On Monday, September 15, the Pratt Museum in Homer received
a shipment of five crates from the Valdez Museum and Historical Archive. Over
the next several days, they were each carefully unpacked and their contents
inspected. What was inside? Twenty-nine diverse and profound art works,
comprising the traveling exhibition, Communities,
Disaster and Change.
Taking over the majority of the Pratt’s lower level
galleries, Communities, Disaster and
Change is an impressive collection of art, all created in response to disasters
like the Good Friday Earthquake. The works shown represent a veritable “who’s
who” of contemporary Alaskan artists.
Of the twenty-eight invited artists who contributed to the
show, seven reside along the shores of Kachemak Bay. Shown below are Asia
Freeman, Maygen Janetta, Ron Senungetuk and Kathy Smith. Additional regional
artists include Annette Bellamy, Jim Miller, and Marjorie Scholl.
The Pratt’s opening reception on Friday, September 19, was
well-attended and warmly received. Many thanks to the Valdez Museum and
Historical Archive for organizing the exhibit, curators Patricia Wolfe and
Georgia Blue, all of the participating artists, and the generous funders who
have made the exhibition and tour possible: The Western States Arts Federation,
National Endowment for the Arts, City of Valdez, Rasmuson Foundation through
the Harper Arts Touring Fund, Alaska State Council on the Arts, Alyeska
Pipeline Service Company, and the City of Homer.
Communities, Disaster
and Change will remain at the Pratt Museum through October 18.
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