Weekly Calendar of Upcoming Events and Performances
To have your event added to The Arts and Culture Calendar contact
info@KetchikanArts.org
907-225-2211
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Art Lives Here Special Project
The Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council is seeking to contract a self-motivated, organized person who enjoys data entry work and preserving the history of Ketchikan Public Art Work by migrating the KPAW catalog from KAAHC old website to KAAHC’s new website.
If you are interested please submit a proposal!
Main Street Gallery Call for Exhibit Proposals!!!
Please click below and download the Gallery Application instructions.
The Main Street Gallery hosts 11 exhibits each year from September through August, and displays a wide variety of mediums in Solo, Group,
Invitational and Open Call exhibits from local and national artists, as well as traveling exhibits.
THE MAIN STREET GALLERY IS YEAR-ROUND FINE ART EXHIBIT SPACE COMMITTED TO:
Providing exhibit opportunities for both emerging and established artists;
Exposing the Ketchikan area community to a broad variety of visual art forms;
Encouraging local participation and appreciation of the arts;
Nurturing community artist development; and
Providing an encouraging environment for innovative art forms.
Social Justice Reading Group
Each week participants will discuss a short reading. Call 225-3331 for more information.
Manga Drawing Classes
Ketchikan Community Concert Band Rehearsal
The Ketchikan Community Concert Band meets each Monday evening from 7 to 8:30pm. Directed by Roy McPherson, the Band performs 3 times annually. If you are interested in being in the band pleas call Roy at 907-225-3650.
The Spring performance is January 12th at the Kayhi Auditorium at 3pm. Tickets are $15 for adults and youth under 18 are free.
Ketchikan Community Chorus Rehearsal
The Ketchikan Community Chorus meets each Tuesday from 7 to 9pm at the Presbyterian Church.
33rd Annual Wearable Art Show GALA
This years theme is "Circus of Curiosities". Doors at the Ted Ferry Civic Center open at 7pm, the show starts at 8pm. All seats are reserved this year for the Gala performances!!
Tickets are still available for the Thursday Night Opening Gala performance, January 31st. Thursday's performance features a champagne and chocolate extravaganza for the audience! In addition, along with fine wines donated by Specialty Imports, we will be featuring Ketchikan's two new breweries; Bawden Street Brewing and Baleen Brewing Co. Yummy!!! You can get tickets from the link below and pick out the seats of you choice - or you can give us a call and we will help you make your purchase!
Tickets are also still available for the Saturday afternoon All Ages Matinee! These seats are not reserved, please call the Arts Council to get your ticket! 225-2211
**Please Note** Outside alcohol is not allowed into the Ted Ferry Civic Center during the Wearable Art Show. If you are found to have outside alcohol inside the venue, you will be asked to throw it away or to leave the premises.
The Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council is excited to partner with 49th State Security Services this year to make sure we are all safe and happy during the Wearable Art Show!!!
Friday Night Insights
Friday, February 1: Ketchikan School District Spelling Bee (*5:30 p.m. start time)
Can you spell surveillance, poinsettia and mirage? Last year, Ketchikan’s own Grace Parrot competed in the National Scripps Spelling Bee in Washington, DC. Come support our local heroes! Champion literacy and a love of words and reading. Take a journey back to your own school days. The Scripps National Spelling Bee is a tradition that started in 1925. Students from each Ketchikan school will compete for a spot at the State Bee in Anchorage later this spring. Cheer on our youth, and match your wits with these word nerds.
33rd Annual Wearable Art Show GALA
This years theme is "Circus of Curiosities". Doors at the Ted Ferry Civic Center open at 7pm, the show starts at 8pm. All seats are reserved this year for the Gala performances!!
This year in addition to fine wines donated by Specialty Imports, we will be featuring Ketchikan's two new breweries; Bawden Street Brewing and Baleen Brewing Co. Yummy!!!
Friday evening's performance is sold out but there are still tickets available for the Thursday evening Gala and the Saturday afternoon All Ages Matinee!!
