“This is my one way I can maybe change it to make it better and start the ripple on how you are supposed to treat customers and respect each other as artists," shop owner Marsena "Mars" Martinez said. "Whether that is mentor and apprenticeship … or just coming into work and feeling safe to be yourself and work without having that unrealistic expectation on women in the industry.”
“This is my one way I can maybe change it to make it better and start the ripple on how you are supposed to treat customers and respect each other as artists," shop owner Marsena "Mars" Martinez said. "Whether that is mentor and apprenticeship … or just coming into work and feeling safe to be yourself and work without having that unrealistic expectation on women in the industry.”
Juneau artist Lily Hope has been awarded the 2023 Marie Darlin Prize. The $5,000 Marie Darlin Prize is administered through the Juneau-Douglas City Museum (JDCM) and is awarded annually to an individual or collaboration whose work, through a combination of vision and shared sense of community, expresses a regional commitment to women’s rights, social history, or community advocacy. The Friends of the Juneau-Douglas City Museum (FOJDCM) and the Juneau Community Foundation (JCF) support the funding for the prize. Lily Hope was chosen to receive this prize because of her outstanding body of work which expresses a regional commitment to social and cultural history.