Alaska's 10 Best Contemporary Art Galleries and Museums
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Alaska is an incredibly vast region and yet it is still sparsely populated. However, over the years artists have come to Alaska, inspired by its mesmerising landscape. Art has played an important role in this unique state, helping to define the community by giving the area a reference point, a sense of place and meaning within the wilderness. Here are 10 galleries that provide an essential platform for contemporary artists in Alaska.
Alaska Native Arts Gallery
Arctic Rose Gallery & Art Center
This is a collaborative project curated by artists Jana Latham, Jon and Jona Van Zyle as well as 10 other creative members in downtown Anchorage. At the heart of the retail gallery’s enterprise is to instil a passion for art in Anchorage. Jon Van Zyle is a prominent painter in this state, distilling the essence of Alaskan landscape and its wildfire in his indelible watercolour paintings. He has also been inducted into the Iditarod Hall of Fame, having been the official painter of The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race since 1979. Jona, meanwhile, is a versatile artist most well-known for her Alaskan pictures made outs of beads. Arctic Rose Gallery & Art Center exhibits a diverse range of art including an unique Russian collection of matrushkas and lacquer boxes. Latham and her team ensure the gallery is bustling with events, organised throughout the year. The gallery also participates in Anchorage’s ‘First Friday Art’, which brings the art community and local residents together.
Bunnell Street Arts Center
Building, Art Gallery
![front view of Bunnell Street Arts Center including our current installation called Bouys and Barrels by Jarod Charzewski](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1948285.webp)
International Gallery of Contemporary Art
University of Alaska Museum of the North
Art Gallery, Museum
Alaska House Art Gallery
Art Gallery
![Alaska House Art Gallery, Fairbanks](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1948284.webp)
Alaska Robotics Gallery
Art Gallery
![Alaska Robotics Gallery, Juneau](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1948287.webp)
Annie Kaill's
Pratt Museum
Museum
![Reliquary by Jo Going](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1948290.webp)
Anchorage Museum
Museum
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