State of the Arts
AUGUST 2008
The
monthly newsletter of Fairbanks Arts Association
Fairbanks Film Festival – Labor Day 2008 –
IN THIS ISSUE p2 Fairbanks Film Festival p3 reading series p3 gift shop author p4 arts down the road p4 gift shop artist
gallery exhibit p5 volunteer thanks p6 community calendar p6 & 7 committee meetings p6 volunteer spotlight p8
“Promoting contemporary and traditional arts in Alaska’s Interior.”
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Cinema Committee is busy preparing for the day of the award ceremony and screening. There are many details to be ironed out, including technical support and the format of the festival. If you have any suggestions or would like to help, the Committee meets on August 19th at 5:30 pm in the Bear Gallery, 3rd Floor of the Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts, Pioneer Park, 2300 Airport Way and is open to anyone to attend. You can also submit your suggestions via email to tatiana@fairbanksarts.org.
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airbanks Arts Association is proud to announce that the Fairbanks Film Festival, also known as F3, is scheduled to take place on Labor Day, Monday, September 1, 2008 at 4pm. The Festival was born in 2006, following one of Fairbanks Arts Association’s Cinema Committee meetings, during which several members of the committee expressed a wish for having a showcase event for the growing number of Alaskan filmmakers in Fairbanks.
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hat’s more, the Cinema committee decided to introduce an additional “Al Sevy Award” to the already existing “Best of” in each category and the “Cinema Committee Choice” award. The award is created in memory of the late Al Sevy and his dedicated work with the youth of Fairbanks and North Pole in the field of digital arts. Al also served on the Cinema Committee and was one of the key members responsible for the conception of the Fairbanks Film Festival. The “Al Sevy Award” will be a mark of distinction in originality for a project in the K-12 Division.
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hile all the entries are being juried during the month of August, the
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he entries for this year are mostly documentaries. This seems to be the most popular filmmaking practice for local talent as well as short films -- films between 20 and 40 minutes. In addition, there are a couple of animations, a feature film and a music video. All and all, this year’s F3 is shaping up to be a very exciting event.
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Board of Directors Corlis Taylor, President Marcella Hill, Vice President Leafy McBride, Secretary Myrna Colp, Treasurer
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. The Association also helps raise funds for other arts groups, provides technical assistance and support for arts programming, encourages and advises individual artists beginning organizations and sponsors workshops and educational meetings.
Staff
June Rogers, Executive Director , ex 225 june@fairbanksarts.org Melissa Hougland, Associate Director, ex 226 melissa@fairbanksarts.org Sherry Faught, Office Manager/Bookkeeper, ex 223 sherry@fairbanksarts.org Tatiana Piatanova, Program Director, ex 227 tatiana@fairbanksarts.org Jessica Rehfield, Education Coordinator, ex 222 jessica@fairbanksarts.org Rosalie Stockwell-White, Special Projects, ex 224 rosalie@fairbanksarts.org Seth Schwartz, Tech Assistant
FAA Phone: (907) 456-6485 Fairbanks Arts Association
Members: Bob Dempsey Jerrie Graham Joan Stack Shane Hurd Lorraine Peterson
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oseph Enzweiler was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1950. He received a degree in Physics from Xavier University and moved to Fairbanks in 1975. He received a MS in Physics from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and in 1981 built a log house in Goldstream Valley north of town where he has lived since. He works as a carpenter, stone mason and photographer during the summer and fall months and spends his winters writing. Every few years he returns to rural northern Kentucky for several months where he lives with his brother and his family and is building a rock fence around his brother’s 3 acres of land. Enzweiler has published a number of books of poetry: Home Country (Fireweed Press, 1986), Stonework of the Sky (Graywolf Press, 1995), A Curb in Eden, (Salmon Publishing, Ltd, 1999) and The Man Who Ordered Perch (Iris Press, 2004). A Curb in Eden, New Version was published by Iris Press in 2003. His latest collection, A Winter on Earth was published in 2006. Joe is currently working on a memoir of his life in Fairbanks.
