sharity Sommer will be hosting a workshop from noon to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, January 24th at the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council, 350 Whittier St.