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State of the Arts

community calendar p8-9watercolor society corner p10oldie but goldie film series p10

volunteer needs p11 volunteer thanks p11committee meetings p11

volunteer spotlight p12

p2 charlie’s box socialp3 arts down the roadp4 walk for charityp5 reading seriesp5 volunteers wanted!p6 gift shop artistp7 gallery exhibit

“Promoting contemPorary and traditional arts in alaska’s interior”

Published monthly by fairbanks arts association

i n t h i s i s s u e

may 2009

P.O. Box 72786, Fairbanks, Alaska 99707

Vol. 9, Issue 5

Charlie’s Old-Fashioned Box Social

Fairbanks arts association • May 20092

Alert Alert Alert AlertFairbanks Arts Association needs your help!

Vendors are needed for: Garden Art Show, 4th Annual Fabulous Fabrics in Bloom Quilt and Fiber Art Show, Open Air Market and Adult Educational Activities

Deadline for applications is July 10. Applications are available at www.gbgsociety.org

or by calling 451-8478

2009 Garden FaireSunday, July 26th 11am-4pm

Fairbanks Arts Association’s popular and successful fundraiser, “Dinners in the Homes,” will not be held this year. The tour company that featured this exceptional option for travelers has canceled their request. Not to be daunted by the news, FAA immediately began investigating fundraising ideas that are food related.

First on the calendar: FAA has registered with ATIA’s Charity Walk that is coordinated by Fairbanks Convention and Visitors Bureau. We are encouraging volunteers to take an enjoyable evening walk through downtown Fairbanks, going from one “food station” to the next and to designate Fairbanks Arts Association as the recipient of their sponsor funds. For more information about the event please read the article on page four or you can contact Karen Lane at FCVB 322-4473 or call Melissa Hougland at FAA 456-6485 x-226.

Charlie’s Old Fashioned Box Social will revisit a custom of days gone by when time was a bit slower. This new fun, and hopefully an annual event, will create an evening of old fashioned merriment.

Since the beginnings of this country, a Box Social was a great way to raise money for a worthy cause. Traditionally, a young lady prepared a tasty lunch, which was packed in a pretty basket or box and put up for auction. In addition to winning the lunch, the gentleman with the highest bid also won the company of the lady who prepared it. Her identity was supposed to be a secret until the bidding was over, but usually the bidder received advance information from his sweetheart. The social has fallen out of favor in recent years, but here at Fairbanks Arts Association we are happy to announce its comeback here in Fairbanks.

While we won’t be auctioning off the company of the box-maker, Charlie’s Old Fashioned Box Social will feature live music by “Pioneer Park Pickers,” silent movies, a cash bar and, of course, the specially prepared boxed dinners that will be up for auction. Silent auction and out cry auction items will also be featured during this special fundraising event.

Join in the fun – volunteer to decorate and donate a box or a basket with dinner for two for the auction. Ask your friends and neighbors to join you in enjoying a relaxed evening of old time music and silent movies at an old fashioned social.

Charlie’s Box Social will be held on May 21st from 6:30 to 9:00pm in the Exhibit Hall of the Alaska Cenntenial Center for the Arts in Pioneer Park. Tickets for this enjoyable evening fundraiser are $15 and include a

non-alcoholic drink and dessert . Four tickets are included in this newsletter, please bring the ticket and $15 dollars on the 21st for admission. For those who are unsuccessful bidders, there will be boxed dinners for two of cold chicken, pasta salad and fruit available for purchase at $20.

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Board of DirectorsLorraine Peterson, PresidentMarcella Hill, Vice PresidentLeafy McBride, SecretaryMyrna Colp, Treasurer

Members:Joan Stack Shane Hurd Darleen Masiak Calaya Williams Rebecca Burns Mary Ann FortuneMartin 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.

