{"id":4531,"date":"2017-02-02T19:51:07","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T03:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spijue.wpengine.com\/news\/february-first-friday-art-walk-listings\/"},"modified":"2017-02-02T19:51:07","modified_gmt":"2017-02-03T03:51:07","slug":"february-first-friday-art-walk-listings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/life\/february-first-friday-art-walk-listings\/","title":{"rendered":"February First Friday Art Walk listings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dance performance by Yees Ku Oo and Valentine\u2019s Day raffle<\/strong><\/p>\n

Walter Soboleff Building<\/p>\n

105 S. Seward St.<\/p>\n

Reception: 4:30-8 p.m.,<\/p>\n

performance 6-8 p.m.<\/p>\n

Sealaska Heritage will host a performance by Yees Ku Oo, a multicultural dance group comprised of many indigenous nations. The Tlingit name Yees Ku Oo means \u201cNew People\/New Beginning,\u201d and was translated by the late Tlingit elder Clarence Jackson in 2003, the year the group formed. Yees Ku Oo has performed for many events around the state, including the Governor\u2019s Inaugural Ball, the Gold Medal Basketball Tournament, the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention, Celebration, and many others. The performance is free and all are welcome.<\/p>\n

Also there will be a raffle for a Valentine\u2019s Day gift: a silver hand-carved love bird pendant by Tlingit artist Heendei. Raffle participants need not be present to win.<\/p>\n

Unheard Voices | Unheard Wisdom<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alaska State Museum<\/p>\n

395 Whittier Street<\/p>\n

Reception: 4:30-7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Carmel Anderson will exhibit \u201cUnheard Voices | Unheard Wisdom,\u201d which shares the experiences of victims impacted by domestic and sexual abuse. The show features elegant life-size caste and fabric sculptures.<\/p>\n

Anderson is one of eight artists selected for the Alaska State Museum 2017-2019 Solo Artist Exhibition Series.<\/p>\n

Featured artist: Chef Stef <\/strong><\/p>\n

Juneau Artists Gallery<\/p>\n

175 S. Franklin St.<\/p>\n

Reception: 4:30-7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Chef Stef will be showcasing Valentine\u2019s Day themed cookies like heart-shaped shortbread and conversation heart cookies with loving and not-so-loving sayings, depending on your take of the day. Custom orders will be taken. Also available will be the chef\u2019s salted caramels, black licorice and sesame brittle, almond toffee and granola. Treats will be provided.<\/p>\n

Live music by FySH Houck<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kindred Post<\/p>\n

145 S. Franklin St.<\/p>\n

Reception: 4:30-7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Come listen to live music by FySH Houck. There will be snacks.<\/p>\n

Juneau youth display art in restroom<\/strong><\/p>\n

Coppa<\/p>\n

917 Glacier Ave. #102<\/p>\n

Reception: 4-6 p.m.<\/p>\n

Coppa\u2019s new program will feature art made by local youth in the restroom. This month\u2019s work is by Cedar Fowler Croteau.<\/p>\n

First Friday in Haines<\/p>\n

\u00ad<\/strong>\u2014Sam Jackson and Rebecca Brewer stumbled onto their new medium by accident. Walking along the Yukon River during July\u2019s \u201cArt on the Waterfront\u201d festival in Whitehorse, the duo ran across Nicole Bergman conducting an encaustics demonstration in one of the many artist tents.<\/p>\n

Encaustics is the use of hot wax in art.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe watched her for a while and then we walked away,\u201d Brewer said. \u201cAnd as we were walking, Sam stopped in his tracks and looked at me and said, \u2018I gotta do that.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

The two have been creating their own encaustic pieces since October, and will debut their work on Feb. 3 as part of Haines\u2019 First Friday event. The exhibit opening will run from 5 \u2014 7 p.m. at the Alaska Arts Confluence\u2019s Art on Main Street Gallery, 217 Main Street, Gateway Building in Haines.<\/p>\n

Brewer and Jackson are largely inspired by the beach, taking long walks during low tide to collect shells, rocks, and driftwood to affix to the cedar veneers they use for the base of their encaustics. The two apply pigmented wax to the cedar with paintbrushes, layering the colors before they heat and carve patterns into the malleable material.<\/p>\n

The pair usually collaborates on more than one piece at a time, Brewer said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe work on them for a while and then we switch, and I might work on that one for a while and then I\u2019ll work on his for awhile, and then we switch again,\u201d she said. \u201cWhat comes out of his brain mixes with what comes out of my brain. And then at some point either he or I will say, \u2018Is it done?\u2019 It\u2019s a very playful process.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jackson trends toward maritime subjects in the less abstract pieces: boats, water, and birds can often be spotted in both his encaustic work and the acrylic paintings he is known for around Haines. Whatever the medium, though, the colors are always bright.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s very colorful, very happy,\u201d Brewer said. \u201cIt will be good for February.\u201d<\/p>\n

Haines began celebrating First Friday in February 2015, with local businesses and organizations holding arts and cultural events on the first Friday of each month, creating an Art Walk in downtown Haines that now extends from Jones Point to Historic Fort William H. Seward. AAC continues to accept proposals for both rotating and semi-permanent window, wall and floor art installations in Art on Main Street storefront gallery. The request for proposal application is available to download at http:\/\/www.alaskaartsconfluence.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dance performance by Yees Ku Oo and Valentine\u2019s Day raffle Walter Soboleff Building 105 S. Seward St. Reception: 4:30-8 p.m., performance 6-8 p.m. Sealaska Heritage will host a performance by Yees Ku Oo, a multicultural dance group comprised of many indigenous nations. The Tlingit name Yees Ku Oo means \u201cNew People\/New Beginning,\u201d and was translated […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":107,"featured_media":4532,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_stopmodifiedupdate":false,"_modified_date":"","wds_primary_category":7,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[74],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-4531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-life","tag-arts-and-culture"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/107"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4531"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4531\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4531"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=4531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}