Creative Forces Summit, 2017
Photo by: Michael Conti
Our Family, 2004
Sonya Kelliher-Combs | Photo by: Chris Arend
Migration, 2008
Ron Senungetuk & Mark Fejes
Photo by: Barry McWayne
Grants help artists bring bold, new ideas to life by funding materials, time, and space to create.
Arts organizations use grant funding to offer performances, exhibits, and programs that connect people across Alaska.
Grants ensure that Indigenous and traditional art forms are preserved, taught, and celebrated across generations.
Celebrating the rich cultural heritage and artistic expressions of Alaska Native peoples through preservation, mentorship, and community connection.
To expose more Alaskans to high quality work by contemporary Alaskan artists through the loaning of original art to public offices throughout Alaska and to invest in Alaska's creative industry through direct purchase of artists' work.
To request a link and agenda for these virtual meetings, contact andrea.noble@alaska.gov
Friday, June 20 2025 • 12:45 PM - 2:00 PM
Friday, September 19 2025 • 12:45 PM - 2:00 PM
Friday, December 19 2025 • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Friday, March 20 2026 • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Nominations open for 2025 Governor’s Awards to recognize and honor Alaskans’
contributions to the arts and humanities
The Alaska State Council on the Arts (ASCA), the Alaska Humanities Forum (the Forum), the Alaska Arts
and Culture Foundation, the Anchorage Museum, and the Office of the Governor are seeking nominations
for the annual Governor’s Arts and Humanities Awards in eight categories.
Anchorage, AK – The Alaska State Council on the Arts (ASCA), in partnership with the Alaska Humanities Forum, is pleased to announce Vera Starbard, T’set Kwei, as the new 2024-2026 Alaska State Writer Laureate. Starbard, a Tlingit and Dena’ina playwright, magazine editor, and Emmy-nominated television writer, brings a breadth of experience and a passion for storytelling to this prestigious role. “My brief lifetime of storytelling hasn’t been enough to properly showcase the real beauty of our state, the warmth and the pain of it, the wisdom and richness inherent in our land and its people. So how exciting to think I’ll have the privilege of spending the next two years working to promote more stories from Alaska, and encourage more Alaskan storytellers,” said Starbard.
Read MoreThe Alaska State Council on the Arts, in partnership with the Juneau Arts & Humanities Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Poetry Foundation, is inviting schools and students in grades 9-12 to participate in the 2024-2025 Poetry Out Loud competition. This national program aims to enhance students’ public speaking skills and build self-confidence through the recitation of classic and contemporary poetry. Registration is open until November 15, 2024, for schools and individual participants. The state competition will take place in Juneau on March 5, 2025, and state champions will advance to the national finals in Washington, DC, in May 2025.
Read MoreWe are so excited that tonight is the Alaska Poetry Out Loud State Finals for 2025! Please join our state finalists for the livestream at 5pm AKT on https://www.ktoo.org/poetry-out-loud/, and celebrate their accomplishments! We're so proud of you all, and are enjoying our time with you very much.
ASCA represents, supports, and advances the creative endeavors of individuals, organizations and agencies throughout Alaska.
Provide support, programs and services that foster a deep commitment to delivering arts education in school districts...
Strengthen Alaska's creative industries through convenings, professional development and network-building...
Promote the importance of paying artists for their work and provide high-level professional and business development tools...
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Telephone: 907-269-6610 Toll-free: 1-888-278-7424
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