Fall 2009 - Spring 2010
Native Arts Studies Program The Totem Heritage Center offers an annual series of classes, workshops, and seminars in Northwest Coast Native art and culture. Students may work independently, pursue a certificate, or earn university credit. Experienced instructors of the Northwest Coast Native art style instruct these classes to perpetuate and strengthen the traditional arts through the students. All classes listed are for adults (18 and older), unless stated otherwise. Certificate Programs: Certificates in
Northwest Coast Native Arts may be earned through the University of Alaska Southeast and/or the Totem Heritage Center. The Totem Heritage Center offers the Certificate of Merit program, leading to an award in one of three categories: Basketry & Weaving, Carving & Engraving, or Regalia Making. The University of Alaska Southeast offers a Certificate upon completion of a 20 credit course of study. Location: Classes are located at the Totem
Heritage Center, 601 Deermount, Ketchikan, Alaska, unless otherwise noted. The Center has one classroom in the upper level of the building and a
workshop and classroom in the lower level. Ample free parking is available on the grounds. Payment & Registration: Registration for
classes may be made in person, by mail, by telephone at (907) 225-5900, by fax at (907) 225-5901, or online at www.city.ketchikan.ak.us/departments/ museums/totem_class_schedule.html. Registration is complete and guaranteed upon receipt of payment. The Center accepts Mastercard and Visa, cash, checks, money orders, purchase orders, or a letter guaranteeing payment from an official funding agency. Refunds: For classes with university credit,
please call (907) 225-6177 for information on the University of Alaska refund policy. For all other classes, if you request a refund, you will receive: 1. A 100% tuition refund if the Totem Heritage Center cancels the class. 2. A 100% tuition refund, less $5 processing fee, if you withdraw from a class two weeks prior to the first day of class. 3. An 80% refund if you withdraw up to three days prior to the first day of class. 4. No refund if you withdraw fewer than three days prior to the first day of class.
Ketchikan Museums
Cancellations: The Ketchikan Museum
Department reserves the right to change or cancel any of its classes. Any class with fewer than ten (10) registered students two weeks prior to the first day of class may be cancelled. Fees: Tuition for all classes is $150.00 unless
stated otherwise. Registrations received less than two weeks prior to the start of class are an additional $25.00. Class Materials: Students must provide
their own class materials and supplies. A supply list will be mailed to all registered students prior to the class. Materials not available locally may be available from the instructor or the Totem Heritage Center. Sudents are responsible for providing their own tools and equipment. Universtiy Credit: The University of Alaska
Southeast Ketchikan Campus co-sponsors many of the Totem Heritage Center classes, providing university credit. Students may take specified classes for college credit by paying an additional fee of $75 to UAS.
Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage
Tongass Historical Museum Totem Heritage Center 629 Dock Street Ketchikan, Alaska 99901
PAID Ketchikan, Alaska Permit No. 95
Totem Heritage Center
Native Arts Studies Program
Fall 2009 - Spring 2010 Above: Thunderbird dance mask, Donnie M. Varnell, 2004, KM 2003.2.72.1; Weaving a mat in Kasaan 1902, KM 77.3.5.674; Bent-corner storage box (detail), Fred Trout, 2004, KM 2004.2.59.1; student weaver’s hands, 2006.
Class Schedule
For more information on our instructors, please visit http://www.city.ketchikan.ak.us/departments/museums/totem_native.html
Introduction to Northwest Coast Design & Carving
Fall 2009
Instructor: Fred Trout October 26 - 31 & November 2 - 7, 2009 Mondays - Fridays, 6 - 9 PM; Saturdays, 10 AM - 3 PM Registration Fee: $225 Materials: $10 Prerequisite: Introduction to Power Tools
Introduction to Power Tools Instructor: Beth Antonsen September 28 – 30, 2009 Monday – Wednesday, 6 – 9 PM Registration Fee: $60 Materials Cost: $10
Woodworker and furniture maker Beth Antonsen will teach students the safe and proper use of a variety of power tools while making a traditional Northwest Coast-style cedar dance paddle. The dance paddle can be used in November as a project for the Introduction to Northwest Coast Design & Carving class. This course is a prerequisite for all carving classes at the Totem Heritage Center.
