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State of the Arts Charlie’s pARTy for the Arts

SEPTEMBER 2010

P.O. Box 72786, Fairbanks, Alaska 99707

VOL. 10, ISSUE 9

PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY FAIRBANKS ARTS ASSOCIATION

September 23, 2010 7pm Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts Pioneer Park, 2300 Airport Way

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CHARLIE PARTY FOR THE ARTS

GIFT SHOP ARTIST

READING SERIES

WATERCOLOR CORNER

GALLERY EXHIBIT

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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ARTS DOWN THE ROAD

THANKS!

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“PROMOTING CONTEMPORARY AND TRADITIONAL ARTS IN ALASKA’S INTERIOR”

Charlie’s pArty for the Arts F a i r b a n k s Arts Association Charlie’s pARTy is pleased to invite for the Arts you, our members to Charlie’s pARTy for the September 23rd, 7pm Arts: a fundraiser to benefit Bear Gallery in Pioneer Park Fairbanks Arts Association. Call 456-6485 for more For many years Fairbanks Arts information or to purchase tickets Association has made it a policy to not ask artists to donate their work. Instead each year Fairbanks Arts Association provides an item donated by a local business to 25 artists who then create something new to be auctioned. location This unique way of fundraising maintains off Phillips the value of the artist’s regular work, but still Field Road. allows the opportunity to purchase an original Karin Franzen or Kathy McHugh piece. Charlie’s pARTy for the This year Sampson’s Hardware has generously donated 8’x10’ blue tarps to be used as our Charlie item. These tarps have been passed out to painters, fiber artists, sculptors, mixed media artists and more! Each items returns as a new and unique work of art or practical item that is then auctioned off to support Fairbanks Arts Association.

Arts will be held on September 23, 2010 at 7pm in the Bear Gallery in Pioneer Park. Tickets for this unique fundraiser are just $15 and are on sale at ChARTruse, McCafferty’s, Fairbanks Arts Association’s office and Bear Gallery in Pioneer Park or by calling 456-6485 ext. 226. All proceeds go to support Fairbanks Arts Association.

Come to Charlie’s pARTy for the Arts and A pre-fundraiser exhibit will be held at see the creativity of Fairbanks artists -- from a Sampson’s on September 16th at 2pm. This is painting to a shower curtain, from a scarecrow a wonderful opportunity to come and see the to a reusable grocery sack. unique tarp items while visiting Sampson’s new

Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts, Pioneer Park • 2300 Airport Way

September 23, 2010 • 7:00p.m. Fairbanks Arts Association • August 2010

Gift Shop Artist of the Month

Sue Dranchak

I love the outdoors and I like to spend time in the wilderness to escape the noise and confusion of everyday life. Reconnecting with nature helps me to restore my positive energy and exploring nature through my paintings is an important ritual in my life. Seasonal employment with the Alaska Railroad brought me to Alaska in 1995. During the winter layoff time I decided to go back to college where I studied art at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. In 2001 I graduated with a BFA in Painting with a “railroad theme” thesis exhibition which was a befitting tribute to the job that got me through college and had become a great part of my life. A few years later I met my future husband who lives in Arizona where I now spend my winters. With a home in both Alaska and Arizona I divide my time, energy and attention between the landscapes of these two worlds which is well reflected through my artwork. I enjoy exploring and experiencing the wilderness and its many inspiring offerings which include the mountains, glaciers, boreal forests and various wildlife in Alaska as well as the cactus, canyons and desert imagery of the southwest. With my ever evolving style and approach to painting, I have found new ways to capture, render and express various aspects of these landscapes. Although the desert landscape offers amazing and inspiring imagery that has worked its way into my repertoire of paintings, the northern region remains my main source of inspiration.

