February 2023 News & Events

FREE February Admission Free February admission is sponsored by Michelle Storer. Be sure to swing by this month to see our new exhibition and to celebrate Elizabeth Pertrovich Day. We are open to the public Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10am to 4pm.

February Exhibitions

Above: Sydney Akagi with her finished child sized Chilkat Robe, modeled by her baby son, Sloane. Photo by @sydneyakagiphoto  Below: Top image: Sealaska Heritage Institute Collection, 2018.026.001, woven by Jennie Thlunaut, circa 1980. Bottom image: Louis' Robe, woven by his grandmother Clarissa Rizal, 2014, courtesy of the Hope Family Trust. Photo by @sydneyakagiphoto

For Our Children: Chilkat Regalia Woven in the Lineage of Jennie Thlunaut & Clarrisa Rizal On View February 3rd-25th, 2023 Opening Reception: Friday, February 3rd, 4-7pm Curated by Lily Hope, For Our Children: Chilkat Regalia Woven in the Lineage of Jennie Thlunaut & Clarissa Rizal features finger twined Chilkat robes woven by three generations of Chilkat weavers. Included in the exhibition are weavings by Master Weavers Jennie Thlunaut and Clarissa Rizal, living weavers Shgen George, Lily Hope and Ricky Tagaban, and more than 20 student weavers. Master Weavers Jennie Thlunaut and Clarissa Rizal left a strong legacy of Chilkat weavers to carry on their teachings with integrity. Lily Hope, Shgen George, and Ricky Tagaban are three weaver teachers who embody the teachings in their daily lives. The two Master Weavers and each of the three living mentors will display child-sized robes as well as smaller woven Chilkat accessories. Student works include up to thirty smaller Chilkat robes woven between 2022 and 2023 with Lily Hope as the lead mentor weaver. Shgen George and Ricky Tagaban mentored students during an in-person finishing workshop hosted in partnership with Sealaska Heritage Institute, in late January 2023. The Chilkat Mentorship Finishing Workshop and Art Show Opening is supported in part by: Sealaska Heritage Institute, Friends of the Juneau Douglas City Museum, Goldbelt Heritage Foundation, Native Arts and Cultures Foundation SHIFT: Transformative Change and Indigenous Arts Grant, The CIRI Foundation: A Journey to What Matters: Increased Alaska Native Arts & Culture Project Grant, Shee Atiká Inc., Huna Heritage Foundation, Chilkoot Indian Association, Canada Council for the Arts, and Central Council Tlingit Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska.

Winter and Pond Salmon Creek Dam Construction, 1913

Celebrating the Salmon Creek Dam Historical Images On View through April 2023 In 2022 the Salmon Creek Dam was recognized as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers. Through historical images, this exhibition illustrates the innovative engineering and tremendous efforts required to build the Salmon Creek Dam from 1912-1914.

February Programs

Elizabeth Peratrovich & Daughter Loretta, photograph by Amy Lou Barney, 1945, JDCM97.35.010

Celebrate Elizabeth Peratrovich Day at the City Museum Thursday, February 16th | Free On February 5th, 1945, Elizabeth Peratrovich addressed the Territorial Senate during its debate on the anti-discrimination bill. At that time Elizabeth was the grand president of the Alaska Native Sisterhood. Elizabeth gave a powerful speech about racism and injustice. Enough senators were moved by Elizabeth’s speech that the Alaska Anti-Discrimination Act of 1945 was passed and then signed into law on February 16th, 1945. It was the first anti-discrimination law in the United States. Alaska recognizes February 16th as Elizabeth Peratrovich Day because this is the date the Equal Rights Act was signed into law. Drop by the City Museum between 10am and 4pm on Elizabeth Peratrovich Day (February 16th) to celebrate Elizabeth Peratrovich and to learn about the Alaska Native Sisterhood (ANS) and Alaska Native Brotherhood (ANB). This event will include an Elizabeth Peratrovich scavenger hunt, visits from ANS and ANB members, snacks and more.

Weaver Lily Hope, 2022

Strength in Community Artist Talk with Lily Hope Saturday, February 25th at 1:00pm | Free Join us at the City Museum for an Artist Talk with Lily Hope in the Murray Gallery. Lily will speak about building community, mentoring a new generation of weavers, and the process of curating her exhibition titled, For Our Children: Chilkat Regalia Woven in the Lineage of Jennie Thlunaut & Clarissa Rizal.

See Lily Hope demonstrate how to make a Chilkat tunic tassel zipper pull on Youtube HERE

Youth Workshop: Make a Chilkat Tunic Tassel Zipper Pull with Lily Hope Saturday, February 25th 2:30-4pm | $7.50 +tax Registration Required | Space is Limited This activity is suited for ages 8 and up. There is a $7.50 +tax material fee for each participant. Materials may be purchased at the City Museum on the day of the activity. This activity takes about 15 minutes to complete. Please choose a time slot: 2:30, 2:45, 3:00, 3:15, or 3:30pm and call (907) 586-3572 to register.

Upcoming Exhibit Opportunity

We can't wait to se how you choose to interpret Opposites!

Opposites The 19th Annual 12x12 Community Art Exhibition March 3rd—April 15th Entry forms are due February 11th, 2023 The City Museum's 12X12 Community Art Exhibition is just around the corner! To participate in Opposites, the 19th Annual 12x12 Community Art Exhibition, interested artists must complete an entry form and submit it to the City Museum by February 11th, 2023. Detailed submission instructions and an entry form are available to pick up at the City Museum or you can download a fillable form on our website HERE.

MUSEUM INFORMATION

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