State of Art
State of Art is a weekly program covering arts, entertainment, and culture in the Anchorage area.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 14 minutes
- Episodes
- 141
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
State of Art: Medium Build and Quinn Christopherson to headline benefit concert in Anchorage for northern tribal school
This week on State of Art we're discussing an upcoming benefit concert helping out the Qargi Academy Tribal School in Wainwright. We're joined by longtime musician and Marketing Manager for the Arcti…
State of Art: An original 'Hamilton' rap won this Anchorage student free tickets to the hit musical
This week on State of Art we meet an Anchorage winner of the "Hamilton" creative competition organized by the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts and BroadwayBoundAK. Students from across Alaska go…
State of Art: Celebrate all things Irish at Galway Days
August 12 at Town Square Park. There will be vendors, food, music and more. Irish Club of Alaska President Dawn Berg joins us to tell us about the festival, the club and she even sings us a song.
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State of Art: Old Crow Medicine Show lead singer says playing Alaska has been a life-long dream
Ketch Secor first visited Alaska when he was 14 and it made a lasting impression on him. He traveled the Alaska Railroad, bought chewing tobacco in Sitka and kissed a girl in Fairbanks. The singer an…
State of Art: Writer Corky Parker comes to Anchorage to share her award-winning memoir
This week on State of Art we're joined by Corky Parker. She was an original staff member of KSKA nearly 45 years ago, but she's added many chapters to her life since then. Her memoir “La Finca: Love,…
State of Art: Salmonfest 2023 is packed to the gills with talent
This week on State of Art we're hearing from Salmonfest director David Stearns. The festival runs from August 4 through the 6 at the Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds in Ninilchik. Headliners include Old C…
State of Art: Voices of Antiques Roadshow
Want a free Sydney Laurence print? Head to the Anchorage library
If you’re looking to spruce up your walls this summer, you can get a free Sydney Laurence print at Anchorage’s Loussac Library.
Former city mayor and the library’s namesake, Zachariah Joshua Loussac, …
State of Art: Anchorage Chamber Music Festival returns for 11th season
This week on State of Art we're hearing from the Anchorage Chamber Music Festival's co-founders and artistic directors Christine Harada Li and Nathaniel Pierce. The two started the festival right out…
State of Art: Fairy houses turn a normal Anchorage walking trail into something magical
If you’re walking in Russian Jack Park this summer, you might come across a side trail with a birch bark sign that says “Fairies Live Here.”
A short walk up the narrow, winding path through the lush f…
State of Art: Blackwater Railroad Co. celebrates 10 years as a band with an Alaska tour
Seward-based folk band Blackwater Railroad Co. has seen its share of lineup changes over the years, but they've maintained their mission of good vibes and good times. The band is playing dates across…
State of Art: These free concerts are happening all summer in downtown Anchorage
This week on State of Art we're checking out some of the free concerts and events that Anchorage Downtown Partnership is putting on this summer. We're joined by ADP Executive Director Radhika Krishna…
State of Art: Celebrate summer with the Sundown Solstice Festival
This week on State of Art we're talking about the Sundown Solstice Festival. The three-day concert features a mix of well-known, up-and-coming and local artists whose music ranges from hip-hop, elect…
State of Art: The Anchorage Museum celebrates 100 years of the Alaska Railroad
Museum's Aaron Leggett, senior curator and of Alaska history and indigenous cultures, who gives us a tour of some of the exhibits highlights. We hear about contributions of indigenous workers, Legget…
State of Art: 'Hamilton' student competition and the Alaska Jazz Workshop
This week on State of Art we talk about a creative competition for students to see the hit musical "Hamilton" and speak with John Damberg, founder of the Alaska Jazz workshop and a recent winner of a…
State of Art: Artist Indra Arriaga Delgado releases new book examining decolonization, identity and language
Indra Arriaga Delgado’s talents can be difficult to describe. Among other things, she’s an artist, writer, filmmaker and researcher. Originally from Veracruz, Mexico her new book “Opaque Etymologies:…
State of Art: Anchorage Community Theater's 'Wait Until Dark'
This week on State of Art we're talking about the stage thriller "Wait Until Dark." The Anchorage Community Theater production tells the story of a blind woman who gets caught up in a tension-buildin…
State of Art: Cyrano's 'Dog Park' and artist Erin Gingrich
This week on State of Art we're discussing a play about the reality of friendship and an indigenous artist who looks to the resources that fed her ancestors. First, we hear from Erin Gingrich and Ala…
State of Art: Anchorage Opera's 'Carmen' and Momentum Dance Collective's 'Rhapsody'