State Of The Arts

State of the ArtsMonthly E-Newsletter ofFairbanks Arts AssociationVolume 19, Issue 10Message from the DirectorDear Friends,I hope this extended fall season is finding you well! Before launching into some FairbanksArts news, I want to take one more opportunity to thank folks who came from near and farto join us at last month's INTER:CONNECT 2018 Alaska Arts Convergence conference and atthe First Friday Downtown Block Party! It was an honor for us to serve as co-host for AlaskaState Council on the Arts' biennial conference and to partner with Downtown Association ofFairbanks on the First Friday Block Party - we relish opportunities to bring people togetherthrough the arts and to foster spaces where creative exchange can take place.One more big thank you to the partners and sponsors of INTER:CONNECT and the First Friday Downtown Block Party!Through contributions of funds, time, and services, these foundations, organizations, and businesses choose to createmore vibrant, healthy communities through the arts and we are so grateful for this investment.Thank you to our INTER:CONNECT contributors!Rasmuson FoundationThe CIRI FoundationAtwood FoundationMt. McKinley BankWESTAFWestmark HotelPike's Waterfront LodgeSilver GulchAlaska Universal Productions (AUP)Special thanks to:Terese KapturTodd Paris/Paris PhotographicsFairbanks Summer Arts FestivalRed Hackle Pipe BandThank you to the First Friday Downtown Block Partycontributors and partners!Alaska State Council on the ArtsAlaska Independent Musicians Initiative (AKIMI)Fairbanks North Star Borough Parks & RecreationVenueThat Old Sew and SewCo-Op PlazaThe Music RoomAlaska DreamsSound Reinforcement SpecialistsAmericans for the ArtsAnd of course, a HUGE thank you to our valued volunteers!

INTER:CONNECT attendees at the keynote session withErnestine Hayes. Photo by Todd Paris/Paris Photographics.September's First Friday Downtown Block Party with artwalk, vendors, and music galore. Photo by Todd Paris/ParisPhotographics.For the last couple of years I have worked with ASCA's Arts EducationAdvisory Committee (AEAC), a group comprised of arts and culturaladvocates, educators, and community leaders from across Alaska.This group has largely focused on how teaching and learning in andthrough the arts and cultures in Alaska support individual,community, and statewide efforts to grow healthy, innovative, andresilient communities. In early 2018, these conversations manifestedas the "How Are You Creative?" (HAYC) movement, which seeks to weave networks, align policies, and increaseinvolvement in Alaska arts and cultures. So, how does this huge topic get distilled into such a simple question? Thequestion comes out of the necessity for shared language, conversation, and concepts when it comes to arts andculture that we can all dive into. While everyone may not identify as an artist or readily recognize the ways in whichtheir life intersects with the arts, most folks can get behind the idea that they are creative in one way or another.During the INTER:CONNECT conference, the AEAC was pleased to offer a soft launch of the HAYCwebsite, howareyoucreative.org, the first public presence of our efforts. While this site is young and a work inprogress, I invite you to check it out, sign up for the HAYC e-mail list, and participate by sharing how YOU arecreative!Introducing the newest Fairbanks Arts team member!Programs and Communication Coordinator - Nike BahrNike was born and raised in Germany, but her love for the English languagequickly showed when she started learning it in 5th grade! Always having dreamtabout a chance to spend time in the U.S., she decided to get a B.A. in Englishand American Studies from the University of Mannheim in the south of Germany.During an exchange semester at UAF in the fall of 2014 Nike fell in love withFairbanks and decided she wanted to try the real Alaskan life eventually. Afterfinishing her degree in 2016, she took a chance, packed her bags and movedhalfway around the world to get her M.A. in Professional Communication fromUAF and to teach public speaking.Although she is not a proclaimed artist, her creative side shows in her love forvisual organization. This love led her to explore graphic design and to developskills that allow her to create engaging visuals for print and online publication.Nike also teaches classes for UAF and makes sure to create online classroomsthat are visually engaging for her students. She also authored chapters inmultiple educational textbooks and her research on body positivity in socialmedia has been published in conference proceedings.

