DENALI:  Artists Respond to Composers in the Wilderness

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Charlotte Bird Susan Campbell Nancy Hausle-Johnson Mary Bee Kaufman Margo Klass Ree Nancarrow

PARTICIPATING COMPOSERS: Jesse Budel Christian Dubeau Corinna Hogan Aaron Keyt Brent Lawrence Libby Meyer Christina Rusnak Dawn Sonntag Jennifer Wright

Composing in the Wilderness, directed by Stephen Lias, is sponsored by the National Park Service, Alaska Geographic, and the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival. The nine composers who participated in the 2017 program together with Elements Artist Group, six artists working in Alaska, present a collaborative exhibition. This exhibition celebrates the music both visually and aurally. Each of the 18 works of art created by the Elements Artist Group responds to a specifc musical composition by one of the composers.

The premiere exhibition will take place at Tonglen Lake Lodge, Denali Park, in July 2018 to coincide with Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival events in Denali National Park. 

• The exhibition consists of 18 works of art, each responding to a specific musical composition.

• Artists work in a variety of media including fiber, painting, artist books, ceramics, and mixed media. 

ARTIST PRESENTATION AT 8:00pm:

Creative Process:  Artists Respond to Composers in the Wilderness

The Elements Artist Group, six artists working in Alaska, is presenting a collaborative exhibition, which opens at Tonglen Lake, Denali National Park, on July 8, 2018.   Each of the 18 works of art created by the Elements artists responds to a specific musical composition by one of the composers who participated in the 2017 Composing in the Wilderness program.  This program is directed by Stephen Lias, and is sponsored by the National Park Service, Alaska Geographic, and the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival.

This collaborative exhibition unites the visual works of art with the music that inspired it. Viewers will be able to hear the music through QR codes activated by a smart phone and read how it inspired the artists through written statements that accompany each work of art.

Sunday evening, July 8, members of the Elements Group will present a power point program, in which each of the attending artists will talk about her experience responding to three different compositions.