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Discover the heartbeat of Juneau's cultural and community landscape with 'Capital Chat.' This series explores the vibrant world of the community, arts, and dynamic cultural and social events happening in Alaska's Capital City. Tune in to 'Capital Chat' for your essential guide to the pulse of our community, where every story is an adventure and every voice matters.
Joining me is the executive director of the JAHC. Maggie is here this morning. Maggie, good to see you.
Speaker 2:Great to see you, Cliff. It's sunny out this morning.
Speaker 1:Oh, you gotta love it. You gotta love it. First Friday first Friday of summer, technically, We have celebration going on, and and you guys have a ton of stuff going on this week, don't you?
Speaker 2:We do. Specifically for first Friday in celebration, our gallery at the JAHC this month is the SHI student show. I've been getting little peeks of it all week. There's masks, there's paintings, there's all sorts of art forms, and I highly recommend people taking time on First Friday to swing by and, check it out.
Speaker 1:Yeah.
Speaker 2:The gallery opens from four to seven, and it's definitely worth a walk through, and you don't need celebration tickets to walk through the Davis Gallery.
Speaker 1:Oh, fantastic. Okay. Now talk to me about the comedians in town.
Speaker 2:Oh, so our act it's sold out. Jack Laughs is a series we started, I believe, last year. Zach, our production manager started it. We have Sam Miller and Mike Glaser in town, and they're gonna be on Thursday at Devil's Club. We have no more tickets to sell, so we're just bragging about it at this point.
Speaker 2:The cool part about that though is not only did we help bring them out to Juneau, we're also helping them play throughout Southeast Alaska.
Speaker 1:Oh, cool.
Speaker 2:So we're spreading laughter throughout Southeast.
Speaker 1:Well, the fact that it's it's done so well, does that mean that, this could become a a more regular kind of thing or more often?
Speaker 2:We definitely wanna see Jack Laughs, be one of our series. It's just, it really just comes down to community demand. If if people keep selling out our our comedy shows, we will will keep producing them.
Speaker 1:Fantastic. Now in your position as executive director, and folks in this town know you from the various roles you you've held at other organizations and help them thrive. What's your vision for the JAHC this year?
Speaker 2:So we are in a really interesting time at the JAHC. Right? We are rebuilding. We're doing a new logo contest.
Speaker 1:Oh, yeah. Saw that online.
Speaker 2:Yeah. Because, we are a new we're not a new JAHC. We don't say that in this community, and if you've been here long enough, you know why. But we are a new version of what the Arts Council has been in the past. We're a little bit smaller than we used to be.
Speaker 2:We're being more focused on our mission. So really, for the next year, I'm I'm really focused on being a mission driven organization that still continues to support local art in Juneau.
Speaker 1:I love that. I love that. And, you know, top of mind, we're in the throes of the final version of the budget with the city next week, and you guys are coming out of this fully supported by the by the city. Right?
Speaker 2:Yeah. And that feels really great that, the assembly sees the value in art and our community. It really does help create this vibrant place that we live, and it's not a vibrant place to live. I know it's sunny today, but when it's gray Mhmm. The art and the events that happen in Juneau is why it's a great place to live here, and and there is value to that.
Speaker 2:We are one of the most populous, like, per capita artists, working artists per capita live here in Juneau. Like, you can be an artist and afford to live in this place and and produce art. And the work we do at the JAHC helps support that, whether it's helping them get grants through us or helping them find grants through other entities. We are here to help support art in all forms in the capital city of Alaska.
Speaker 1:Fantastic. Okay. Again, remind everybody what's happening for First Friday.
Speaker 2:So SHI's student show will be there four to seven at our gallery at the JAHC, which is the building across from Centennial Hall, if you are not familiar with it. Also, remember, our food trucks are out front, so come on. If if it's a nice day, come on down. That gallery will be open all the time after Friday. It's open anytime that the JAHC is open.
Speaker 2:You are always welcome to come in. There are no tickets. It is free to the public. Come and enjoy the art council. It's it's your building.
Speaker 2:So come in and come out and see what we're producing for the community.
Speaker 1:Fantastic. Maggie, thanks for the great work. Thanks for being here this morning.
Speaker 2:Thanks for having me.