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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!
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[…]
We’re excited to announce that Lindsay Saunders ( @lindsayinalaska ) of Two Rivers will be featured as our September Artist Talk and will be in a new hybrid format! You read that right, we’ll be returning to some in-person APC Artist Talks with our September meet-up – one that will be held in Fairbanks for Read more about September Artist Talk: Lindsay Saunders[…]
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[…]
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[…]
Please join us for the third Photo Tuesday Artist Talk of 2023 featuring Jenny Irene Miller! Jenny Irene Miller (Inupiaq, b. Nome, Alaska) is an artist working primarily with photography. Her work focuses on identity, community, place, refusal, and access. Jenny lives and works on Dena’ina Ełnena in Anchorage, Alaska. Jenny holds an MFA in Read more about April Artist Talk: Jenny Irene Miller[…]
Photo Tuesday Artist Talk: Bjørn Olson on 3/21/23 at 7pm via Zoom Please join us for the second Photo Tuesday Artist Talk of 2023, featuring Bjørn Olson. His talk is entitled “Photographing Alaska at Human Speed”. Bjørn Olson will be sharing a slideshow from a variety of his human-powered wilderness adventures throughout Alaska. Filmmaker, photographer, Read more about March Artist Talk: Bjørn Olson[…]
JUROR LECTURE: Jennifer Spelman – 2023 Rarefied Light JurorJuly 13th , 7pm on ZoomPhotographing Cuba: 50 Trips to a Complicated Paradise In over 50 trips to Cuba Jennifer Spelman has been allowed to set complicated politics asideand instead develop friendships. Time spent with coconut farmers, ballerinas, fishermen andmusicians have shaped her understanding that to be Cuban Read more about 2023 Rarefied Light, Juror Lecture & Workshop[…]
Please join us for our third Photo Tuesday Artist Talk featuring Seth Kantner! Seth will be presenting via Zoom on 2/21 at 7pm and the talk will be accessible through this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89291766475?pwd=Yk83aDBSYmlBczd5TXVqa1pzSEhZUT09 Seth Kantner was born and raised in the wilderness of northern Alaska and homeschooled on the land. He has worked as a Read more about February’s Virtual Artist Talk – Seth Kantner[…]
All of us at the Alaska Photographic Center hope to see you for our upcoming virtual holiday party on the 14th of this month from 7-8:30pm. Bring beverages and food of your liking and a couple of your best images from the past year to share with your photo friends throughout the state – let’s Read more about APC Virtual Holiday Party[…]