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Pratt Museum to Host Rarefied Light Exhibition

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Pratt Museum to Host Rarefied Light 2023

Homer, Alaska (July 17, 2024)

The Pratt Museum will host Alaska Photographic Center sponsored Rarefied Light 2023 Exhibition

Our final special exhibition of the year will open in our Main Gallery on October 1st, 2024 and be on display through January 5, 2024. A First Friday opening reception will be help at the Pratt Museum on Friday, October 4th, 2024 from 4-6pm.

Rarefied Light is Alaska’s largest annual fine art photography exhibition. Each year the Alaska Photographic Center seeks out a nationally recognized artist to jury the Rarefied Light show and present a public lecture and workshop. This year guest juror, Jennifer Spelman, selected 46 photographs by 35 artists for inclusion in this year’s exhibition, from a field of 391 entries by 65 artists.

About the Alaska Photographic Center Formed in 1983, the Alaska Photographic Center (APC) is a statewide organization with a mission to promote fine art photography in Alaska.  More information is available at http://akphotocenter.org/.

About the Pratt Museum The mission of the Pratt Museum is to strengthen relationships between people and place through stories relevant to Kachemak Bay. It fulfills its mission by facilitating engagement between community members and strengthening understandings of our shared place. Through these activities, the unique relationship between the people and places of Kachemak Bay will be sustained far into the future. The Museum is open daily from 10am-6pm from Memorial Day to Labor Day and Tuesday-Saturday from 11am-4pm the rest of the year. Visit the Pratt Museum at 3779 Bartlett Street in Homer. Tel (907) 235-8635. More information is available at http://www.prattmuseum.org/.

Contact Whitney Harness, Visitor Services, Store and Communications Manager, tel (907) 435-3328, email wharness@prattmuseum.org

Download a PDF of this press release, here.

The Pratt Museum Announces Upcoming Exhibit: Inner Stellar by Marjorie Scholl

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The Pratt Museum Announces Upcoming Exhibit: Inner Stellar by Marjorie Scholl

Homer, Alaska (April 8, 2024) – Pratt Museum

The Pratt Museum is excited to announce our summer exhibition, Inner Stellar, featuring the work of American painter Marjorie Scholl. This exhibition will be on display from May 17 through September 20 in the Main Gallery at the Pratt Museum.

Inner Stellar is a series of painted portraits that honors the experience of reacquainting with one’s ‘inner child.’ Marjorie Scholl has painted people in her community and co-created story-like text to accompany each piece. Each portrait illustrates someone in their bright essence, holding the weight of their unique ancestry – hardships, healing, and all – with an authentically determined outlook. The figure’s posture and gaze convey their true history and committed future and suggests the intergenerational whisperings that lead to insight and strength. Each painting is set in a forest of birch trees, using light and shadow to allude to the adversities and resilience, as well as the loneliness and triumph, that comes from developing the whole self.

Each subject has actively participated in the creation of their portrait and the related personal anecdotes. As part of the series, Scholl includes a self-portrait to share her own journey that continues to reckon with generational trauma while reconnecting with her inner child.

Marjorie Scholl is an American painter interested in depicting human relationships to our changing Earth. Through engaged portraiture and visual storytelling, she examines complex social issues and shifting landscapes to challenge systemic inequalities and explore experiences of belonging.

Marjorie’s work has been exhibited throughout Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. She has created murals in public and private settings. She also teaches dance and has organized numerous performances with the youth of her community. Originating from the San Francisco Bay Area, she now lives in Homer, Alaska, with her husband and has three wonderful children.

A Opening Exhibition will be held Friday, May 17th beginning at 5pm. The artist will be in attendance, and celebratory refreshments will be served.

Digital Gallery Guide available here.

About the Pratt Museum The mission of the Pratt Museum is to strengthen relationships between people and place through stories relevant to Kachemak Bay. It fulfills its mission by facilitating engagement between community members and strengthening understandings of our shared place. Through these activities, the unique relationship between the people and places of Kachemak Bay will be sustained far into the future. The Museum is open Tuesday-Saturday from 11am to 4pm. Visit the Pratt Museum at 379 Bartlett Street in Homer. Tel (907) 235-8635. More information is available at www.prattmuseum.org/.

CONTACT Whitney Harness, Visitor Services, Store and Communications Manager. (907) 235-8635 or wharness@prattmuseum.org

The Pratt Museum to Host Exhibit, “Celebrating Our Sister City: 40 Years of Gifts From Teshio, Japan”

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The Pratt Museum to Host Exhibit, “Celebrating Our Sister City: 40 Years of Gifts From Teshio, Japan”

Homer, Alaska (April 6, 2024) – Pratt Museum

In May, the Pratt Museum will host an exhibit featuring works from the City of Homer’s Municipal Art Collection. 2024 marks the City of Homer’s 40th anniversary as a Sister City with Teshio, Hokkaido, Japan. Established April 7, 1984, Teshio and Homer have enjoyed a profound camaraderie and sharing of families, student exchanges, ideals, and memorabilia. This exhibit provides an opportunity to learn more about our Sister City, foster a stronger connection with Teshio, and view these cherished pieces that are part of the City of Homer’s Municipal Art Collection.

