Alaïa and I, both HAs in Old Dorm Blocks, brought our dormies on a day trip to the Pearl district downtown. After a quick drive across the river, our first stop was the Museum of Contemporary Craft. On display was This Is Not A Silent Movie: Four Contemporary Alaska Native Artists, a feature presented by different Alaska Native artists whose “groundbreaking contemporary works question institutional methods of identifying Native heritage, examine their own mixed-race identities, and challenge perceptions and stereotypes about indigenous peoples.” My favorite was one of the walrus ivory figurines by Susie Silook, Ice Incantation [picture included]. In addition to the Alaskan native art, the MCC featured British Ceramics, and one of the local artists was actually throwing (as in creating, not hurling) ceramic pieces downstairs in the gift shop!
Once we had finished up at the museum, we walked over to Pearl Bakery to enjoy a delicious afternoon snack. I got a decadent brownie, but others bought sandwiches, cookies, and other baked goods. With our minds and bellies full of new goodies, we returned to the van and back to campus, all glad that we had the opportunity to escape the bubble on a sunny Sunday afternoon.
