State of the Arts

oldie but goldie film series p7watercolor society corner p7

art expo application p8 Volunteer of the month p9

mainstage p10statewide poetry contest p11

Volunteer thanks p12committee meetings p12

p2 history of the fairbanks arts assocp3 reading seriesp3 community eVentsp3 Volunteer needsp4 writing in the darkp4 gift shop authorp5 arts down the road p5 gift shop artistp6 gallery exhibit

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

the monthly newsletter of fairbanks arts association

Film Series BeginsNovember 1968

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Fairbanks arts association 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.

staffJune rogers, Executive Director , ex 225 Melissa Hougland, associate Director, ex 226sherry Faught, office Manager/bookkeeper, ex 223tatiana Piatanova, Program Director, ex 227carey seward, special Projects, ex 224Education coordinator, ex 222

Forty-two years after it’s incorporation in 1966 the Fairbanks Arts Association remains as the center for arts in Fairbanks. Originally named the Alaska Association for the Arts, FAA began as a organization “aimed at promoting, developing, implementing and sponsoring programs in all branches of the performing and creative arts, the association aspires to provide the incentive for the growth and appreciation of the arts in Alaska.” One of the first goals of the new organization was to develop a state arts council that would be eligible to receive federal funds. With the encouragement of the then Governor Bill Eagan, Mrs. Geneva Emmal, who was already the chair-man of the association, worked tirelessly to set the stage for what was to become the Alaska State Council on the Arts. She then served as the first chairman of the new council.

The first annual report of the Alaska Association for the Arts in April 1967 noted among its accomplish-ments that they were “Responsible for successful legislation to establish the Alaska State Council on the Arts.” Also noted among the many accomplish-ments that year was the association’s involvement in assisting in planning the civic and performing arts center on the A-67 site. The center, still home to the Fairbanks Arts Association, is now called the Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts.

Among the many things accomplished that first year, a children’s film series was also begun. This film series, revived in 2006 has been expanded to include foreign, silent, and classic films, which are shown once a month throughout the winter season. For more on the February film, please turn to page 7.

Photos:Top photo, left to right, Geneva Emmal, Jo Scott, Miriam (Mimi) Vogwill Polan

Bottom photo, left to right, Governor Bill Eagan, Geneva Emmal and Dennis Cook

board of Directorscorlis taylor, PresidentMarcella Hill, Vice PresidentLeafy Mcbride, SecretaryMyrna colp, Treasurer

Members:bob DempseyJerrie GrahamJoan stackshane HurdLorraine Peterson

History of the Fairbanks Arts Association

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Fairbanks summer arts Festival invites you to join Bobby Lewis And Eustace Johnson from New York City for Gospel Choir Rehearsals Monday, February 18 through Friday, February 22, 6-7:30pmIf you love to sing this inspirational experience will bring joy to your heart! For more information please go to www.fsaf.org/winter.htm or call 474-8869.

Fairbanks Drama association hosts the 2008 Mortgage Makers Party, - THE HEARTS ROUND UP PARTY Saturday, February 9, 7-9pm Riverfront TheatreEvent celebrates the current and potential 2008 Mortgage Makers with light buffet and beverages and entertainment. Call 456-PLAY for information.

Fairbanks Drama association presents ANNE OF GREEN GABLES February 15 - March 2Performances on Fridays and Saturdays at 8:15pm and Sundays at 2pmTickets $ 18 adults and $ 16 for Seniors, Students and Military. Call 456-PLAY.

Fairbanks symphony presents a Connoisseur Recital Sponsored by Alaska Airlines Thursday, February 21, at 8pm Giora Schmidt ,Violin and Eduard Zilberkant, Piano - Featuring all three Brahms Sonatas for Violin & Piano. For more information please call 474-5852 or email ffgr@uaf.edu

Fairbanks symphony concert- Sponsored by Alaska AirlinesSunday, February 24, at 4pmFeaturing Giora Schmidt, Violin presenting Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Brahms: Symphony No. 1. For more information please call 474-5852 or email ffgr@uaf.edu

Fairbanks shakespeare theater presents Camino Real by Tennessee Williams directed by Bruce RogersFebruary 21 to March 2, 7:30pmEmpress TheaterFor more information please call 907-457-POET

auDitions For Fairbanks shakespeare theater’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by William Shakespeare directed by Jeremy Thompson and Christy BurgessFriday, February 1, 6-9pm and Saturday, February 2, 1-4pm Empress TheatreFor more information please email claudia@fstalaska.org or call 907-457-POET.