Intermediate Northwest Coast Carving: Masks
Instructor: Donald Varnell October 12 – 17 & October 19 – 21, 2009 Mondays – Fridays, 6 – 9 PM; Saturday, 10 AM – 4 PM Registration Fee: $150 Materials Cost: $25 Prerequisite: Introduction to NWC Carving In this intermediate carving class, Haida carver Donald Varnell will instruct students on the design, design transfer and carving in the Northwest Coast style as they complete a red cedar mask. yada yada dada dada, reality pilot #2 “looks like a beaver,” by Donald Varnell, 2007.
Spring 2010 Alutiiq Mask Carving
Instructor: Dr. Sven Haakanson February 8 - 14*, 2010 Monday - Friday, 6 - 9:30 PM Saturday & Sunday, 10 AM - 4 PM Registration Fee: $150 Materials Cost: $25 Prerequisite: Introduction to Power Tools
*Note: The Friday, February 12th class will be held at the SE Alaska Discovery Center, beginning at 7 PM, and will be open to the public. This public lecture is mandatory for all registered students.
Baskets by Holly Churchill.
Intermediate & Advanced Cedar Bark Weaving
Instructor: Holly Churchill October 12 – 17 & 20 – 24, 2009 Mondays – Fridays, 6 - 9 PM; Saturday, Oct. 17, 10 AM – 4 PM; Saturday, Oct. 24, 10 AM – 5PM Registration Fee: $225 Materials Costs: $65, $85, $125 Prerequisite: Beginning Cedar Bark Weaving Join Haida weaver Holly Churchill as she instructs students in advanced cedar bark weaving projects. Oval and false embroidery baskets will be the primary focus, while open weave, plait weaving, fish eye, and alternating color techniques will also be covered. Students with unfinished projects (hats, clam baskets, missionary bags, false embroidery) are strongly encouraged to participate, as this class provides a valuable opportunity to finish these projects while gaining skills in new endeavors. A variety of materials will be available for purchase. Prices will vary by the materials chosen.
Mixed-Level Coiled Basketry
Instructor: Carol Douglas March 12* – 13 & March 15 – 20, 2010 Monday – Friday, 6 – 9 PM; Saturdays, 10 AM – 4 PM Registration Fee: $150 Materials Cost: $45
*Note: The Friday, March 12th class will be held at the SE Alaska Discovery Center, beginning at 7 PM, and will be open to the public. This public lecture is mandatory for all registered students. Arapaho/Oklahoma Seminole weaver Carol Douglas will introduce new students to a brief history of coiled basketry and the materials used in its construction. Students who have taken coiled basket weaving previously are invited to continue their exploration of coiled basketry with advanced projects.
Fred Trout demonstrates the elements of design.
Cedar Bark Weaving
Instructor: Diane Douglas-Willard November 9 – 13 & 16 – 20, 2009 Mondays – Fridays, 6 – 9 PM Registration Fee: $150 Materials Cost: $45 small project, $90 large Learn traditional cedar bark weaving from Haida weaver Diane Douglas-Willard. Students will be introduced to material preparation and basic weaving techniques, while completing a rattle-top basket or a small clam basket. Weavers of all levels are encouraged to register.
Rattle-top basket by Diane Douglas-Willard.
Bentwood Box Construction
Instructor: Fred Trout April 2 – 3 & April 5 – 10, 2010 Monday – Friday, 6 – 9 PM; Saturdays, 10 AM – 4 PM Registration Fee: $150 Materials Cost: $25 Prerequisite: Intro to Carving, Intro to Design From storing food and treasured regalia, to cooking a day’s meal, the bentwood box was an important feature in Native households throughout southeast Alaska. Students will learn the ingenious techniques of bent-corner construction as taught by Tlingit artist Fred Trout.
