The spring speaker series is upon us with Lou Logan (Inupiaq) on March 12th at 1:00pm giving a presentation titled, “Building the Inupiaq Qayaq”. He will share photographs of his boat building and his research on watercraft. Logan has been making kayaks since 2019 and currently has a solo live working exhibit at the Alaska State Museum in Juneau that involves building a qayaq right next to a historical example from the collection. The talk will be only in-person at the museum due to the scheduled internet outage from March 9-19 in Sitka. The program will be recorded and archived on our YouTube channel.
Next month will have three SYC/SYR programs. Adrienne Fleek (Tlingit) on April 2nd at noon, zoom only, will give an earring tutorial focusing on Beading Edgework and Cabochon Application. Jan Steinbright (non-Indigenous) on April 10th at noon on zoom and in-person will talk on “The Forgotten Canoe” about a canoe made at the Sitka National Historical Park Visitors Center a few decades ago. Ursala Hudson (Tlingit) on April 30th at noon, zoom only, will speak to “Elevating Female-Gendered Art Practices for Collective Prosperity”.
Please visit friendsofsjm.com/sycsyr for more information on this speaker series. Thank you to our program sponsors who keep public programing free to the public through support of the Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum.