Chulitna Lodge Alaskan Retreat

06/16/2026

Meet Salsa III, a chick who visited Chulitna Lodge this week! For the past few years, we’ve seen teeny tiny chicks like this waddle down the beach right in front of the lodge, and we’ve named them all Salsa. We once believed Salsa was a baby loon, but now we are thinking they are Common Goldeneye chicks… birders, did we get it right?

06/14/2026

It’s not often we see the sunset in the summer here in Alaska, but when we do, it doesn’t disappoint!!

06/10/2026

We went chasing waterfalls! Our artists and staff hiked to Tanalian Falls in Lake Clark National Park today, and with only a few days left of our first session of artist residencies, this was a perfect way to spend the day exploring Lake Clark National Park.

06/05/2026

Can I pull you for a chat? A Chulitna Chat that is! Our first Chulitna Chat of 2026 is this Saturday, June 6 at 6 pm. Our Session 1 fellows Andrew and Margaret will be sharing their work!

Join us in-person at the lodge or tune in on Zoom. Either way, you don’t want to miss this! 🔗 in comments to sign up to receive the Zoom link and more info.

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06/03/2026

Our final fellow to introduce is Mateo Mena, who is coming to Chulitna all the way from Galicia, Spain! With work exploring the intersection of sound, ecology, and electromagnetism, we are thrilled to have him join us on the shores of Lake Clark to explore his practice in remote Alaska. Read more about Mateo below ⬇️

“Mateo Mena researches sound phenomena located at the confluence between ecology and electromagnetism. He has designed and built devices that combine technology and art, seeking to renegotiate human-nature power relations by exploring the territory’s sound dimension.
His main work aims to use sound as a vehicle to unveil hidden natural phenomena, especially within ‘Natural Radio’ broadcasts: radio transmissions of atmospheric or cosmic origin. This research has allowed him to work in isolated areas, collecting electromagnetic recordings and collaborating with astronomers, dancers, radio operators, and poets. His recent projects focus on how these invisible emissions shape our understanding of technological progress, appealing to a listening experience on the verge of disappearing.”

05/31/2026

We are so stoked to have Hongbo Cai ( ) join us for the 3rd session of our artist fellowship at the end of the summer. Hongbo is a filmmaker, musician, writer, researcher and sound artist coming to create at beautiful Lake Clark from Los Angeles. Read more about Hongbo below👇

“HONGBO CAI is a Chinese American diasporic filmmaker and sound artist bridging performance practice and critical inquiry into media. A Juilliard-trained pianist, he made his Carnegie Hall debut at 21 and joined New York University’s music faculty as an adjunct faculty member. The Herald praised him as “an accomplished musician … with command of style and a refreshingly individual approach.” He appeared as a soloist with the Shanghai Philharmonic, Shanghai Opera House, the Florence Philharmonic, and New York Philharmonic musicians. 
As a writer, he was a three-year accredited Cannes Film Festival press, and his auteur studies appear in leading journals such as Cineforum. As a director, his projects were selected by the Venice Biennale College, Beijing International Short Film Festival, and Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival. A Van Lier Fellow in music, his work has been supported by Juilliard Risk Lab Residency, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Asian American Arts Alliance, and New York Community Trust.”

05/30/2026

Now introducing: our 2026 Session 3 artist fellows 🥳 Starting off, we are so excited to welcome Bella Trigg ( ) to Chulita! Bella is a Yup’ik writer, photographer, storyteller, and installation artist traveling to Chulitna from Brooklyn, NY. Read more about Bella below ⬇️

“Bella Trigg is a Yup’ik multi-media artist and journalist based in Brooklyn, NY. Working across writing, photography, and installation, she tells stories from her lived experience as an Indigenous person in the diaspora. She is often translating stories passed down from her matriarchs, along with documenting her reconnection to familial and cultural knowledge.
Through her practice, she intends on honoring her family, the Land, and her urban Indigenous community.
From the artist: 
I am a storyteller and a Native woman; I tell Native stories.
I tell stories through writing. I am translating oral stories passed down from my aaka. I am retelling these stories through my own voice, being raised severed from my Iñupiaq and Yup’ik heritage, and just now learning where I belong and who we are.
I also embrace telling new stories, ones that are happening as I begin to heal.
This often manifests as long-form, broken prose, as I oscillate between stories of the past, stories of the now, and stories I imagine being told through a healed lineage of Iñupiaq and Yup’ik women.
Through writing, through storytelling, I am a preservationist. I tell stories of my Elders, the Land, and our people. I tell stories as an art of belonging. I tell stories to heal.”

05/28/2026

The color palettes of life in remote Lake Clark at Chulitna! Which is your favorite? 🏔️🦅🌲🌄