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State of the Arts “PROMOTING CONTEMPORARY AND TRADITIONAL ARTS IN ALASKA’S INTERIOR” PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY FAIRBANKS ARTS ASSOCIATION IN THIS ISSUE MARCH 2010 P.O. Box 72786, Fairbanks, Alaska 99707 VOL. 10, ISSUE 3 P2 FAIRBANKS FILM FESTIVAL P3 ART EXPO P4 WORKSHOP DETAILS P5 PARKA PARADE P5 MARCH EVENTS P6 MARCH READING-POETRY CONTEST P7 MAYORS’ AWARDS P7 ARTIST OF THE MONTH ARTS DOWN THE ROAD P8 GALLERY EXHIBIT P9 UPCOMING EVENTS P10-11 WATERCOLOR CORNER P12 THANKS! P13 IN A NICK P14 VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT P14 Saturday, March 6 11am-6pm Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts, Pioneer Park Photo by ArtEXPO Artist: Herb Melchior Polar Bear by ArtEXPO Artist: Stephanie Little Wolf
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State of the Arts
“Promoting contemPorary and traditional arts in alaska’s interior”
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Saturday, March 611am-6pmAlaska Centennial Center for the Arts, Pioneer Park
Photo by ArtEXPO Artist: Herb Melchior Polar Bear by ArtEXPO Artist: Stephanie Little Wolf
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Fairbanks Film Festival
General Admission $7, Student & Senior $5
F3 3:30 pm - Open Reception in the Bear Gallery with Film Makers4:30 pm - Doors open with pre-show music by “Noisy Furniture” 5 pm - %Award Ceremony / Previews of all F3 Winners
September 7, 2009 Pioneer Park Theater at
Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts2300 Airport Way, Fairbanks
“Lord of the Low Frequencies”Fairbanks Arts Association is pleased to announce the 5th annual Fairbanks Film Festival, or F3, is scheduled for Saturday, March 27th, 2010. The festival and awards ceremony will begin at 5:00 p.m. in the Pioneer Park Theater, Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts, 2300 Airport Way.
New to this year’s agenda is the introduction of filmmaker workshops beginning at 3:00 p.m.! Please see enclosed flier. The festival, a juried survey of moving image arts by independent film and video makers, includes both amateurs and professionals. The difficult task, faced by the Juror Panel will be to elect winners based on both technical and
creative merit in the following categories; Feature, Documentary, Short, Music Video, Animation, in both K-12 and Adult Divisions.
This cost of admission for year’s award ceremony and screening of winner’s films will be $7 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. A free reception will follow in the Bear Gallery.
This year promises to be a very exciting event, so bring your friends, family and fellow movie enthusiasts and show support for all of your local filmmakers!
Saturday, March 27 5:00 p.m.
Board of DirectorsLorraine Peterson, PresidentMarcella Hill, Vice PresidentRebecca Burns, SecretaryMyrna Colp, Treasurer
Members:Joan Stack Shane Hurd Darleen Masiak Calaya Williams Carol WilburDaron CrassMartin Miller
F a i R B a n k S a R t S a S S o C i a t i o n
FAA Phone: (907) 456-6485
Fairbanks Arts Association was established in 1966 to promote and support the arts in the Fairbanks area. The Association is funded by private, corporate, and foundation memberships and donations, City of Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska State Council on the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts. With assistance from professional staff and charitable volunteers, the Association provides services in five areas: Visual, Literary, Performing, Community Arts and Arts Education. FAA also helps to raise funds for other arts groups, provides technical assistance and support for arts programing, encourages and advises individual artists and beginning organizations, sponsors workshops and presents educational forums.
While we’re proud of our long tradition of helping to bring arts and entertainment to our community—we’re even prouder of every occasion when talented artists and performers outshine our contributions. Wells Fargo is proud to celebrate the Fairbanks Arts Association.
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Saturday, March 6, 2010 • 11-6 p.m.The 2010 Art EXPO - A Winter Carnival, is slated for Saturday, March 6, 2010, from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts, Pioneer Park, 2300 Airport Way. One significant change to the event this year is that we will be consolidating the event into one day, as opposed to two full days in years past.
This fun-filled, jam packed day of activity promises to hold something for everyone. There will be Alaskan artists and vendors, food concessions, artist workshops, free children’s art projects, live stage performances, the Up With Art annual FNSBSD student exhibit and hourly door prizes. The 15th annual Statewide Poetry Contest Winner Presentations and readings will begin at 5:00 p.m. in the Bear Gallery, 3rd floor.
With suggested admission of one canned food item or a $2.00 donation you will receive a free art print by T.R. Lambert! (While supplies last) All cans to benefit the Fairbanks Community Food Bank.
