Second Biennial
2008 Northwest Coast
Artists' Gathering

Old Armory  •  Juneau, Alaska
June 3 & 4, 2008

Northwest Coast Artists’ Gathering Mission Statement
The mission of NWCA Gathering is to bring together artists and facilitators who work in the indigenous northwest coast style of art: to foster dialog; to develop connections; to explore new materials and techniques; to inspire new work; and to create a community that is inclusive and thoughtful, and that honors tradition while moving into the 21st Century.

Join us for the second biennial Northwest Coast Artists’ Gathering of contemporary and traditional artists. The first Gathering, held in May, 2006 was a success and the second Gathering will be even better, this time for two full days!

Gathering invites all artists, both Native and non-Native, working in the northwest coast Native art traditions and forms. Gathering will bring together artists and scholars from the visual, performing, and written arts. Many of us have heard of or seen each other’s work, but have yet to meet.

A number of Northwest Coast artists have expressed the need for a forum to bring artists together to get to know one another, share ideas, acknowledge our teachers and mentors, and to educate and inspire future generations of artists. This in turn will strengthen our art community by creating a network and solidarity of artists, both professionally and personally. As with the first Gathering, we hope to attract both established and new Northwest Coast artists who are interested in Native art and culture.

Please click on the links in the left column for more information about the Agenda, Registration, Volunteering, and for reviews of Gathering 2006.

For further information about Gathering 2008, contact Gathering Director Chloe French (chloefrench @gmail.com)

Since 1982, the Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI), based in Juneau, Alaska, has sponsored the biennial Celebration. In recent years, Celebration has become increasingly focused on Native art and has greatly expanded its audience. To highlight the creativity of artists and to encourage greater and more excellent productivity, invitational art exhibits have been sponsored by SHI at the last three Celebrations ('02, '04 and '06).

Artstream Cultural Resources wishes to continue to expand on the work SHI is doing. Working in collaboration with SHI, the National Museum of the American Indian, the University of Alaska's Museum of the North Fairbanks, and the Juneau City Museum, our second Northwest Coast Artists' Gathering will be held at the Old Armory in Juneau , Alaska on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 3 & 4, 2008, the two days before Celebration. Celebration begins on Thursday and runs through Saturday, June 5-7, 2008.

Join Us!

There are a number of additions and changes made to the Gathering 2008. For more information, please see Gathering 2008 Registration and Gathering 2008 Agenda. We appreciate any assistance in this production; we welcome your volunteering services! Read the review of the first Artists Gathering 2006, the review of the evening concert ('06) of "Raven Brings Box of Delight." and view the 2006 Power Point Presentation.