Closing Thoughts from Arts in Action Fellow

As Claire wraps up her Arts in Action Fellowship Program with Native Movement, we wanted to express our deepest gratitude to her for her work and support during the past three months. We look forward to seeing where her art practice takes her! Here are some final reflections on her time with us:

My time as Native Movement’s Arts in Action fellow is coming to a close. It has been a three month journey in which I have spent a week in Sitka with the team, attended the Just Transition Summit in Anchorage, learned to screen print, and have worked independently to create a piece to share with Native Movement.

I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to create a piece of art that reflects my shared values with Native Movement. I decided to make a piece on language revitalization. I am so excited that it will be shared within the community.

Though I have enjoyed the entire three months, a highlight that will remain with me is our first week together in Sitka. I loved that the organization’s annual planning meeting was centered around an important community event; the yaaw ḵu.éex’. That initial week was a good indicator of how the rest of my experience would be. Native Movement is a truly community focused organization and I am so happy that my art is in good hands with them.

The Arts in Action Fellowship with Native Movement is a 3-month part-time position which provides hands-on experience working with our team. The goal of this Fellowship is to give space to be creative in a collaborative environment, build capacity in our communities for Arts in Action, and support BIPOC, and queer artists/creatives who are interested in expanding their skills around Arts organizing.