State of Art

Hungry? We have the event for you! Today we sat down with local artist Duke Russell to talk about his community art project “Make a Sit Down Dinner.” We discuss the community meal, the importance of …

Don your cloak and grab some lembas bread because we’re joined by Professor Gregory Hartley, leader of the Tolkien Society’s Anchorage Branch. The Tolkien Society is, in essence, a fan club of the la…

After the first Rock the Hill music festival sold out last year, the Anchorage Concert Association is expanding this year's event at Hilltop Ski Area with more of everything. The festival has grown t…

Anchorage musician Johnny Prizm has been making a name for himself in the local scene both solo and with a backing band. He was born in Whitehorse, Yukon and moved to Juneau where he started his song…

On this episode we discuss the Anchorage Concert Association's partnership with the Anchorage Park Foundation to hold free concerts at parks around the city. With venues typically at bars and all-age…

The International Gallery of Contemporary Art is featuring three distinct exhibitions in June. Yulia Kalagaeva and Joshua Demain's "4and2is6: Obsessions," Graham Dane’s “The stubborn blindness of opt…

The play “Conscience” from RKP Productions and Anchorage Community Theater opened on May 16 and runs through June 1st. The performance follows senator Joseph McCarthy’s abuses of power during the Red…

In 2020, the University of Alaska Anchorage cut several academic programs due to the state’s fiscal crisis, including the theater degree. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit and theater companies had to f…

"Dial M for Murder" is a classic crime thriller based in the 1950s about a murder plot gone awry and the resulting investigation. Outside of the theater, the play was made famous with Alfred Hitchcoc…

Author Aurora Hardy's previous work “Windswept : Chitina Alaska Childhood” and “Windswept : Tales for Children” reflect on her childhood of growing up in a remote cabin near Chitina, Alaska. One is a…

This Saturday is the Hip Hop Orchestra Experience in the Discovery Theater. The show promises to combine hip hop with classical music displaying how compositions from Bach or Mozart can find new ener…

The Anchorage Civic Orchestra holds an annual concerto competition for high school students. Winners receive a cash prize and get to perform a solo backed by the orchestra at an upcoming concert. It’…

On this episode of State of Art, we discuss Anchorage Festival of Music’s upcoming production of “The Dragon of Wantley.” Considered the most popular opera of the 18th century, it’s a parody of serio…

At the end of last year, Anchorage singer-songwriter, Lou Nathanson, released his first album since 1999. "Darwin's Tango" has 16 original songs featuring 14 local musicians and the songs range from …

On this episode we're joined by the members of Anchorage rock band Turbo Hell. They released their debut self-titled album at the end of last year and have been making a name for themselves in the lo…

In 1980 English professor Ronald Spatz and philosophy professor James Liszka founded the Alaska Quarterly Review while working at UAA. They wanted to bridge the creative gap between Alaska and the re…

International Guitar Night features high-level guitarists from diverse backgrounds with unique styles, celebrating their instrument and the melding of cultures. The North American tour starts in Kodi…