Tongass Island, early 1900s, THS 70.9.4.4
History of Northwest Coast Art
Instructor: Steve Henrikson April 23 – 25 & April 30* – May 2, 2010 Fridays, 6 – 9 PM; Saturdays, 1 – 5 PM & 7 – 9 PM; Sundays, 1- 5 PM Registration Fee: $150
Elder Brother by Perry Eaton, 2007. Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository, Kodiak, AK.
Noted Alutiiq carver, and Executive Director of the Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository in Kodiak, AK, Dr. Sven Haakanson will instruct students on the design and carving of a traditional Alutiiq mask. These expressive and distinctive masks are traditionally used during ceremonial performances to tell stories and act out songs and dances.
Learn the fundamentals of Northwest Coast design and carving from Tlingit artist Fred Trout. Students will be introduced to the principles of formline design and the basic elements of Northwest Coast-style carving as they design and carve a dance paddle or small panel. This class is a prerequisite for all carving and advanced design classes, as well as a requirement for those pursuing a Certificate of Merit.
*Note: The Friday, April 30th class will be held at the SE Alaska Discovery Center, beginning at 7 PM, and will be open to the public. This public lecture is mandatory for all registered students. Students of Fred Trout’s 2005 bentwood box class.
Spring Break Cedar Bark Weaving for Youth March 15 – 19, 2010
Hey kids! You and your friends can learn traditional Northwest Coast Haidastyle cedar bark weaving with instructor Holly Churchill during your spring break vacation. Class will meet Monday through Friday, 10:00 am – 2:30 pm. Grab your friends, bring a lunch and learn to weave!
Jana Jensen in the Youth Weaving Class, 2008.
Ages 10 – 18 Registration Fee: $50 Materials included Scholarships are available. Call 225-5900 for more information.
Guest instructor Steve Henrikson, Curator of Collections for the Alaska State Museum, will trace the development of the visual arts of the NW Coastal peoples from the earliest records into one of the world’s richest contemporary traditions. Cultural and regional variations as well as cross-cultural influences will be studied using historic writings, photographs, and objects from the Ketchikan Museums’ collection in this survey course. This course is a requirement for all students pursuing a Certificate of Merit.
Tlingit warrior armor in the Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnology, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Northwest Coast Native Arts may be earned through the University of Alaska Southeast and/or the Totem Heritage Center. The Totem Heritage Center offers the Certificate of Merit program, leading to an award in one of three categories: Basketry & Weaving, Carving & Engraving, or Regalia Making. The University of Alaska Southeast offers a Certificate upon completion of a 20 credit course of study. Location: Classes are located at the Totem
Heritage Center, 601 Deermount, Ketchikan, Alaska, unless otherwise noted. The Center has one classroom in the upper level of the building and a
workshop and classroom in the lower level. Ample free parking is available on the grounds. Payment & Registration: Registration for
classes may be made in person, by mail, by telephone at (907) 225-5900, by fax at (907) 225-5901, or online at www.city.ketchikan.ak.us/departments/ museums/totem_class_schedule.html. Registration is complete and guaranteed upon receipt of payment. The Center accepts Mastercard and Visa, cash, checks, money orders, purchase orders, or a letter guaranteeing payment from an official funding agency. Refunds: For classes with university credit,
please call (907) 225-6177 for information on the University of Alaska refund policy. For all other classes, if you request a refund, you will receive: 1. A 100% tuition refund if the Totem Heritage Center cancels the class. 2. A 100% tuition refund, less $5 processing fee, if you withdraw from a class two weeks prior to the first day of class. 3. An 80% refund if you withdraw up to three days prior to the first day of class. 4. No refund if you withdraw fewer than three days prior to the first day of class.