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atalie Forshaw has lived in Fairbanks for 13 years. She is currently working on a collection of essays about family diaries. August Reading is Saturday, August 2nd at 7pm • Bear Gallery
Gift Shop Author of the Month: Frederick Kent Frederick Kent built a cabin on the shores of Chandalar Lake with his son-in-law and a family friend in the fall of 1991. He and his wife have spent one month there each fall ever since. “Genes de Large” is a collection of diary entries that chronical their activities at Chandalar. It features historic quotes regarding the area, poems that pertain to the diary entries and memoirs that are taken from his experiences all over Alaska from territorial days to the present.
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The Sullivan Roadhouse Historical Museum: An Alaskan Treasure that Beat the Odds!
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n the heart of Delta Junction sits a small n 1942, the U.S. Army established Fort I log building, peacefully nestled among I Greely and the old roadhouse and its grass and wildflowers. It is the epitome of surrounding property and collapsed buildings Alaskan idyllic. It is a rather unassuming building...just weathered logs and a warm and inviting feeling. A first glimpse at the Sullivan Roadhouse Historical Museum tells nothing of its remarkable past. he Sullivan Roadhouse was built in 1905 by John and Florence Sullivan on the Donnelly - Washburn Cut-off, part of the Valdez to Fairbanks Trail. The Sullivan was considered by many to be one of the nicest roadhouses on the trail. It was comprised of a main lodge, barn, smithy, guest quarters and stables.
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Sullivan to Delta Junction. It was then turned over to the Delta Chamber of Commerce, which turned the restored log building into Alaska’s only Valdez–Fairbanks Trail/Roadhouse Historical Museum. he Sullivan is now the oldest original roadhouse left in the interior of Alaska and houses the state’s premiere roadhouse museum with a large collection of historical artifacts and photographs. Truly, an “Alaskan Treasure that Beat the Odds!” he Sulivan Roadhouse is located across from the Visitor’s Information Center in Delta Jct. and is open 7 days a week from 9am to 6pm. Admission is free.
became par t of the Oklahoma Bombing Range. Over the years, the military repaired and maintained the structure. Their great preservation efforts are the reason it survived intact. The Sullivan was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 and the desire to move the roadhouse to a safer location began to grow. he move of the roadhouse was realized in 1996. The U.S. Army Legacy Fund, a military program to preserve historical treasures, organized and funded the relocation of the
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Gift Shop Artist of the Month: Craig N. Buchanan Craig N. Buchanan was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has been a resident of Ester, Alaska since 1976 and received a B.S. degree in Wildlife Management from the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1983. Buchanan’s assemblages of natural and industrial materials have been shown in group exhibitions at the Fairbanks Arts Association Bear Gallery in Fairbanks, the Anchorage Museum of History and Art in Anchorage, the Alaska State Museum in Juneau, the Collectors Gallery in Washington, D.C., the Well Street Gallery in Fairbanks and the Art Cellar Gallery in Mesa, Arizona. His work is displayed in the University of Alaska Museum of the North in the Rose Berry Alaska Art Gallery and numerous local businesses, restaurants and galleries in Fairbanks. Solo exhibitions have included shows at the Bear Gallery, The Annex and Site 250 in Fairbanks and the Alaska Pacific University in Anchorage. Buchanan has been a judge at the International Ice Carving Classic since 1994. He has been profiled in the Fairbanks Arts Association Newsletter, the Fairbanks Daily News Miner, The New Lemming, American Airlines Magazine and the books Outhouses of Alaska by Harry Walker and Found and Assembled in Alaska by Julie Decker. Buchanan has been featured on the History Channel series, “Tougher in Alaska”, viewing his sculpture “The Great Alaska Outhouse Experience” displayed at the University of Alaska Museum of the North.
