Join us, Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges for a lovely evening of Arctic Refuge art, adventure tales, and ideas for advocacy on Saturday, September 6 from 5 to 7 pm at Bunnell Street Art Center. Fairbanks artist Lynn Larsen’s Arctic Refuge landscape paintings will be on display at the gallery. Lynn and her partner, Arctic Refuge guide Ron Yarnell, will share their experiences from more than 35 years exploring the Arctic Refuge and their thoughts about its future. Friends Advocacy Chair, Nancy Lord, will update us on the status of threats to the refuge, what Friends, working with partners, is doing to counter the threat of drilling and how you can help. Light refreshments will be served.
In 1988 Lynn made her first trip to the Brooks Range, a journey that changed the direction of her life and her art work. After that trip on the Wind River, she started drawing and painting landscapes. Flying over the Brooks for the first time, she felt she had found what she had been seeking and returned to the Brooks Range every summer to raft, backpack, and hike.
Lynn’s art will be on display at Bunnell for the entire month of September. The show entitled Time – Arctic Refuge will open with a First Friday event on September 5 from 5 to 7 p.m. which will include an artist’s talk. Many of Lynn’s recent works can be seen at https://arcticrefuge.art/lynn-larsen/
Time – Arctic Refuge; Juniper Creek