Be sure to meet Nike next time you are at Fairbanks Arts! You can also pass on arts and culture news you would liketo share with the community by emailing her at communications@fairbanksarts.org. Finally, be sure to followFairbanks Arts on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter so you don't miss a thing!Jessica PeñaExecutive DirectorContentsSupport Fairbanks ArtsVisual ArtsLiterary ArtsAffiliate HappeningsArtist OpportunitiesAlso in this IssueSubmission and Contact InformationReader Tip:Make sure you don't miss any newsletter content by clicking 'view entire message' in your browser at the endof the message!Support Fairbanks ArtsYou are invited to Fairbanks Arts' Annual MeetingWednesday, November 7th at 5:30pm in the Bear GalleryThis meeting is free and open to the public. Fairbanks Arts will review activities from the prior year and vote onnominations for board of directors members and officers. Please send any inquiries to info@fairbanksarts.org.Wrap for the ArtsFairbanks Arts is looking for donations of holiday gift wrap paper for our upcoming Mini-Bazaars!During these events Fairbanks Arts will host a gift wrap and bake sale table as a mini-fundraiser forour organization. Donated gift wrap should be in clean, 'like new' condition and can be dropped offat our office Monday-Friday, 12-6pm. Please send inquiries to info@fairbanksarts.org or 456.6485ext. 222. Thank you for your support!Volunteer with Fairbanks ArtsFairbanks Arts is looking for volunteer docents for the Bear Gallery! Docent duties includewelcoming patrons, managing sales in the gift shop and assisting with special events. FairbanksArts will provide necessary training.Could you help wrap gifts at our upcoming November Mini-Bazaars on Saturdays in November?Proceeds from this mini-fundraiser will benefit the programs and efforts of Fairbanks Arts.For more information, call Angela Bingley at 456-6485 ext. 222 or email angela@fairbanksarts.orgBecome a Fairbanks Arts memberThere's no time like the present to become a new member or renew your membership with

Fairbanks Arts. Members are at the heart of keeping Fairbanks Arts going, so we mean it whenwe say we can't do it without you! PLUS, you get deals on exhibits, workshops, and more!We have a new Fred Meyer Community Rewards code!Support Fairbanks Arts while you shop - it's easy!If you are not already signed up with Fred Meyer Rewards,Fairbanks Arts will receive a small donation each time youit's easy! Please sign up and consider making Fairbanksshop with Amazon Smile, just make sure to choose us asArts Association your organization of choice! Be sure toyour organization!use this code: (DM959)Return to topVisual ArtsBear Gallery Winter Hours: 12-6 pm, Tuesday-SaturdayOctober in the Bear GalleryWatercolor Corner Artist:Gift Shop Artist of the Month:Remembering Sue ColeJohn Kooistra

Untitled by Sue ColeSolstice by John KooistraLearn more about the October featured Gift shop artistsNovember in the Bear GalleryFor more information, visit our website.Watercolor Corner Artist:Gift Shop Artist of the Month:Margaret KelloggOlena Ellis

Learn more about November's Gift Shop artists.Upcoming Visual Arts Opportunities from Fairbanks ArtsTo register as a vendor, visit our website.For more information, visit our website.For more information on our visual arts programs, visit our website, email gallery@fairbanksarts.org or call 4566485 ext. 226.Return to top

Literary ArtsFairbanks Arts 2018 Literary Reading Series features:For more information on our literary programs, visit our website, email literary@fairbanksarts.org,or call 456-6485 ext. 226Return to top

