'Salmon Shadows' art show
February 8, 2019
A free pop-up art show and event called Salmon Shadows will use art and writing created
by Alaskans from around the state to prompt conversations about equity and sustainability
in Alaska’s 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 Alaska’s salmon-people system.
“Alaska has much to celebrate when it comes to salmon,” said project organizer Anjuli Grantham. “But 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.”
Project organizers believe that Alaskans need to talk about these concerns as they consciously chart the future of salmon in the state.
“Art is a vehicle for having such dialogs,” 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 Alaska Salmon Fellows, a program of the Alaska Humanities Forum. Salmon Shadows events have taken place in Juneau, Petersburg, Girdwood, Nome and Kodiak.
About Alaska Salmon Fellows: A leadership program of the Alaska Humanities Forum, the Alaska Salmon Fellows is composed of two cohorts of individuals from a variety of disciplines, cultural backgrounds, and Alaska communities who are dedicated to enhancing the sustainability and equity of Alaska’s salmon systems. For more information, please visit www.akhf.org/alaska-salmon-fellows.