StaffJune Rogers, Executive Director , ex 225 [email protected] Hougland, Associate Director, ex 226 [email protected] Faught, Office Manager/Bookkeeper, ex 223 [email protected] Schwartz, Program Coordinator, ex 227 [email protected] Rehfield, Education Coordinator, ex 222 [email protected]

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theROADMorris Thompson Visitors Center

The Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center was built to honor the legacy of the late Morris Thompson an Alaska Native leader known for building bridges between cultures. From the beginning, a vision of the project planners was to create a community gathering place - a place where all cultures come together to celebrate one another. L o c a t e d o n t h e banks of the Chena River in downtown Fairbanks, this new facility celebrates our land and the people who live here. It will educate residents and visitors about o u r n a t u r a l a n d cultural history and inspire them to go out and explore all that Fairbanks and the Interior has to offer.As part of the center’s

goal to celebrate our land and people, artist Jan Vriessen has been working tirelessly to transform 3,400 square feet of smooth, curved walls into three different scenes depicting summer, fall and winter in the Interior. “The thing that struck me immediately is the wonderful vastness that

you have up here,” says Vriesen. “I’m from Minnesota and I can vouch for the fact that we don’t have anything close to this in the Lower 48. The space you have around you i s phenomenal and frankly, for an artist , a bit i n t i m i d a t i n g . ” D e s p i t e h i s modesty, those who drop by to take a peek at his work find it amazingly realistic. Vriesen

has noticed that people walk right up to the wall to examine the detail.

In addition to the murals, the exhibit hall will feature three life-size dioramas depicting activities of the seasons and will include animals, artifacts, photo/text panels, Alaska Native art and videos. Most of the exhibits are expected to be completed this summer. For more information or to request a tour, please call 459-3700 or visit www.morristhompsoncenter.org.


WALK FOR FAA!The visitor industry is Alaska’s second largest industry, employing more than 60,000 people. Travel businesses are intimately involved in their communities, supporting local charities with financial contributions, auction items, door prizes, volunteers and more.

The Fairbanks Seventh Alaska Visitor Industry’s Walk for Charity celebrates this commitment to giving through a festive community event that raises money for local non-profit charities. Fairbanks Arts Association is pleased to announce our participation in this year’s event.

Often referred to as the “4k graze”, food vendors dot the course through downtown Fairbanks beginning at the Immaculate Conception Church and will finish at Celebration Station for the grand finale.

Everyone is invited to participate either with registering as a walker or supporting one of the already registered FAA walkers. Either way, 100% of the designated funds (including your registration fee) will go to your chosen non-profit. Registration is just $25 for adults and $15 for kids.

Just remember to designate Fairbanks Arts Association as your charity!


f a i r b a n k s a r t s a s s o c i a t i o n

.:: Reading Series ‘09

Judy FergusonMay 2, 7pm @ the Bear Gallery

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

Judy Ferguson, a free-lance columnist for the Anchorage Daily News, Life and Arts, Alaskana page as well as a ten-year freelance columnist for the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner’s Heartland/Sunday Section, is a well-known writer to Interior Alaskans. Judy’s Alaska background, starting in 1968, sparked her writing. For twenty-four years, Judy lived a remote Alaska life-style on a home site accessible only by boat and dog sled. There on the Tanana River, as well as on their trapline, she and her husband, Reb, raised three children. She and Reb still make their home in the Big Delta area near their home site.

Today, an eclectic mixture of literary output characterizes what Alaskans and others outside the state know of this prolific word artist. Judy is able to communicate effectively with Alaskans and elicit from them the stories of lives that built the northern frontier we see around us today. Judy’s books and regular columns provide a level of detail and empathy rarely seen, and provide a startlingly clear insight into the lives of pioneer men and women of this Great Land.She will be reading from her newest work, Bridges to Statehood: the Alaska-Yugoslav Connection.

Winter is finally over and summer is just around the corner! In fact, May 23rd the Bear Gallery and Gift Shop switches to summer hours. This means the gallery will be open from noon until 8pm – seven days a week.

As a volunteer docent, you are invaluable to Fairbanks Arts Association. The hours you contribute keep our unique gallery staffed with friendly people who

love art. As a docent, you would greet gallery/gift shop visitors, make sales, answer questions and have the opportunity to meet visitors from all over the world.

