Arts Culture and Humanities
Amy Meissner
Walk into an exhibit of Amy Meissner’s work like her recent “Inheritance”project, and you will immediately recognize familiar textile objects — quilts, doilies, handmade pieces of fabric used for generations to warm and decorate our homes. Yet as last summer’s exhibition at the Anchorage Museum revealed, they are anything but commonplace.
Film Festival on Friday: Magnetic stories of 6 Alaskans
The stories of six leaders who helped shape Alaska's political, social and cultural landscape are told in the documentary series “Magnetic North: The Alaskan Character.” Clips from five of them, framed around a theme of resilience, will show Friday at the Anchorage International Film Festival.‘And Now We Rise: A Portrait of Samuel Johns’
Among the films coming up at the Anchorage International Film Festival is Alaska-made “And Now We Rise.” It's a title fitting for this moment in Alaska.‘Bright light in the middle of dark winter’
An animated poem to mankind. Portraits of great Alaskans. Hip-hop, Arctic-style. The 10-day Anchorage International Film Festival begins Friday.
Three generations give back to Unalaska, a place that means so much
This summer, Rasmuson Foundation intern Brandon McIntire got to help the community of Unalaska take steps to restore the historic Bishop’s House. And his grandmother, mom and aunt were there alongside him.Remembering Daisy Demientieff: A treasure of cultural knowledge
When we lose certain elders, it’s almost as if a public library has closed. That is true of Daisy Demientieff.
Individual Artist Awards
Explore the vibrant world of our Individual Artist Awards.Parting thoughts from Foundation’s Smart: “Transformative work that impacts individual lives”
Rasmuson Foundation today announces the departure of a key team member heading to a leadership position as arts and cultures program director at Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
Jayson Smart, a senior program officer, has worked at Rasmuson Foundation since 2010.
“Simultaneously a Greeting and a Wish”
Friendly reminder for all artists: deadline for the 2018 Individual Artist Awards (IAA) is Thursday, March 1. Let the words of two-time recipient Christy NaMee Eriksen inspire you.
Name: Christy NaMee Eriksen
Website: www.tsunamee.com
IAA Discipline: Presentation/interpretation
IAA Career Stage: Emerging
Awards: Project Awards in 2013 and 2016
What’s the best piece of advice you’ve received as an artist?