Join the Rainy Day Quilt Guild for their annual "Quilting in the Rain" Quilt Show. Ketchikan's prolific quilters showcase their work in a extraordinary display of talent a the Ted Ferry Civic Center. Vote for your favorite quilt, tie a string on the "Community Service" Quilt, and see this year's Quilts of Valor. Plus, don't forget to buy your raffle ticket for the quilt give away!

Instructor: JANICE JACKSON $80 February 18-19, 2023 (materials TBD) Sat. & Sun. 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

In this two-day workshop Tlingit artist, Janice Jackson will advise students new to beading on how to plan and begin an appliqued design. More experienced beading students can receive answers to questions and assistance solving any conundrums with their beading projects.

Registration for Spring classes opens in December 2022. You are welcome to register via phone (907.225.5900), email, or stop by the Totem Heritage Center.

Tia Hardanger will be teaching a beginning Norwegian Hardanger embroidery class in February (Feb. 5, 12, 19, 26) from 2:00 to 3:30 at the First Lutheran Church 1200 Tongass Ave. in the downstairs fellowship hall. Cost is $30. and class size is limited to 8 people. Supplies are provided to complete a Hardanger project like the one in photo. Email Tia to register !

BOOMbal Dance Classes at the Main Street Gallery!
The February Session is now closed to brand new beginners. 
 
BUT, if you HAVE taken the prereq. swing 101 class anytime in your recent or distant past, you are welcome to join in the fun and sign up for the rest of the month.
 
Main Street Gallery, 330 Main St.
5:45 pm Doors open for check-in + practice 
6:00 - 6:45 pm   Swing 3
6:55 - 7:30 pm   Swing 5 is a brand new class for intermediates
 
$25 for one class (4 weeks)
$38 for both classes (4 weeks)
Drop-ins are $10 for one class/$15 for the night (both classes)
 
No partner needed to attend. 
Find links to sign up on FB @BOOMbal Dance Hall 
 
BOOMbal will take a spring break in March and resume in April, so grab this chance to learn to dance this winter, and get ready for our big Live Band Swing night May 13th
 
New opportunities to take swing 101 will happen in the spring.
Contact BOOMbal to get on their mailing list for advance notice!

Register via FB messenger @BOOMbal Dance Hall

The Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council are so excited to be partnering with Ketchikan After School Program (KAP) and ARTery Instructor Abel Piercy to bring you the Youth Wearable Art Class!!!!
When:
Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:30 - 5:30 pm
February 7th - March 16th
That is 12, 2 hour classes, with art teacher Abel Piercy!!!
Where:
KAP room, upstairs at the PLAZA Mall
Why:
To give youth artists an opportunity and a space to create amazing art to be worn on the body!!!!

Students can choose to participate in the 2nd ANnual Youth Wearable Art Show with their finished pieces March 25th!!!

Open Craft Night is back at the Totem Heritage Center!
Join them on Tuesdays from 6-9:00pm and bring your weaving, regalia, and design projects to work in the company of fellow Northwest Coast artists and students.
For more information about Open Craft Night, the Native Arts Studies Program, and the Totem Heritage Center call 225-5900 or visit KetchikanMuseums.org.
**Woodshop access will NOT be available in October and November due to renovations.**

Each week at approximately 8:20 am KRBD hosts the Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council for their weekly report on arts and humanities in Ketchikan and the surrounding area. Get a synopsis of the local music scene, performances, Gallery exhibits, pop-ups, and Calls to artists. The Arts Report often features special guests from the Ketchikan Theatre Ballet, Artists, and Curators. Tune in weekly to KRBD 105.3 FM Ketchikan, Metlakatla and Saxman, 107.1 FM North Ketchikan, Ward Cove, and Ketchikan, 101.7: Craig, 90.7: North Point Higgins, 90.1: Mountain Point, Hydaburg, Klawock, and Thorne Bay.
If you would like your event to be aired in the Arts Report please let us know by the Thursday prior.

The Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council are so excited to be partnering with Ketchikan After School Program (KAP) and ARTery Instructor Abel Piercy to bring you the Youth Wearable Art Class!!!!
When:
Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:30 - 5:30 pm
February 7th - March 16th
That is 12, 2 hour classes, with art teacher Abel Piercy!!!
Where:
KAP room, upstairs at the PLAZA Mall
Why:
To give youth artists an opportunity and a space to create amazing art to be worn on the body!!!!

Students can choose to participate in the 2nd ANnual Youth Wearable Art Show with their finished pieces March 25th!!!

Join in on an evening of Sea Shanties! Stop by for casual singing, dining, drinks and community!
Alaska Fish House-6pm

The Evening of Dance performances are coming to the Kayhi Auditorium Dates are Thursday, February 23rd and Friday, February 24th and both shows are at 7:00pm. Tickets will be available online starting Thursday, February 2nd at www.KetchikanTheatreBallet.com or by calling our office at 907-225-9311.

2023 Art Show Entry Form Instructions

The One Ocean Art Show submissions will be displayed locally in Seward, location TBD, throughout the weekend.

Please complete a FORM for EACH piece of art submitted. There is no limit to the number of pieces a school can send, but please limit entries per artist to 5 or fewer.

Artwork must be original and created solely by the participating student during the 2022-23 school year. No published, traced, or copied materials will be allowed.

Mail artwork to: Tsunami Bowl, PO Box 730, Seward, AK 99664 via USPS or 201 Railway Avenue, Seward, AK 99664 if using any other carrier.

Submissions must be in Seward prior to February 24th, 2023.

Arrangements must be made with the Art Show coordinators on pick up or shipping of return pieces.

The National Park Service is sponsoring this event.

If you have any questions, please email fiona_north@nps.gov or call (907) 422-0503

Open Call Submission Deadline Today

Call to Youth Artists age 5- 18 to create a LOGO for the Ketchikan Youth Wearable Art Show. Deadline for submission is Friday, February 24th, 2023. The artist of the chosen LOGO will receive $250, and Fame and Glory!

The new LOGO will be featured in all future marketing campaigns for the Youth Wearable Art Shows. The winning LOGO will debut on the program of this year’s Youth Wearable Art Show!!!! March 25th , 2023.

Click below for submission details.

The Evening of Dance performances are coming to the Kayhi Auditorium Dates are Thursday, February 23rd and Friday, February 24th and both shows are at 7:00pm. Tickets will be available online starting Thursday, February 2nd at www.KetchikanTheatreBallet.com or by calling our office at 907-225-9311.

This open-level Ballet class is geared toward adults with no previous dance experience.

Move your body, burn calories and learn the basics of Classical Ballet technique! There is no dance or ballet experience necessary for this class. This class is designed for adults who are new to dance and have always wanted to experience the beauty of ballet! Punch cards are also available for this class.

First City Players Starpath Theatre Classes with Jack Finnegan
For ages 3rd & 4th grade, these classes help build confidence, collaboration, critical and thinking. To sign up email info@firstcityplayers.org, see under "classes" for more information.
First City Players Office - 11:30-12:30pm 

First City Players Starpath Theatre Classes with Dani Pratt
For ages 5th & 6th grade, these classes help build confidence, collaboration, critical and thinking. To sign up email info@firstcityplayers.org, see under "classes" for more information.
First City Players Office - 1-2pm 
NO CLASS 3/25

Instructor: DEBBIE MCLAVEY
February 25 - March 10, 2023
Mon.-Fri., 5:30 – 8:30 p.m., Sat. 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
$225
(materials: TBD)

Accomplished Haida weaver and regalia maker Debbie McLavey teaches Northwest Coast art and culture to learners of all ages through KIC’s Tribal Scholars, apprenticeships, dance groups, classes and workshops. Students in this class will learn to create a pair of custom leather high-top moccasins that can be personalized in a variety of ways using beadwork, weaving, buttons, wool, or fur. This class counts toward a Certificate of Merit in Regalia.

Registration for Spring classes opens in December 2022. You are welcome to register via phone (907.225.5900), email, or stop by the Totem Heritage Center.