Ketchikan Museums
Cancellations: The Ketchikan Museum
Department reserves the right to change or cancel any of its classes. Any class with fewer than ten (10) registered students two weeks prior to the first day of class may be cancelled. Fees: Tuition for all classes is $150.00 unless
stated otherwise. Registrations received less than two weeks prior to the start of class are an additional $25.00. Class Materials: Students must provide
their own class materials and supplies. A supply list will be mailed to all registered students prior to the class. Materials not available locally may be available from the instructor or the Totem Heritage Center. Sudents are responsible for providing their own tools and equipment. Universtiy Credit: The University of Alaska
Southeast Ketchikan Campus co-sponsors many of the Totem Heritage Center classes, providing university credit. Students may take specified classes for college credit by paying an additional fee of $75 to UAS.
Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage
Tongass Historical Museum Totem Heritage Center 629 Dock Street Ketchikan, Alaska 99901
PAID Ketchikan, Alaska Permit No. 95
Totem Heritage Center
Native Arts Studies Program
Fall 2009 - Spring 2010 Above: Thunderbird dance mask, Donnie M. Varnell, 2004, KM 2003.2.72.1; Weaving a mat in Kasaan 1902, KM 77.3.5.674; Bent-corner storage box (detail), Fred Trout, 2004, KM 2004.2.59.1; student weaver’s hands, 2006.
Class Schedule
For more information on our instructors, please visit http://www.city.ketchikan.ak.us/departments/museums/totem_native.html
Introduction to Northwest Coast Design & Carving
Fall 2009
Instructor: Fred Trout October 26 - 31 & November 2 - 7, 2009 Mondays - Fridays, 6 - 9 PM; Saturdays, 10 AM - 3 PM Registration Fee: $225 Materials: $10 Prerequisite: Introduction to Power Tools
Introduction to Power Tools Instructor: Beth Antonsen September 28 – 30, 2009 Monday – Wednesday, 6 – 9 PM Registration Fee: $60 Materials Cost: $10
Woodworker and furniture maker Beth Antonsen will teach students the safe and proper use of a variety of power tools while making a traditional Northwest Coast-style cedar dance paddle. The dance paddle can be used in November as a project for the Introduction to Northwest Coast Design & Carving class. This course is a prerequisite for all carving classes at the Totem Heritage Center.
Intermediate Northwest Coast Carving: Masks
Instructor: Donald Varnell October 12 – 17 & October 19 – 21, 2009 Mondays – Fridays, 6 – 9 PM; Saturday, 10 AM – 4 PM Registration Fee: $150 Materials Cost: $25 Prerequisite: Introduction to NWC Carving In this intermediate carving class, Haida carver Donald Varnell will instruct students on the design, design transfer and carving in the Northwest Coast style as they complete a red cedar mask. yada yada dada dada, reality pilot #2 “looks like a beaver,” by Donald Varnell, 2007.
Spring 2010 Alutiiq Mask Carving
Instructor: Dr. Sven Haakanson February 8 - 14*, 2010 Monday - Friday, 6 - 9:30 PM Saturday & Sunday, 10 AM - 4 PM Registration Fee: $150 Materials Cost: $25 Prerequisite: Introduction to Power Tools
*Note: The Friday, February 12th class will be held at the SE Alaska Discovery Center, beginning at 7 PM, and will be open to the public. This public lecture is mandatory for all registered students.
Baskets by Holly Churchill.
Intermediate & Advanced Cedar Bark Weaving
Instructor: Holly Churchill October 12 – 17 & 20 – 24, 2009 Mondays – Fridays, 6 - 9 PM; Saturday, Oct. 17, 10 AM – 4 PM; Saturday, Oct. 24, 10 AM – 5PM Registration Fee: $225 Materials Costs: $65, $85, $125 Prerequisite: Beginning Cedar Bark Weaving Join Haida weaver Holly Churchill as she instructs students in advanced cedar bark weaving projects. Oval and false embroidery baskets will be the primary focus, while open weave, plait weaving, fish eye, and alternating color techniques will also be covered. Students with unfinished projects (hats, clam baskets, missionary bags, false embroidery) are strongly encouraged to participate, as this class provides a valuable opportunity to finish these projects while gaining skills in new endeavors. A variety of materials will be available for purchase. Prices will vary by the materials chosen.
