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Creative Currents: Arciniega Street Productions make space for queer, Latine and BIPOC artists

In 2022, Kendra and Mercedes Arciniega founded Arciniega Street Productions.

Creative Currents: After medical scare, Quinn Christopherson fills his cup

Singer-songwriter Quinn Christopherson is back to performing after getting surgery to remove a lump in his throat.

Creative Currents: Viola Armitstead mixes trippy and traditional into her tattoos

Anchorage tattoo artist Viola Armitstead is part of an uptick of young artists entering the tattooing scene.

Creative Currents: Sami Ali captures nature’s colors with plein air painting

Sami Ali specializes in plein air painting, a medium that presents its own set of challenges.

Creative Currents: Courtney Tatellgaq Rose Griechen’s whimsical creatures and creations

When Courtney Tatellagaq Rose Griechen left her job at the start of the pandemic, she took it as an opportunity to take the jump and work on art full-time.

Creative Currents: Preserving Nature with Tiny Chasm

MacKenzie Hurd has always worked under a moniker.  Hurd, known as Tiny Chasm, is a multimedia artist who preserves the appearance of life, using resin to maintain butterflies, flowers, ferns, mushrooms, and much of what you might find on the...

Creative Currents: Scott Clendaniel proves ‘Real Art is Better’

From an oil painting of Santa Claus and Jesus sharing a chairlift at Alyeska Resort, to a brown bear sipping on a brewski off the beaten path, Scott Clendaniel of Real Art is Better has fun with it. Clendaniel Is...

Creative Currents: License plate designer’s passion project grows into business

Driving in Alaska traffic, you’ve surely seen the aurora borealis Alaska license plate, featuring a bright green mountainscape with spruce trees. The plate has proven to be a launching point for the artist behind the design and her talented...

Creative Currents: Fruition Finds Fun in Charcuterie

Jasmine Auza makes a charcuterie board for every function. It’s kind of her thing. “I love to host things,” Auza said. “I love celebrations, so I would always prepare a board.” When Auza’s best friend got married in March, the bride-to-be...

Creative Currents: Sleepyhouse Designs Gives Polymer Clay Earrings Life

For years, Jasmine Sherbahn dreamed of living off the income earned from her art. She’d always been an artist, but it wasn’t until she started experimenting with polymer clay earrings. “The community support is the reason why I can do...

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