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From religious extremism to feral creativity: An Anchorage artist’s healing journey

Today, RJ Fontaine-McHendry has what she refers to as her “dream job” — manager and community engagement coordinator at The Nave, a Cook Inlet Housing Authority community space dedicated to nurturing and promoting arts, community, and culture in Anchorage.

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

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

Alaska organizations celebrate the freedom to read with Banned Books Week events

Banned Books Week is an annual nationwide event that celebrates the freedom to read and addresses ongoing censorship of books and other media.

Local musician gives back to the community with ‘the Barbie movie of Anchorage events’

Community means everything in Alaska, and the Anchorage music scene is no exception.

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.

Pipeline Vocal Project turns a gray summer into ‘Silver’ with new EP

Formed in Anchorage in 2019, Pipeline Vocal Project has widened their horizons and shared their musical talents all around the world in recent years.

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...

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