Mixed-Level Coiled Basketry
Instructor: Carol Douglas March 12* – 13 & March 15 – 20, 2010 Monday – Friday, 6 – 9 PM; Saturdays, 10 AM – 4 PM Registration Fee: $150 Materials Cost: $45
*Note: The Friday, March 12th class will be held at the SE Alaska Discovery Center, beginning at 7 PM, and will be open to the public. This public lecture is mandatory for all registered students. Arapaho/Oklahoma Seminole weaver Carol Douglas will introduce new students to a brief history of coiled basketry and the materials used in its construction. Students who have taken coiled basket weaving previously are invited to continue their exploration of coiled basketry with advanced projects.
Fred Trout demonstrates the elements of design.
Cedar Bark Weaving
Instructor: Diane Douglas-Willard November 9 – 13 & 16 – 20, 2009 Mondays – Fridays, 6 – 9 PM Registration Fee: $150 Materials Cost: $45 small project, $90 large Learn traditional cedar bark weaving from Haida weaver Diane Douglas-Willard. Students will be introduced to material preparation and basic weaving techniques, while completing a rattle-top basket or a small clam basket. Weavers of all levels are encouraged to register.
Rattle-top basket by Diane Douglas-Willard.
Bentwood Box Construction
Instructor: Fred Trout April 2 – 3 & April 5 – 10, 2010 Monday – Friday, 6 – 9 PM; Saturdays, 10 AM – 4 PM Registration Fee: $150 Materials Cost: $25 Prerequisite: Intro to Carving, Intro to Design From storing food and treasured regalia, to cooking a day’s meal, the bentwood box was an important feature in Native households throughout southeast Alaska. Students will learn the ingenious techniques of bent-corner construction as taught by Tlingit artist Fred Trout.
Tongass Island, early 1900s, THS 70.9.4.4
History of Northwest Coast Art
Instructor: Steve Henrikson April 23 – 25 & April 30* – May 2, 2010 Fridays, 6 – 9 PM; Saturdays, 1 – 5 PM & 7 – 9 PM; Sundays, 1- 5 PM Registration Fee: $150
Elder Brother by Perry Eaton, 2007. Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository, Kodiak, AK.
Noted Alutiiq carver, and Executive Director of the Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository in Kodiak, AK, Dr. Sven Haakanson will instruct students on the design and carving of a traditional Alutiiq mask. These expressive and distinctive masks are traditionally used during ceremonial performances to tell stories and act out songs and dances.
Learn the fundamentals of Northwest Coast design and carving from Tlingit artist Fred Trout. Students will be introduced to the principles of formline design and the basic elements of Northwest Coast-style carving as they design and carve a dance paddle or small panel. This class is a prerequisite for all carving and advanced design classes, as well as a requirement for those pursuing a Certificate of Merit.
*Note: The Friday, April 30th class will be held at the SE Alaska Discovery Center, beginning at 7 PM, and will be open to the public. This public lecture is mandatory for all registered students. Students of Fred Trout’s 2005 bentwood box class.
Spring Break Cedar Bark Weaving for Youth March 15 – 19, 2010
Hey kids! You and your friends can learn traditional Northwest Coast Haidastyle cedar bark weaving with instructor Holly Churchill during your spring break vacation. Class will meet Monday through Friday, 10:00 am – 2:30 pm. Grab your friends, bring a lunch and learn to weave!
Jana Jensen in the Youth Weaving Class, 2008.
Ages 10 – 18 Registration Fee: $50 Materials included Scholarships are available. Call 225-5900 for more information.
Guest instructor Steve Henrikson, Curator of Collections for the Alaska State Museum, will trace the development of the visual arts of the NW Coastal peoples from the earliest records into one of the world’s richest contemporary traditions. Cultural and regional variations as well as cross-cultural influences will be studied using historic writings, photographs, and objects from the Ketchikan Museums’ collection in this survey course. This course is a requirement for all students pursuing a Certificate of Merit.
Tlingit warrior armor in the Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnology, St. Petersburg, Russia.
