Apprenticeship program ‘weaves’ generations together through art
A Ketchikan-raised master weaver is helping to create a pipeline of weaving teachers through a first-of-its-kind apprenticeship program in Sitka.
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Tag: Delores Churchill
Audio postcard: Cedar bark basketry class a lesson in art, and in life
Visiting artist Holly Churchill taught classes in cedar bark weaving at UAS Sitka in March. The daughter of famed Haida weaver Delores Churchill, Holly Churchill's lessons were as much about life, as about art.
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Sitka museum not for sale in proposed budget, but fees could rise
Governor Mike Dunleavy’s budget was released last week, and it’s a mixed message for The Sheldon Jackson Museum in Sitka. The governor has removed the museum from a proposed list of assets to sell. But the price of admission is likely to increase.
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A 400-year-old weaving mystery
Documentary filmmaker Ellen Frankenstein was joined by master weaver and Haida elder Delores Churchill, who is the subject of her latest documentary Tracing Roots: A Weaver's Story. They will be screening the documentary tomorrow (07-01-15) from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, in the Pioneers Home Chapel. Downloadable audio.
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