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Rarefied Light 2017 // Awards

21 Monday Aug 2017

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The Rarefied Light 2017 exhibition will kick off with an opening reception at the ConocoPhillips and Leah J. Peterson Galleries, Alaska Pacific University, Anchorage, November 3rd, 5:00pm to 7:00pm.

Rarefied Light is Alaska’s largest annual fine art photography exhibition. This year we received 506 entries by 82 artists. Guest juror Henry Horenstein, selected 43 photographs by 25 artists for inclusion in this year’s exhibition.

Best of Show is awarded to Tara Horton, Anchorage, for the print “Horizon:Two”.

In addition, Henry chose 5 pieces for the Honorable Mention awards:

  • Joshua Borough, Anchorage, “Tradition”
  • Christine Eagleson, Anchorage, “Stylist Perspective I”
  • LJ Evans, Fairbanks, “Scott and Mattie”
  • Greg Hensel, Wasilla, “Shelter”
  • Javid Kamali, Anchorage, “Another Ordinary Day”

Following the Anchorage exhibit, which will include prints by Henry Horenstein showing concurrently, the exhibit will travel to:

The Bear Gallery, Fairbanks – Dec 2nd – Dec 30th, opening reception, Dec 2nd, 5 to 7pm.

Kenai Peninsula College – Jan 16th to Feb 23rd,  opening reception Thursday, Jan 18th, 4:30pm to 6pm.

Rarefied Light is funded in part by a grant from the Alaska State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts, with support from Blaine’s Art Supply.

Rarefied Light 2017 Lecture with Henry Horenstein // Thurs Aug 3rd

06 Thursday Jul 2017

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Join us Thursday August 3rd for the Rarefied Light 2017 juror lecture with Henry Horenstein. He will be talking about his most recent book, Shoot what you Love.

APC will also be announcing the Rarefied Light 2017 Best of Show and Honorable Mention awards – so come show your local photographers some love!

Check out Henry’s work at:  http://www.honkytonkeditions.com/

This event is free and open to the public!

Thursday August 3rd, 7pm
Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center 
625 C St, Anchorage, Alaska

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Rarefied Light 2017 // Call for Entries // Submit your work!

01 Monday May 2017

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2017 Juror: Henry Horenstein

Artist website: www.honkytonkeditions.com

Henry Horenstein has been a professional photographer, teacher, and author since the 1970s.
He studied history at the University of Chicago and earned his BFA and MFA at
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), where he is now professor of photography.

More information on juror lecture and three-day workshop is available here

Click HERE to submit your Rarefied Light 2017 entries via the Call for Entries website

The call for entries will close June 4th at 6:59pm AKST

Jurors Choice and Members Exhibition // First Friday Dec 2nd 5-7pm

29 Tuesday Nov 2016

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Please join us this Friday for both of our openings at Alaska Pacific University’s Grant Hall and Carr Gottstein Academic Center.

The Juror’s Choice Exhibition opens tonight, December 2, and runs through December 30, with a reception from 5:00 to 7pm in the ConocoPhillips Gallery at Grant Hall.

Each year, APC sponsors Rarefied Light, Alaska’s largest juried fine art photography exhibition. A nationally recognized photographer is selected to jury the show and conduct a 2½ day workshop. Amy Arbus, the 2016 Rarefied Light juror, selected from 654 submissions the 52 photographs for the final exhibition. In addition, Ms. Arbus chose
two artists whose work is featured in this invitational group exhibit, Charlotte Peterson and Greg Hensel.

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The annual Members’ Exhibition opens tonight at the Leah J. Peterson Gallery in the Carr Gottstein Academic Center, with an opening reception from 5:00 to 7pm.  The show hangs through December  30.

The annual Members’ Exhibition is an opportunity for all interested APC member artists to exhibit.

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Photo Tuesday // Rarefied Light Walkthrough // Nov 15th 2016 7pm

10 Thursday Nov 2016

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Rarefied Light Art Walk! We had a fantastic response to this last year, so we’re bringing it back for another year!

All of the artists who have pieces in this year’s Rarefied Light are invited to come and discuss their work and/or process as we do a walk through of the exhibit at International Gallery of Contemporary Art.  Please join us for what should be an interesting and enlightening evening.

This event is free and open to the public.

International Gallery of Contemporary Art, 427 D Street, Anchorage, 7pm.

