Cultural Arts
The arts are a source of pride for the Alutiiq community. They highlight the ingenuity of ancestors, the beauty of the Alutiiq world, and the endurance of tradition. Creating beautiful items expresses a connection to ancestors and respect for the environment that sustains human life.
Alutiiq artists explore their identities by uniting traditional techniques, forms, materials, or subjects with those of the twenty-first century. Their work is symbolic of Alutiiq culture in the modern age.
Alutiiq arts also reflect efforts to reawaken Alutiiq traditions—to revitalize cultural practices suppressed and hidden under colonial pressure. They are examples of living culture.
