"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.

05 September 2014

Annette Bellamy "Floating"

 By: Laura Johnston    Friday, September 05, 2014     No comments
Annette Bellamy is a ceramic artist participating in the Communities, Disaster & Change exhibition that is about to leave the Valdez Museum. This accomplished Alaskan artist, had a private show titles "Floating" in 2013. The show title refers to emotional stages we might experience in life. At times we feel as if we are just floating along, sinking, or holding steady. Below is the video of Ms. Bellamy's speech at the opening reception of her exhibit.

Bellamy's work is influenced by her many years of commercial fishing on the ocean. Her work inspires us to think about our own emotional experiences. When was the last time you felt like you were sinking or floating?



Please check out Annette Bellamy's current work "Lifeboats" at http://www.valdezmuseum.org/events/communities-disaster-change/








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