Rarefied Light 2016 // First Friday Opening Reception

01 Tuesday Nov 2016

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First Friday Opening: Nov 4th, 5pm-9 pm 

International Gallery of Contemporary Art
427 D St, Anchorage

Please join us for the opening reception of Rarefied Light – Alaska’s largest annual fine art photography exhibition. This year APC received 654 entries by 95 artists. Guest juror Amy Arbus, selected 52 photographs for inclusion in the exhibition

This year, Best of Show is awarded to Greg Hensel, Anchorage, for the print “Smoke and Shadows”

Honorable Mentions were also awarded to:

  • Will Anderson, Kotzebue, “Cemetary Hill”
  • Joseph Kashi, Soldotna, “Fleeting Images”
  • Charlotte Peterson, Fairbanks, “Untitled”
  • Charlotte Peterson, Fairbanks, “Freak Show”
  • Dennis Walworth, Anchorage, “Untitled”

Following the Anchorage exhibit, which will include prints by Amy Arbus showing concurrently, the exhibit will travel to:

Fairbanks: December 2nd to December 31st, 2016
Bear Gallery, Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts
Pioneer Park Civic Center, 2300 Airport Way
Opening reception Friday, December 2nd, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Kenai/Soldotna: TBD

Rarefied Light is supported by a grant from the Alaska State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts, with support from Blaine’s Art Supply.

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Rarefied Light Workshop 2016

15 Tuesday Mar 2016

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Amy Arbus –  The Narrative Portrait

Click HERE to signup online for the workshop

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This workshop will explore the photo essay as a way to reveal the nature of a person (or people) in context, over time. A compelling picture story sets the scene, introduces the characters, evokes a mood, and shows the conflict with all of its consequences. Participants are encouraged to think about simple story ideas before class. Through slide presentations and critiques we will discuss techniques for lifestyle, photojournalism, fashion and traditional portraiture.

Key topics will be: approaching people, collaborating with them and encouraging them to feel at ease. Most importantly, we will cover techniques for editing, sequencing and presentation.

In preparation for class, please read Art & Fear: Observations On the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking by David Bayles and Ted Orland.

Familiarize yourself with “The Country Doctor,” by W. Eugene Smith from Life Magazine.

Prints are recommended to facilitate critiques.

Workshop Fees

  • APC Member: $250
  • Non Member: $300

Workshop Dates:

  • July 22nd – 5pm-9pm
  • July 23rd and July 24th– 9am-5pm

This year our Rarefied Light workshop signup will be accepted online. The workshop is limited to 12 people, at the juror’s request.

As such – no refunds will be given by APC if you are unable to attend. You may however, transfer your spot to another photographer.

Click HERE to signup online for the workshop

Rarefied Light – 2016 // Call Opens March 15th!

16 Tuesday Feb 2016

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Alaska Photographic Center invites you to enter your photography and participate in Rarefied Light 2016!

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This year’s juror, Amy Arbus, is an award winning fine art photographer.

Amy has had 35 solo exhibitions worldwide and her photographs are part of the collection of The National Theatre in Norway, the New York Public Library and the Museum of Modern Art.

This year we will be accepting ONLY submissions through Call For Entries. Please register to participate here: http://callforentry.org/

The Call for Entries for Rarefied 2016 will be opened on March 15th 2016 and end May 27th 2016, at 6:59pm AKST

The call link will be published here when the entry goes live – as well as information on how to sign up for the Rarefied Workshop.

Juror’s Choice and Members’ Exhibitions

04 Friday Dec 2015

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Hope you can join us tonight for both of our openings at Alaska Pacific University’s Grant Hall and Carr Gottstein Academic Center.

The Juror’s Choice Exhibition opens tonight, December 4, and runs through December 27, with a reception from 5:30 to 7pm in the ConocoPhillips Gallery at Grant Hall.  Each year, APC sponsors Rarefied Light, Alaska’s largest juried fine art photography exhibition. A nationally recognized photographer is selected to jury the show and conduct a 2½ day workshop. Susan Burnstine, the 2015 Rarefied Light juror, selected from 650 submissions the 49 photographs for the final exhibition. In addition, Ms. Burnstine chose two artists whose work is featured in this invitational group exhibit, Kaitlin Wilson and Breanna Peterson.

The annual Members’ Exhibition opens tonight at the Leah J. Peterson Gallery in the Carr Gottstein Academic Center, with an opening reception from 5:30 to 7pm.  The show hangs through December 27.

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Honey had a Hard Day at the Mine, Kaitlin Wilson

29 Tuesday Sep 2015

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Please join us at the International Gallery of Contemporary Art, 427 D Street, Anchorage, for the Opening Reception of this year’s Rarefied Light on Friday, October 2, from 5:30 to 7:30pm.  Showing concurrently:  prints by this year’s juror, Susan Burnstine.  Hope to see you.

House in the Birch Forest by Kaitlin Wilson Best of Show

House in the Birch Forest by Kaitlin Wilson
Best of Show