November’s Artist Talk: Willie Dalton

Please join us for the third artist talk of the 2024-2025 season with Willie Dalton on the 19th of November at 7pm! Willie Dalton spent nearly a decade as a freelance photographer before accepting a staff position at an architecture & construction firm. What at first seemed like a creative demotion was eventually revealed to Read more about November’s Artist Talk: Willie Dalton[…]

October’s Artist Talk – Acacia Johnson

Please join us on October 15th for the second artist talk of the 2024-2025 season here at APC when we welcome Acacia Johnson to our Photo Tuesday Talks! Acacia Johnson is a photographer and writer from Anchorage, Alaska. Drawn to otherworldly landscapes and painterly light, her work has focused on the environment, conservation, and the Read more about October’s Artist Talk – Acacia Johnson[…]

Rarefied Light 2024 Awards & Travel Schedule

The Rarefied Light 2024 exhibition kicks off with an opening reception at the Alaska Pacific University CONOCOPHILLIPS Gallery in Grant Hall and the Leah J Peterson gallery in the Carr Gottstein builiding, with a first Friday reception, November 1st , 4:30 to 6pm. The Anchorage exhibit includes work by juror Aline Smithson (@alinesmithson ) showing Read more about Rarefied Light 2024 Awards & Travel Schedule[…]

2024 Juror Lecture & Workshop

JUROR INFORMATION The juror for 2024, Aline Smithson is an interdisciplinary artist, filmmaker, educator, and editor based in Los Angeles, California. Her practice examines the archetypal foundations of the creative impulse and she uses humor and pathos to explore the performative potential of photography.Smithson has exhibited widely including over 50 solo shows at institutions such Read more about 2024 Juror Lecture & Workshop[…]

February’s Artist Talk: John Hagen

Artist Talk: John Hagen Join us online or in-person at Anchorage’s Akela Space to meet and listen to our February Artist Talk by John Hagen! John Hagen is an Iñupiaq, Unangax̂, and Irish photographer based in Anchorage, Alaska. Hagen is primarily a landscape photographer. He has roots in Haines, Alaska and Bristol Bay. People, place, and the Read more about February’s Artist Talk: John Hagen[…]

January’s Artist Talk: Bax Bond

APC is excited to announce our January Photo Tuesday Artist, Bax Bond, who will be sharing his work with us this next Tuesday (1/16) at 7pm via zoom! During the day, Bax Bond is a research professional at the Alaska Center for Energy and Power. In his free time, he is also a landscape photographer. Read more about January’s Artist Talk: Bax Bond[…]

December’s Virtual Walk-through of RL 2023

Join us online for a virtual walk-through of the 2023 Rarefied Light exhibition in Fairbanks, hosted by APC Board Member J. Jason Lazarus and Fairbanks Arts Association. Get a chance to see Alaska’s finest photographers talk about their work as we tour the exhibition in Fairbanks!

November Artist Talk: Jeff Chen

Please join us on the 21st of November at 7pm via Zoom to welcome Jeff Chen, our November Featured Artist! Jeff Chen 陳奕正 is a Taiwanese American photographer and multimedia producer with roots in Ka-gī and Maryland. He’s lived on Dena’ina lands in Anchorage, Alaska, since 2012. Digital storytelling is one way he likes to Read more about November Artist Talk: Jeff Chen[…]

Artwork Preparation Demo / Q&A for Rarefied 2023

If you recently found out that your work was selected for the 2023 Rarefied Light exhibition, you might have some questions about artwork presentation. Where should you get it printed? How/When do you print on your own? Why should you mat your prints? What sort of frames should you use? All these questions (and many, Read more about Artwork Preparation Demo / Q&A for Rarefied 2023[…]

2023 Rarefied Light award winners announced

The Rarefied Light 2023 exhibition kicks off with an opening reception at the IGCA – International Gallery of Contemporary Art in Anchorage on October 6th, 5-8pm. The Anchorage exhibit includes work by juror Jennifer Spelman showing concurrently. The Alaska Photographic Center (APC) is a statewide organization formed in 1983, with a mission to promote fine Read more about 2023 Rarefied Light award winners announced[…]