special exhibit: ainu ramati - art anD craFt oF northern Japan Saturday, January 26 - Sunday, March 30 With 90 works of Ainu art and craft, Ainu Ramati offers an intriguing look at the Ainu culture of Northern Japan. Organized by the Foundation for Research and Promotion of Ainu Traditions. Free with museum admission.

sleepover & star party Friday, February 8, 7pm-Saturday, February 9, 10am Spend the night at the museum! Stargaze through telescopes, see the stars in a portable planetarium and investigate astronomical phenomena. Pre-registration required. Call 474-5360 or email museum.education@uaf.edu for reservations.

Journey across the changing arctic Tuesday, February 12, 7pm In spring 2007, five Americans and three Canadians traveled by snow machine from Circle, Alaska to Baker Lake, Nunavut. Expedition leader Matthew Sturm shares stories and photos from the trip, highlighting history, the environment and changes in the Arctic. Free admission. International Polar Year lecture presented in partnership with the Arctic Institute of North America and the US Arctic Research Commission.

Fossils: Dinosaurs, mammoths anD more! * Saturday, February 23 Ages 8-12: 9am – Noon • Ages 5-7: 1 - 2:30pm Learn how paleontologists dig for, preserve and study fossils. See real fossils from the museum’s collection and learn about past life in Alaska. For children with an adult, $15 per child/adult pair. Pre-registration required. Call 474-5360 or email museum.education@uaf.edu for information/reservations.

matanuska-susitna borough school District 1% For art Call for Qualifications

Deadline: Tuesday, February 12, 4pm

Contact: Jocelyn Young, 1% for Art, (907) 343-6473 or email youngjh@muni.org

Total Amount: $150,000.00

For full design layout renderings and information please visit the following website: http://www.mcgalaska.com/inprocess/suvalleyjrsr/designstatus.htm. The selection jury is asking for qualifications based on a one-page letter of interest; ten images on a CD with the identification of images on a separate page, and a resume.

Please send proposal package to: Su Valley Junior / Senior High School 1% for Art Program Office of Economic and Community Development632 West 6th Avenue, Suite 160 Anchorage, AK 99501

J March Volunteers needed!

• Gallery Docents(Gift Shop Sales, Gallery Attendants) 12-3pm or 3-6pm, Monday-Saturday

•First Friday Crew(Greeters and Food Preparation)

Friday, March 7, from 4-9 PM • FAA Bear Gallery

•Reading Crew!(Setup and Breakdown Crew)

Saturday, March 1 from 6-8:30 PM

To Volunteer Contact:

456-6485 ex: 226

Mark Your Calendar! Upcoming Community Events!

Gift Shop Author of the Month: Peggy ShumakerPeggy Shumaker was born in La Mesa, California, and grew up in Tucson, Arizona. She earned her B.A. in English and M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Arizona. Shumaker was writer in residence for the Arizona Commission on the Arts, working with prison inmates, honors students, gang members, deaf adults, teen parents, little kids, library patrons, and elderly folks. She has given readings in art galleries, a governor’s mansion, a clearing in the woods, an abandoned bank, on reservations, in libraries, at a gold dredge, under the hoodoos at Bryce Canyon, on a riverboat, and at many bookstores, community centers, and universities. For more on her or her books please go to http://www.peggyshumaker.com/.

Agenda: 8:45 Registration & Breakfast 9:30 Introductions 9:45 Anne Hanley10:30 Write11:30 Small group breakout/sharingNoon Lunch 1:00 Anne Hanley 1:30 Write 2:30 Small group breakout/sharing 3:30 Participant reading

Writing in the Dark 2008 Light’s Up: an Exploration in Dramatic Writing

Return to:Fairbanks Arts AssociationP.O. Box 72786Fairbanks, AK 99707-2786

Name: ___________________________________________________ Phone:

Address:_________________________________________________ E-mail:$30 for Early Registration. Registration must be postmarked or delivered to the Bear Gallery, Pioneer Park, Friday January 30th to receive this rate.$35 after January 30th or at the door.

Method of Payment: Check Enclosed MC/Visa Amount:

Card Number:

Expiration:

Signature:

Saturday February 2, 2008 <9am - 4pm>

Writing in the Dark 2008 Light’s Up: an Exploration in Dramatic Writing

For more information call the Fairbanks Arts Association

at 456-6485 x227

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Featured Speaker: Anne Hanley

Treat your Muse to an all day retreat designed to help you generate new material, gather ideas for future projects, and rejuvenate your writing process.You will be treated to a continental breakfast, and lunch, and a stimulating day of discussion, writing, and camaraderie, all in the beautiful setting of Four

Winds Foundation (http://www.alaskafourwinds.org).Bring your creative self, your journal or notebook, books you find inspiring to share, and information on literary opportunities or writing events.

Anne Hanley, playwright, poet, screenwriter, and the first playwright to be named Alaska State Writer Laureate. She lives in Fairbanks, where she is the CEO, staff and maintenance crew of Panache Productions. Anne has an MFA in Film from UCLA and is an associate member of the Dramatists Guild of America and the Society of Chil-dren’s Book Writers. She is a founding producer of The Looking Glass Group Theatre in Fairbanks.

Anne believes that “writing is basic to our human nature. The role of the State Writer should be to encourage all kinds of people to write. Writers do not own writing any more than actors own speech. We are all writers. The act of writing is one of the best therapies. It can help us understand our lives. It is a way into the secret recesses of our hearts. It is a tool to help us figure out who we are and what is important to us. Everyone has something to say. Everyone has the right to write.”

Anne’s columns on over 80 Alaska writers can be read in the Sunday Life section of the Anchorage Daily News and in the Sundays section of the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner.

Anne - and friend - in Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve. Photo by Debbie S. Miller.

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.::Reading Series ‘08 February reading is February 2 at 3:30pm • Four Winds Foundation

Fairbanks Arts Association February Reading in conjunction with Writing in the Dark

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Denali Arts Council (DAC) is a community arts organization focused on creating and nurturing community-based opportunities for artistic expression. Although located in Talkeetna, it serves the entire northern Susitna Valley, primarily the communities of Trapper Creek, Y, Chase and Talkeetna.

Denali Arts Council has provided an ever-expanding range of drama, circus, music, film, writing and visual arts opportunities and events for residents as well as visitors for the past 27 years. DAC acts as the umbrella organization for six local arts groups: Denali Drama, Green Light Circus, Music Academy, Hangar Door Cinema, Talkeetna Artists Guild and The Writers Group.

To gain an idea of what happens in this dynamic organization, look at the summer of 2007: a two week youth circus camp with performances; a series of jazz workshops, partnering over 35 local musicians with professional musicians from NYC, culminating in a community concert; a Winter in July exhibition of local artists in our North Wall Gallery; a theatre production by the young people’s annual Summer Stock company; a daily film and presentation about

life in Talkeetna; a Concert series hosted by the community radio station; and a summer outdoor Alaskan artisans market.

If you find yourself in Talkeetna, you are invited to check out an event, or get involved. On the calendar for 2008 are a variety of events such as the Oceans Film Festival, a Valentines variety show, a night of opera, the annual Summer Stock youth theatre, the circus, Aladdin, jazz residency and much more. If you’d like to be on their mailing list, contact them at 907-733-7929 or denaliartscouncil@hotmail.com.

Gift Shop Artist of the Month: Marnie Cornwall

Denali Arts Council–Diversity • Artistry • Community

I came up the Alcan in 1971 with my husband and two babies and no pampers! I thought I had come to the end of the world… Since I grew up in Canada moving every couple of years, it wasn’t long before I set about to make a life for myself through my art. I took a weaving class that fall and by 1975 was in business teaching people to spin and weave. The Spinning Room, now 33 years old is my studio on Second Avenue in Fairbanks and has expanded to several different avenues: beads, bobbin lace, metalwork, etc. The Spinning Room receives visitors from all over the world every year and the guest book is quite exciting. My own work always been affected by the beautiful surroundings in which we live. Color and light are

especially important: the misty tundra, the winter sunsets, the autumn jewels, the dancing aurora and the vibrant summer flowers. Technically, I like to focus on the interconnection

between the media with which I work. Lace has dominated in my qiviut work, beadwork and metalwork. The finest threads, the tiniest beads and the most intricate designs are what keep me intrigued. “Intimate” is the most often used description. I do love getting “lost” in a piece of beadwork.

