Here\u2019s a look at what\u2019s scheduled for the First Friday Art Walk this month.<\/p>\n
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COMIC ART BY ANNA BONGIOVANNI<\/strong> Alaska Robotics Gallery will host queer activist Anna Bongiovanni in February. Bongiovanni\u2019s comics explore queer community, body trauma and recovery, sexism, misogyny, homophobia and transphobia.<\/p>\n Bongiovanni\u2019s visit to Juneau will include two free workshops, cohosted by Juneau Public Libraries. The first, The Nuts and Bolts of Zine-Making!, will be held Thursday, Feb. 4 at the Valley Library from 5-8 pm. The second workshop, Honesty in Comics, will be offered Saturday, Feb. 6 at the Douglas Library from 1-5 pm. See more details on page 3.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n KINETIC: A SOLO EXHIBIT OF PAINTINGS BY AVERY SKAGGS<\/strong> \u201cKINETIC\u201d is an exploration of mark making, created by Juneau artist and REACH client Avery Skaggs. The paintings are a representation of Avery\u2019s physical presence as captured over the course of days and months of work on each piece.<\/p>\n Skaggs and his support team from the Canvas Art Studio and Gallery will talk on the topic of his art making and life as an exhibiting artist on Saturday, Feb. 20, from 10:30 am-12 pm.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n WOODWORK BY ROBERT FLETCHER AND PAINTINGS BY CONSTANCE BALTUCK<\/strong> Annie Kaill\u2019s will feature two artists for the month of February: Robert Fletcher and Constance Baltuck.<\/p>\n Woodwork artist Fletcher will show a selection of his wood bowls and other wood work items hand crafted from primarily local wood such as Alaskan Mountain Ash, Alaskan Sitka Spruce and Alaskan Red Alder. Nearly all of the trees that provided the wood were cut down for other reasons, such as landscaping, house building or windfalls. Fletcher has been involved in woodworking to some degree since middle school, and now that he\u2019s retired, he\u2019s been able to make it more of a focus of his daily life.<\/p>\n Painter Baltuck will show a selection of her latest original paintings, primarily acrylics on canvas. Her images include landscapes from around Juneau and from her travels around the world. Baltuck has been drawing, painting, and showing her work in Alaska since 1982. Her first show at Annie Kaill\u2019s Gallery was in 1984.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cGOOD CONTINUATION,\u201d NEW WORKS BY MERCEDES MU\u00f1OZ Juneau artist Mercedes Mu\u00f1oz will show a selection of recent works at the Canvas, where she works as the ceramics studio manager. Her functional porcelain pieces tie in to her love of drawing through the use of decals, gold luster, and china paints.<\/p>\n Mu\u00f1oz, granddaughter of highly regarded Alaskan artist Rie Mu\u00f1oz, grew up in Juneau and Tenakee Springs and received her BFA in Studio Arts with an emphasis in ceramics at Montana State University, Bozeman.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n NEW WORK BY MEMBER ARTIST ELLA JOHNSON-BENTLEY<\/strong> The Juneau Artists Gallery will feature long time member artist Ella Johnson-Bentley as the featured artist for the month of February. Johnson-Bentley\u2019s artistic talents include beaded jewelry, beaded flower bouquets, miniature waxed linen baskets and fiber art.<\/p>\n At Friday\u2019s opening, she will be presenting several new embellished and embroidered wall hangings. Find out more about the gallery at www.juneauartistsgallery.com<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cHAVE A HEART FOR SAIL\u201d EVENT<\/strong> Southeast Alaska Independent Living will host a \u201cHave a Heart for SAIL\u201d event at the Rookery on First Friday. The event will include an artist reception and a silent auction from 4-6 pm, and a ticketed dinner with a select menu beginning at 6:30 pm. Dinner costs $65, with proceeds going to support SAIL\u2019s mission to inspire independence for seniors and people with disabilities throughout Southeast Alaska.<\/p>\n Artists who created work for the show at the Rookery include Joel Abbott, Patti Baumgartner, Jeff Brown, Fabienne Peter Contesse, Julie Crabtree, Jay and Judy Crondahl, Electra Gardinier, Claire Geldhof, Jeanette St. George, Lily Hope, Laura Hosey, Jordan Kendall, Lilly Killibear, Rhonnie McMaster, Jorden Nigro, SueAnn Randall, Elizabeth Spence and Linda Vallie.