Calling All Alaska Native Artists!

The Alaska Native Heritage Center announces an exciting opportunity for Alaska Native writers and other artists, and we'd like to ask your help in spreading the word.

Alaska Native Playwrights Project (ANPP) seeks to identify, teach and nurture Alaska Native playwrights and to establish a repertoire of uniquely Alaska Native plays derived from the rich oral tradition of Alaska's indigenous cultures.

Last year's initial cohort completed nine plays, all of which received readings at Cyrano's Playhouse to launch Anchorage's Alaska Native American Indian Heritage Month celebration. Subsequently, three of the plays were included in the Play Lab of the 2011 Last Frontier Theatre Conference in Valdez, AK, and two were invited to the Native Voices Playwrights Retreat and 13th Festival of Plays, with readings at LaJolla Playhouse in San Diego and the Autry National Center in Los Angeles.

Now, we are recruiting our next cohort of ten Alaska Native artists from across the state for a year-long mentorship. Here's how you can help:

· Application and information also available online at http://www.alaskanative.net. Under the Education and Programs tab, select the hyperlink to the Alaska Native Playwrights Project (ANPP) page.

· For more information: Email ebourgeois@alaskanative.net or call (907) 330-8057. Please distribute this email and Submission Packet to any and all who might be interested.

· Please treat as TIME SENSITIVE. The deadline for artist applications is August 31, 2011.

Thank you for your help publicizing this important opportunity for Alaska Native writers.

Ed Bourgeois
Project Director


Ed Bourgeois
Director of Public Programs
Alaska Native Heritage Center
8800 Heritage Center Drive
Anchorage, AK 99504
Phone: (907) 330-8057
www.alaskanative.net