Northwest Coast Artists’ Gathering

ANB Hall
Juneau, Alaska
May 31, 2006

Join us for a first-time ever Northwest Coast Artists’ Gathering of contemporary and traditional artists. The Gathering is an open invitation to all artists, both Native and non-Native, working in the Northwest Coast Native art traditions and forms. The Gathering will bring together artists and scholars from visual, performing, and written arts. Many of us have heard of or seen each others work, but have yet to meet. A number of Northwest Coast artists have expressed the need for a forum to bring artists together to get to know one another, share ideas, acknowledge our teachers and mentors, and to educate and inspire the future generations of artists. This in turn will strengthen our art community by creating a network and solidarity of artists professionally and personally. We hope to attract both established and new Northwest Coast artists interested in Native art, culture and life-ways.

Since 1982, the Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI), based in Juneau, Alaska, has sponsored the biennial Celebration. In recent years, Celebration has become increasingly focused on Native art and has greatly expanded the audience for Northwest Coast Native Art. To highlight the creativity of artists and to encourage greater and more excellent productivity, invitational art exhibits have been sponsored by SHI at the last two Celebrations.

Artstream Cultural Resources wishes to expand on the work SHI is doing. Working in collaboration with the University of Alaska's Museum of the North Fairbanks, the Juneau City Museum and SHI, our first Northwest Coast Artists' Gathering will be held at ANB Hall in Juneau , Alaska on Wednesday, May 31, 2006, the day before Celebration begins.

Join us!