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Make Traditional & Contemporary Cedar Baskets with Holly Churchill

October 19, 2020 @ 10:00 am - October 23, 2020 @ 4:00 pm

Learn how to make Traditional & Contemporary Cedar Baskets with Holly Churchill at the Alaska Native Heritage Center!

***Participants must be 18 years or older to participate.

*** Please note that this course meets daily from 10 AM to 4 PM From October 17th-23rd, with a one day break and no classes on October 18th.

About this Event

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn Traditional & Contemporary Cedar Basket making with highly accomplished weaver Holly Churchill!

Presented by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Alaska Native Heritage Center, this 6-day workshop is available for only $45! Only 8 spots are available, so reserve your spot today!

Classes will take place at the Athabascan Ceremonial House at the Alaska Native Heritage Center on October 17th and October 19th-23rd from 10 AM – 4 PM. Holly will be teaching Tlingit, Haida, Northern Tsimshian and Nisga’a Techniques, and guests can choose their technique!

About Holly: Her work has been included in exhibitions and in collections throughout the United States, including the Smithsonian Institution, the Seattle Art Museum, the Alaska State Museum, the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art in Indianapolis, the Tongass Historical Museum, and the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center.

Contact Paul Asicksik at pasicksik@alaskanative.net if you have any questions!

Details

Start:
October 19, 2020 @ 10:00 am
End:
October 23, 2020 @ 4:00 pm

ANHC is temporarily closed to the public from February 2024 – May 2024 for renovations to ANHC’s facility.