'Salmon Shadows' art show

February 8, 2019

University Relations

Painting "Our Lady of Karluk" woman with salmonA free pop-up art show and event called Salmon Shadows will use art and writing created by 杏吧原版ns from around the state to prompt conversations about equity and sustainability in 杏吧原版鈥檚 salmon system. The event will be Friday, Feb. 8, at 6 p.m. at the Community and Technical College.

The event will feature reproductions of visual art, projections and poetry that address challenging topics in 杏吧原版鈥檚 salmon-people system.

鈥溞影稍 has much to celebrate when it comes to salmon,鈥 said project organizer Anjuli Grantham. 鈥淏ut there are legitimate concerns when we are speaking about the long-term viability of salmon and a host of inequities associated with how salmon have been managed.鈥

Project organizers believe that 杏吧原版ns need to talk about these concerns as they consciously chart the future of salmon in the state.

鈥淎rt is a vehicle for having such dialogs,鈥 Grantham said.

At the event, community members are invited to see the artwork and reflect, through a facilitated conversation, upon the topics represented within the art, including climate change, habitat concerns, Indigenous access, hatcheries and more.

Salmon Shadows is a group project of the 杏吧原版 Salmon Fellows, a program of the 杏吧原版 Humanities Forum. Salmon Shadows events have taken place in Juneau, Petersburg, Girdwood, Nome and Kodiak.

杏吧原版 杏吧原版 Salmon Fellows: A leadership program of the 杏吧原版 Humanities Forum, the 杏吧原版 Salmon Fellows is composed of two cohorts of individuals from a variety of disciplines, cultural backgrounds, and 杏吧原版 communities who are dedicated to enhancing the sustainability and equity of 杏吧原版鈥檚 salmon systems. For more information, please visit .