"Communities, Disaster & Change" is a traveling exhibition coordinated by the Valdez Museum and Historical Archive, in Valdez, Alaska. It provides a twist on the fiftieth anniversary of the Good Friday Earthquake commemoration through its connection with other communities and other disasters. The exhibit will travel around the state as well as to Oregon, and Hawaii. The full travel schedule and complete online gallery of the exhibit can be seen here.

This blog serves as a place to host a global conversation about the indomitable nature of the human spirit and communities' reactions to change, how they survive disaster and how they rebuild for the future. We hope this can be a tool for people like you, all across the world, to reach out and share your stories on survival and the will to carry on.

If you have seen the exhibit whether online or in person we want to know your reaction to the work of these twenty-eight Alaskan artists. Please join us in an ongoing conversation, and chime in with your thoughts, views and your personal stories of your community, disaster, and change.

25 August 2014

Oblivion 1964

 By: Laura Johnston    Monday, August 25, 2014     1 comment
Oblivion 1964 is an artistic and informative look at the Good Friday Earthquake through the eyes of Alaskan Cartoonist Peter Dunlap-Shohl. In the video Mr. Dunlap-Shohl recalls the tv show he was watching with his brother when the Earthquake began, the adventure it was to a small child, the kindness of strangers, and the chaos and confusion that followed.


Created by Peter Dunlap-Shohl of Anchorage
 
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  1. Brittany CabelloAugust 25, 2014 at 2:34 PM

    What a talented artist and interesting view of the Good Friday Earthquake!

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