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Contact the Fairbanks Arts Association at (907) 456-6485, ext. 226 or e-mail [email protected]
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Calling all volunteers!Fairbanks Arts Association offers you the perfect opportunity to integrate service and love of the arts into volunteerism!
Volunteer opportunities include:
FAA’s Art Expo March 5 - we need help with set upMarch 6 - we need assistance with greeting visitors, staffing various tables and assisting with various children’s art activities including literary readings throughout the day
The Fairbanks Film FestivalMarch 27- assisting with set up and take down, ushering and other duties
VSA, Very Special Arts FestivalApril 12 - we need help with Set Up and decoratingApril 13 - assisting with art project stations Other volunteer options include being a docent in the Bear Gallery, distributing fliers, general office tasks and assisting with various special events.
You can help! Please call 456-6485 ext. 226 if you would like to volunteer.
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How to explore the internet, balance your time and stay energized. Take your art from the studio to dis-play in an online gallery. Learn how to jump into online marketing with tips and techniques to build your confidence. Plein air painting is used as an example but the techniques can be applied to any process used to create your artwork. Introduction to facebook, twitter, blogging and building a website to promote your art. Discover why you create art-work and how to create your brand. Begin to build a plan to achieve your goals.
Jan Stitt is a p a i n t e r and cre-ative di-rector at the UAF
Marketing and Communications office. She signs her paintings Raven. She lives in Fairbanks when she isn’t painting landscapes en plein air (`in the open air’) somewhere in Alaska. She has been ex-ploring the world of the internet and will share what she has learned and encourage others to explore op-tions and find their niche.
Short Moviemaking 101 Alaskan short movie activist Bob Curtis-Johnson, founder of the moviemaking challenge “Bob’sShorts” (www.bobsshorts.org), returns to Fairbanks during Art EXPO to lead a workshop on the structure, themes and production techniques specific to the short movie format, presented by Fairbanks Arts Association. Partici-pants will view and dis-cuss short and super-short films, block and light scenes, discuss computer editing technology, and learn how to get the most from small budgets, all in a relaxed, creative and encouraging atmosphere. Enthusiasm is all that’s required. Since the explosion of YouTube and other hosting sites, the entire world is making short movies- and many are by first-time Directors. Now it’s your turn! Bob has 30 years’ award-winning professional media production experience both in Alaska and beyond, creating for the likes of National Geographic Explorer, PBS, Black Entertainment Tele-vision and The Discovery Channel. In addition, he is a special-ist in media preservation issues and consults on collection man-agement, theater installations and video editing environments.
#_____________________Entry Fee: $65 in advance, $70 at the door. Please circle form of payment:
Workshops limited to ages 14 and up. Enroll early to ensure avail-ability.
$65 in Advance, $70 at the Door
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR
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Contact Fairbanks Arts Association 456-6485 ext.226 or
March 2010 calendar of eventsMarch 5th- Fairbanks Arts Association presents Up with Art: FNSB School District Student Art. Opening reception 5-7pm in the Bear Gallery, Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts in Pioneer Park, 2300 Airport Way. For more information please contact 456-6485 ext.226.
March 6th- Fairbanks Arts Association presents Art EXPO 2010. 11 to 6pm in the Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts in Pioneer Park, 2300 Airport Way. This fun yearly event will feature Alaska artist vendors, free kids activities, workshops, concessions, free performances and more! $2 suggested donation or a can of food to benefit the food bank. For more infor-mation please contact 456-6485 ext.226.
Fairbanks Arts Association presents Jan Stitt’s workshop on Plein Air, Pochade & Promotion Online. $65.00 in advance and $70.00 at the door. Register by calling 456-6485. Workshop limited to ages 18 and up. Visit fairbanksarts.org for a full workshop description or call 456-6485 ext.226.
Fairbanks Arts Association presents Bob’s Shorts Workshop. $65.00 in advance and $70.00 at the door. Register by calling 456-6485. Workshop limited to ages 18 and up. Visit fairbanksarts.org for a full workshop description or call 456-6485 ext.226.
Fairbanks Arts Association presents the 15th Annual Poetry Contest Awards ceremony and Reading at 5pm in the Bear Gallery, Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts in Pioneer Park, 2300 Airport Way. Come and hear the winning poems from Elementary/Middle, High School and Adult categories. For more information call 456-6485 ext.227.
March 12th- Fairbanks Arts Association presents the 2010 Interior Alaska Mayors’ Awards for the Arts at 6pm with a reception to follow. Join the Interior Mayors in awarding the Arts and Leadership, Arts Advocacy, Volunteer, Youth Arts and Lifetime Achievement Awards to deserving Alaskans. This event is free and will be located in the Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts in Pioneer Park, 2300 Airport Way. For more information please contact 456-6485 ext.226.
March 21st- Fairbanks Arts Association presents the Parka Parade. Come join us downtown with your parka and enter this traditional Winter Carnival event. The parade and judging will take place around 2pm during a break in the Open North American on 2nd Ave. For more information please call 456-6485 ext.226.