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Exhibit Dates: February 1-March 1 • Opening Reception: Friday, February 1, 5-8pm

FEBRUARY 1 – MARCH 1, 2008

Opening reception: February 1, 2008 5 – 8pm

OPEN TO FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

Wood • Ivory • Clay • Glass • Metal • Stone • Sculpture • Mixed-Media

• Fiber • Skins • Photography • Original Prints • Drawing • Painting •

Watercolor • Pastel • Video

AWARDS:

Juror’s Choice $125 • Second Place $100 • Third Place $75 •

Honorable Mentions

DESCRIPTION:

This annual juried exhibition is the Fairbanks Arts Association’s

only exhibit with a THEME. The Juror will consider interpretation

of the theme as well as technical and creative merit of the artwork

submitted.

JUROR: Lisa Ballard, Anchorage, AK.

Deliver entries to the BEAR GALLERY, Alaska Centennial Center for the

Arts, Pioneer Park

Friday, January 25 12–5pm First day to receive artwork

Sunday, January 27 5pm Last day to receive artwork

PLEASE VISIT WWW.FAIRBANKSARTS.ORG TO DOWNLOAD

FULL PROSPECTUS OR CALL TATIANA 456.6485 EXT.227

International Polar Year:

Celebration of life in the north

PATTERNS OF

I N F L U E N C E ABOUT THE JUROR:

Lisa Ballard is Anchorage-based artist and musician. In her own words:

“I love to paint, I love exploring the connection between animals and

humans as well as the evolution of the body and soul. I find the imperfec-

tions captivating; the beauty is in the flaws.”

Lisa has been working as a musician for 20 years and continues to work

as both a guitarist and painter. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts

Degree in Painting and Photography from the University of Alaska, An-

chorage in 2003. Her work is included in the following Permanent Collec-

tions: Alaska State Museum, Juneau, Anchorage Museum of History and

Art, Anchorage, University of Alaska Museum of the North, Fairbanks, as

well as many Private Collections.

Hope. Detail. Oil on board.

FEBRUARY 1 – MARCH 1, 2008Opening reception: February 1, 2008 5 – 8pmOPEN TO FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:Wood • Ivory • Clay • Glass • Metal • Stone • Sculpture • Mixed-Media

• Fiber • Skins • Photography • Original Prints • Drawing • Painting •

Watercolor • Pastel • VideoAWARDS: Juror’s Choice $125 • Second Place $100 • Third Place $75 •

Honorable MentionsDESCRIPTION:This annual juried exhibition is the Fairbanks Arts Association’s

only exhibit with a THEME. The Juror will consider interpretation

of the theme as well as technical and creative merit of the artwork

submitted.JUROR: Lisa Ballard, Anchorage, AK.Deliver entries to the BEAR GALLERY, Alaska Centennial Center for the

Arts, Pioneer ParkFriday, January 25 12–5pm First day to receive artwork

Sunday, January 27 5pm Last day to receive artwork

PLEASE VISIT WWW.FAIRBANKSARTS.ORG TO DOWNLOAD

FULL PROSPECTUS OR CALL TATIANA 456.6485 EXT.227

International Polar Year:Celebration of life in the north

PATTERNS OF I N F L U E N C E

ABOUT THE JUROR:Lisa Ballard is Anchorage-based artist and musician. In her own words:

“I love to paint, I love exploring the connection between animals and

humans as well as the evolution of the body and soul. I find the imperfec-

tions captivating; the beauty is in the flaws.”Lisa has been working as a musician for 20 years and continues to work

as both a guitarist and painter. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts

Degree in Painting and Photography from the University of Alaska, An-

chorage in 2003. Her work is included in the following Permanent Collec-

tions: Alaska State Museum, Juneau, Anchorage Museum of History and

Art, Anchorage, University of Alaska Museum of the North, Fairbanks, as

well as many Private Collections.Hope. Detail. Oil on board.

FEBRUARY 1 – MARCH 1, 2008Opening reception: February 1, 2008 5 – 8pmOPEN TO FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:Wood • Ivory • Clay • Glass • Metal • Stone • Sculpture • Mixed-Media • Fiber • Skins • Photography • Original Prints • Drawing • Painting • Watercolor • Pastel • Video

AWARDS: Juror’s Choice $125 • Second Place $100 • Third Place $75 • Honorable Mentions

DESCRIPTION:This annual juried exhibition is the Fairbanks Arts Association’s only exhibit with a THEME. The Juror will consider interpretation of the theme as well as technical and creative merit of the artwork submitted.

