Northern lights tattoo3/15/2023 ![]() ![]() Boxley (Tsimshian), and Stephen Jackson (Tlingit). The building itself is a work of art, featuring stunning 40-foot red metal artwork on the building’s exterior designed by Haida artist Robert Davidson, along with three bronze house posts in front of the building designed by TJ Young (Haida), David R. Sealaska Heritage Institute's Walter Soboleff Building in downtown Juneau is home to the largest collection of Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian art in Alaska. Sealaska Heritage Institute Photo Credit: Travel Alaska At the Anchorage Museum, both permanent and temporary exhibitions share stories from Alaska’s Indigenous cultures today through a wide variety of mediums including photography, film, graphic arts, regalia, tattoo, and more in immersive displays. Two of the best museums in Alaska for viewing artwork by contemporary Indigenous artists are the Anchorage Museum and the Sealaska Heritage Institute in Juneau. Alaska is home to fantastic museums statewide that house not only Alaska Native artifacts and historical displays but also feature works and demonstration by contemporary artists. Visiting museums is likely the first activity that comes to mind when thinking about experiencing local art. Indigenous Place Names Project sculpture at Point Woronozof, Anchorage Visit the Indigenous Place Names Project website and watch this Culture Stories video to learn more. The place name sculptures are being installed in phases, with the first three sculptures installed at Chanshtnu Muldoon Park, Westchester Lagoon, and Point Woronzof. The metal artwork encircling the signs was designed by Athabascan and Paiute artist Melissa Shaginoff and represents a Dena’ina fire bag with Dentalium beadwork. Sculpture, Dena’ina language, and explanations of the area’s cultural significance are combined on these public art installations. The Anchorage Park Foundation recently launched the collaborative Indigenous Place Names Project to honor traditional Dena’ina Athabascan placenames throughout Anchorage. Native Movement Building Community Mural Project, Photo Credit: Brandon Hill, Native Movement This mural is the first of a collaborative community mural project that will feature new artwork by local Alaska Native artists. The Native Movement building in Fairbanks is home to a new community mural depicting the words “what the hands do, the heart learns” and images of local Elders and Alaska Native children taken by Native Movement staff photographer Jeff Chen. Elizabeth Peratrovich, a Tlingit civil rights activist that fought for equality for Alaska Native peoples, is depicted in front of a raven and sockeye salmon – representing her moiety and clan.Ī woman views the Elizabeth Peratrovich mural by Crystal Worl in downtown Juneau Photo Credit: Travel Alaska Visitors to Juneau are also treated to another spectacular mural by Crystal Worl: the Elizabeth Peratrovich mural in downtown on the south wall of Juneau’s Public Library. ![]() Mural by artist Crystal Worl in downtown Anchorage on G Street and 7th Avenue Visit the Alaska Mural Project website for a full list of murals and locations. Not to be missed on your next visit to downtown Anchorage are two recent works: a beautiful mural depicting the Chugach Mountains and representations of several different Alaska Native tribes by Crystal Worl ( Tlingit and Athabascan) on G Street and 7th Avenue, and a colorful mask peeking from the side of the Kobuk building on E Street and 5th Avenue by Drew Michael ( Inupiaq & Yup’ik). The Alaska Mural Project, a collaborative community organization hosted by the Anchorage Museum, has overseen the installation of 9 murals in downtown Anchorage since 2020, many of which feature artwork by Indigenous artists. Below are just a few of the ways that you can experience Alaska Native artwork on your next trip to Alaska: MURALSĪlaska’s largest cities are home to a growing number of monumental works of mural art by Alaska Native artists. With traditions and skills passed down for thousands of years, contemporary Alaska Native artists continue to tell their stories through a diverse array of traditional and modern art. The artistic traditions of these cultures are diverse, from beautiful beadwork to basketry to carvings both large and small. With 229 federally recognized tribes, 20 distinct cultures, and 300 different dialects, Alaska Native culture is interwoven in endless ways through the fabric of Alaska’s history and culture.
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