Join artist and culture bearer Audrey Armstrong for a lecture on fish skin sewing. Armstrong, whose work is on view in Salmon Culture, will talk about processing fish skin, how she learned to create with the material, and how to use it.
This program is part of the exhibition Salmon Culture which celebrates the connections between salmon and Alaska Native peoples, and honors salmon as a resource that has nourished communities physically and spiritually for thousands of years. Salmon Culture will be on view through Sept. 15. Free; registration recommended.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Audrey Armstrong is Koyukon Athabascan from the villages of Huslia and Nulato, currently living in Anchorage. She has been creating art from fish skins for more than 20 years. She currently creates fish skin baskets and teaches about fish skin sewing.
This program is funded by the CIRI Foundation.