JUROR: Lisa Ballard, Anchorage, AK.

Deliver entries to the BEAR GALLERY, Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts, Pioneer ParkFriday, January 25 12–5pm First day to receive artworkSunday, January 27 5pm Last day to receive artwork

PLEASE VISIT WWW.FAIRBANKSARTS.ORG TO DOWNLOAD FULL PROSPECTUS OR CALL TATIANA 456.6485 EXT.227

International Polar Year:Celebration of life in the northPATTERNS OF

I N F L U E N C EABOUT THE JUROR:Lisa Ballard is Anchorage-based artist and musician. In her own words:“I love to paint, I love exploring the connection between animals and humans as well as the evolution of the body and soul. I find the imperfec-tions captivating; the beauty is in the flaws.”Lisa has been working as a musician for 20 years and continues to work as both a guitarist and painter. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Painting and Photography from the University of Alaska, An-chorage in 2003. Her work is included in the following Permanent Collec-tions: Alaska State Museum, Juneau, Anchorage Museum of History and Art, Anchorage, University of Alaska Museum of the North, Fairbanks, as well as many Private Collections.Hope. Detail. Oil on board.

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February 2008 • Fairbanks arts association �OKathe O’Malley

Kathe O’Malley started painting in Grafton, New York in 2003 after retiring from a varied career as scientist, teacher, writer and psychologist. She came to Alaska in 2004 for a seasonal job at Denali Park. In preparing for the trip north a friend introduced her, by email, to Stan, a longtime Alaskan;

after about 1000 emails, Stan flew to Boston to drive her to Alaska. The job at Denali lasted only a short while before Kathe moved to Fairbanks and married Stan.

Peggy BukenbuelPeggy Birkenbuel has been aspiring to

become an artist since childhood when her father placed paper in front of his nine kids,

scribbled lines and said: “Now draw me a picture.” She grew up in Portland, Oregon and worked for Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone in Seattle and Boeing 747. She then moved to Discovery Basin, Montana and became a ski school director. After raising three sons as a single parent and graduating from Western Montana College in Dillon, Mt. her lifelong dream of becoming a teacher came true. She then taught in the Yupik/Athabaskan village of Crooked Creek, Alaska, where she introduced art to 2nd& 3rd grade classes. Arriving in Fairbanks in 1998, she joined the Fairbanks Watercolor Society and fulfilled aspirations to create “Collage Works” and experiment with mixed-media, flowers, landscape, abstract, and collage. Peggy has shown in many First Friday venues and thoroughly enjoys volunteering at the Bear Gallery and meeting artists and tourists from various countries.

Watercolor Society Corner

film seriesOLDIE butGOLDIEsponsored by Fairbanks North Star Borough Parks and Recreation.

In the tradition of 42nd Street and other Warner Bros. backstage musicals of the period, the plot of Zou Zou concerns a star who walks out on her sugardaddy producer for true love, and a talented Cinderella (Josephine Baker) who takes her place, saves the show and is hailed as a new sensation opening night.

Film Showings take place atthe theater in Alaska Centenial Center for Arts at 7 pm

Tickets available at the door for $5

For more informa-tion please call 456-6485, ext 227or go towww.fairbanksarts.org

Thursday, Febuary 14th, 7 pm

The Fairbanks Arts 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.

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FEBRUARY 1 – MARCH 1, 2008Opening reception: February 1, 2008 5 – 8pmOPEN TO FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:Wood • Ivory • Clay • Glass • Metal • Stone • Sculpture • Mixed-Media • Fiber • Skins • Photography • Original Prints • Drawing • Painting • Watercolor • Pastel • Video

AWARDS: Juror’s Choice $125 • Second Place $100 • Third Place $75 • Honorable Mentions

DESCRIPTION:This annual juried exhibition is the Fairbanks Arts Association’s only exhibit with a THEME. The Juror will consider interpretation of the theme as well as technical and creative merit of the artwork submitted.

JUROR: Lisa Ballard, Anchorage, AK.

