The Arts

A new art installation opening in Homer is a wild ride through space, time – and textiles. The exhibit from Homer artist Abigail Kokai builds on the universe she previously created around a group of plush, muppet-like characters.

“For Nancy” is an art show by Leo Vait that honors his wife of 47 years.

Brazilian musician Eduardo Mendonça began a week-long residency at Fireweed Academy in Homer this week. He’s an award-winning recording artist, vocalist, percussionist, guitarist and musical arranger, who has toured around the world, and he says he’s happy to be back performing and teaching in Alaska.

Local dancers are performing a ballet version of Alice in Wonderland this weekend at Homer High School’s Mariner Theatre, and community members are invited to come dressed to the theme.

“Dusty Funk" or "the Funkiverse” is a world of comic arts storytelling, surrealism and metaphorical space created by the artist known as the Amazing David Brame. He’s an Afro-futurist, educator and mixed media comic artist based on the Kenai Peninsula, and his exhibit is up now at the Bunnell Street Arts Center in Homer for the month of March.

The Łuk’ae Tse’ Taas or 'Fish Head Soup' collective of Alaska Native comic artists and writers aims to share visual stories of Alaska’s rich regional cultures, and they made a visit Homer over the weekend.

The Homer Council on the Arts holds the Community Arts Awards each year to celebrate the talented artists who call Homer home and their contributions to the community. The council announced this year's recipients late last month, marking nearly two decades since its first awards ceremony.

When Homer-based artist Brianna Allen became pregnant with her second child, she started to notice something: a lack of stories, told by mothers, that honestly addressed motherhood. So, she decided to do something about it and created the MOMologues Collective.

Juneau-based Tlingit artist Arias Hoyle released a music video Friday featuring students from Nanwalek — a predominantly Sugpiaq/Alutiiq village on the southwestern tip of the Kenai Peninsula that is only accessible by air and water.

The Bunnell Street Arts Center is raising money for a public art installation at Bishop’s Beach park that will spotlight the long legacy of Indigenous stewardship of local lands on the southern Kenai Peninsula.