**Please Note** Outside alcohol is not allowed in the Ted Ferry Civic Center during the Wearable Art Show. If you are found to have outside alcohol inside the venue, you will be asked to throw it away or to leave the premises.
The Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council is excited to partner with 49th State Security Services this year to make sure we are all safe and happy during the Wearable Art Show!!!
Intermediate and Advanced Cedar Bark Weaving - Holly Churchill
Intermediate and Advanced Cedar Bark Weaving
Instructor: Holly Churchill
February 2 – 13, 2019
Mon, Tues, Wed & Fri, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.,
Saturdays, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sundays 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Registration Fee: $225/$200
Materials: $65-$175
REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS OPENS DEC. 13, 2018 @ 5:00 PM.
Prerequisite: Introduction to Cedar Bark Weaving
Haida master weaver Holly Churchill has been dedicated to upholding the art and culture traditions of her heritage through her own weaving and sharing knowledge with students of all ages throughout her lifetime. In this class, students who know the fundamentals of weaving will gain experience in an array of essential cedar bark weaving methods with a focus on false embroidery techniques. Intermediate students will learn how to create a new type of base, while advanced students who come prepared with a base can create a rattle-top basket with false embroidery. Students will need to process materials with instructor guidance.
33rd Annual Wearable Art Show MATINEE
This years theme is "Circus of Curiosities". Doors at the Ted Ferry Civic Center open for the matinee at 1:30pm, the show starts at 2pm. Open seating for the Saturday Matinee - except for the new table seats! Those are reserved seats!!!!
The All-Ages Matinee performance includes all the pieces from the evening Gala performances - except the ones that aren't family friendly. AND we add in school groups and first time artists.
Tickets are still available for this performance!!!
Give us a call at the Arts Council for tickets and more information 907-225-2211
33rd Annual Wearable Art Show GALA
This years theme is "Circus of Curiosities". Doors at the Ted Ferry Civic Center open at 7pm, the show starts at 8pm. All seats are reserved this year for the Gala performances!!
This year in addition to fine wines donated by Specialty Imports, we will be featuring Ketchikan's two new breweries; Bawden Street Brewing and Baleen Brewing Co. Yummy!!!
Saturday evening's performance is sold out but there are still tickets available for the Thursday Opening Gala and the Saturday afternoon All Ages Matinee!!
**Please Note** Outside alcohol is not allowed in the Ted Ferry Civic Center during the Wearable Art Show. If you are found to have outside alcohol inside the venue, you will be asked to throw it away or to leave the premises.
The Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council is excited to partner with 49th State Security Services this year to make sure we are all safe and happy during the Wearable Art Show!!!
Image Credits
TOP ROW (L-R)
Stephen Jackson, Seward Shame Pole, Saxman, Alaska, 2017 - Ketchikan Community Concert Band, image credit Felix Wong - Evy Posey, "Cosmic Wyvern", Mixed UP the 35th Annual Wearable Art Show, 2021 – Ricardo Búrquez, "My World", 2016 - Evon Zerbetz & Rich Stage, "A Trip to the Library", 2012 - Terry Pyles, "Yeltatzie Salmon", 2015
BOTTOM ROW (L-R)
Kathy Flora, Marcie Pungowiyi, New Path Dancers, "Thunder”, ShapeShift the 26th Annual Wearable Art Show, 2012, image credit Ernie Meloche - Rhonda Green, Tongass Historical Museum entry gate, 2021 - Ketchikan Theatre Ballet, Spring Gala "The Four Seasons" May 2021 - Nathan Jackson, "New Thundering Wings", 2016 – First City Players, "39 Steps", Jack Finnegan, 2021, image credit Jeff Fitzwater - Jackie Keizer "Sailing Off Into A Tequila Sunrise", Mixed UP the 35th Annual Wearable Art, image credit Jeanette Sweetman 2021 - Shawna Hofmann, Andiamo Dance Company, image credit Jeanette Sweetman, 2021- Ricardo Búrquez, “Pipe Junction” 2021 - Isreal Shotridge, Chief Johnson's Totem Pole, Ketchikan, AK. 1955

