Celebration 2006 is just around the corner!
Here are some important updates regarding the upcoming event on June
1-3, as well as deadlines for activities you may want to participate in.
Celebration 2006 Coordinator
Selected
Sealaska
Heritage Institute (SHI) is pleased to announce
that Trustee Bob Hamilton has been selected
as the celebration coordinator for 2006.
Please feel free to contact him with your
Celebration inquiries at 907-586-9256 or by
email at bob.hamilton@sealaska.com. Please
visit our website periodically for updated
Celebration information, applications and
deadline information at www.sealaskaheritage.org.
Celebration Dance Group Applications Due
March 15 Dance group applications will be reviewed
by the Board of Trustees Celebration Committee,
and dance groups will be selected and notified
by March 31. There will be a special discounted
admission rate for groups who complete their
registration by April 30. Please contact
SHI at 907-463-4844 for an application or visit www.sealaskaheritage.org
Applications for
Juried Art Competition Due March 31 SHI is accepting applications for its third
biennial Juried Art Show and Competition
through the end of March. Jurors will award
artists for best of show and 1st, 2nd and
3rd place prizes for contemporary and traditional
Native art. The Institute will announce
winners on May 31, the evening before Celebration
2006. The application is available at www.sealaskaheritage.org
or by contacting Marie Kirkman at 907-586-9232
or marie.kirkman@sealaska.com. Applications
must be postmarked by March 31.
SHI to Expand
Native Artists Market SHI will expand the Native Artists Market
during Celebration to include tables at
Sealaska Plaza. The goal is to test the
market for Native art by putting artists
closer to tourists. Tables are given on
a first come, first serve basis. Artists
are required to fill out an application,
pay a table fee of $300 and show proof of
a current business license. Artists must
tend to their tables—agents are not allowed
to sell art on the artists’ behalf. Artists
who want to secure a table should contact
Donald Gregory at 907-463-4844 or donald.gregory@sealaska.com
SHI Needs Volunteers to Help With Celebration SHI is recruiting volunteers to help with
Celebration 2006. Celebration is a collaborative
effort between SHI staff and a team of volunteers.
This event could not happen without the
hundreds of people who generously donate
their time. People who want to volunteer
should contact SHI at 907-463-4844. Volunteers
who work four hours or more get a free,
one-day pass!
SHI to Sponsor First Baby Regalia
Review SHI will sponsor its first Baby Regalia
Review during Celebration to highlight the
2006 theme: "Reflections of Our Ancestors
in the Faces of Our Children." Children
ages 2 and younger are eligible. Children
should be dressed in traditional regalia.
The goal is to honor our ancestors and to
instill pride in our children. Applications
and other documentation must be postmarked
by May 1. Participants must be a Sealaska
shareholder or Sealaska shareholder descendant.
For more information visit www.sealaskaheritage.org
or contact Dionne Cadiente-Laiti at 907-586-9264
or dionne.cadientelaiti@sealaska.com.
SHI
to Showcase Videos Produced by Natives
SHI will show videos produced by Alaska
Natives during Celebration 2006. The goal
is to recognize Natives already in this
field and to encourage Natives to enter
the business of filmmaking. Native filmmakers
who want to submit their films should contact
Kathy Dye at 907-586-9189 or kathy.dye@sealaska.com.
Celebration
2006 schedule at a glance
May 31
Art Symposium;
Juried Art Show and Competition
Awards Ceremony; Canoe
Ceremony