Deliver entries to the BEAR GALLERY, Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts, Pioneer ParkFriday, January 25 12–5pm First day to receive artworkSunday, January 27 5pm Last day to receive artwork

PLEASE VISIT WWW.FAIRBANKSARTS.ORG TO DOWNLOAD FULL PROSPECTUS OR CALL TATIANA 456.6485 EXT.227

International Polar Year:Celebration of life in the northPATTERNS OF

I N F L U E N C EABOUT THE JUROR:Lisa Ballard is Anchorage-based artist and musician. In her own words:“I love to paint, I love exploring the connection between animals and humans as well as the evolution of the body and soul. I find the imperfec-tions captivating; the beauty is in the flaws.”Lisa has been working as a musician for 20 years and continues to work as both a guitarist and painter. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Painting and Photography from the University of Alaska, An-chorage in 2003. Her work is included in the following Permanent Collec-tions: Alaska State Museum, Juneau, Anchorage Museum of History and Art, Anchorage, University of Alaska Museum of the North, Fairbanks, as well as many Private Collections.Hope. Detail. Oil on board.

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Application for Exhibit Space Saturday, March 15 & Sunday, March 16 Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts Pioneer Park, 2300 Airport Way

Name:___________________________________________________________________________________________

Business Name:___________________________________________________________________________________

Address:________________________________________________________________________________________

City:_______________________________________________ State:___________ Zip:______________

Phone:______________________Email:_________________________________________ Fax:______________

Number of Spaces ($125 for 9’x8’ space): _____________ (Two tables provided per single space)

Will you need and electical outlet? yes_________ no__________ (Extension cords not provided)

Please let us know if you have any special needs, every effort will be made to accomodate requests:

Description of Product Line (First time participants in Art Expo please send photo or sample of your work):

You wil be billed for your space at the time of acceptance.Submit application to:

Fairbanks Arts AssociationPO Box 72786

Fairbanks, AK 99707

Exhibit space is limited. Assignments will be made in order of the date received. Fairbanks Arts Association reserves the right to accept only those exhibits that reflect the character of the show.

APPlicAtiOn FEE $125

2008

Applications received before February 15, 2008 only $100!

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Application for Exhibit Space Saturday, March 15 & Sunday, March 16 Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts Pioneer Park, 2300 Airport Way

Name:___________________________________________________________________________________________

Business Name:___________________________________________________________________________________

Address:________________________________________________________________________________________

City:_______________________________________________ State:___________ Zip:______________

Phone:______________________Email:_________________________________________ Fax:______________

Number of Spaces ($125 for 9’x8’ space): _____________ (Two tables provided per single space)

Will you need and electical outlet? yes_________ no__________ (Extension cords not provided)

Please let us know if you have any special needs, every effort will be made to accomodate requests:

Description of Product Line (First time participants in Art Expo please send photo or sample of your work):

You wil be billed for your space at the time of acceptance.Submit application to:

Fairbanks Arts AssociationPO Box 72786

Fairbanks, AK 99707

Exhibit space is limited. Assignments will be made in order of the date received. Fairbanks Arts Association reserves the right to accept only those exhibits that reflect the character of the show.

APPlicAtiOn FEE $125

2008

Applications received before February 15, 2008 only $100!

Volunteering in Fairbanks is easy – there are so many organizations and groups that need and depend upon volunteers. I have been a member of the Fairbanks Arts Association Board of Directors for about ten years. This is really a great organization with a wonderful dedicated staff they make it easy

to be a volunteer. I have been the President of the Board for 7 years. We have a board that

works well together and we compliment each other’s talents. I actually enjoy

the meetings! I currently volunteer with several other arts organizations and community groups. I consider

volunteering a great way to meet new people and be involved in activities that focus on the greater good. I

am looking forward to 2008 and the upcoming activities of the Fairbanks Arts Association.

February 2008 • Fairbanks arts association

Volunteer of the Month: Corlis Taylor

Fairbanks

Arts Association’s

annual Art EXPO is An event

for artists and art lovers both. This

year’s Art EXPO will feature artist

vendors, fun activities for kids and

workshops for adults. This is a chance

for artists to educate the public about

your creative process.

Register toDAY!

concert seriessponsored by Fairbanks North Star Borough Parks and Recreation.

Concertstake place at

theater in Alaska Centenial

Center for Arts at 7 pm

Tickets available at the door

for $5

For more informa-tion please call

456-6485, ext 227or go to

www.fairbanksarts.org

MAINSTAGEFairbanks

Laphrop High School DANCE GROUP

The Arts Association is funded by Private, Corpo-

rate and Foundation mem-berships and donations,

city of Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska

State Council on the Arts, and the National Endow-

ment for the Arts.

