It looked like this annual event that for 10 years had been lighting up a Fairbanks Friday night with art highlighting Kanuti, Arctic and Yukon Flats refuges was doomed. Severe staff losses at the three Fairbanks based refuges left them with no capacity for this or other outreach and education events. But Fairbanks Friends wouldn’t let it die. A group has been meeting for weeks planning out this event scheduled for First Friday, October 3 at the Black Spruce Brewing Company. The art would remain on display for the month of October. The call for artists will go out April 1 with proposals due by May 1. The theme will be selected shortly and it along with how to submit art will be found on this page. The intent of this art show is to use art to create interest in and a different perspective on the wildlife and habitat of these northern refuges. If you love art, refuges, and community events, now is the time to get involved. Contact us at info@alaskarefugefriends.org to help make this happen.
Friends Save Art in the Arctic; Fairbanks Art Show Celebrates Refuges
By Poppy Benson, Outreach Chair