Alaska’s senior U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski spoke enthusiastically about the beneficial economic impacts of the arts, the importance of arts in education, and her ongoing support for national and state arts initiatives when she appeared at a friendraiser for the New Juneau Arts and Culture Center
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Avista Foundation Makes Major Pledge to the New JACC
The Avista Foundation, the community investment arm of the parent company of Juneau’s Alaska Electric Light and Power Company, has pledged $250,000 to construct the New JACC. “Avista has been talking with us about the New JACC since early 2015, so we are very excited about this significant donation, their commitment to Juneau and their…
Shovels Up for Juneau’s Future – be a Groundbreaker!
50 individuals, businesses and families so far have pledged to put shovels in the ground with donations to build the New Juneau Arts and Culture Center. They are Groundbreakers* and you can join them! Be a Groundbreaker and • be invited to the exclusive Wearable Art Ticket Pre-Sales party next year; • have your name…
Groundbreaker Campaign & Fundraiser
Fifty three Juneau citizens attended a gala reception and fund-raising event on August 24 in the beautiful new home of hosts Mark and Sun Choate. A gracious display of food, wine, beer and gin from the Amalga Distillery donated and prepared by Capital Campaign Committee members and the hosts prompted many lively discussions. CCC chair…
Community Meets with the Architects
On May 23, the community of Juneau was invited to meet the Hacker/NorthWind design team and hear about the latest plans for the New Juneau Arts and Culture Center. A stimulating visual presentation of plans for the exterior and interior of the New JACC gave the 50 local citizens who attended a chance to not…
Capital Campaign Committee Fundraiser
Seven members of the Capital Campaign Committee traveled to LA (at their own expense) to host a gala friend and fund raising event on May 18, in the lovely home of Jennifer Fate Velaise. Jennifer, a Doyon board member originally from Rampart, lived in Juneau for two years and loves the capital city — as does…
Crowning Community Meeting of Design Phase
The NEW JACC, the Architects and YOU! Nearing design completion, the New JACC team invites you to join us for a final community meeting during the design phase of the New JACC. Representatives from NorthWind, Hacker and Shalleck architecture firms will gather on May 23 @ 5PM at the (old) JACC with a presentation and…
New JACC selects a contractor
The New JACC announces contractor selection Juneau, February 28, 2017 The Partnership Board, on behalf of the New Juneau Arts and Culture Center (New JACC) project, is pleased to announce the selection of a contractor to begin a Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) approach to the development of the building. Cornerstone Construction, an Alaskan firm based…
NewJACC Conceptual Design Complete!
The Conceptual Design of the NewJACC has been completed! The Design Team is moving forward to the Schematic Design phase. What, you might ask, is a Schematic Design? Once the owner and the architects have an approved program (a list of elements desired in the project) and a concept for the project, the Schematic Design…
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