Ketchikan Area Artists : Artists : Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council

Ketchikan area Artists and Creatives have been inspiring the communities of this area since the beginning. Whether it is beautifully engineered and created halibut hooks, or the magnificent totem poles of the area, to the stories, poetry and drawings for the inception of the Alaska Magazine, to the creation and evolution of Wearable Art in Alaska artists continue to make the world we live in meaningful and joyful.

This page is still a work in progress and will soon contain an Artist Directory of the area artists, and a catalogue of Public Art in the Ketchikan area, plus artists' resources.

Below are the Calls to Artists listed in deadline order. Local and Regional Calls to Artists are posted as we find them. If you know of a Call that is not listed on this page, please e-mail details to info@ketchikanarts.org we would love to include it here as a resource to artists!

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The Fish Art Contest for persons in grades K-12 is receiving entries until February 28th, 2025.
It is free to enter and only one entry is allowed per person.
Lots of cool prizes!

All musicians are welcome to apply for a 15-minute set on the Alaska Folk Festival main stage. This is a volunteer performance.

DEADLINE: February 28, 2025

The 50th Annual Alaska Folk Festival is scheduled for April 7-13, 2025, at Centennial Hall in Juneau.

Evening performances Monday through Sunday begin at 6:30 p.m. Afternoon concerts on Saturday and Sunday begin at 12 noon. Festival performers are scheduled according to space and availability. All sets are limited to 15 minutes, including set-up. There is no guarantee that all applicants will perform. We strive to get as many different performers on stage as possible. Please, live music only. No pre-recorded music or slide shows. If you have special needs for your performance, please let us know when you apply.

Completed applications must be received NO LATER THAN 5:00 p.m., Friday, February 28, 2025. The tentative schedule will be sent to all applicants no later than March 7, 2025. This schedule will be your confirmation of a performance spot.

Please fill out all fields as completely as possible. Applications missing information are more likely to be waitlisted.

Two Week Residency: June 12-26, 2025.
Deadline: March 1, 2025

The Wrangell Mountains Center (WMC) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is connecting people with wildlands through art, science, and education in Alaska. The Wrangell Mountains Residency Program aims to support artists of all genres, writers, and inquiring minds. Our organization and community will provide a unique and rustic workspace located in the heart of the nation’s largest national park.

We invite applicants with creative and inquisitive minds who will both add to and benefit from the interdisciplinary efforts at our community hub in McCarthy, Alaska and the surrounding Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. Artists and writers of all genres and stages in their career are encouraged to apply for our two-week residency. Alaska Native artists, artists from the global majority, artists who are underrepresented and/or marginalized are especially encouraged to apply. The WMC will make selections through a competitive admissions process. We hope to encourage emerging and mid-level career voices as well as mature professionals.

During the residency, the artist will be asked to share their experience with the public by demonstration, talk, or other means. The presentation will depend on the artist’s medium, interests, and experience.

Master Artist and Apprentice Grant – app due Mar 1

The Alaska State Council on the Arts' mission is to foster the development of the arts for all Alaskans through education, partnerships, grants, and services.

The Master Artist and Apprentice Grant in Traditional Alaska Native Arts mission is to support and encourage the preservation and perpetuation of traditional Alaska Native art forms. Grants underwrite serious one-on-one study between an apprentice and a recognized master artist in any traditional Alaska Native art form. Art forms include visual arts, traditional crafts, music, dance, storytelling, song and the creation of traditional functional objects.

Career Opportunity Grants

Quarterly Grant Deadlines: June 1, September 1, December 1, March 1

Career Opportunity Grants are designed to provide financial assistance to professional artists for travel to in-state, national, or international events, programs or seminars and for other activities that will contribute to the strength of the artist's professional standing or skill. These cash awards help professional artists take advantage of impending, concrete opportunities that will significantly advance their work or careers. The awards are for unique, short-term opportunities that do not constitute routine completion of work in progress. Applicants may request grants in variable amounts from $100 to $1,000 rounded to the nearest $100. Career Opportunity Grants will not exceed $1,000. First time applicant must contact ASCA first.