As part of our communities 40-year celebration, eighteen pieces of art that Teshio has generously gifted the City over the years will be on display in the Main Lobby of the Pratt Museum from May 1 to September 7.

A First Friday Exhibition will be held Friday, May 3rd beginning at 4pm and will be free to the public.

More information on the Sister City Program and the Municipal Art Collection can be found on the City of Homer website.

About the City of Homer Long known as the “Halibut Fishing Capital of the World”, Homer is also nicknamed “the end of the road”, and more recently, “the cosmic hamlet by the sea”.  Homer was incorporated in 1964 as a first-class city and is located four hours south of Anchorage. A popular destination for tourists, Alaskans and folks from the “lower 48” alike enjoy being surrounded by the majesty of beautiful mountains, volcanoes, the ocean, and a bustling harbor along with all there is to offer. Homer City Hall is located at 491 E Pioneer Avenue in Homer and is open Monday through Friday from 8am – 5pm. Tel (907) 235-8121. More information is available at https://www.cityofhomer-ak.gov/.

About the Pratt Museum The mission of the Pratt Museum is to strengthen relationships between people and place through stories relevant to Kachemak Bay. It fulfills its mission by facilitating engagement between community members and strengthening understandings of our shared place. Through these activities, the unique relationship between the people and places of Kachemak Bay will be sustained far into the future. The Museum is open Tuesday-Saturday from 11am to 4pm. Visit the Pratt Museum at 379 Bartlett Street in Homer. Tel (907) 235-8635. More information is available at www.prattmuseum.org/.

CONTACT Whitney Harness, Visitor Services, Store and Communications Manager. (907) 235-8635 or wharness@prattmuseum.org

The Pratt Museum Announces Exhibit Opening: LIGHT IN BLOOM by Faith Revell

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The Pratt Museum Announces Exhibit Opening: Light in Bloom

 

Homer, Alaska (January 16, 2024) – Pratt Museum

The Pratt Museum is excited to announce our Spring exhibition, Light in Bloom. This exhibition features the works of Valdez artist Faith Revell, who was inspired by changing light and ensuing form when creating this group of oil paintings.

Revell is an East Coast transplant and painter who has lived in Valdez, Alaska, for the past twelve years. Valdez is a remote and remarkably beautiful place situated between the Chugach Mountains and Prince William Sound in South Central Alaska. Wind, weather and snow dominate there. Seismic shifts occur often. As a result, Revell studies natural phenomena and human geography; observes and documents light changing and life unfolding; immerses herself in remarkable experiences and navigates an environment of extremes. Then, she offers up a visceral, lively painted expression and work that embodies movement and the play of elemental forces.

Twenty-six pieces of her work will be on display in the Main Gallery of the Pratt Museum from February 9 to May 12.

A First Friday Exhibition of the show will take place on March 1 beginning at 4pm and will be free to the public.

Stay tuned for more information about a possible workshop.

About the Pratt Museum The mission of the Pratt Museum is to strengthen relationships between people and place through stories relevant to Kachemak Bay. It fulfills its mission by facilitating engagement between community members and strengthening understandings of our shared place. Through these activities, the unique relationship between the people and places of Kachemak Bay will be sustained far into the future. The Museum is open Tuesday-Saturday from 11am to 4pm. Visit the Pratt Museum at 379 Bartlett Street in Homer. Tel (907) 235-8635. More information is available at www.prattmuseum.org/.

CONTACT Whitney Harness, Visitor Services, Store and Communications Manager. (907) 235-8635 or wharness@prattmuseum.org

 

OUR STORIES, OUR PLACE

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CALL FOR STORIES: WRITTEN, CRAFTED, CAPTURED

This month, the Pratt Museum is hosting an exciting new participatory exhibit, OUR STORIES, OUR PLACE: Stories of place from the community.

We share our past experiences | A door to our path forward | We write our journey together | We paint our collective path.

To celebrate the Pratt Museum’s rich past and explore possibilities for the future, we’re inviting our community to share their stories of this place. These submissions may be specific to memories of the Pratt Museum, or to the Kachemak Bay region in general. Both visual art and written word will be accepted.

  • Art submission should be digitally submitted using form below; limited to 500MB per file.
  • Written submission should be 300 characters or less and digitally submitted below.

Submissions will be on placed on display in the OUR STORIES, OUR PLACE exhibit from January 5 to February 5 and will be featured in a First Friday Exhibition on February 2 from 4-7. Exhibit will be updated weekly to reflect additional submissions.

COPYRIGHT RELEASE: All submissions grant the Pratt Museum permission to use, publish, modify, distribute and display submitted work and personal information, including name, age, and school for exhibits, displays, advertising, educational and promotional materials for the OUR STORIES, OUR PLACE EXHIBIT at the discretion of the Pratt Museum.