March 27th- Fairbanks Arts Association presents the 5th Annual Fairbanks Film Festival, also known as F3. This festival will feature free workshops from 3-5, films at 5 and a free reception to follow. Come and support your local film makers by joining us at this year’s F3! $5 a person. For more information visit fairbanksarts.org or call 456-6485 ext.227.
Winter carnival Parka Parade
Every culture has a story of its history: Colorful tales of arctic life woven into the fabric of the much-anticipated Parka Parade are no exception. Traditional Alaskan parkas have served as beautiful examples of a rich and colorful history. Every bead, stitch, pelt, button, tassel and embellishment represents a piece of story-telling history. This popular winter carnival “fashion show” beginning over 60 years ago is slated for Sunday, March 21 at 1:45pm on 2nd Avenue. This day of events will also show-case The Open North American, a 30-mile dog race, and a Fur Auction held in the parking lot, next to Big Ray’s, between 2nd & 3rd streets, downtown. Judging for the Parka Parade will be held in the Ice Museum when entrants will model both summer and winter parkas before a panel of judges. Winners will then display their fashions on the street and compete for the People’s Choice Award.
Registration will begin at 1pm on March 21st in the Ice Museum and is free and open to the public.
Elementary School:1st Place: The Crocodile by Jasper Camber Holton2nd Place: December by Tanner Elizabeth Sprankle3rd Place: A Little Bit of Everything by Colin Lease
Honorable Mentions:Cows in my Thoughts by Kanoa K. Carver
This is Just To Say by Maria FrantzAway From Here by Kaliah White-Williams
Picturesque by Jessie Doble
High School:1st Place: The Garment by Tegan White-Nesbitt
2nd Place: Fido Feculence by Tegan White-Nesbitt3rd Place: My Cage by Isaiah Cross
Adult:1st Place: Aichilak River by Susan Campbell2nd Place: Winter Visitors by Ruth Murphy
3rd Place: Rie’s Song by Kersten ChristiansonHonorable Mentions:
Muskogee Women Singing by Timothy MurphreySilent Faces by Kristi McEwenThe Back Side by Tim Spengler
Come and support Alaskan poets while listening to the winning po-ems from Fairbanks Arts Associa-tion 15th Annual Statewide Poetry Contest.
Eric Heyne, Interim Dean for UAF’s College of Liberal Arts was this year’s distinguished juror. He took on he difficult task of choos-ing winners poems in Elementary/Middle, High School and Adult categories.
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Denali Quilter’s Guild will be on display in the 2nd fl oor lobby
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Perseverance Theatre’s (PT) mission is to create an Alaskan Theatre of Place that embodies the core values of community, excellence and discovery.
The Theatre was founded in 1979 by Molly Smith as a theatre by, for and about Alaskans and today is led by Artistic Director Art Rotch and Managing Director Jeffrey Rogers. PT was born in Juneau—the state’s capital and a community of 30,000 that is only accessible by plane or boat. Thirty years later, we’ve grown into the state’s flagship professional theatre, serving nearly 16,000 artists and audiences annually with classical, contemporary, and world premiere productions on our Main and Second stages; education and training programs for youth and adults; statewide and national tours; the Beyond Heritage Native Festival; and outreach collaborations with statewide artistic and social service groups, ranging from Ilisagvik College in Barrow to Juneau’s Native and Filipino Communities. PT is the resident theatre at the University of Alaska Southeast.
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March G a l l e r y e x h i b i t
Exhibit Dates: March 5-27Opening Reception: Friday, March 5, 5-7pm, High School Awards Sunday, March 7, 2pm, Kindergarten-8th Grade Awards
Gallery Hours: Tuesday- Saturday, Noon-6pm, Bear GalleryAll events and exhibits are held in the Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts, Pioneer Park
FNSB SCHOOL DISTRICT: UP With Art
Art Shapes the World by Stefania Kremer, 7th grade
To submit calendar information, please email [email protected] or call 456-6485 ext.226
Fairbanks Symphony AssociationANNOUNCES
Competition Sponsor: Great Northwest Inc.
Competition Adjudicators: John Pickett and Heather Netz (29 competitors over the five categories)
2010 Competition Winners:Category A: Charlie McNeil - violin Category B: Kendra Frey - violin Category C: Sasha Bult-Ito - piano Category D: Eva Tillitt – violin Category E: Jamina Gerl - piano
Fairbanks Symphony’s
Arctic Chamber Orchestra
directed by eduard Zilberkant
Sunday, March 28, 4pmFree pre-concert lecture, 3pm
Tickets available by calling 474-5733 or online at
www.Fairbankssymphony.org
Tickets available at Grassroots Guitar, www.alaskatix.com or by calling 490-2858. Visit us online for more information at
www.fairbanksconcert.org.