The day is divided into two shifts of four hours: noon to 4pm and 4pm until closing at 8pm. Some of our volunteers come every week at the same time and some come less often. How often you chose to volunteer is up to you!

There are 4 hour shifts available most days of the week and we’d certainly like to hear from you if you can fill a slot. We are happy to train anyone who is interested and the training is fairly simple.

Call Sherry at 456-6485 ext 223 to volunteer or for more

information.

summer volunteers needed


Gift Shop Artist of the Month: Alaskan PatternsAlaskan Patterns formally known as The Mukluk Shop, Generation Next is located at 651-11th Ave (between Barnette and Cushman Streets) and is owned by Myrna Colp. Alaskan Patterns can be characterized as a service and educational outlet to promote and preserve some of the Alaskan cultural aspects that have faded through the years. Its main goal is to provide people with individualized products and services which have that unique Alaskan flavor. Myrna is following the tradition of her family using patterns designed by her parents Lois & Gene Tapp The most popular pattern of the Alaskan Patterns line is the summer kuspuk and will be on sale in the Bear Gallery gift shop along with kuspuks made from the pattern. Alaskan Patterns retails and wholesales patterns for parkas, mukluks, trapper hats and mittens throughout Alaska; they also carry a small selection of materials and braids. Presently Alaskan Patterns does not have business hours but operates on an ‘open by appointment’ basis by calling 457-5515.

Myrna has been a board member of Fairbanks Arts Association for 8 years. She has served on the executive committee as secretary and currently serves as treasurer. She has helped to coordinate the Parka Parade, Charlie Parties, Art EXPO, Governor’s Awards, Dinners in the Homes and this year the Mayor’s Awards. Myrna is at home in the arts community and is happy that FAA exists since it pulls people from all avenues of the arts together. Myrna says the best is yet to come because artistic expression is at the heart of Alaska (Fairbanks).

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May G a l l e r y e x h i b i t IPY Invitational

Exhibit Dates: May 1-31Opening Reception: Friday, May 1, 5-7pm, Bear Gallery

Drawing by Inari Kylanen

The INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR (IPY 2007-2009) began March 2007 and was celebrated around the world in 60 countries with scientific research projects on global warming, polar bears, ice and the changes with Arctic people, their families and activities. Fairbanks Arts Association joined in the IPY celebration in February 2008 with “Patterns of Influence”, a juried exhibition, entitled “Celebration of Life in the North” and will end the celebration with an IPY Juried exhibition of local and international artists which has been in process for almost two years. The opening of the IPY Exhibition will be Friday, May 1 and will close May 31. Many local artists were selected for the exhibit ion by Jurors Kessler Woodward and Wanda Chin. Juried artists could invite an international circumpolar artist to participate in either a collaborative process or to just submit individual pieces in any media. The invited international artists are from Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Russia and Sweden.

Collaborating artists Inari Kylanen and Liisa Karintaus from Finland have a drawing collaboration that has been in process for many months with artwork sent back and forth, resulting in nearly 100 drawings. Patricia Carlson’s invited artist, Inga-Britt Uusitalo from Sweden, has created a series of small watercolor paintings themed on how life has changed in northern Sweden bringing attention to changes there: the loss of a dialect of Finnish;

kids moving to the south causing the villages to disappear; the loss of logging; wind turbines which now disturb the stillness. Local art is ts included in the exhibit are Annie Duffy, Bill & Rita Bishop, Patricia Carlson, Richard Kascur, Inari Kylanen, Pitan Koza, Todd Sherman, Sara Tabbert and Penny Wakefield. International artists included are from Sweden, Canada, Finland, Denmark and Germany.

