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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Open Mic!
A fabulous night will be had by all! This event runs 6-9pm (contrary to the poster)
Call to Artists - SHI Art Design Contest for Celebration 2026
Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) is calling on Northwest Coast Native artists to submit design proposals for Celebration 2026, a major dance-and-culture festival held biennially in Juneau since 1982.
The theme of Celebration 2026 is Enduring Strength. The winning artist will create a piece that best interprets or conceptualizes the idea of enduring strength, which will serve as the visual symbol for the event and appear on Celebration materials. The artist will receive $1,000.
Artists must submit a sketch and a written description of how their piece reflects the theme. The sketch does not need to be a finished product but must be clear enough for reviewers to interpret the concept. The final design must have no more than seven colors or inks to ensure it reproduces optimally as a graphic.
Submissions are due Jan. 12, 2026. Artists retain copyright to their work, while SHI will receive a full license to use the image in perpetuity. The winning artist will be credited in the Celebration program, which will include an article about the illustrator.
Story SLAM - Theme..."Freudian Slip"
Doors open at 7pm, stories start at 7:30pm. $3 at the door!
Story SLAM - Theme..."Lion's Share"
Doors open at 7pm, stories start at 7:30pm. $3 at the door!
The Ukelele Group
Bring your ukulele and have some fun playing with the group.
Meets on Wednesdays at 3:45pm at the Inn at Creek Street!
Arts Report on KRBD
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 Monthly Grind!!!
Always a wonderful evening! Tickets are $5 for adults, and $1 for youth. Bring a dessert and get your ticket purchase refunded!
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
