"Curly Hair" by Elizabeth Knecht

Juneau Arts and Humanities Council is the formal arts agency for the Capital City. We are a non-profit membership organization, incorporated in 1973. Our programs offer diverse community-based arts enrichment. The gallery exhibit space is used to promote cultural awareness, stimulate creativity, educate, and provide a community service. It is the intention of the JAHC Gallery Program to support both established and emerging Southeast Alaskan artists showing new works, while representing the broadest spectrum of visual art media.

About the Gallery
The Gallery itself is rectangular, 32 feet by 16 feet, painted an off white, with large windows, which have solid coverings to allow for additional wall space or which may be left uncovered to allow for nature light, overlooking the front lawn. We are working to upgrade the existing lighting to include appropriate spot lights.

The room is open for rental to the public throughout the month and is frequently used for meetings, workshops, and other gatherings. This provides the artist with increased audience by bringing people into the space who might otherwise not visit galleries, and helps the Council support the Juneau Arts & Culture Center.

Gallery Patrons
One of the benefits the Council offers donors at the $500 level is the opportunity to ?sponsor? one month in the Gallery as a ?Gallery Patron?. Patrons have the opportunity to preview the Gallery show and meet the artist(s) personally at 4 pm on First Friday, before the doors open to the public at 4:30pm. The Council provides wine and cheese, and introduces the Patron, who will be very interested in the artist(s) and the work. The intention is to provide the artists with contacts in the community that will lead to sales, while giving Council members a unique and valuable opportunity to get to know local artists. The Council has found that Gallery Patrons develop a very positive and nurturing relationship with ?their? artists.

Exhibit Options
The JAHC Gallery exhibits run approximately one month and include public service announcements and a JAHC supported public opening on the first Friday of the month.  There are typically 10 months available for artist exhibits per year. In line with JAHC?s purpose and mission, the gallery is booked for one or two public art events each year that provide a community service (such as the UAS Student Juried Art Show).

Applications for Gallery exhibits are accepted in April for the following September through August season. Exhibits are selected by a small panel consisting of representatives from the Juneau Arts & Humanities Board of Trustees, at least one artist, and a representative from a local museum.

The JAHC Gallery exhibits run approximately one month and open on the first Friday of the month. There are typically 10 months available for artist exhibits per year. All interested individual artists and art groups may apply.

The Juneau Arts & Humanities Council manages the sales and record keeping for all artwork hung in the Gallery, and retains 25% of the sales price to defray the costs of operating the Gallery.

Artist Guidelines 2012
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Gallery Floor Plan
Sample of Post Card backside