Now in its 55th year, 𝘈𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘢 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 is a statewide juried photographic exhibition organized and toured by the Alaska State Museum. Its purpose is to encourage the practice of photography as an art form in Alaska. 𝘈𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘢 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 opens Friday at the Alaska State Museum and runs through mid-March 2026. The exhibition will then travel to museums around the state.
Patrice Aphrodite Helmar is the juror for 𝘈𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘢 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 2025. Helmar’s photographic career began in Juneau working in their father’s small-town camera shop and darkroom. Their work has been shown at PARTICIPANT INC, the Jewish Museum, Ortega Y Gasset Projects, Gaa Gallery, the National Museum of Iceland and is in museum collections including the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.
Helmar selected 37 photographs by 33 photographers for the exhibit. Overall, Alaskan photographers submitted 198 entries.
The top award, the Juror’s Choice Award, went to Katie Ione Craney of Fairbanks for a photograph titled 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘴 (𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘑𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘺 𝘐𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦). The Awards of Recognition went to Amber Johnson of Anchorage for 𝘐𝘤𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴 #8018, a C-type print, and Petra Lisiecki of Anchorage for 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘭/𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 - 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘸𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳, also a C-type print. Awards are sponsored by the Friends of the Alaska State Library, Archives, and Museum.
A slideshow of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘢 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦, comprised of award-winning photographs over the last 55 years, will be playing in an adjacent gallery.
Helmar gave a lecture at the Alaska State Museum on Tuesday, November 25. The event was recorded for later broadcast by 360TV in partnership with our local radio station KTOO. It will also be available on the museum’s website.
Images:
- Petra Lisiecki, 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘭/𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 - 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘸𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳, 2023
- Amber Johnson, 𝘐𝘤𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴 #8018, 2025
- Katie Ione Craney, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘴 (𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘑𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘺 𝘐𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦), 2025
Also check out other Exhibitions in Juneau, Arts events in Juneau, Photography events in Juneau.
