Ketchikan artist Cameo McRoberts’ original intention was to create an exhibition archiving the story of her mother’s longest “work in progress”; her magical, ever-evolving home in Port Protection. But in the process, Cameo realized that her mother’s longest-running, most complex “work in progress”, isn’t the house at all.

It’s Cameo herself.

The Main Street Gallery is a program of the Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council. Exhibit Openings at the Main Street Gallery are always the first Friday of the Month! New exhibits are mounted each month by artists and curators.

Main Street Gallery exhibits run the first Friday of each month, through the last full week of the month. The Main Street Gallery is open Monday- Friday 9am to 5pm. If needed we can schedule a special time for you to view the exhibition!

Main Street Gallery exhibititions and Artist Presentations are always free and open to the public!

The Ketchikan Community Concert Band performs its Spring Concert!!!!

Adult tickets are $15, Youth are free!

Applications for Fellowships are open until May 5. Nominations for the Distinguished Artist Award are open until April 20.

Celebration 2026 Native Market Application

Thank you for your interest in our upcoming Native Artist Market! The market is held in conjunction with SHI’s biennial Celebration event. Celebration will take place June 3-6 Juneau, Alaska. The market will begin June 4. SHI reserves the right to determine the final placement and location of vendors.

Market dates: June 4-6, 2026.
Notification Date: April 24, 2026

FEES: A $25 NON-REFUNDABLE application fee is due today (this application payment does not guarantee a vendor spot at Celebration). If selected, an additional $275 fee is due for the table. Non-payment of fees may result in exclusion from the market. If you need assistance, please contact Natasha Phillips at natasha.phillips@sealaskaheritage.com or (907)586-9167.

ELIGIBILITY

The artist must meet at least one of the following eligibility requirements:
- Alaska Natives
- Native Americans who are members of an Indian tribe or
- Alaska Native or Native American who are certified as an Indian Artisan by an Indian Tribe.

Artists must provide documents to prove that they are Alaska Native or Native American. Indian artisans must provide documentation from a tribal government certifying that the artist is endorsed as an Indian Artisan.

Market applicants must provide 3 photos of the kinds of work they intend to sell. All art sold at the Native Artist Market must be created 70% or more by hand. Participating Artists may not have had a violent crime conviction, within the last five years.

Want your photo to be on the cover of our 2026 issue? Submit your photo for a chance to see it on the cover of our Local Living publication! Please only submit photos of Southern Southeast Alaska (Ketchikan, Metlakatla, POW, etc). Image must be able to be scaled up to 8.5”x11” (at least 300 dpi/ppi, PDF print is ideal). Please provide your name and contact information so that we may credit you properly. Photo contest winners will be announced sometime in The Local Paper!

Please use “Photo Contest” in the email submission subject line.

Apply to perform, vend, volunteer, or more at the annual Sh'bang Festival, held at the Lookout Arts Quarry on the outskirts of Bellingham, WA.
*** Note: The Performer/Workshop Application deadline is April 20, 2026 at 11:59pm PDT. Late applications will only be considered last for booking. Don't wait! ***

Starting April 7th, a gathering at North Tongass Community Club to play fun traditional Scandinavian Music. (Polkas, Schottisches, Waltzes and more.) Goal will be to have fun and work toward a Mayfest performance the last weekend in May. Contact for details and charts.

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.

Join us at the Library for an intimate listen with Island Music performer, Rachel Priday. She will give us a taste of her upcoming performance at the Saxman Tribal House on Saturday, April 25th, plus conversation and insights into being a professional violinist and performer.

Free and open to the public. Space is limited.

A consistently exciting artist, renowned globally for her spectacular technique, sumptuous sound, deeply probing musicianship, and “irresistible panache” (Chicago Tribune), violinist Rachel Lee Priday has appeared as soloist with major international orchestras including the Chicago, St. Louis, Seattle, and Houston Symphonies.

Weekly live music to accompany your dining or drinking. No reservations and the place can fill up quick. Some Fridays might not have a performance, so be forewarned of unexpected cancellations. The playlists on speaker are generally great enough, so either way its worth a Friday night social hour.

Join SEADC Rangers for morning refreshments and bird themed documentaries on the big screen in the Discovery Center's Elizabeth Peratrovich Theater.

More information to come!

A consistently exciting artist, renowned globally for her spectacular technique, sumptuous sound, deeply probing musicianship, and “irresistible panache” (Chicago Tribune), violinist Rachel Lee Priday has appeared as soloist with major international orchestras including the Chicago, St. Louis, Seattle, and Houston Symphonies.