ALASKA ARTS SOUTHEAST INC
PO BOX 3086, SITKA, AK 99835 www.fineartscamp.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MISSION OF ALASKA ARTS SOUTHEAST, INC. IS TO BUILD COMMUNITY IN ALASKA BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE ARTS, CULTURE AND RECREATION IN AN INCLUSIVE, EDUCATIONAL AND INSPIRATIONAL ENVIRONMENT.

AASE RUNS THE ONLY FINE ARTS CAMP IN ALASKA, THE CAMP COMPLETED ITS 45ND YEAR IN FY18. IT OFFERED OVER 70 DIFFERENT MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTS CLASSES TAUGHT BY FACULTY DRAWN FROM PRESTIGIOUS VENUES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE 2018 CAMP SERVED OVER 1000 STUDENTS IN THREE AGE-DIVIDED SESSIONS. STUDENTS CAME FROM 37 ALASKAN COMMUNITIES, 29 STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD.

HAMES RECREATION CENTER IS THE LARGEST OF 20 BUILDINGS GIFTED TO AASE IN 2011. THE BUILDING ALLOWS AASE TO FURTHER ITS MISSION OF PROVIDING ARTS AND RECREATION TO SITKA. THE FACILITY HOUSES THE ONLY COMMUNITY GYMNASIUM IN SITKA ALONG WITH WORKOUT AND TRAINING ROOMS. THE FEE STRUCTURE FOR THE USE OF THE FACILITY INCLUDES BOTH DROP-IN AND MEMBERSHIP RATES. THERE ARE CURRENTLY APPROXIMATELY 700 ACTIVE MEMBERSHIPS. HAMES RECREATION CENTER OFFERS A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS WHICH EMPHASIS COMMUNITY WELLNESS THROUGH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.

ALASKA ARTS SOUTHEAST HAS EXPANDED ITS SCOPE OF PROMOTING THE ARTS THROUGH ITS SOUTHEAST ALASKA ARTS TEACHER INITIATIVE. THIS PROGRAM INCREASES TEACHERS CONFIDENCE AND COMPETENCE TO TEACH THE ARTS AND INTEGRATE ART IN THEIR CLASSROOMS.

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