The Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum
Annual Meeting
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2024
5:30pm AKT
Location: Westmark Conference Room, Sitka & on Zoom
This event is free of charge for all attendees.
Guest Speaker: Chuna McIntyre (Yup’ik)
Artist, Scholar, Conservator, Story Teller
McIntyre will present on the diaspora of Yup’ik art with emphasis on masks.
Chuna McIntyre is a Yup’ik garment maker, painter, storyteller, and cultural expert. Born in Eek, a small village on the coast of the Bering Sea, McIntyre learned traditional Yup’ik dance, stories, and songs from his grandmother. He later founded and directed the Nunamta Yup’ik Eskimo Singers & Dancers, a troupe that has traveled the world.
In 2007, he was an artist demonstrator at the Sheldon Jackson Museum and in 2019, the Sheldon Jackson Museum brought him back for a consultation project focusing on the documenting the Yup’ik mask collection.
Photo: McIntyre examining a qasgig model in collections storage at the Sheldon Jackson Museum in 2021.
JOIN ON ZOOM:
Additional Meeting Information:
5:30 PM, hors d’oeuvres and renewal of memberships and registrations.
5:45 PM, a short business meeting and election for board members.
6:00 PM, presentation by guest artist Chuna McIntyre.
This event is made possible with the support of Aspen Suites Hotel Sitka.
To learn more, email friendsofsjm@gmail.com or call (907) 747-6233.