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Art Koeninger works on the Loved & Lost memorial bench in the summer 2022 at a shop out East End Road. Photo by Christina Whiting/Homer News)

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Compelled to create

Art Koeninger, jeweler and metal artist, to give workshops in wax casting and silversmithing

Alyssa Morgan models a pair of her clay earrings. (Photo provided by Alyssa Morgan)

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Homer artist Alyssa Morgan creates custom pieces from clay

When stay-at-home mom Alyssa Morgan found herself spending a lot of time scrolling on her phone, she realized…

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First-place entries from 25th Kenai Peninsula Writers’ Contest

First-place Winners

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Kenai Peninsula Writers’ Contest adult/open fiction first place winner

“Lost Years” by Tara Caribou

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Kenai Peninsula Writers’ Contest adult/open nonfiction first place winner

“No Dumb Grandchildren” by Cynthia Atcheson

Kenai Peninsula Writers' Contest logo from the Homer Council on the Arts website.

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25th Kenai Peninsula Writers’ Contest winners announced

The Kenai Peninsula Writers’ Contest returned for its 25th year, with winners in all categories announced on March…

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A copy of Marie Aubert’s “Grown Ups” sits on a desk in The Peninsula Clarion building on Wednesday in Kenai.

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Off the Shelf: Good for her

Marie Aubert’s “Grown Ups” caught my attention with a flashy cover and a review from Independent Ireland on…

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“I See Myself” mixed media comic book pages by David Brame on the themes of queerness, depression, sobriety and addiction, on display for the month of March at Bunnell Street Arts Center.

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Comics, pastels and self-reflections on display in March First Friday shows

The daylight hours are getting longer and splashes of color will soon be upon us. In the meantime,…

Ann-Margaret Wimmerstedt heats a plywood board for painting with encaustics on July 20, 2018 at Wimmerstedt’s home as artist Carla Klinker-Cope watches.

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Bringing art back to life

Longtime Homer artist values process over product, shifts from painting to mending

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“The Student,” a painting by Counsel Langley, is on display at the Homer Public Library through March, acrylic, graphite on canvas, 40” x 30”. Painted in 2023.

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On the edge, questioning boundaries

Homer artist Counsel Langley exhibits at library

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Deadline for Anchorage Symphony music scholarship March 15

Alaska high school music students have until March 15 to apply for a scholarship supporting young Alaska musicians,…

Homer woodworker Tony Perelli hauls a piece of wood that he will turn into bowls, plates, or spoons in this undated photo. (Photo by Brad Hillwig/courtesy)

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Wood carver to host workshop at Bunnell

Tony Perelli carves functional works of art from harvested and milled wood

(from left to right) HCOA Community Arts awardees Daniel Perry (on screen), Michael Armstrong, Cathy Stingley, Krista Etzweiler, Sherry Stead and Brianna Allen pose with their awards at the HCOA annual meeting on Jan. 27, 2023, in Homer, Alaska.

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Homer arts council awards celebrate local creators, contributors

The Homer Council on the Arts announced the recipients of the 2022 Community Arts Awards during their annual…