<\/p>\n To find out more, visit www.sailinc.org<\/p>\n <\/p>\n FEATURED ARTISTS DOUG CHILTON, RENEE CULP AND RHONDA BUTLER<\/strong> Sealaska Heritage Institute and the Sealaska Heritage Store will host featured artists and give away a Valentine\u2019s Day gift basket at the Walter Soboleff Building for First Friday. Artists will include Doug Chilton, Renee Culp and Rhonda Butler. During the First Friday reception from 4:30-8 pm, SHI will offer free admission to Shuk\u00e1 H\u00edt (the clan house), and the store will offer special discounts, including 40 percent off chocolates and coffee and 20 percent off selected apparel. SHI will pick the gift basket winner by drawing names at 8 pm. The winner does not have to be present at the drawing to claim the prize.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “NORTH, “MIXED MEDIA WORK BY ALEXANDRA BOOKLESS<\/strong> Juneau artist Alexandra Bookless will show a selection of mixed media pieces at the JAHC Gallery. She is a 2010 graduate of Juneau Douglas High School and a current Bachelor of Art candidate. Bookless’ first-ever solo <\/span>exhibit will include pieces inspired by her time traveling and living in Alaska and the <\/span>Yukon, and reflects her interest in how the environment in the Pacific Northwest <\/span>shapes people, and vice versa. The exhibit includes paintings, <\/span>drawings, and ceramic work.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n ABSTRACT LANDSCAPES BY MONICA DAUGHERTY<\/strong> Juneau artist Monica Daugherty will show all new paintings inspired by walks around Juneau in this exploration of place through memory.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cWORDS FROM THE HEART\u201d PHOTO BOOTH BY JANELLE QUIMPO AND JAZZ BY TOM LOCHER<\/strong> Kindred Post will host a \u201cWords From the Heart\u201d-themed live photo booth installation from local photographer Janelle Quimpo, and live jazz by Tom Locher.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n CONTINUING: \u201cWALKABOUT\u201d BY JERRY SMETZER<\/strong> Jerry Smetzer\u2019s 10 oil-on-canvas paintings depict \u2018a young woman\u2019s journey through time, and her exploration of events which describe and illuminate our humanity,\u201d according to the artist.<\/p>\n As part of the First Friday event, there will be a mini-seminar and question and answer from 6 to 7 pm. Smetzer will discuss the theme and development of the panels, and will demo some of the images and multi-media techniques used. The mini-seminar will be held in the downstairs conference room at KTOO.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n PHOTOGRAPHY BY KENT CHASTAIN<\/strong> Kent Chastain is a photographer who recently moved to Juneau from tropical Kauai with his wife Deborah. A photographer for the past 30 years, he is now living on Fritz Cove Road. His show is entitled \u201cFrom the Porch and Beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TASTING OF THREE NEW BEERS AND LIVE MUSIC BY SOUL REVIEW<\/strong> The Alaskan Brewing Company Depot will be featuring three new brews: SMaSH Mosaic, Jalapeno Imperial IPA, and Hopturn IPA. There will be light snacks, as well as the R&B sounds of Soul Review.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n FREE FIRST FRIDAY YOGA CLASS<\/strong> Rainforest Yoga is offering 45 minutes of yoga led by Rainforest\u2019s Lindsey Kirchhoff. This is a class for all levels. 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Alaska Robotics Gallery
220 Front Street
Reception: 4:30-7 pm<\/p>\n
Juneau Douglas City Museum
Fourth and Main Streets
Reception: 4:30-7 pm<\/p>\n
Annie Kaill\u2019s
244 Front St.
Reception: 4:30-7 pm<\/p>\n
<\/strong>The Canvas
223 Seward St.
Reception: 4:30-7 pm<\/p>\n
Juneau Artists Gallery
175 S. Franklin St.
Reception: 4:30-7 pm<\/p>\n
The Rookery Cafe
111 Seward St.
Reception: 4-6 pm<\/p>\n
Walter Soboleff Building
105 S. Seward St.
Reception: 4:30-8 pm<\/p>\n
JAHC Gallery
Juneau Arts & Culture Center
Reception: 4:30\u20137 pm<\/p>\n
Coppa
917 Glacier Highway
Reception: 4:30\u20137 pm<\/p>\n
Kindred Post
145 S. Franklin St.
Reception: 4:30-7:30 pm<\/p>\n
KTOO
360 Egan Drive
Reception: 4\u20137 pm and mini-seminar from 6-7 pm<\/p>\n
GCI\u2019s downtown store
118 Seward St.
Reception: 4-6:30 pm<\/p>\n
Alaskan Brewing Co. Depot
219 S. Franklin St.
Reception: 4:30-7 pm<\/p>\n
Rainforest Yoga
Emporium Mall
Free class: 5:15-6 pm<\/p>\n