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Melissa Hougland, Associate Director, ex 226 melissa@fairbanksarts.org

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Jacob Teague, Tech Assistant, ex 227 jacobteague@gmail.com Board of Directors Lorraine Peterson, President Marcella Hill, Vice President Rebecca Burns, Secretary Myrna Colp, Treasurer

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Debbie Miller Survival at 40 Below (Walker, 2010) is Debbie’s latest children’s book. Set in Gates of the Arctic National Park, this book describes some of the amazing winter adaptations of arctic animals. Debbie was inspired to write this book after hiking 75 miles through Gates of the Arctic on a 2004 summer trip with fellow Fairbanks writers Carolyn Kremers and Ann Hanley. Their trip was sponsored by the National Park Service artist-in-residency program. Debbie conducts author programs in schools throughout the country. She has been a featured speaker at national conferences and has also presented many lectures about the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge at venues such as the California Academy of Natural Science, the Commonwealth Club, and the Field Museum. Debbie is also the author of many award-winning nature books for children, illustrated by wildlife artists Jon and Daniel Van Zyle. Her books have been recognized as Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children by the National Science Teachers Association. Her book, Arctic Lights, Arctic Nights recently received the 2003 John Burroughs Nature book for Young Readers Award. Debbie and Dennis, a wildlife survey pilot, live near Fairbanks with their two daughters, Robin and Casey.

Literary Reading & Book Signing: Debbie Miller

October 23, 2pm @ the Bear Gallery • FREE Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts at Pioneer Park, 2300 Airport Way

Watercolor

After retiring from a school system in upstate New York, Kathe O’Malley came to Alaska for a seasonal job. She ended up getting married, moving to Alaska and taking up watercolour painting. That was six years ago. She credits Tom Nixon with getting her started and keeping her motivated, but has also learned much from Vladimir Zhikhartsev, Ron Ransom, Frank Francese, Ron Kolstad and Judy Betts. Kathe enjoys the challenge of expressing what she sees around her in paintings.

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SEPTEMBER G A L L E R Y E X H I B I T

In a Time of Change: Envisioning the Future Climatically, ecologically, and culturally, Alaska is changing as Artists: Marty Baldridge rapidly as any place on the planet. Nancy Burnham Combining the perspectives of Jacqui Butler artists, writers, and scientists, Craig Cheladinas our multifaceted program, Annie Duffy “Envisioning the Future,” will Fred Freer formulate the problems as we see Carol Gelvinthem and offer possible solutions. Reymiller A series of events, including Terry Glendinning Sandy Gillespie a visual arts exhibit, a public reading of creative work, and a Nancy Hausle-Johnson Jessie Hedden performance bringing together Jamie Hollingsworth dancers, musicians, actors, and Yasunari Izaki scientists will attempt to look into Dan Kennedy the future based on what we’ve Nikki Kinne already seen, what we imagine, Margo Klass Jennifer Moss and what we hope to shape. All Phyllis Movius three events are scheduled to take Ree Nancarrow place in Fairbanks in September Lorien Nettleton Artists, Left to Right: Marty Baldridge, Nikki of 2010. Penny Wakefield Kinne, Phyllis Movius, Fred Freer Iris Wood Our environment affects us Douglas Yates profoundly, and in turn we affect it through our land use choices and the Jurors: wastes we release. Too often the clarifying work of scientists studying these Karin Franzen problems stay within the scientific community and it is our aim to help Kes Woodward bring it to a wider public and to promote cross-pollination between artistic Darlene Masiak and scientific realms. To this end, during the spring and summer of 2010, Terry Chapin participants in the program will visit interior Alaska Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) sites, such as Bonanza Creek Experimental Forest, and will be invited to other gatherings to exchange ideas and perspectives. As we look into the potential difficulties involved in rapid change, we hope to imagine a more promising way forward into a future we might all wish to inhabit.