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Gallery Exhibit
Northern Disclosure: Acquisitions of Contemporary Art in the Museum of the North Fine Art Collections, 2005-2008 Artists in the show: David Rosenthal Rob Roys Stephen Gray Rosemary Redmond Anna Ramsburgh Scott Hansen Mark Fejes Carol Hilgemann Tanya Clayton Margo Klass Igor Pasternak Rae Trainor Jan Stitt Kenneth DeRoux Larry McNeil James Brashear Jean Lester Susan Farnham Nicholas Galanin Carla Potter Sonya Kelliher-Combs Robert Fox Tanis Maria S’eiltin Larry Ahvakana Sandy Gillespie George Gianakopoulos Annie Duffy Patricia Davis Glen Simpson Thu Nguyen Elizabeth Eero Irving Carol Gelvin-Reymiller Thomas Stream Barry McWayne Charles Mason RJ Patson Beverly Cover Don Decker James Barker Kate Wool Dennis Witmer Shelley Schneider Erica Lord Ben Huff Douglas Yates
Annie Duffy, ‘Bell Jar #1’, 2006
Cast paper, wood, beeswax, hemp twine, cotton thread and acrylic, 12 x 12 x 12 inches
Museum purchase made possible through the generous support of the Rasmuson Foundation Art Acquisition Fund
Carol Gelvin-Reymiller
‘Three Frosty Nights at Moose Camp with Big Moon’, 2007 mixed media: moose scapula, moose antler, leather, porcupine quills, brass bedpost finials, babiche, glass and brass beads, acrylic paint, 30 x 26 x 5 inches Museum purchase made possible through the generous support of the Rasmuson Foundation Art Acquisition Fund
A few months ago Tatiana Piatanova, Program Director for Fairbanks Arts Association contacted me with an attractive proposal: Would the University of Alaska Museum of the North be interested in collaborating with the Fairbanks Arts Association to exhibit a portion of the Museum’s fine art collections at the Bear Gallery? Without hesitation I said YES! After discussing several exhibition possibilities we decided on an exhibition of a sample of the contemporary works of art acquired by the Museum of the North since it re-opened its doors in 2005. This collaboration between the Museum of the North and the Fairbanks Arts Association initiates an increased effort toward greater community engagement through enhanced accessibility to the Museum’s fine art collections. Additionally, this exhibition highlights the great art that has been created throughout Alaska and represents the kind of supportive roles that the Museum of the North and local galleries can play for each other. The dramatic architecture of the expanded museum conveys a sense of Alaska. The final stages of the building expansion and renovation of the Museum of the North culminated with the opening of the Rose Berry Alaska Art Gallery on May 1, 2006. As an interior compliment to the Museum’s architecture the Rose Berry Alaska Art Gallery offers an impression of the legacy of art from Alaska emphasizing human relationships with Alaska’s diverse natural environment by integrating the art, archeology and ethnology collections to highlight a 2000year spectrum of art in Alaska. Between the initial re-opening of the Museum of the North in 2005 and August 2008 the fine art collections have increased by approximately 150 works of art through the generosity of the Rasmuson Foundation Art Acquisition Fund and numerous local donors. Many were exhibited for the first time in Fairbanks’ local galleries. However, the Rose Berry Gallery can highlight only a fraction of the Museum’s art collections and some new acquisitions have yet to be displayed. This exhibition represents what we hope will be an expansion of local accessibility to the Museum’s fine art collections through collaborations with local galleries. On behalf of the Museum of the North I thank the staff and members of Fairbanks Arts Association for this opportunity to work together to share the works of art in this exhibition with the Fairbanks community. Scott Nacke Fine Art Collections Manager University of Alaska Museum of the North
Exhibit Dates: August 1-31 • Opening Reception: Friday, August 1, 5-7pm
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Season tickets are now on sale for The Fairbanks Concert Association’s 2008-2009 season. Information and season order forms can be found on their web site at fairbanksconcert.org. Tickets for An Evening with Garrison Keillor, who will be performing at Hering Auditorium on Tuesday, September 9th, are currently available with the purchase of season tickets. Individual tickets will go on sale August 1st. More information is available at 474-8081. Opera Fairbanks presents Run of the Valkyries 8k Fun Run August 2, 2008 at 12 noon. Registration forms are available at Beaver Sports, Frontier Outfitters/Woolly Rhino, Play It Again Sports and New Horizons Gallery. Online at Active.com or go to www.operafairbanks.com/8krun.htm. Opera Fairbanks presents Cinderella Poster Signing Event at New Horizons Gallery on August 8, 2008. Please visit www.operafairbanks.or g for additional information.
To submit calendar information please email melissa@ fairbanksarts.org or call 456-6485 ext.226
Opera Fairbanks presents Auditions Workshop with Gregory Buchalt er and Guest Artists on August 10, 2008. Please visit www.operafairbanks.or g for additional information.
GAZEBO presents NIGHTS
Opera Fairbanks presents Cinderella Unleashed - informal performance by guest artists on August 12, 2008. Please visit www.operafairbanks.or g for additional information.