OUR STORIES, OUR PLACE | Call for Student Art

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In January, the Pratt Museum will be hosting an exciting new participatory exhibit – OUR STORIES, OUR PLACE: Stories of place from the community | We share our past experiences | A door to our path forward | We write our journey together | We paint our collective path.

To celebrate the Pratt Museum’s rich past and explore possibilities for the future, we’re inviting our community to share their stories of this place. We are inviting teachers and staff at local schools to select student art that reflects stories of this place. We are also inviting youth to submit their own work independently. These submissions may be specific to memories of the Pratt Museum, or to the Kachemak Bay region in general. Both art and written word will be accepted.

  • Art submission should be between 4×6” and 20×18” and should include a backing material.
  • Written submission should be 300 characters or less, handwritten or typed (word-processed submission may be displayed using a different font than the original document).
  • Please deliver submissions to Whitney Harness or Keetra Dixon at the Pratt Museum by December 15th at 6pm. Contact Whitney at wharness@prattmuseum.org or Keetra at kdixon@prattmuseum.org for more information or with questions. Submissions will be available for pickup February 10, 2024.

Submissions will be on display in the OUR STORIES, OUR PLACE exhibit from January 5 to February 5 and will be featured in a First Friday Exhibition on February 2 from 4-7.

COPYRIGHT RELEASE: All submissions grant the Pratt Museum permission to use, publish, modify, distribute and display submitted work and personal information, including name, age, and school for exhibits, displays, advertising, educational and promotional materials for the OUR STORIES, OUR PLACE EXHIBIT at the discretion of the Pratt Museum.

Patterns in Place by Deland Anderson

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The Pratt Museum is excited to present our current temporary exhibit – Patterns in Place – works by Deland Anderson. An opening exhibition will be held from 4-6pm on October 6th, the first Friday of the month and will be free to the public, and the exhibit will be on display in our Temporary Exhibit Hall until December 27, 2023. Art cards by Anderson will be available to purchase in the Museum Store.

From the artist:

“This exhibit brings together some of the paintings I have composed over the past 30 years. Many are drawn from various exhibits I have mounted in Alaska and the Lower 48. Others are new. There is no overarching theme that ties them together. It’s more just a display of the sorts of things I have done with dot painting since I first encountered Aboriginal art in the Australian Outback in 1980. I am constantly keying into pattern and how it distributes color in the world. I hope you can share in this experience by letting these paintings lead you back into your world with a heightened sense of the play between sky and land, water and light, with a sense of how the vastness of a world may be centered on a berry or blossom.”

You can learn more about local artist Deland Anderson on his website.

You can register for Anderson’s Workshop, Introduction to DitDot Painting, by visiting our Programs and Events page.

In a Time of Change: Boreal Forest Stories

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The Pratt Museum is excited to present our current temporary exhibit!

In a Time of Change: Boreal Forest Stories is a is a cross-disciplinary, collaborative project examining change in the
boreal forest through narrative. For over a year and a half, 44 creators, including artists, writers,
environmental educators, and humanities scholars, exchanged knowledge and perspectives on
the boreal forest with scientists and explored narrative as it applies across the disciplines.
Through their original works, participants relate stories rooted in the boreal forest, including its
ecology, its inhabitants, and their interactions.

This exhibit will run through September 23, 2023.

Downloadable exhibit content booklet and exhibit discovery guide!

ITOC: Boreal Forest Stories

Salmon Culture: Kachemak Bay Connections

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This exhibition shares stories of salmon connections from around Kachemak Bay, honoring the beauty and the magic of this fish that returns to us in annual cycles. What does salmon mean to you? Why should we care about salmon?

Salmon Culture: Kachemak Bay Connections draws on a sampling of local artists whose work celebrates salmon from private collections and the Pratt’s archives. This exhibition is co-curated by two local daughters of salmon fishermen, Carla Klinker Cope and Nadia Jackinsky-Sethi.

Salmon Culture: Kachemak Bay Connections exhibition is funded through the Alaska State Council on the Arts and the Homer Foundation and is currently on exhibit at the Pratt.

Salmon Culture Exhibit

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In the main gallery, Salmon Culture, includes the work of more than thirty Alaska Native artists whose work references salmon love across the state. In the community gallery, Salmon Culture: Kachemak Bay Connections, shares twelve local Kachemak Bay artists’ work that references local relationships with salmon. This exhibit runs from October 7 – December 17, 2022.

Salmon Culture celebrates connections between salmon and Alaska Native peoples through contemporary, historical and archaeological works of art. This exhibition honors salmon as a resource that has nourished our communities physically and spiritually for thousands of years. As shared by exhibition circle advisor, Erin Gingrich: “Salmon are gifts, every single one a blessing. The continuity of their ancient cycle is something we owe to the past, present and future, not just our own future generations but the futures of all that have a part in this ecosystem.”

This exhibition is organized by a circle of Alaska Native salmon people: Anna Hoover, Erin Gingrich, Rochelle Adams, Drew Michael, Nadia Jackinsky-Sethi and Ilgavak Peter Williams. We invite you to celebrate salmon with us.