Juneau Arts and Humanities Council

Management of the Juneau Arts and culture center - approximately 30,000 people visited the facility during the year. The jahc also serves as an outlet and gallery for art and publications by southeast Alaskan artists and writers. In fy2019 the Council started managing the city & borough of Juneau's centennial hall to allow additional opportunities for Arts in the town, and to promote creative economy in cbj. This is part of the jahc's goals to plan and develop the Arts complex in Juneau. The Council is an active partner with the municipality, cultural institutions and businesses in planning for a distinctive arts/cultural district, including a performing Arts venue that serves the needs of juneaus diverse Arts community.

Performing Arts & culture concert series - 5,000 patrons, including students, artists, and senior citizens. The Council provides tickets at no charge to a variety of social service agencies to allow people who might otherwise be unable to enjoy the benefits of live performances to attend. The Council offers the highest quality performances, selected to augment the offerings from other presenters in the community. Generally, the season includes world music, family entertainment, classical and jazz music, and professional dance. The Council also focuses on presenting Alaskan performers from different regions of the state when possible.

Regranting and Arts organization support - total affected is indeterminate - we pass funds along to other organizations to benefit their constituencies. The city & borough assembly charged the Council with managing the redistribution of city Arts funding in 2005. The Council worked with the other groups to develop a fair and equitable distribution process which it administers annually. This process includes maintaining close contact with all the Arts groups and facilitating support in the form of training, advice, community- wide communication as well as the redistribution of funds.