2008
sponsored by Fairbanks North Star Borough Parks and Recreation
JUNE
Tyler Solstice Complex Blazing Bellows Mike Stackhouse Stephen Moore Tundra Caravan Martin Miller
Sundays Mondays Tuesdays Wednesdays Thursdays Fridays Saturdays
JULY
Sundays Mondays Tuesdays Wednesdays Thursdays Fridays Saturdays
Free Admission All Shows at 7pm Original Acoustic Guitar w/ Vocals Folk/Roots Accordians Original Folk Rock/Folk Middle Eastern Dance Storytelling
Tim Robb
Free Admission All Shows at 7pm Roots Guitar/Jazz/Blues
Joe Feller Kit Carson Porch Dogs/Rural Delivery Joan Stack Guy Peters
Folk/Rock/Country Acoustic Music that Rocks Bluegrass/Roots Slack Key & Guitar Variations Contemporary Tribal/Inspirational
GAZEBO presents NIGHTS
Ron Veliz, Lindy Raines & Friends Jazz, Guitar, Solo & Duo
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August Committee Meetings:
Community Writers Group August 10 from 1-4pm Literary Arts Committee August 18 at 5:30pm Cinema Arts Committee August 19 at 5:30pm
All meetings in the Bear Gallery, 3rd Floor of the Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts, Pioneer Park, 2300 Airport Way. For more information call 456-6485 ext. 227. Dates and times are subject to change.
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Opera Fairbanks presents Cinderella (La Cenerentola) by Gioacchino Rossini on August 22 and 24, 2008 Conducted by Gregory Buchalter, Opera Fairbanks Music Director and Conductor of the Metropolitan Opera, La Cenerentola is based on the tale of Cinderella and the essence of the story remains. Much of the magical fantasy deleted--no fairy godmother, no pumpkins turned to coaches, and, instead of the glass slipper, a more realistic matching bracelet for the prince to identify the mysterious beauty for whom he has fallen. Please visit www.operafairbanks.org for additional information The Fairbanks Choral Society and the Tanana Yukon Historical Society present Winter Carnival in August: Songs by Cay Hufman at 6:30 PM on August 23, 2008. Event to be held in The Chapel in Pioneer Park at 2300 Airport Way. For more information call: 4561144 or email sing@mosquitonet.com Anchorage 3rd Annual Doll Expo and Dollhouse Miniature Show th th will be held on September 26 and 27 at the Anchorage Senior Activities Center. Sales tables and doll appraisals will be available. For entry and show information, contact Mary Jones at anchorgjones@aol.com or 907-428-1078
Achievement in the Arts
E-ZINE SET TO PUBLISH WORK OF FAIRBANKS WRITER
Adagio Verse Quarterly will publish the latest poem by Fairbanks writer Rachael Kvapil. The summer issue, set for release on June 30th will feature “Rocket Fuel for the Soul,” a poem about the importance of coffee in one person’s life. The e-zine is available online at http://www.geocities.com/adagioversequarterly/index.html.
Fairbanks Arts Association presents Caterpillar Soup on September 20th at 7pm. Written and performed by Lyena Strelkoff, CATERPILLAR SOUP reveals her two-year odyssey in search of wholeness after being paralyzed, and the ultimate triumph of her spirit. For more info, call 456-6485 ext. 227
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UAF free summer parking in two visitor lots University of Alaska Fairbanks interim Chancellor Brian Rogers has announced that visitor parking on campus will be free in two lots starting with the kickoff of the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival on July 13 and running until the end of the summer. The Chancellor hopes the free parking will encourage the community to take advantage of all the university has to offer during the festival and the remainder of the summer, including concerts, movies, lectures and other events.
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State of the Arts
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ian Siegfried originally moved to Alaska to be with her husband, John, at Fort Wainwright. Now she is a mother of three with three jobs and at least a couple volunteer gigs on the side. She works at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, the Fudge Pot and New Horizons Gallery. “That’s okay. I sleep in the winter!” she says. Dian volunteers for fundraising projects on behalf of Frontier School and she’s been volunteering for Fairbanks Arts Association for about 5 years as a host for the Dinners in the Homes fundraiser.
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inx Whitaker of New Horizons Gallery says, “Dian has eyes in the back of her head and she is always two or three steps ahead of any situation.” This veritable Wonder Woman is admired and appreciated by us for her positive attitude and flexibility.
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