Tag Archives: Kodiak Arts Council

Kayla Desroches/KMXT The City of Kodiak has changed how it approaches nonprofit funding. Last night, at the Kodiak City Council regular meeting, the council looked over a resolution to limit nonprofits to applying for funds under one of four categories: Youth Recreation Programs, Adult Recreation Programs, Public Safety Programs, or Emergency Response Support Programs. The maximum funding under both Youth …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT Members of Kodiak’s crafty population have rallied for this year’s Sum’Arts for Kids, a series of classes through the Kodiak Arts Council that teaches children the many different types of art: from fiber to theater. Arts Council Education Coordinator, Brianna Gibbs, says a few of the classes tap into Kodiak’s natural charms, like a nature journaling course where …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Kodiak Arts Council will hold its annual auction this weekend. The council has been around for over fifty years, says Council Board President Veronica Costa Bolton, and the council not only raises money for the organization, but also exhibits local talent. “People donate art pieces, prints, sometimes original works of local artists, and it’s an opportunity to …

Members of Versa-Style Dance Company. Courtesy of Versa-Style Kayla Desroches/KMXT A hip-hop group that taps into teen talent in Los Angeles will showcase their art here in Kodiak. Co-founder and co-artistic director of Versa-Style dance company, Leigh Foaad, is traveling with the adult dancers on their Alaska tour. He explains the Versa-Style crew grew out of his work with co-founder, …

Postcard by Shelly Lawson. Photo by Kayla Desroches Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Kodiak Arts Council is giving a pen-pal twist to its next community art show. The council is asking artists to paint, draw, and otherwise creatively fill postcard-sized paper and submit them to the gallery. From there, the council will send each participant a random card in exchange for their …

On today’s Talk of the Rock, host Kayla Desroches talks about art in Kodiak with Kodiak Arts Council executive director, Katie Oliver, and Arts Council scholarship recipient, Cunat Spencer. Spencer is working on a tactile art project where she’ll use layers and texture to create white-on-white paintings that enable viewers to both see and feel a landscape.

Kayla Desroches/KMXT How’d you like to take a class in fabric dyeing one day and wild toolmaking the next? Well, if you’re a kid, you’ll be able to. The Kodiak Arts Council‘s Sum’arts for Kids starts Monday and will offer classes that are perfect for enterprising young artists. Programs Coordinator Erin Starr-Hollow says the Sum’Arts schedule includes both the annual …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Last week we told you about the Emerald Island 2012 Writer’s Conference, sponsored by the Kodiak Arts Council. The conference, which will be hosted over the course of five days, will provide workshops in various genres of writing, with a primary focus each day. On August 10, author and scholar Nate Leboutillier will lead the prose workshop. KMXT …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT In August, Kodiak’s literary enthusiasts will have an opportunity to sharpen their pencils and skills during a writing conference, hosted by the Kodiak Arts Council. The Emerald Isle 2012 Writers Conference is board member Merissa Koller’s brainchild. "Over the winter the arts council board had a strategic planning session with the woman from the Foraker Group and we …