Affiliate HappeningsEvents, Classes, and MeetingsOngoing:Cabin Fever Quilters Guild Meetings (Third Tuesday of themonth)Ongoing:Golden Heart Performing Arts: Aerial Silks, Aerial Yoga, andContortion Flexibility ClassesOngoing:Dance Theatre Fairbanks classesOngoing:Friends in Dance PracticeOngoing:Pioneer Park Pickers Weekly Jam Session (Meets everyTuesday @6:30pm)Ongoing:Fairbanks Sweet Adelines (Weekly Thursday rehearsals)Ongoing:Fairbanks Watercolor Society Meetings every third Wednesdayof the monthOngoing:North Star Needlework Guild Monthly MeetingsOngoing:North Star Ballet- Fairbanks ongoing open adult ballet classesOctoberOctober 27:Fairbanks Spinners' and Weaver Guild: Rug Hooking WorkshopOctober 27,Noon - 7pm:Fairbanks Shakespeare Theatre Costume Sale - Pioneer ParkHalloween Town, Face Painting and Costume Sale,Exhibit Hall, Pioneer Park Centennial Center for the ArtsOct. 26 - Nov. 4:Fairbanks Light Opera Theatre Presents: Spring Awakening ANew MusicalOct. 26 - Nov. 11: Fairbanks Drama Association Presents: The Three MusketeersOctober 28:Tundra Caravan: Tribal Fusion Workshop with ShilohBlackwaterNovemberNovember 2, 4pm: Vladimir Feltsman & the Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra - AllBeethoven Concert. C.W. David Concert HallNovember 3, 6pm: Fairbanks Arts 2018 Literary Reading Series featuring AlaskaWomen SpeakNovember 3, 7pm: Fairbanks Concert Association: Black Violin, Hering AuditoriumNovember 3:Mini-Bazaar in the Bear GalleryNovember 3:Intro to Skin-on-Frame Boat BuildingNovember 4:Weave a willow basketNov. 7 - Dec. 19:Woodworking for Kids

November 10:DIY Fire TonicNovember 11:DIY Packraft WorkshopNovember 17Mini-Bazaar in the Bear GalleryNovember 17:Intro to skin-on-frame boat buildingNovember 18:North Star Ballet Bookfair at Barnes & NobleNovember 24Mini-Bazaar in the Bear GalleryNovember 24,7pm:Caddy Shakes - Fairbanks Shakespeare Theatre Fundraiser,Palace Theatre - Pioneer ParkNovember 25:DIY Packraft WorkshopNovember 29 December 2:The NutcrackerNov. 30 - Dec. 16: Fairbanks Drama Association Presents: The Lion, the Witch,and the WardrobeReturn to topArtist OpportunitiesLiterary ArtsOngoing:Alaskana Raven Bookstore is looking for local authors for First Fridayevents. Contact James at tundradrumstoo.ebayer.alaska@gmail.com or347-8302.Nov.15:Alaska Women Speak Winter Stoking the Fire Issue submission deadline isNov 15Oct.15- Nov.16Osher Lifelong Learning Institute is looking for published authors to talkabout themselves and their work for one OLLI class this fall. OLLI is lookingfor an instructor for 4 classes teaching beginning writing. To volunteer,email awginterior@gmail.comNov. 15:Alaska Women Speak: Winter Stoking the Fire Issue submissiondeadline is Nov. 15Visual ArtsOngoing:OngoingU.S Fish and Wildlife Service, WildLandscapes International, the NationalWildlife Refuge Association, and the Friends of Alaska National WildlifeRefuges are asking artists to submit applications for their 4th Annual Artsfor Arctic Show 2019. More details can be foundhere: he online gallery Artavita is hosting a contest for the 2019 New York ArtExhibition. For more information, visit theirwebsite: https://www.artavita.com/contests/42Ongoing:Lulu's Bread & Bagels seeking artists for First Friday exhibitions. ContactTamara Rose at rose.tamara@rocketmail.comOngoing:United Way of the Tanana Valley seeking artists each month to showcasetheir work in UWTV's office. Call 452-7211Ongoing:Little Owl Cafe seeking artists each month to showcase their work in thecafe. Contact hello@littleowlak.com