Peter Williams Archives

Salty Spoke Bike Co-op provides sliding scale bike maintenance to members

by KCAW Staff | Feb 5, 2021 | Syndicated, The Morning Interview

The Salty Spoke Bike Co-op's mission is to make biking a safe, accessible, enjoyable and affordable means of transportation for Sitkans. They're hosting Saturday work days and a series of workshops in the month of February. Read More

New solo exhibition rooted in ‘Yup’ik ways of knowing and being’ opens at Sheldon Jackson Museum

by KCAW Staff | Jan 13, 2021 | Syndicated, The Morning Interview

A new exhibition from local artist Peter Williams is the first in a solo exhibition series at the Sheldon Jackson Museum. Williams was chosen from a pool of over a dozen artists, and his work includes garments, two-dimensional art, objects, film and contemporary media. Read More

Sitka, Kake artists honored with Rasmuson Foundation awards

by Emily Kwong, KCAW | May 16, 2018 | Local News, Syndicated

The Rasmuson Foundation awarded project money to several Alaskan artists last week, through their Individual Artist Awards program. Several of those honorees have roots in Sitka and Kake. Read More

Skin artist chosen for Native arts residency

by Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska News | Nov 3, 2015 | Local News, Syndicated

A Yup’ik skin artist living in Sitka is headed to the Institute of American Indian Arts under a Rasmuson Foundation-funded, artist-in-residence program.. Read More

Sitka artist hopes to bring otter to the runway

by Rachel Waldholz, KCAW | May 1, 2015 | Local News, Syndicated

This spring, Sitka artist and marine mammal hunter Peter Williams took a trip to New York City, to show his work during fashion week. He's been trying to break into the lucrative fashion world for years. His goal is to bring Alaska Native designs to luxury buyers worldwide. Williams says that one way to save a traditional art form, is to create a market for it. Read More