Neva Mathias (Cup’ik) will teach adults how to make small grass dance fans at the museum. The class will take place over six sessions these dates and times:
Friday, July 26th 11-noon and 2-3:30 pm
Thursday, August 1st 11-noon and 2-3:30 pm
Friday, August 2nd 11-noon and 2-3:30 pm
The museum asks that students attend all 6 class sessions. Neva will provide a material packet on the first day of class. A check should be made out to Neva Mathias for $25 or bring cash at the time of sign-up to defray costs. To register, call (907) 747-8981 or stop by the museum. Space is limited.
Neva Mathias (Cup’ik) will teach adults how to make small grass dance fans at the museum. The class will take place over six sessions these dates and times:
Friday, July 26th 11-noon and 2-3:30 pm
Thursday, August 1st 11-noon and 2-3:30 pm
Friday, August 2nd 11-noon and 2-3:30 pm
The museum asks that students attend all 6 class sessions. Neva will provide a material packet on the first day of class. A check should be made out to Neva Mathias for $25 or bring cash at the time of sign-up to defray costs. To register, call (907) 747-8981 or stop by the museum. Space is limited.
Neva Mathias (Cup’ik) will teach adults how to make small grass dance fans at the museum. The class will take place over six sessions these dates and times:
Friday, July 26th 11-noon and 2-3:30 pm
Thursday, August 1st 11-noon and 2-3:30 pm
Friday, August 2nd 11-noon and 2-3:30 pm
The museum asks that students attend all 6 class sessions. Neva will provide a material packet on the first day of class. A check should be made out to Neva Mathias for $25 or bring cash at the time of sign-up to defray costs. To register, call (907) 747-8981 or stop by the museum. Space is limited.
Neva Mathias (Cup’ik) will teach adults how to make small grass dance fans at the museum. The class will take place over six sessions these dates and times:
Friday, July 26th 11-noon and 2-3:30 pm
Thursday, August 1st 11-noon and 2-3:30 pm
Friday, August 2nd 11-noon and 2-3:30 pm
The museum asks that students attend all 6 class sessions. Neva will provide a material packet on the first day of class. A check should be made out to Neva Mathias for $25 or bring cash at the time of sign-up to defray costs. To register, call (907) 747-8981 or stop by the museum. Space is limited.
Artist-in-residence Neva Mathias (Cup’ik) with her daughter and granddaughter will perform the “Cakimnaraiya” dance. The dance performance will be offered at the museum and simultaneously on zoom.
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James G̱ooch Éesh Hart (Lingit) will teach a two-part drawing class covering the basic principles of Northwest Coast formline drawing. This class will be in-person at the museum and take place Tuesday, August 20th from 2-3:30pm and Wednesday, August 21st from 2-3:30pm. The class is open to ages 14+. Youth should be accompanied by an adult. To register, call (907) 747-8981 or stop by the museum. Free class with no material charge. Space is limited.
James G̱ooch Éesh Hart (Lingit) will teach a two-part drawing class covering the basic principles of Northwest Coast formline drawing. This class will be in-person at the museum and take place Tuesday, August 20th from 2-3:30pm and Wednesday, August 21st from 2-3:30pm. The class is open to ages 14+. Youth should be accompanied by an adult. To register, call (907) 747-8981 or stop by the museum. Free class with no material charge. Space is limited.
Sheldon Jackson Museum artist-in-residence Jim G̱ooch Éesh Hart will give a talk in-person and simultaneously on zoom on Friday, August 30th at 2pm at the Sheldon Jackson Museum. In his talk entitled “Lingit Artist: Gooch Éesh,” Hart will talk about the history of formline art, the different styles of formline, and about his beginnings and trajectory as an artist. He will speak to his emphasis on studying the works of the masters and about the artists that have inspired him. Finally, he will share his thoughts on “the potential future direction of Northwest Coast art and speak to the importance of upholding high standards of tradition when practicing the art form.”
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Hart started his journey started in 2014 taking a paddle class with Wayne Price. After that experience, he undertook a ten-month apprenticeship in the community of Hoonah carving two 40’ traditional dugout canoes. At the time, he was still learning to draw formline. It would be several years before he started referring to himself as an artist. He felt he had to “work on himself just as much as his art,” to have the right mindset” and composure to execute in the highest fashion” and to come to “own” that the path he chose.
Sheldon Jackson Museum artist-in-residence Jim G̱ooch Éesh Hart (Lingit) will give a talk in-person and simultaneously on zoom on Thursday, Sept. 5th at 2pm at the Sheldon Jackson Museum. In his talk, Hart will share a selection of artifacts from the museum’s permanent collection.
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Sheldon Jackson Museum artist-in-residence Tina Harness (Yup’ik) will give a talk in-person and simultaneously on zoom on Fri., Sept. 13th at 2pm at the Sheldon Jackson Museum. In her talk entitled, “Traditional Relevance in our Modern Creative World,” Harness will talk about the ties between Yup’ik traditional art (everyday tools and wares) and how it influences Yupiit modern creativity today. She will share how contemporary artists can look at the quality and workmanship of Yup’ik pieces and work with those same values in modern art. She will speak about the Yup’ik people, patterns, colors, and composition and use examples she has learned from her grandmother and from elders in her region. She will “go into traditional beliefs in making things; how the land and the animals know when care and love has been put into the items we use. For example, when you care for your “stuff,” the land cares for you.” Harness will also delve into the mindset and thoughts put into art as it is created and how traditionally, Yup’ik were “expected to be careful with our minds, as it can leak into the things we touch and create.”
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