2023 Winter
Sitka is…
Southeast Alaska’s Art Destination
People often wonder what folks do in Sitka during the long, gray winter months. The answer is simple – they go to the theater, they participate in theater, they listen to music, they create music, they attend lectures, they give lectures, they take classes and teach classes. Sitka transforms once the tourist season is over. It becomes a place of art.
Read MoreThe Sitka Nutcracker
Show Takes Center Stage with an Enchanting Alaskan Twist
What do the following have in common: A slime line, a gaggle of tourists, fireweed, bears, northern lights, mosquitos, and snow? If you guessed Alaska and the Nutcracker, you are correct. Wait, what? The Nutcracker?!?! Yes, in 2023 the Sitka Nutcracker takes on the Last Frontier.
Read MoreSitka Fine Arts Camp
50 Years in the Making
Roger Schmidt was just five years old when Sitka Fine Arts Camp began in 1973. No one could have known that one day he’d be at the helm of the vessel on a decades-long voyage.
Read MorePortrait of an Explorer
A Q&A with Roger Schmidt
Sitka is my home. I grew up here, my family and my friends live here. I have tried professionally and as a volunteer to do what I can to maintain and create the type of community that I want to live in and that I want my children and other children to want to continue to live in.
Read MoreArt In Your Backyard
The Sitka Monthly Grind
When it comes to entertainment in “your backyard,” nothing fits the bill like the Sitka Monthly Grind. This local variety show begins its season in September and takes its final bow in March each year. Advertised as family friendly and non-political, it is pure art by Sitkans for Sitkans.
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