The Lathrop High School Ballroom Dance team started in 2001 under the direction of Stefani Brown. It currently has 33 members (11 guys and 22 gals). They learn and perform a variety of swing and ballroom dances in the community including the Cha-Cha, Rumba, Night Club Two Step, Foxtrot, Salsa, Waltz, Samba and a variety of swing styles. Two years ago, the team competed in the United States Youth Latin Formation Team Championships in Provo, Utah and came home with the 2nd place trophy in Division II. They plan to attend the national competition again in March. If you’d like information about becoming a team sponsor or having them perform for your organization, please contact Stefani Brown at sbrown@northstar.k12.ak.us or by calling 452-4751 ext 9349.

Thursday, February 21, 7pm

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FAIRBANKS ARTS ASSOCIATIONFOURTEENTH ANNUAL

Statewide Poetry ContestFairbanks Arts Association’s Literary Arts Committee is now accepting entries for the 14th Annual Poetry Contest. The purpose of the contest is to encourage, publicize, and reward the writing of high quality poetry. Winners of the contest will be announced on March 15, 3:30pm, @ Bear Gallery (Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts, Pioneer Park, 2300 Airport Way).

Divisions: Awards:Adult 1st Place $150 | 2nd Place $100 | 3rd Place $50High School 1st Place $100 | 2nd Place $50 | 3rd Place $25Elementary & Middle School 1st Place $50 | 2nd Place $30 | 3rd Place $15

DeaDline:Saturday, February 16, 2008 - postmarked

Saturday, February 23, 2008 • 6pm - hand delivered(hand deliver entries to Fairbanks Arts Association, Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts, Pioneer Park, 2300 Airport Way)

entry Fee:Grade, Middle, and High School: $3 per poem or $10/four poems.Adults: $4 per poem or $13/four poems.

inStrUCtiOnS:• Open to Alaska residents only. • No more than four poems per author may be entered. • All poems must be original and not previously published.• Each must be typed on an 8 1/2 x 11 inch sheet of paper and may not exceed 100 lines in length. • A separate cover page should include name, address, phone and division, as well as the titles of all poems submitted. AuThOr’sNAME shOuLd NOT APPEAr ON ANy POEMs.

No entries will be returned. A list of winners will be sent if SASE isincluded.

SenD entrieS with entry Fee tO:(Checks should be made payable to Fairbanks Arts Association)

Fairbanks Arts AssociationFAA Poetry Contest 2008

P.O. Box 72786Fairbanks, AK 99707

Linda’s poems have appeared in literary magazines, newspapers, and anthologies, including Inroads,Preposterous, and The Last New Land. she was the recipient of an Individual Artist’s Fellowship from the Alaska state Council on the Arts in 1984, and the winner of the Midnight sun, Fejes and Anchorage daily News-uAA prizes for poetry. Linda’s poems have been set to music in three song cycles, one of which, Poem Against the Cold,by British composer Corey Field, was performed at Carnegie hall in 1983. Also an elementary school teacher and lifelong Alaskan, she lives with her husband, John da-vies, near Fairbanks, Alaska. Lis-tening Hard Among the Birchesis her first collection of poetry.

POetry COnteSt JUDge:

Linda Schandelmeier

For more information please call 456.6485 ext. 227 or visit our website at www.fairbanksarts.org

The Literary Arts Committee of the Fairbanks Arts Association meets at 5:30 pm on the third Monday of each Month in the Bear Gallery.

The Literary Arts Committee of Fairbanks Arts Association, an organization 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, sponsors this contest.

P.O. Box 72786 Fairbanks, Alaska 99707

Non-ProfitOrganization

U.S. Postage PaidFairbanks, Alaska

Permit No. 17State of the Artsthe monthly newsletter of fairbanks arts association february 2008

February Committee Meetings: Community Writers Group February 10 from 1-4 Cinema Arts Committee February 19 at 5:30 Visual Arts Committee February 20 at 5:30

Long Prose Writers Group February 21 at 6:30

Literary Arts Committee February 18 at 5:30 Community Arts Group February 27 at 12:00 Noon

FACE Committee Meeting February 11 at 4:30

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.

Thank you to our Volunteers:

Gallery Docents

Betsy Bear Frances SchulzCheryl Joens

Margret Van FleinDebbie McQueenJean HartmanBetsy BearLee Harris

Ushers

Peggy Birkenbuel

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