Scrimshaw SCRIMSHAW BY ALVIN ANINGAYOU Starting Year 3 of our New Visions grant, BSSD arts are brightening. A new K-12 Visual Arts curriculum that highlights Bering Sea art is in draft form, ready to be taken to the Board in February. Eight sites are part of the Artist in Schools (AIS) grant, with Golovin and Shishmaref having already enjoyed mosaic and drama work. Teaching artist Jacob Stoltz taught cartooning to 20+ teachers at a working...

AAEC is proud to announce that Brett Lindsay, sponsored by AAEC, has been selected to attend the National Symphony Orchestra’s Summer Music Institute (SMI) in Washington DC.  Every summer, approximately 70 students (ages 15-20) from all over the nation meet for four weeks of private lessons, rehearsals, coaching by National Symphony Orchestra members, classes, and lectures to prepare aspiring musicians for their futures in music. Brett Lindsay...

Student Project Bering Strait School District  Photo courtesy: Kim Sweeny, AAEC Board member Alaska’s indigenous cultures are steeped with rich artistic and lingual heritage, and the teaching of traditional art and folklore helps develop a deeper appreciation and respect for traditional Alaskan cultures From Governor Sean Parnell’s March 2011 Arts Education Month Proclamation...

Glacier Valley Elementary School:  Photo courtesy: Annie Calkins, AAEC The study of the arts develops creative thinking, problem solving, and communication skills and fosters self-discipline and teamwork capabilities, all characteristics that increase self-esteem, and are vital components of responsible, contributing Alaskan citizens. From Governor Sean Parnell’s March 2011 Arts Education Month Proclamation...

Creating: Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Photo courtesy: Debbie Harris, AAEC Board Member Continued art education for Alaska’s youth is an essential component of our state and nation’s bright future … From Governor Sean Parnell’s 2011 Arts Education Month Proclamation...

Painting: Photo courtesy: Susan Gill, Kodiak Island Borough School District President John F. Kennedy noted,” I see little of more importance to the future of our country and of civilization than full recognition of the place of the artist. If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his or her vision wherever it takes him or her.” From Governor Sean Parnell’s 2011 Arts Education Month...

Guitar: Bering Strait School District. Photo courtesy: Kim Sweeny, AAEC Board Member “Arts education integrates life and learning for all students. The study of the arts develops creative thinking, problem solving, and communication skills and fosters self-discipline and teamwork capabilities, all characteristics that increase self-esteem, and are vital components of responsible, contributing Alaskan citizens. From Governor Sean Parnell’s...