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May 29 - 31, Dance Theater Fairbanks is presenting Dancing in the Northern Lights. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Alaska becoming a state, DTF is reprising Rebecca Smith’s ballet, Alaska and a new production, When the Northern Lights Come Out to Play. Alaska is a look at our state with a view of the northern lights, native heritage, the gold rush, oil pipeline and a cheeky look at Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce letters. It is laced with Robert Service poetry, haunting music and is a beautiful production. The second act is When the Northern Lights Come Out to Play, by local authors Claudia Lively and her sister Holly Olsen and illustrated by another sister, Elizabeth Hissem. It has been adapted for the stage by Aminta Remisosky and presents a look at our state from the animals’ viewpoint. Performances are Friday, May 29 at 7:00pm; Saturday, May 30 at 2:00pm and 7:00pm and Sunday, May 31 at 2:00pm and 5:00pm at the Pioneer Park Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts Theater.

Fairbanks Symphony will present a 50th Anniversary Concert with Jason Vieaux, Guitar on Sunday, May 3rd at 4pm. A free pre-concert lecture will preceed the performance at 3pm. For more information: 907-474-5852; [email protected]; www.FairbanksSym-phony.org

North Star Ballet Register NOW for Creative Dance Camp and Summer Intensive programs!Creative Dance Camp: • May 26-May 30, ages 4-6 • June 1 – June 5, ages 7-9Sessions are held from 9am to 12pm.

Summer Intensive: • June 15-July 10, ages 12-19

Please contact North Star Ballet for more information at 451-8800.

1% for Art Opportunites!Palmer Courthouse, Palmer, AK. Budget for Art: $40,000 Deadline: RFQ Received by: May 1, 2009 at 4:30pm.

Kongiganak K-12 Replacement School, Bethel, AK Budget for Art $104,000 Proposal Deadline: RFP Received by: May 19, 2009 at 4:00pm

Gustavus School, Gustavus, AK Budget for Art: $8,000 Deadline: RFP postmark or hand delivery date: June 1, 2009.

Please visit Artist Opportunities/Percent for Art on the ASCA website www.eed.state.ak.us/aksca for each complete prospectus.


VOLUNTEERS!We need volunteers in the Bear

Gallery & gift shop! This is a great opportunity to support the arts in Fairbanks, while meeting visitors and sharing about life in the north. Our volunteer docents fill a four-hour shift and are a vital part of our program.

Find out more about how you can be part of the team at Fairbanks Arts Association by calling 456-6485 ext. 223 or 226.

To submit calendar information, please

email [email protected] or call 456-6485

ext.226

Artists-In-SchoolsAre you a professional artist

who wants to teach?

The Artists-In-Schools program is your way into

public schools. You could spend a week or more,

teaching your art to Fairbanks students! Contact

Jessica Rehfield at Fairbanks Arts Association, 456-

6485 ext. 222, to find out more about this exciting

opportunity for artists!

Fairbanks Watercolor Society meeting will be held Wednesday, May 20, 2009 beginning at 6:30pm in the Blue Room in the Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts in Pio-neer Park. Social hour is from 6:30 -7:00pm followed by the general membership meeting and the program begins at 8:00pm New members are welcome. For further information call 389-2114 or 458-7925

Fairbanks Shakespeare Theater will be holding auditions for the summer production of Othello May 23 and 24th at the Empress Theater in the Co-op building downtown. All ages and experience levels welcome. For further informa-tion, call 457-7638 or email [email protected].

Fairbanks Weavers and Spinners Youth Summer Fibers Arts Program May 26 through August 14, 2009 in the Weaving Studio, Room 219, 516 2nd Avenue $80 per 5-day session, $70 for 4-day session -- includes snack. Registra-tion begins immediately. Call 452-7737 or Email [email protected]

State of the Arts

Fairbanks Arts Association invites

you to advertise in our State of the Arts Newsletter!

Rates as low as $25Members receive 5% off all prices!

For more info call 456-6485 ext. 226

Coming Soon: Gazebo Nights!

Every night in June, July and August at 7pm in the Gazebo

in Pioneer Park.

For more info please call 456-6485 ext. 226


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black orpheus Black Orpheus: (Orfeu Negro in Portuguese) is a 1959 film made in Brazil by French director Marcel Camus. It is based on the play Orfeu da Conceição by Vinicius de Moraes, which is an adaptation of the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice,

setting it in the modern context of Rio de Janeiro during the Carnaval. The film is particularly renowned for its soundtrack by bossa nova legend Antonio Carlos Jobim, featuring songs such as “Manhã de Carnaval” (written by Luiz Bonfá) and “A felicidade” that were to become Bossa nova classics.

