08/25/2026
Congratulations 🎊 👏🏿
You likely know Caleigha Gotthardt as our Set Up Shop Training Manager, responsible for mentoring dozens of entrepreneurs through our training programs each year. What you may not know is Caleigha is also a skilled, internationally recognized artist and accomplished business owner of HRAFN, where she sells her creations. This year, Caleigha was accepted into the Southwestern Association of Indian Arts' Santa Fe Art Market as one of just six artists from Alaska! The Santa Fe Art Market is the most prestigious and largest Indian art show and market in the country, with over 1,000 artists from 200 different tribal nations in attendance. Now in its 104th year, the juried application process for the Market is highly competitive, attracting far more talent than can fit. Caleigha was accepted not just as a vendor at the market, but as a part of the juried art show, where her creations will compete with other artists across the country.
Before Caleigha began working at ACLT, she was a participant in our very first Indigenous Peoples Set Up Shop cohort. As Set Up Shop became a part of her business journey, she became a part of ours- not long after, she joined our staff team to begin growing our Indigenous Peoples Set Up Shop program. Read more about Caleigha's journey and accomplishments at the link below!
https://anchoragelandtrust.org/congratulations-to-set-up-shop-training-manager-caleigha-gotthardt/
