Applications are open to Alaska Native artists, located in Southeast Alaska. The ideal Teaching Artist Apprentice will have an interest in learning about Southeast Alaska Native languages, culture, and Northwest Coast Arts, as well as have a high school diploma.

Selected apprentices will join Teaching Artists for artist in residencies in Juneau, Ketchikan, Yakutat, Craig and Klawock. The residencies will take place in the elementary schools, working with 4th and 5th grade students.

Apprentices should commit to the following program timeline:

Year 1 - September 2025 - May 2026
Year 2 - August 2026 - May 2027
Summer camps and training opportunities

PLEASE NOTE: Apprenticeship hours are not full-time. Hours will be dependent on residency schedules and trainings. From September 2025 - May 2026, the apprentice will assist with up to 5 residencies. Each residency is 8 hours/day for two-three weeks. SHI will cover the cost of airfare and lodging, as well as provide a travel stipend.

Voices on the Land is a grant funded Arts & Literacy Integration program that provides cultural, literacy, and arts experiences to 2nd - 8th grade students, as well as professional learning opportunities and pathways for educators and artists

The 2025 Alaska Literary Awards recognize and support writers of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, playwriting, screenwriting, and mixed genres. Awards are made through the Alaska Arts and Culture Foundation and administered by the Alaska State Council on the Arts. In the 2025 cycle, a select number of $5,000 awards will be awarded to individuals.

The Application Deadline is August 31, 2025

The 2025 Category is: Performing Arts, Theater, and Music.

Purpose:
To recognize and assist Alaskan Emerging Artists of exceptional talent.

Application Deadline:
August 31, 2025.

CFCF has another exciting Open Workshop this Sunday, August 31st, at the Cape Fox Cultural Foundation. All ages are welcome. Bring your projects, new or old, and let's create together.

Traditional Filipino Dance & Music Classes!!! Details are being firmed up but contact Czarina for more information!!!

Residencies at Storyknife in Homer, Alaska, are either for two or four weeks. Resident’s food and lodging is covered during the period of their residency, but travel to and from Homer, Alaska, is the responsibility of the resident. Residents stay in individual cabins & dine at the main house. An on-staff chef is responsible for food preparation.

Four week residencies begin on the 1st of each month and end on the 28th. Two week residencies begin on the 1st of each month and end on the 14th OR begin on the 15th and end on the 28th. Residencies are available April through October.

Applicants must:

Be woman-identified
Be 21 years of age or older
Apply as an individual artist, not a collaborative group or team
Writers who have been in residency for a minimum of two-weeks at Storyknife must wait five years before they can re-apply for another residency.

To apply you must provide a work sample and answer four questions (each answer 300 words or fewer).

There is a $40.00 fee to apply for residency.

A fabulous night will be had by all!

Traditional Filipino Dance & Music Classes!!! Details are being firmed up but contact Czarina for more information!!!

Bring your ukulele and have some fun playing with the group.
Meets on Wednesdays at 3:45pm at the Inn at Creek Street!

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.

Always noon to 1pm, its a great opportunity to take your lunch outside, and hear great music performed by awesome local musicians!

Music on the Dock is a program of the City of Ketchikan administered by the Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council.

Micro-dances in September!

Short after-work practice sessions for experienced BOOMbal dancers - (no class will be offered until the fall)

Location:
Star Gallery
#5 Creek Street

* You should have some beginner basics—a couple classes under your belt—to attend and be able to navigate the gallery.

If you are a new dancer, stay tuned for classes in the fall!

No partner needed to attend - join solo, or with your friends, or with a partner. Easy-going, fun environment.

Submit names of exemplary individuals in any of three categories for these new awards presented by the Ketchikan Wellness Coalition.