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Happy New Year friends, colleagues and supporters of the Alaska Native Arts Foundation (ANAF)!
As we begin this New Year, the ANAF Team collectively decided to not make resolutions but rather dream big. Our non-resolutions are to converge ideas and tap into our artist’s ingenuity, intelligence and inventiveness.
We invite artists to submit your ideas for shows, encourage you to apply to exhibit at our gallery; and if you are currently registered with us, we need your updated biography in order to tell your stories so we can meet our goals to be art consultants to our customers and stewards to our artists.
It’s winter. It’s cold outside. So come warm up for Wear Art, Thou? First Friday on February 3, 2012 at ANAF! A reception and opening exhibit featuring head-to-toe wearable art with a mix of great designers like Bobby Itta, Esther Koezuna and Ed Mighell. We welcome you to come show off your wearable art, or simply as you are.
Interested in having a show at ANAF? In looking forward at the year ahead for exhibits, we are now accepting applications from artists. To apply, view a list of criteria and how it works, visit our website www.alaskanativearts.org to download the form and submit to info@alaskanativearts.org.
Finally, in our community calendar listed below, you’ll note a few events like Fur Rendezvous in Anchorage and the Iditarod coming up. ANAF is calling artists for Iditarod-themed art. In addition, we are looking for men’s jewelry. Please send us photos and a narrative description of your work to info@alaskanativearts.org.
To a year of peace and prosperity for all of us, and with deep appreciation for your support,
ANAF Team --- Carrie, Eric, Ryan and Trina
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| COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS |
Individual Artist Awards grants
Rasmuson Foundation seeks proposals from Alaskan artists to apply for Individual Artist Awards grant program. The artist awards are to support Alaskan artists at various stages in their career and creative development working in many artistic disciplines.
Applications may be filed online on the Rasmuson Foundation website and must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. March 1, or sent by mail and postmarked by March 1, 2012.
Interested applicants can receive more information and apply online at www.rasmuson.org. Or by calling 907-297-2700 or 877-366-2700 (toll free in Alaska), or by writing the Rasmuson Foundation, 301 W Northern Lights Boulevard, Suite 300, Anchorage, Alaska 99503.
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| ARTIST SPOTLIGHT |
Artist Nicholas Galanin works in many mediums
AlaskaDispatch.com
Excerpt from the column: Multi–disciplinary and internationally known Tlingit-Aleut artist Nicholas Galanin works with concepts, and then the medium follows. He is a filmmaker, visual artist, musician, lecturer and instructor, and as a master carver, oversaw apprenticeships for other aspiring artists. He uses many mediums, including paper, sterling silver, cedar, copper, charcoal, bronze, gold, furs, in addition to music and video.
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| FEATURED EVENTS AT ANAF |
Wear Art, Thou?
First Friday, February 3, 2012
A reception featuring head-to-toe wearable art. Mix of contemporary designers. We encourage you to come show off your wearable art, or simply as you are. Anchorage’s First Friday Art Walk showcases over 25 diverse, creative venues. Make ANAF one of your First Friday stops on the art scene!
Visit the Alaska Native Arts Foundation for First Friday reception and opening on February 3, 2012 at 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.
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Community Events
- February 24 - March 4: Fur Rendezvous in Anchorage. For more information, visit: www.furrondy.net
- March 1 - 3: Festival of Native Arts in Fairbanks. For more information, visit: fna.community.uaf.edu
- March 3: First Friday at ANAF
- March 3: Iditarod Begins: For more information, visit: www.iditarod.com
- March 7 - 11: Beaver Roundup Festival in Dillingham
- March 22: KNBA Art Auction. For more information, visit: www.knba.org/art
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| VISITOR EXPERIENCES AT ANAF |
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"Saw much talent! Wonderful art filled with emotion and spirit. Thank you for sharing your wonderful gifts! I am amazed!"
-- Anonymous Comment by a guest at the gallery
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ALASKA NATIVE ARTS FOUNDATION
500 West 6th Avenue
Anchorage, Alaska 99501
907-258-ANAF (2623)
907-339-7460 (fax)
info@alaskanativearts.org
www.alaskanativearts.org
WINTER HOURS
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9 a.m.-6 p.m. |
| Saturday: |
10 a.m.- 5 p.m. |
| Sunday: |
Closed |
WHO WE ARE
Established in 2002, Alaska Native Arts Foundation (ANAF) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization in Alaska dedicated to broaden the understanding of, and increase the demand for, Alaska Native art. Through empowering programs and grantmaking, ANAF successfully serves as a cultural, marketing, and economic development resource.
WHO WE SERVE
ANAF represents over 1,100 Alaska Native artists and offers an inventory of over 2,000 unique products online and in the Anchorage gallery. In less than ten years, the foundation has reinvested a combined value of over one million dollars to support the creation of Alaska Native art for resale. It administers an e-commerce initiative that brings Alaska Native art to the global marketplace and a contemporary gallery in downtown Anchorage.
SHOP
One-of-a-kind pieces are available for purchase from materials such as: whalebone, ivory, sealskin, moosehide, cedar bark and baleen, to name a few! Visit out downtown gallery or visit www.alaskanativearts.org.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ANAF was created from visions that stemmed from Alaska Native artists and leaders with a broad understanding of Alaska's economic and political landscapes, and individuals with established connections to potential art markets.
- Perry Eaton (Chair)
- Susie Bevins-Ericsen
- Alvin Amason
- Alice Rogoff
- Barbara Overstreet
- Veronica Slajer
- Mary Sattler
- Da-ka-xeen Mehner
- Rita Stevens
CALL FOR EXHIBITS
If you are interested in having an opening exhibit for First Friday at ANAF, please submit your proposals with photographs to info@alaskanativearts.org.
The exhibition application form can be found here.
ARTIST REGISTRATION FORM
Download the following form to register as an artist with ANAF.
CALL TO ACTION
Please complete the volunteer form to answer a few questions about yourself, see a list of volunteer opportunities and indicate your availability during business hours.
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Make a Donation to ANAF.
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