Weekly Calendar of Upcoming Events and Performances
To have your event added to The Arts and Culture Calendar contact
info@KetchikanArts.org
907-225-2211
Quick Links
Dave, Hannah, and Chazz at the Alaska Fish House
Live music from Dave Rubin, Hannah Kerick, and Chazz Gist
Alaska's Suffrage Star
Visit participating businesses and read all about Alaska Women and the vote in the 1010 and 1920's
Marilyn Lee at the Discovery Center
Artist Marilyn Lee will exhibit at the Southeast Alaska Discovery Season with an exhibit of charcoal and graphite studies of trees on local Ketchikan trails. You can enjoy the exhibit while visiting the Discovery Center.
The Southeast Alaska Discovery Center will finally be OPEN on cruise ship days starting July 9 (8 am -4 pm). Open Thursday-Sunday starting July 29 - October 15th
Paleo Nerds
Self-described paleo nerds Ray Troll and David Strassman discuss paleontology with experts around the nation in their podcast. New podcasts every Wednesday!
Over the Hump Piano Bar and Trivia
Diane Slagle hosts "80's to Now" trivia and blues on-demand piano bar
KNC Borough Assembly Forum
Obvious Jazz
Obvious Jazz,
Rob Holston sings vocals, plays sax, trumpet, trombone, and flute. The one-man-band plays pieces from the "American Song Book"
Arts Report on KRBD
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.
Mental Health Mosaics
Out North is seeking submissions of original artwork and artistic project proposals for
Mental Health Mosaics. Selected works will receive a $500 honorarium. The submission
deadline is 11:59 PM AKST, September 30, 2021.
To apply, please fill out the form at https://www.outnorth.org/call-for-art
ELIGIBILITY
● Submissions must be original and responsive to one of the ten topics
developed by the Mosaic’s Advisory Board (see pg. 2).
● All artistic mediums are eligible for consideration including poetry, visual art,
performance, and music.
● Multiple entries are permitted.
● Pieces may be created by individuals or as a group.
● Both proposals AND completed works are eligible. If selected, proposed works
will need to be completed by December 31, 2021.
● Visual art must be physically available to Out North for exhibition purposes
through May 2022.
In October, artists will be contacted to schedule a short conversation about their
submissions. Selected artists will be announced by October 31.
Selected works will be exhibited in Anchorage in Winter 2022 and potentially travel to
other locations. Digital versions will be displayed on the Mental Health Mosaics website
alongside podcast episodes and be used to prompt deeper conversations around
mental health.
Have a question or need assistance with the application process? Contact us at
contact@outnorth.org or at 907-360-9664.
Dave, Hannah, and Chazz
Live music from Dave Rubin, Hannah Kerick, and Chazz Gist
KNC City Council Forum
4th Quarter at The Commons Gallery
In-person • October 1, 2021 - January 3, 2022
Free. Open to the public.
7 days a week, 6:00 am - 6:00 pm, 2106 Tongass Ave. Ketchikan, AK
Online • View and purchase from The Commons Online Gallery,
available at KetchikanArts.org
Alaska Positive 2019 Exhibit
An exhibition organized and traveled by the Alaska State Museum
of the winners of the 2019 Alaska Positive photo contest. Features 38 photographs by 26 Alaskan photographers, including local artists Mike Gates, Deborah Mercy, and Rafael Torres.
Tongass Historical Museum
Tuesday - Saturday 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Free to Locals
Parol Making Class- Highschool
Commons Gallery 4th Quarter Exhibit Opening
ARTober Art Walk
ARTober Art Walk and Online Arts Business Market. Celebrate Fall and support local Art Businesses with this In-person and Online celebration of the end of summer. Check out the complete gallery of participating Art Businesses, and their special events on the Art Council's website at www.ketchikanarts.org.
Space and Soul Together - A Retrospective
Artist Priscilla Thomas presents a retrospective exhibit; of her early sketches, through pieces with added color, and then to pieces with broken lines and texture. Each piece celebrates her love of space exploration and the relationship between art and science.
Opening October 1st, 5:00 - 8:00 pm Main Street Gallery
Piano Bar with Diane Slagle
Diane Slagle hosts blues on-demand piano bar
Shannon Slagle
Shannon Slagle, Austin Hays, Kim Henrickson, Cullin McCormick, Chazz Gist, Hannah Hendrickson
Image Credits
TOP ROW (L-R)
Stephen Jackson, Seward Shame Pole, Saxman, Alaska, 2017 - Ketchikan Community Concert Band, image credit Felix Wong - Evy Posey, "Cosmic Wyvern", Mixed UP the 35th Annual Wearable Art Show, 2021 – Ricardo Búrquez, "My World", 2016 - Evon Zerbetz & Rich Stage, "A Trip to the Library", 2012 - Terry Pyles, "Yeltatzie Salmon", 2015
BOTTOM ROW (L-R)
Kathy Flora, Marcie Pungowiyi, New Path Dancers, "Thunder”, ShapeShift the 26th Annual Wearable Art Show, 2012, image credit Ernie Meloche - Rhonda Green, Tongass Historical Museum entry gate, 2021 - Ketchikan Theatre Ballet, Spring Gala "The Four Seasons" May 2021 - Nathan Jackson, "New Thundering Wings", 2016 – First City Players, "39 Steps", Jack Finnegan, 2021, image credit Jeff Fitzwater - Jackie Keizer "Sailing Off Into A Tequila Sunrise", Mixed UP the 35th Annual Wearable Art, image credit Jeanette Sweetman 2021 - Shawna Hofmann, Andiamo Dance Company, image credit Jeanette Sweetman, 2021- Ricardo Búrquez, “Pipe Junction” 2021 - Isreal Shotridge, Chief Johnson's Totem Pole, Ketchikan, AK. 1955

