Ketchikan area Artists and Creatives have been inspiring the communities of this area since the beginning. Whether it is beautifully engineered and created halibut hooks, or the magnificent totem poles of the area, to the stories, poetry and drawings for the inception of the Alaska Magazine, to the creation and evolution of Wearable Art in Alaska artists continue to make the world we live in meaningful and joyful.
This page is still a work in progress and will soon contain an Artist Directory of the area artists, and a catalogue of Public Art in the Ketchikan area, plus artists' resources.
Below are the Calls to Artists listed in deadline order. Local and Regional Calls to Artists are posted as we find them. If you know of a Call that is not listed on this page, please e-mail details to info@ketchikanarts.org we would love to include it here as a resource to artists!
Alaska AIR (Artist in Residence): Open to international, US, and Alaska artists across all mediums! Join Bunnell Street Arts Center for a 1-month residency in Homer during 2027 or 2028. They are looking for creatives to create new work, address themes like sustainability and inclusion, and strengthen our community through engagement and collective art-making.
Ursa Major Fund Grant: Calling ALASKA artists! Funded by the Andy Warhol Foundation, Ursa Major Fund is awarding ten $6,000 grants in 2027 to support independent, risk-taking, public-facing projects that inspire curiosity and cultural integrity.
CALL TO ARTISTS!
Ketchikan Visitors Bureau is seeking local art for the cover of the 2027 Official Travel Guide!
65,000 copies will be printed and distributed throughout the U.S. and Canada. Artists retain the rights to their art and receive credit inside the guide.
The deadline for submissions is 11:59PM Sunday, October 18, 2026.
Ketchikan Indian Community invites artists, makers, designers, culture bearers, and models to be part of a celebration of Indigenous fashion, regalia, and creative expression!
Showcase your work, share the story behind your pieces, or step onto the runway with pride. Traditional and contemporary pieces are welcome.
Saturday, November 14 | 1–5 p.m.
Applications are due October 13.
Rehearsal: Friday, November 13 at 3 p.m.
Apply below:
Auntie Earrings & Uncle Medallion Contest
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SVJVP9Z
Artist & Collection Showcase
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SKSXGVZ
Model Application
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QZLV7GV
Questions? Contact Hilary Rifenburg at hilaryr@kictribe.org.
Let’s celebrate the creativity of our people and the stories we carry into the next generation. Share this with someone whose work deserves to be seen!
All applicants will be required to audition on November 18th. Audition information and application information can be found at the link below.
This scholarship was established to honor the memory of Seming “Sam” Pitcher, a gifted young man who was active in the various music programs available in Ketchikan. Sam loved all kinds of music. He especially enjoyed playing and listening to music with his friends. Sam played the trumpet, flugelhorn and electric guitar with the McPherson Jazz Bands, the rock group “The Rubber Band,” and the KHS Wind Ensemble and Jazz Band. He had the opportunity to attend both the Sitka Fine Arts Camp and Interlochen Fine Arts Camp in Michigan. The experiences gained while participating in these camps were very significant for Sam. The goal of the Sam Pitcher Music Scholarship is to help give other young musicians the opportunity to expand their music horizons by attending similar summer music programs.
Youth artists are invited to submit up to 2 works in any media.
Artists may choose to sell their work or not.
Artwork priced to sell must have contact information for payment.
25% commission on gallery sales applies.
All Artwork must be ready to hang or display.
This exhibit is open to Ketchikan Area, Prince of Wales, and
Metlakatla youth ages 4 to 20.
The Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council has been producing the Blueberry Arts Festival since 1975! Since that time we have supported artists as they developed their work, highlighted many, many bands, heard thousands of poems, cleaned up so many gallons of slug slime, made a gazillion blueberry pies, seen sooooo many pets and dolls, hung extraordinary art, added space for more artists, added food booths, invited other nonprofits to showcase their organizations, added booths to the Methodist Church parking lot, added booths to Main Street, seen some pretty amazing handmade, humanpowered Blueberry boats!, added booths to the City parking lot....moved to Mission, dock and Main streets.
We are able to place a little over 160 booths, and estimate at least 8000 attend the 3-day Festival.
Please join us! You won't be disappointed.
ARTISTS - applications to participate in the Blueberry Arts Festival are always opened during the Celebration of the Sea Art Walk, the first Friday of May.
