Cultural Saturday Classes

For ages 14 to adult
Each class consists of three or four sessions on successive Saturdays.  Serious art students should plan to attend all class sessions.  Admission is free except for the cost of supplies.  Pre-registration is required.    

Winter Hat with June Pardue

October 10, 17, 24, 31, 2009
Trapper Hat or aviator style hat. This
aviator hat is made of beaver with sturdy ties
at the ends of the ear flaps. The ear flaps can
be worn down for extra warmth or neatly
folded up and tied at the top.


October 10                       12 - 3 p.m.
October 17                       12 - 3 p.m.
October 24                       12 - 3 p.m.
October 31                       12 - 3 p.m.
$175 per project

Beading Class  

December 12, 2009
Beading class taught by Helen Koenig is part of classes Mukluk and Moose Hide Vest
December 12                   12 - 3 p.m. 



Alaska Native Beading Techniques
 $55 per project/$45 for ANHC members
Taught by Eva Bryant
November 15 Noon – 3 p.m.

Make and Take Art Workshops
$20 per project/ $15 for ANHC members
• Clay tiles taught by Ed Mighell
• Yup’ik-style ornaments by Eva Bryant
• Tlingit-style beaded ornaments by Mabel Pike
• Inupiaq-style ornaments by Esther Koezuna
December 12-  11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Fish Skin Bags with Lalla Williams

February 13, 20, 27, & March 6, 2010
Lalla Williams will be instructing others in
the construction of fish skin bags. These
bags were used for a large variety of reasons,
medicines, valuables or foods. These bags
will be sewn with the skin on the outside
and lined with cloth.
February 13                       12 - 3 p.m.
February 20                       12 - 3 p.m.
February 27                       12 - 3 p.m.
March 6                             12 - 3 p.m.
$200 per project

 

Make Up Classes

February 13, 27 & March 6, 13, 2010
Make up class these classes are designed for people that took classes here at the center but haven’t finished their projects. The two classes are separated into two areas, sewing skin and fur and the other being wood carving. These classes are not instructed but are workshops with tips for participants helping each other.
February 13                              12 - 3 p.m.
February 27                              12 - 3 p.m.
March 6                                    12 - 3 p.m.
March 13                                  12 - 3 p.m.

 

Cup'ik Dance Fans

Master Artist, Emily Johnston will be instructing others in the art of making
Cup’ik Dance Fans. Emily has been taught by her mother Master Artist Carrie Herman
since she was a child on Nunivak Island. The fans will be made from rye grass and
fur ruffs.
March 13                        12 - 3 p.m.
March 20                        12 - 3 p.m.
March 27                        12 - 3 p.m.
April 3                            12 - 3 p.m.
$200  

Registration
Space is limited in all classes. To register and guarantee a space in one of our classes, registration must be paid in full. To obtain a full refund, participants must withdraw two weeks prior to the start of class. Within two weeks of the start of class a 50% refund will be given. Within 24 hours no refunds will be given. ANHC members receive a 10% discount. Register by speaking with our Scheduling Clerk at 330-8000. ANHC accepts credit cards, cash, or checks.
Please make other arrangements for the care of young children.
ANHC will not be able to offer activities or care for children while their parents or older siblings attend art classes. Please make other arrangements for their care.

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Co-sponsored by ExxonMobil,  Alaska Native Education Program Grant (US Department of Education), Education Through Cultural and Historic Organizations (ECHO – US Department of Education, Office of Innovation and Improvement) and the Education Equities Act (US Department of Education).

Lalla Williams- fish skin bag

Mabel Pike with Tlingit beaded slippers