Arts

Artists have until Jan. 12 to pitch design concepts for “Together we live in balance.”

“What I want to do is to talk about that feeling of not being accepted between two worlds that really are one,” said artist Daniel Firmin.

Sealaska Heritage Institute put up storyboards last week to educate visitors and protect the poles from mistreatment. 

One of those poles, carved by Gyibaawm Laxha David Robert Boxley, represents the Tsimshian people.

Getting fellowships and awards like this has given Hayes more than funding, she said. It has made her feel valued.

“So they have the benefit of an artist who’s got 50 years of Northwest coast art under my belt. And I bring that all here to the University of Alaska, at Áak’w.”

Growing up, Crystal Worl remembers looking up at the 120-foot-long mural on G Street that showed major events in Anchorage’s history. But there wasn’t anyone in the painting who looked like her.

From cake-pop pig heads to edible dinosaur cakes, the Thunder Mountain High School library was sweeter than usual on Tuesday.

First place wins $10,000 cash, which is nailed to a piece of wood in Ketchikan. Second place gets a set of steak knives.

Jake Blount recorded this video of “Where Did You Sleep Last Night” at KTOO during the 2022 Alaska Folk Festival on Lingít Aaní (Juneau, Alaska). Inspired by NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts, KTOO’s Red Carpet Concert Series features Alaskan and regional artists. Watch this video and other Red Carpet Concerts at ktoo.org. Recorded at KTOO on…