Decolonizing Alaska Question Title * 1. What is the exhibit, Decolonizing Alaska about? You may choose as multiple answers to all questions. Diverse artists explore decolonization in visual art. Decolonization involves addressing trauma, and its difficult to talk about. The Alaska Land Claims Settlement Act insured decolonization. Decolonization ended when the US Government purchased Alaska from Russia. Other (please specify) Question Title * 2. Why is this exhibit important? Indigenous artists are redefining ideas put forth by colonizers about what Alaska Native art is or can be. Alaska Native Artists are free to choose how they want to represent themselves. Alaska's artists are exploring a confluence of indigenous, traditional, contemporary and global technologies. Everyone's talking about decolonization these days. Other (please specify) Question Title * 3. Is Alaska's role in global discussions changing? Alaska and its stories are distant and exotic but interesting to a broad audience. Alaskan stories of colonization are relevant to national and international healing around colonization. Colonization in the Circumpolar North has affected global climate change. What happens in Alaska affects the whole planet. Other (please specify) Question Title * 4. Why were the artists chosen to be a part of this exhibit? This is a good representative cross section of Alaskan artists telling stories about colonization. This is an insufficient selection of Alaskan artists. These artists are challenging and expanding historic definitions of Alaskan art. Decolonization requires the participation of both the colonizer and the colonized. Other (please specify) Question Title * 5. As a visitor to the exhibit Decolonizing Alaska, what did you learn? I didn't learn anything new. I learned ___________ (comment below) The exhibit should have addressed or included __________ (comment below) Other (please specify) Question Title * 6. Did you participate in any educational forums related to this exhibit? Yes, I participated in an artists talk or panel discussion. Please comment about the quality of your experience. Yes, I participated in a workshop with one of the exhibiting artists in Decolonizing, Alaska. Please comment about the quality of your experience. No, but saw the exhibit. Other (please specify) Question Title * 7. How would you rate the quality of publicity and publications for Decolonizing Alaska? I can't say. I did not see any of these materials. Good. I purchased an exhibit catalog. I read about or learned about this exhibit online, in a newspaper or publication (describe). Other (please specify) Question Title * 8. What does decolonization mean to you? a convergence of cultural values with art at the intersection to challenge and oppose all categories and traditions indigenous language in our schools Other (please specify) Done
