ALASKA'S NEWSPAPER

| Updated: 1:02 AM

Perry Eaton examines student Kerry Bischoff's, (in dark shirt), mask during a mask carving class at the Alaska Native Heritage Center in 2005.

BOB HALLINEN / Daily News archive 2005

Perry Eaton examines student Kerry Bischoff's, (in dark shirt), mask during a mask carving class at the Alaska Native Heritage Center in 2005.

Alaska Native mask maker receives $50,000 national grant

Alutiiq mask carver Perry Eaton is among 50 recipients of grants announced today by United States Artists, a national artists' advocacy organization.

Story tools

Add to My Yahoo!

tool name

close
tool goes here

Eaton will receive a $50,000 USA Fellowship grant along with the other honorees, who represent the fields of architecture and design crafts and traditional arts, dance, literature, media arts, music, theater arts, and visual arts.

This is the fourth year of the USA Fellows program, which works in coordination with works with other major philanthropic groups, including the Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation and Alaska's Rasmuson Foundation.

Previous Alaska fellows have included carver Alvin Aningayou, filmmaker Andrew Okpeaha MacClean, sculptor Susie Silook, writer John Haines of Fairbanks, totem carver Tommy Joseph, composer John Luther Adams and Tlingit weavers Teri Rofkar and Anna Brown Ehlers.

ADVERTISEMENT

show comments

Comments

NEW STORY COMMENTS: Learn about our upgrade | Create an avatar in the new system »

By submitting your comment, you are agreeing to adn.com's user agreement.

hide comments


Find 'n' Save Daily DealGet the Deal!

Local Deals



Pets

Find puppies, kittens, and all pet supplies and services here. More...

other transportation

Other Transportation

Find great deals on bicycles, snowmachines, ATV's, watrcraft and airplanes. More...

Merchandise, Miscellaneous

Antiques, apparel, even the kitchen sink. Find deals on general merchandise here. More...

More great deals »

_