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The Canvas in the News Bright Moments of 2011
Making a list of a handful of bright moments from the past year in the arts is a great way to renew your appreciation for the bounty we Juneauites enjoy on a daily basis, in part because the task is virtually impossible. How can you narrow it down? For me, the only way to approach it is to view the list as an arrow, rather than a box; the items I listed don’t make up a finite group, but point the way toward many more (continue reading)  photo by Michael Penn / Juneau Empire Sketching a new path: MK MacNaughton opens art studio Sketch On walking in to Sketch, a new artist’s studio tucked behind Kenny’s Wok downtown, the first thing you’re likely to notice is the three large vibrant oil paintings on the left-side wall. They are landscapes — in all three a road vanishes into the trees — but the shapes are blurred, as if everything is in motion, the sky, the grass, the trees, the road (continue reading)
Friends of Recycling donates $2K to Canvas
The Canvas Community Art Studio & Gallery just received a helping hand. The nonprofit organization Friends of Recycling has donated $2,000 to help with supplies for art that employs reusable materials (continue reading). Canvas to hold 'junk art' event Saturday The line between art and junk is sometimes a blurry one, depending on your taste. This week the Canvas Community Art Studio and Gallery will host an event that deliberately fuses the two together, but in a way that highlights the former rather than the latter (continue reading).
Gary Peterson shows his latest creation entitled "Weird Color" during Tuesday night's REACH painting class at The Canvas Community Art Studio & Gallery. The integration of adults with disabilities and the general public through the arts provides a positive environment to educate and build relationships and natural supports. It also shows the artistic expressions of the Juneau community through a variety of mediums.
Spoken word, heard: Poetry slam celebrates one year anniversary
 photo by Nahaan  photo by Mary VanderJack
At the second gathering of the Woosh Kinaadeiyí poetry slam last fall in Juneau, a teenage girl approached the mike and began reciting a poem about her struggles with homophobia and depression. About half-way through, she faltered, nearly overpowered by emotion. The audience quickly let her know that they weren’t there as passive observers (continue reading).  Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire Canvas welcomes new Director On the morning of the day she met Annie Geselle, Colorado-based art therapist Kendra Schpok never would have imagined the words she’d be saying to her husband that night. “What do you think about moving to Alaska?” Alaska was not on Schpok’s radar — truth be told, it wasn’t even on her bucket list — and her job as an art therapist, while challenging, was one she really enjoyed (continue reading). The Canvas Community Art Studio at REACH offers an enormous thank you to our business sponsors. Thanks to Rainforest Pediatric Care, First Impressions Hair Salon and Pie in the Sky for generous contributions that support visiting artist residencies and programming for aspiring artists of all ages and abilities. Thank you also to Northwind Architects for providing scholarship funding to teens and to Manuel Hernandez from Choco Boutique for regularly volunteering his time, energy and musical talents as a DJ at our special events. With the incredible support of these generous businesses we continue to grow as a vibrant community art studio. Thank you!
 Photo by Mary VanderjackCanvas to host film fesival Friday, complete with red carpet The Canvas Community Art Studio and Gallery will host their second Film Festival this Friday, in what is designed to be a red-carpet event. Attendees are encouraged to dress their best. The film festival, which begins at 7 p.m. Friday, celebrates the creative work of the Canvas’ film class, part of the REACH day habilitation program for artists who experience developmental disabilities (continue reading)
The Music of Zimbabwe: Visiting Artists to perform Sunday
A trio of Zimbabwean artists, currently participating in an artist residency program at the Canvas Community Art Studio & Gallery, will be bringing their Alaska visit to a close this weekend with a late afternoon concert at the Canvas. The performance, which will feature the music and dancing of Zimbabwe, runs from 4 to 5:30 p.m. this Sunday, July 17. (continue reading)
Cutting Loose
 Juneau residents and visitors dance and listen to the U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific, The Greatlanders, play an open air concert on a closed-down Seward Street on Monday. The event was part of the 25th annual Juneau Jazz & Classic music festival.
 Mike Bucy, left, and Larry West get into the spirit of the street party on Seward Street on Monday. DJ music was followed by The Greatlanders, the U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific base at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage.
They've got the beat
 Michael Penn / Juneau Empire
Zivanai Masango helps Lily Newsham, 13, and Kyle Farley-Robinson, 10, with a dance beat Tuesday at Capital Park during a week-long childrens’ workshop sponsored by The Canvas Community Art Studio & Gallery. Masango, along with his wife, Helen Masvikeni-Masango, and Tendai Muparutsa, are sharing their music from Zimbabwe for two weeks including a concert Sunday at 4 p.m. at The Canvas.
Poetry Block Party to celebrate 'word play' in Juneau
 
Richard Radford/Capital City Weekly
Local poet Christy NaMee Eriksen and The Canvas Community Art Studio & Gallery is bringing the word to the streets of Juneau in a big way. The community art studio and gallery will be kicking off a Poetry Block Party this weekend, with games, music, food and libations on Seward Street downtown. (continue reading)
Full Body Weaving
 Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire
Chelsea O'Neill, a Jesuit volunteer at the Canvas, watches as a youth artist works on a full body weaving project as part of Catholic Community Services toddler events which will be featured once a month at the Canvas. Interested parties should call The Canvas at 586-1750.
Art for tots head monthly at the Canvas
 Co-sponsored by The Canvas and Gold Creek Child Development Center, Art for Tots is a free event oriented toward families with young children, ages 2-6. Last Saturday was the second Art for Tots event, and featured the theme “art in motion.” Several different art projects incorporating movement were available for kids and parents, including weaving, creating a miniature version of the Sandy Beach wind chime, and painting with marbles.
Jamming in the Park
 Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire
The Canvas musicians Glen Glover on guitar, Sara Franzoni on guitar, Chelsea O'Neill with fiddle, and Corrine Jackson with finger tambourines entertained the day with a variety of tunes including The Beatles' 1968 hit "Obladi Oblada" on Wednesday afternoon.
 Michael Penn / Juneau Empire
The Canvas employees Sarah Newsham, center, and Sara Franzoni, upper right, enjoy a warm afternoon jam session with Glen Glover, left, on guitar, and Corrine Jackson on bells at the corner park at Seward and Third Streets on Wednesday.
Rebuilding a Life
 One February morning last year, Annie Geselle slipped and fell on a patch of ice out in front of her house. It’s a moment most of us have experienced in this town of steep hills and constant precipitation, but in Annie’s case, the incident could not be brushed off. It lingered and expanded across days, weeks, months, derailing her life in ways she struggled to understand. It would be spring before she realized she’d sustained a brain injury that morning; a year later she’s still trying to fathom the changes. (continue reading)
Setting up for First Friday performance
Michael Penn / Juneau Empire
Shona Strauser, right, and Austin Tagaban ready the window space at The Canvas Thursday for Friday's original production of "bailout" by UAS students. Performances are at 5, 5:30 and 6 p.m., Friday, April 1.
(More articles will be added soon. There's just so many! :D)
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