- Museum Classes
Kids Classes
Classes for Teens
Teen workshops meet every day for one week.
Anime/Manga
1 to 4 p.m., July 14 through 18
$120 members, $130 non-members
Explore the latest anime and manga techniques.
Alaska History Productions
1 to 4 p.m., August 11 through 15
$120 members, $130 non-members
Create the drama of Alaska history! Be part of a team of actors, playwrights and costume designers.
Your Story, Your Art!
1 to 5 p.m., July 28 through August
$150 members, $170 non-members
Explore important themes and social messages from your life using a variety of media and techniques. All skill levels are welcome as we work with an expressive choice of watercolor, chalk, ink, charcoal, acrylic and mixed media techniques in this workshop.
The Art of Music
1 to 5 p.m., August 4 through 8
$150 members, $170 non-members
Create your own concert poster or album cover using pencil, ink and markers. Learn textual and graphic elements and discover how musicians use them to advertise and communicate.
Alutiiq Paddle Making Workshop
1 to 4 p.m., August 11 through 15
$120 member, $130 non-member
Learn how to make an Alutiiq kayak paddle. Carve a cedar paddle and decorate it with time-honored designs, while learning about the Alutiiq culture.
Anchorage Art Adventures
Learn about art at the museum and create your own art inspired by Anchorage's many trails in these fun and interesting art adventures offered in conjunction with the Municipality of Anchorage Dept. of Parks and Recreation
Quick Draw Bragaw
Lecture 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 17, Anchorage Museum
Day hike 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday, July 19
Call 343-4260 for location. Cost: $15
Adults and children age 12 and older
Express your own unique perspective of Anchorage through collage. Be inspired by urban art and art depicting life in Alaska at an evening lecture on July 17 at the museum. Then, create a collage of an urban scene on a guided walk through Anchorage led by artist Jody Jenkins and recreation specialist Ronn Randall. Supply list provided at July 17 lecture. Class size is limited. Register by calling 343-4260 or email randallr@muni.org.
Pioneers' Perspective
Lecture, 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 8
Day hike, Noon to 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug 10
Call 343-4260 for location. Cost: $22
Adults and children age 16 and older
Learn about artist-adventurers Bradford Washburn and George Browne who climbed Denali photographing and painting as they went along. Museum collections director Walter VanHorn shares stories of these and other plein air artists at an evening lecture Aug. 8. Next, adopt a pioneer artist's perspective on a guided hike led by recreation specialist Ronn Randall and artist Jody Jenkins, taking you to primitive settings that will inspire you to draw or paint what the pioneers themselves may have seen. Participants provide own transportation, equipment, and supplies (must be easily carried). Supply list available at Aug. 8 lecture. Class size is limited. Register by calling 343-4260 or email randallr@muni.org.
FEES
Fees as indicated in schedule.
REGISTRATION
Registration for art classes continues through the first meeting of each class.
REGISTER BY PHONE
Register by calling
(907) 343-6185.
REGISTER BY MAIL
Download, print, fill out
and mail this form to:
Education Department
Anchorage Museum
121 West 7th Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99501.
REGISTER BY FAX
Download, print, fill out
and fax this form to:
(907) 343-6149
PAYMENT
Payment must be received prior to the first class meeting. Payment can be made by credit card, cash (if paying cash you will get a receipt) or check (payable to Anchorage Museum Association) made out to the Anchorage Museum Association.
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NOTE:
The museum is an accredited cultural institution offering year round programs for children and adults. Its Art Classes are exempt from the Municipality of Anchorage child care and educational center code (under AMC 16.55.050B.8.) which states that the museum has a "recreational program that children are allowed to attend voluntarily in which the program assumes no responsibility for care of the children, and in which all children are of school age.