104 College Drive
Sheldon Jackson Museum artist-in-residence Tina Harness (Yup’ik) will give a talk in-person Friday, 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.”
Join Zoom Meeting CANCELLED
Sitka-wide internet outage is preventing online participation.
We hope to record the talk and upload to YouTube once internet returns.