PRATT MUSEUM

established in 1968

Inspired by Diaries

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November 11 – December 29

Have you ever kept a diary or journal? Had the opportunity to peruse the personal writing of your ancestors? Several diaries and journals are held in the collections of the Pratt Museum: their stories range from weather reports and moose sightings to extended narrative and personal reflection. Often the written word leaves much to be imagined, and could serve as a jumping-off point for something more.

The Pratt Museum is excited to present Inspired by Diaries, featuring artwork inspired by personal and historical diaries. Also on exhibit will be numerous excerpts and original historical diaries from the Pratt Collections.

Museum Macabre: The Pratt Files

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October 7 – 29, 2016

img_7014Like many historic institutions that emerged in the latter half of the 21st century, the Pratt has a lurid, less well-known founding mission: to document the undocumented and unexplained, specifically the extraterrestrial alien unknown. Due to filing issues, the shuffle of organizational merges and departmental shifts, the original founding documents and primary collections of the Pratt Museum were lost over time. However, a recent inventory and re-housing project uncovered several objects that shifted the entire paradigm of our understanding for the museum’s collections. This exhibit shares a few of the stories associated with Kachemak Bay’s extraterrestrial history over the last century. . . . Or does it? Join us for October 7-29, and see if you can distinguish between fact or fiction!

Ritz Auction Preview 2016

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Opening Reception: Friday, October 7, 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.2016-ritz-flyer

Visit the Pratt Museum Special Exhibits Gallery during October to preview artwork to be included in the 31st Annual Ritz Art & Experience Auction. The dinner and auction event, which will be held on Saturday, November 5 at Wasabi’s, will include a live and silent auction, featuring artwork and other items donated by artists, businesses and individuals throughout Alaska. All funds raised at the Ritz will help the Pratt Museum continue to increase the diversity and quality of its exhibits and programs. Plan your bidding early!

 

Inspired by Diaries – Call for Art

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Have you ever kept a diary or journal? Had the opportunity to peruse the personal writing of your ancestors? Several diaries and journals are held in the collections of the Pratt Museum: their stories range from weather reports and moose sightings to extended narrative and personal reflection. Often the written word leaves much to be imagined, and could serve as a jumping-off point for something more.

The Pratt Museum is extending a call for works of art in any medium, inspired by personal diaries or journals. The source could be your own writings, a family member’s, a willing friend, or diaries held by the Pratt. Join us for a discussion of the project, peruse Pratt diaries by Kachemak area pioneers, and get your creative juices flowing, on September 7, from 5-6pm. Art work for the exhibit is due at the Pratt on November 1, 2016, exhibit opens November 11 and runs through December 31.

For additional guidelines and submission details, please visit the project page.