Exhibit Dates: September 4-25 First Friday Reception: Friday, September 4, 5-7pm Bear Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, Noon-6pm

All events and exhibits are held in the Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts, Pioneer Park

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Co-Op Arts, a new artist cooperative and gallery in downtown Fairbanks, has just announced plans for their Grand Opening celebration to be held on Friday, September 3. The gallery opened on August 5, 2010 with support and encouragement from the Co-Op Plaza and the Fairbanks Art League (a new affiliate organization under the Fairbanks Arts Association). When Co-Op Plaza owner Dave Somers made the proposal to bring an art gallery to the plaza, he asked specifically that it be comprised of a group of artists, rather than an individual artist. Due to the current economic situation, a co-op of artists pooling together their resources made the most sense. We can keep operating costs low, while providing high quality artwork, with our group of ten artists working together. It was agreed in building our business plan that, due to limited gallery space, we would limit the group to ten so that each artist member would have a reasonable amount of display space for their work. At this time, we are not adding more artists. However, as we mature as a business and assess how the gallery functions, it is possible we may decide to add more artists in the future. Of course, should a member choose to leave the co-op, we will be looking for a replacement. The Grand Opening Celebration will be held as the gallery’s First Friday Art Exhibition on Friday, September 3, from 5p.m. to 8p.m. in Suite 103 of the Co-Op Plaza, at 535 Second Avenue in downtown Fairbanks. Three hourly door prize giveaways and live entertainment from the Fairbanks Klezmerin Band are planned for the event. Band members include Dave Schlesinger on piano and Jeff Rothman on clarinet, and they will be playing Gypsie Dixieland music for the event from 5p.m. to 7p.m. in the common area of the Co-Op Plaza. The ten co-operative artist members will be displaying a fresh sampling of their work at the Grand Opening. Artists include Jim Allan, Patricia Carlson, Philip Carrico, Margaret Donat, Susie Halfhill and Dubh of Hardluck Studios, Nikki Kinne, Ann Wood O’Brien, Shirley Odsather, Kate Wood, and Vladimir Zhikhartsev. Media include acrylics, baskets, jewelry, hand-dyed silk and velvet wear-ables, linoleum and wood-cut prints, photography, and watercolor. Plans for future First Friday events include an individual rotation of featured artwork from each of the ten cooperative artist members, with the exception of December’s First Friday, that will once again feature work from the entire group. The gallery also has plans to expand into the common area of the Co-Op Plaza for future First Friday Featured Artist events.

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SEPTEMBER Committee Meetings: Literary Arts September 20 at 5:30 p.m. Cinema Committee September 21 at 5:30 p.m. Visual Arts September 15 at 5:30 p.m. Community Arts September 29 at Noon 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. 222.

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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 Melissa@fairbanksarts.org.

By Cheryl Joens • Episode 8

“I’m sure that help is just over the horizon, it’s only been a day since the storm dissipated.” Jen said as they approached two men who were removing debris from a cellar door. “Yeah well the government should have stuff on the road as soon as she blowed herself out and they could always send out aircraft. Helicopters and such.” One of the men said. “Jen, this is Phillip Wagoner and that over there is Jerry Johnston. Hey

guys this is Jen Apple…Ap…le…cede.” Marty said with a grin. “Sorry, it’s a bit of tongue twister. Jen said he didn’t see anyone on the road here. He ran out of gas a ways back and walked here. He’s going to help us out.” “Well, we ain’t got no gas to spare. We’re probably going to have to send someone up to Freeburg to see if there’s any help there pretty soon.” Phillip said as he turned back to his work. “That’s quite all right. Show me what

you want me to do.” Marty walked back to where John Sykes was working. “That guy Jen, he’s kind of funny looking ain’t he?” Marty said to John. “Except when he smiles. Probably was in a fire or something.” “I hadn’t really noticed. Wished he’d come with a truck load of supplies, though.”

THANK YOU!

I have been a docent with Fairbanks Arts Association for 4 years now. From the start I knew I was going to love it. The staff is awesome, the volunteers are a great group of people and the monthly shows are always wonderful. I enjoy meeting the artists and have met visitors from all over the world. I use my volunteer time as an opportunity to expose my children to the exciting world of art. They love coming with me and have done some volunteer work as well. As a family we have run the spin arts booth for Art EXPO and have been thrilled to be a part of the Very Special Arts festival. I value my time here and I am proud to dedicate my time to FAA.

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