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E. cOLLEEN hIcKMaN I have been an artist since I was old enough to hold a pencil or, more likely, a crayon. At age 47 I went back to college and found myself in a place that allowed me to become a trained artist. I have always been so infatuated with all aspects of art that I want to try it all. I do, however, use watercolor as my main medium especially with portrature and still life. I have shown my work in several states and have been accepted in four judged art shows: two in Alaska and two in other states.
Although I am anything but young, I work at my paintings with as much energy as I have available and I draw something each day for practice. Thank you for your interest in my work.
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MaTT MOBErLY I began painting in watercolor in late 2005. After a year of “self-teaching”, I met Tom Nixon and began taking lessons from him. I’ve also attended workshops by nationally known artists.
Watercolor is a fantastic medium if you are willing to let the paint do it’s thing. It’s really something to watch a wet wash flow around a stark white sheet of paper, with colors mixing themselves and turning into a wonderfully abstract background. Or the final stages, the last few brushstrokes on a painting, and it all comes together….sometimes….not always. I currently enjoy painting in an intuitive style, and have been told my work has an “eastern” or “zen” feeling to it.
I’ve met some great people upon joining the Fairbanks Watercolor Society, and many have turned into true friends. I thank YOU for enjoying my art…. Matt Moberly
Call for Applications: Alaskan Performing Artists and Writers Envisioning Future Climate Change
Applications are being accepted from writers and performing artists of all disciplines from across Alaska to interact with scientists and present original creative works in a public performance in September 2010 on the theme Envisioning Future Climate Change. This project is supported by the National Science Foundation, through the Bonanza Creek Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) program, with the goal of promoting open communication between science, arts/humanities and the public. Professionals and amateurs, adults and groups (which can include children) from across Alaska are welcome to apply. For information on our prior field trips for artists and writers and our stage production in 2008 of In a Time of Change, see http://www.lter.uaf.edu/outreach/bnz_Collaboration.cfm
All meetings are in the Bear Gallery, 3rd Floor of the Alaska Centennial Center
for the Arts, Pioneer Park, 2300 Airport Way.
All meetings are subject to change.For more information call 456-6485 ext. 227.
Thank you to our volunteers!
Thank You artEXPO Volunteers!
Vi Robinson
Marcella Hill
Barbara Clark
Nancy McHugh
Margret Van Flein
Lee Harris
Mary Lou Jorissen
Liz Bent
Shirley Odsather
Gayle Miller
Christina Thompson
Anna Lange
Cora Cook
Colleen Hickman
Angela Rosebeary
Terry Glendinning
Peggy Birkenbuel
Martin Miller
John Kohler, Jr.
Lottie Fleeks
Diane Borgeson
Cathy Schultz
Virginia Damron
Glen Simpson
The Fairbanks Arts Association relies on donations each
year from community members just like you. Our needs
vary from time to time, however right now we need:
Thank you for your generosity in continuing to support Faa!
Paper Plates • copy Paper Bar Napkins • TapeSmall Paper cups
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February basket raffle winner!
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“It appears that even though Hurricane Cindy was the most violent hurricane we have experienced in the last 200 years she didn’t last as long as expected and so the damage wasn’t as wide spread as it could have been. “ “ Still, the damage she did do was devastating in many places….” The being that had arrived on the storm winds of Hurricane Cindy had been walking for only a few minutes
when he could feel the change in the storm that raged all around. He lifted his head and seemed to be sniffing the air. A smile appeared on his face which made him look quite human. He paused momentarily to adjust his haversack and then continued on scattering the fine dust-like particles into the wind that was still quite strong. His progress was slow in many places as the massive destruction
of the hurricane faded much more quickly than was natural for it. The rain would continue for some time, and the traveler from a distant place was soon soaked through except for his haversack which appeared to be made of a fabric that repelled water. He shook the water from his hair and belatedly pulled out a hat that had been rolled up in his pocket. Shaking it out, he put it on his head….
In a Nick
Fairbanks Arts Association is pleased to help foster and support artists of all genres. For the next year we will feature the science fiction series In a Nick by Cheryl Joens. To learn more about FAA’s programs, please contact [email protected].
By Cheryl Joens • Episode 3
I became a volunteer for Fairbanks Arts Association last September, shortly after arriving from the far away shores of England to experience life in Alaska.
From the start I was made to feel welcome by the friendly FAA team. I was encouraged to get involved in many of the wonderful activities that they organize throughout the year in support of the arts and artists.
My experience as a volunteer has given me the opportunity to learn about the vibrant arts community in and around Fairbanks. I’ve also enjoyed meeting some of the many talented artists who display their work in FAA art shows.
By volunteering for FAA I feel I’ve already made a contribution to and become an active member of my new community. I’ve found some wonderful new friends along the way too!