Black Orpheus won the Palme d’Or at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival as well as the 1960 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and the 1960 Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film. - Criterion Colletion

“Black Orpheus”May 14, 7pm

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

Tickets are $5

Over the past several years I have had the pleasure of having Myke King, Ann Tremarello, and Gayle Gregory as students in my Intermediate Watercolor Class. They all came thru the door of the studio the first day as one of them put it, ". . . somewhat artistically challenged." But all had learned the lessons that their individual professions had taught them, of what it takes to be successful at a new endeavor. These three ladies have accepted the challenge of learning to work with this wonderful medium of watercolor and each in their own way has grown because of their individual efforts. They have learned that the best way to learn to paint is simply to paint and paint and paint. Then when you get burned out, paint some more. The results of their efforts speak for themselves. If you enjoy their work, tell them so. Positive strokes work wonders. I consider myself truly blessed to have them as students, but more importantly, as friends.

- Tom Nixon


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May Committee Meetings:

FACE Committee May 4 at 4:30 p.m.

Literary Arts May 18th at 5:30 p.m.

Cinema CommitteeMay 19th at 5:30 p.m.

Visual Arts May 20th at 5:30 p.m.

All meetings 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.

Deb McQueen

Katy Dubbs

Mary Lou Jorissen

Roxanne Burger

Cheryl Joens

Peter Fricilone

Calaya Williams

Marcella Hill

Rebecca Burns

Myrna Colp

Ramiro Rivera

Doreen Fish and Family

Thank you to our

VSa volunteers!

Ramiro Rivera, Jr.

Marcella Hill

Calaya Williams

Rebecca Burns

Deb McQueen

Shane Hurd and family

Hilda Melchior

Doreen Fish and family

Gary Grata

Thank you to our Volunteers:

Thank you for your In-Kind Donations!

Calaya Williams - Beaded Baskets

Fairbanks Retirement Community - File Cabinets

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!

Office SuppliesStep Ladderairline Miles

Reception Supplies-Paper Cups and Plates, Napkins, Ziploc Bags

Computer w/Windows XP or newerSnacks for Receptions

Thank you to our ushers!

Holly Buzby

LeAnne, Graham

and Martha Hood

Ramiro Rivera, Jr.

Cherri Fecht

Lisa, Quinn and

Forrest Freer

Suzanne, Nicole,

Emily and Jack

Willson

LeAnne and

Martha Hood

Jessica BearLiz Bent

Diana Clayton

Kathy and Robin

Taylor-Yokel

Mary Ann Nikels

Phyllis Tate

Edie Barbour

Craig Cheledinas

Robin Davis

P.O. Box 72786 Fairbanks, Alaska 99707

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State of the ArtsPublished monthly by fairbanks arts association may 2009

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Vol. 9, Issue 5

VolunTeer SpoTlighT -BeTSy Bear

Betsy Bear migrated to Alaska in 1966 with her family after having lived most of her childhood in Europe, ultimately falling in love with Alaska and her Salcha neighbor, Tom Bear. The ensuing years were filled with college, marriage, children and a busy teaching career in several area schools. Retirement from teaching in 2001 provided Betsy the opportunity to dive headfirst into art, which is now a big part of her life.

Finding Fairbanks a wonderful place to learn and grow as an artist, Betsy actively takes advantage of the many opportunities and venues available through local classes, workshops, seminars, art shows and bazaars. Over the past 8 years, she has been active with the North Pole Art Society, Fairbanks Watercolor Society, Fairbanks Arts Association and the North Pole Chamber of Commerce.

Betsy especially enjoys volunteering at the Bear Gallery and ushering at various arts performances for local school children. She feels the time spent volunteering is a small way of repaying the many benefits she gains from the efforts of local arts groups and the many people who work to make Fairbanks a good place to live. More information about Betsy and her art can be found on her web site at www.betsybearcreations.com.

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