For complete information and application, visit the online grant system. For technical assistance, contact Patti Lillie at 907-269-7978 or patti.lillie@alaska.gov

The Voices of the Wilderness artist residency is a unique opportunity. Instead of staying at a remote wilderness cabin, our participating artist are paired with a wilderness specialist and actively engaged in stewardship projecs, such as research, monitoring, and education. The idea is to give artists a sense of the stewarship behind America's public lands, fostering an artistic exploration of these natural and cultural treasures. The hoped-for result is artwork that communicates something of the meaning of these lands.

Residencies open to: Art professionals in all media - visual (two and three dimensional: photographers, sculptors, painters, etc.), audio (musicians, singers, composers), film (video/filmmakers), performance artists, and writers (poets, fiction, essays, storytellers). International artists are welcome to apply.

Residency Period: Typically June through August; dates & length of residencies vary.

Applications are due March 2nd, 2025.

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Help the Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council celebrate the 50th Blueberry Arts Festival!!!

The Ketchikan Area Arts & Humanities Council invites you to submit up to two designs for the 2025 Festival logo. The logo is featured on the Blueberry Arts Festival T-shirts and is a cherished memento from each year’s Festival. Your artwork will be worn by hundreds of Ketchikanites, will travel the world with our summer visitors, and be featured in all Festival publicity!

• Mail or drop off original artwork to KAAHC, 330 Main St., Ketchikan, AK 99901
or email digital files to info@ketchikanarts.org by
5:00pm AKST, Tuesday, March 4, 2025.
• Entries must be original design and original artwork
• Entries must be a camera-ready design or image.
• Digital artwork must be in a scalable vector graphic format (EPS).
PDF and JPG files are acceptable.
• The design must incorporate the words:
“50th Annual Blueberry Arts Festival”, “2025”, and “Ketchikan, Alaska”.

Please include the following information with your submission:
Name
Mailing Address
Phone
Email

A prize of $500 will be awarded
for the chosen design, plus fame and glory!
Questions? Call 907-225-2211

Proposals are being accepted for the 2025-2026 Main Street Gallery Season at the Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council. Proposals can be from individual artists, artists working as a group, and from Curators drawing from artists around their community and beyond.

While the selection process is competitive, KAAHC is dedicated to facilitating emerging artists' ability to apply for and achieve successful exhibitions at the Main Street Gallery. We will assist artists and curators at every level of the proposal process, and of course, going forward as they build their exhibit for display.

The full description of the items needed for submission are linked below.

If you have questions or need assistance please contact us!!!

A fabulous night will be had by all!

A fabulous night will be had by all!

A fabulous night will be had by all!

❄️ WINTER * $1,800.00 Innovate Grants for Art + Photo

Deadline: Thursday, March 27, 2025 11:59pm PST

WINTER 2025 OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS — Innovate Grant is thrilled to introduce our newly increased award amounts of $1,800.00.

Innovate Grant awards (2) $1,800.00 grants each quarter, to one Visual Artist and one Photographer. In addition, (12) honorable mentions (6 in art and 6 in photo), will be featured on our website and join a growing community of vibrant and talented artists. Innovate Grant's commitment extends beyond the grant cycle by promoting the work of selected winners and honorable mentions into the future.

Innovate Grant supports artists and photographers through quarterly grants. We've simplified the grant process, so that artists and photographers can focus on making their innovative work. The work should speak for itself and our application reflects that.

Innovate Grant awards:

+ 1 x $1,800.00 Grant to a Visual Artist

+ 1 x $1,800.00 Grant to a Photographer

+ 12 x Honorable Mentions

Explore the work of ALL Past Innovate Grant recipients and read their interviews at https://innovateartistgrants.org

How to Apply: Visual Artists and Photographers 18 years and older, from all around the world, are eligible to apply. All media and genres are accepted. All applicants retain the right to the work they submit. Apply today at https://innovateartistgrants.org