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Jen DePesa's art is on exhibit in March at Grace Ridge Brewing Co. (Photo provided)

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First Friday shows include painting, textile art and architecture

As the snow begins to thaw and daylight increases, more shows and First Friday receptions return to local…

Art by Sarah Banks.

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Winners announced in writers’ contest

Twenty-fourth annual Kenai Peninsula Writers’ Contest features literary artists from around peninsula.

A corner of Don Decker's exhibit, Thin Ice, showing through February at Bunnell Street Arts Center in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Decker’s ‘Thin Ice’ looks at expanse of Alaska and ground beneath

Artist’s talk includes Decker’s poetry.

Black soldiers of Company L, 24th Infantry, famously known as "Buffalo Soldiers," parade on 5th Avenue in Skagway, between Broadway and State streets, in front of the Daily Budget newspaper on July 4, 1899. A recent book from a University of Alaska Anchorage history professor traces the long history of Black Americans in Alaska. (Courtesy image / Alaska's Digital Archives)

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Book traces over 150 years of Black history in Alaska

Before the gold rush.

Annie Boocheever. (Photo provided)

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Arts Briefs: Poetry contest ends Friday; writer offers workshop

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Homer arts council honors local creators with Community Arts Awards

The annual Community Arts Awards began in 2005 as a way to support local artists.

Julianne Tomich uses coffee to create art in her new exhibit “COFFEE MI AMORE!” at Homer Council on the Arts. (Photo provided)

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First Friday art exhibit openings

While many galleries have opted out of hosting First Friday art shows in January and February, a few…

The newly renovated historic Kenai Jail is seen at the Kenai Art Center on Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Beer, bars and ink

Kenai Art Center debuts renovated jail with printmaking show and custom ale

Laura Dewey’s art is on display at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Art of the wild

New Kenai visitor center show features the vivid colors of nature

Zirrus VanDevere’s pieces are displayed at the Kenai Art Center on Jan. 4, 2022. (Courtesy Alex Rydlinski)

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A journey of healing

VanDevere mixes shape, color and dimension in emotional show

A display at the Homer Bookstore on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, features the top-20 best-selling books for 2021. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Local books dominate best-seller list

‘Homestead Kitchen’ tops Homer Bookstore’s annual best-seller list.

Two paintings in in Dr. Sami Ali's exhibit, "The Mind of a Healthcare Worker During the COVID-19 Pandemic," showing in January 2022 at the Homer Council on the Arts in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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ER doctor’s paintings follow passage of pandemic

Dr. Sami Ali made 2019 resolution to paint every day — and then the COVID-19 pandemic hit.

Dana Zigmund / Juneau Empire Siblings Lea Skaggs, left, and Drake Skaggs, right, show off work by their brother Avery Skaggs at the opening night of a show at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum featuring a selection of work Avery Skaggs created during the pandemic lockdown. The exhibition is titled “Home: Disability Creativity in a Pandemic Lockdown.”

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Creating without community

‘Capitvating’ new exhibit contains artist’s lockdown work