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.