Arts & Entertainment

Valdez Artist Jan Whalen

Valdez Artist Jan Whalen

By Sue Bergstrom for Valdez City News – Although she makes, displays and sells beautiful things, Jan Whalen is above all a teacher and an advocate for making art. “Art is just as important as any other subject in school, and it should be part of EVERY person’s day, every […]

Assimilation and Healing

Assimilation and Healing

By Sue Bergstrom for Valdez City News – The World’s Boarding School history is brutal. But in this acclaimed play, Natives run the school and Whites are being assimilated. Quoted from the Assimilation Kickstarter campaign. Friday night’s performance of Assimilation was not a typical night at the theater. The play […]

Assimilation to be Performed in Valdez

Assimilation to be Performed in Valdez

The world’s Boarding School history is brutal. But in this acclaimed play, Natives run the school, and Whites are being assimilated.   The Jack  Dalton play is touring Alaska and will be performed in Valdez on November 6th at 7:00 pm at the Civic Center.  A discussion and healing circle  will […]

Valdez Artist Erica Shirk

Valdez Artist Erica Shirk

By Sue Bergstrom for Valdez City News – You may have seen Erica Shirk riding her bike about Valdez.  You can recognize her by the Colorado flag on the front of her helmet. She and her family have lived here about a year. Erica says they moved here for the […]

Attention Local Artists

Attention Local Artists

Valdez Museum and Historical Archive is accepting submissions for their Celebrating Local Artists show, On the Edge, September 12th, 2015-January 3, 2016.  Use the form below to apply. CVA2015 Entry Form Final Advertisement