Starting in October, selected artists will be touring the state as part of Rarefied Light 2025 as it winds its way across the state in five separate exhibitions over the next twelve months. We hope to see you all at one of the following exhibitions and opening events:
- Anchorage: October 3rd to October 31st, 2025
- International Gallery of Contemporary Art
- 427 D Street, Anchorage
- Opening reception Friday, October 3rd, 5:00 to 8:00pm
- Showing concurrently: prints by Stephanie Johnson
- Fairbanks: January 2nd to February 2nd, 2026
- Well Street Art Co.
- 1304 Well Street, Fairbanks
- Opening reception Friday, January 2nd, 5:00 to 7:00pm
- Kenai/Soldotna: February 12th to March 5th, 2026
- Kenai Peninsula College
- 156 College Drive, Kenai
- Closing reception Thursday, March 5th, 4:30 to 6:00pm
- Palmer: March 20th to April 15th, 2026
- Mat-Su College Gallery, FSM Building, Room 200
- 8295 East College Drive, Palmer
- Opening reception Friday, March 20th, 4:00 to 6:00pm
- Valdez: June 17th to September 8th, 2026
- Valdez Museum & Historical Archive
- 217 Egan Drive, Valdez
Thank you to all who entered our 2025 Rarefied Light call for entry! This last week, award winners for this year’s CFE were announced during our Juror Lecture, but in case you missed that presentation, the award winners are as follows:
Best of Show: Bill Heubner’s “Matanuska Glacier Silt and Water, 3622”
Honorable Mentions:
Julie Jessen’s “Flash of Sunlight”
Trevor Jones’ “Leap”
Javid Kamali’s “No Sight, No Mind”
Harry Walker’s “Doors, Fort Selkirk Yukon Territory”
Dennis Walworth’s “Ice Texture”