The Rarefied Light 2024 is currently touring throughout Alaska – please see our schedule below for additional information on upcoming openings.
The Anchorage exhibit includes work by juror Aline Smithson (@alinesmithson ) showing concurrently.
The Alaska Photographic Center (APC) is a statewide organization formed in 1983, with a mission to promote fine art photography in Alaska. Each year APC seeks out a nationally recognized artist to jury the Rarefied Light show and present a public lecture and workshop. Rarefied Light is Alaska’s largest annual fine art photography exhibition. This year we received 386 entries by 60 Alaska artists. Guest juror Aline Smithson, Los Angeles, selected 49 photographs by 46 artists for inclusion in this year’s exhibition.
Best of Show is awarded to: Michael Johnson, Anchorage “JJ”
In addition, Aline chose 5 pieces for the honorable mention award:
Bill Huebner, Anchorage, “Matanuska Glacier Silt Stream – 8373”
Bill Hess, Wasilla, “Wasilla, Alaska: Where that Lonesome Whistle Blows”
Richard Murphy, Anchorage, “Freestone, Tadpole”
Carolyn Strand, Anchorage, “The Amazing Yard Statues”
Kerry Tasker, Anchorage, “Cloud Chamber”
This 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.
Following the Anchorage exhibit, which ends November 26th , the exhibit will travel to the UAF Gallery in Fairbanks, showing December 1st to December 20th, with an opening reception
December 6th, 5 to 7pm.
The show will exhibit at Kenai Peninsula College, January 16 to February 18, 2025, with an opening reception January 16th , 4:30 to 6pm.
In March, Rarefied Light 2024 will travel to Mat-Su College from March 7th to March 31st, 2025 with an Opening Reception from 4pm to 6pm on March 7th.
Rarefied Light 2024 will show at the Valdez Museum from May 9th to September 4th, 2025 with an Opening Reception 5:30 to 6:30pm on May 9th.