Artworks

ARTWORKS is a month of storytelling and community events that happens every October. Explore the stories below to see how the arts are having an impact on Anchorage and check out the full calendar of events at the Anchorage Press.

This citywide celebration is fueled by the passion of local organizations and artists who make Anchorage vibrant every day.

ARTWORKS is for everyone and there are lots of ways to take part this October:

Join the celebration. Attend events throughout October and experience the creativity, connection, and culture happening across Anchorage. Find out what’s going on here!
Share your story. Post a video, or short story about how the arts make a difference in your life or about your work in the community.
Spread the word. Follow along on social media, share stories from other organizations, and help amplify the arts across our city. @artworksanchorage
Submit your event. Hosting an arts or cultural event in October? Add it to the Anchorage Press calendar so more people can find and attend. Anchorage Press

There’s always something happening in Anchorage. Explore local calendars and discover concerts, performances, exhibitions, workshops, festivals, and community events happening throughout the city.

Discover Our Stories

BUILDING WHAT COMES NEXT

Alaska Teen Media Institute gives youth the mic

A space where young people find their voice, discover their creative potential, and become the next generation of Alaska’s storytellers and creators.

It Starts with Music

Creating connection through music and place

When live music gives Anchorage a reason to come together, the outcome isn’t the music. The outcome is community.

Making Space to Heal

Art is part of the process at AWAIC

An arts project that lifts up Dena’ina place names, showing how art and language reshape our understanding of Anchorage and deepen our sense of belonging.

Indigenous Place Names Movement

BELONGING THROUGH ART AND LANGUAGE

An arts project that lifts up Dena’ina place names, showing how art and language reshape our understanding of Anchorage and deepen our sense of belonging.

COMMUNITY CAFÉ

HEALING THROUGH MUSIC

A monthly gathering space where veterans, military affiliated community, and families and friends come together to connect and heal through the power of music.