Current Exhibits
Olivia Raster Solo Artist Exhibition: Scientific Illustrations, Alaska Wildlife & Landscapes, November 2nd - December 21st
Exhibit runs through 2024-12-21
Olivia Raster, Scientific Illustrations: Alaskan Wildlife & Landscapes
November 2 - December 21 , 2024 | Community Room Gallery
Opening Reception: November 2, 2024 | 1–3:30pm
Olivia Raster’s new exhibition, Scientific Illustrations: Alaskan Wildlife & Landscapes combines elements of traditional and digital media. Her artwork primarily focuses on themes of Alaskan wildlife and landscapes and is heavily influenced by her time in school learning how to become a scientific illustrator.
Born and raised in Juneau, Alaska, Olivia has drawn endless inspiration from local landscape and wildlife. Growing up immersed in such wilderness fueled her intense passion for learning about nature, specifically marine environments. It was only after she left Juneau for college that she became fully aware of the uniqueness of growing up in Alaska. While living in other cities, Olivia realized that it is not common to be able to walk out your front door and into a remote wilderness, or to participate in school programs that teach children how to ski, how to shoot a gun and a bow and arrow, and how to put on a survival suit. Olivia is thankful to have grown up exploring Juneau’s wilderness by kayaking and camping along the coast and ice climbing on the Mendenhall Glacier.
Switch and Exchange: A Brief History of Telephones in 20th Century Juneau
Exhibit runs through 2025-12-01
Opening Reception: January, 5th, 4-7pm
Telephones, switchboards, and the lines that connected them were once signifiers of a thriving modern community in the 20th Century. Juneau, as the first city in Alaska to have an established telephone system, exemplified a modern community in this way. This mini exhibition explores the history of landline telephones, Juneau’s early telephone company, and why Juneau has a community named Telephone Hill through interactives, phones, photographs, and art.