Art and science collide in ‘Microbial Worlds’
“Microbial Worlds,” an art exhibit with a scientific twist, sought to teach visitors about microbiology. “I sometimes say that microbes rule the world,” Mary Beth Leigh said. “All other life forms...
View ArticleDoctoral student explores therapeutic art
Alaskan survivors of rape and sexual assault have created a gallery exhibit—The Heart of the Grizzly—with their stories and experiences. The exhibit will be on display in Wood Center starting April 7....
View Article‘Watching You Go’ tells story of loss
Ellamarie Quimby’s mother, Evelyn Quimby, gazes into the camera lens. According to Ellamarie, this is one of the only photos taken in 3 years where her mother acknowledged the camera directly. Photo...
View ArticleArt students feature in juried show
Sean "Iggy" Runfola took first place in the Native Arts category and overall best in show at the annual spring juried art exhibition put on by the UAF Art Department. Runfola smiles as he is...
View ArticleBizzay turns heads in Alaska film industry
It all started with a cheap camera and a love of film and television. “I got started in film when I was about ten years old. I had just moved to Alaska, I made a friend on the first day and we bought a...
View ArticleStudent artist designs starscapes and sea creatures
Ink bottles are strewn across shelves. From the ceiling dangles rows and rows of artwork patiently awaiting their completion, delicately hung by clothes pins. The view of the hills just beyond Walsh...
View ArticleBizzay turns heads in Alaska film industry
It all started with a cheap camera and a love of film and television. “I got started in film when I was about ten years old. I had just moved to Alaska, I made a friend on the first day and we bought a...
View ArticleWhat’s the Spin at KSUA? UAF’s college radio station is looking for new...
Earlier this summer, while I spent a day hosting the KSUA booth at the downtown Fairbanks Midnight Sun Festival. I passed the hours giving out stickers and t-shirts and contently listening while...
View ArticleStudent artist designs starscapes and sea creatures
Ink bottles are strewn across shelves. From the ceiling dangles rows and rows of artwork patiently awaiting their completion, delicately hung by clothes pins. The view of the hills just beyond Walsh...
View ArticleStudents do ‘The Time Warp’ again
From left to right: Shawn Goggins, Amber Shoemaker, Gary Black, Dahlia Rot, Jennifer Bodily, Sarah Brazo, Robin Zimmerman, and Charlie Blackwell. And Dusti Bennett under the blanket. For most...
View Article‘Dark Winter Nights’ sheds light on Alaskan experiences
The Lower 48’s collective view of Alaska has become rather warped over the years, barraged by a variety of reality television shows and appearances by the likes of Sarah Palin and Charlo Greene....
View ArticleDepartment sale draws business for art students
The Fine Arts Complex bustled with business on Friday afternoon as customers wrapped in winter jackets and scarves filtered through rooms browsing the prints, pots, and jewelry for sale. “The student...
View ArticleMFA student exhibition hosts opening reception
Ethan Lauesen holding “The Act of Turning: Rotation” by Max Bartsch. Max has stated that this specific artwork was meant to represent “something that can’t be viewed without turning or rotating it,” as...
View ArticleMuseum guests invited to view unique artifacts
A Cannon found in Southeast Alaska brought out of the lower levels of the Museum of the North for visitors to see. Pattering of feet and squeals of delight sounded through the halls of the Museum of...
View ArticleLights! Cameras! Caravan of Glam!
Isaiah Esquire dressed in drag and mid pose for their act in Caravan of Glam. Fans decked out in in drag showed up to the Caravan of Glam show last Saturday at 8 p.m. at The Pub. Caravan of Glam was...
View ArticleFirst children’s play in 15 years lends positive reactions
Among diverse props, wooden masks were utilized to portray villagers. Albienne (portrayed by Emily Ross) encounters the villagers early on in her 20-year journey back home. The Salisbury Theater filled...
View ArticleCelebrated Ceramics Artist Patti Warashina Visits UAF
Patti Warashina explains her creative process at a presentation on Wednesday Patti Warashina, an iconic Japanese-American ceramics artist from Seattle, visited Fairbanks last week for a workshop...
View ArticleVoices of Our Ancestors: Documentary film to revitalize the Indigenous languages
Yup’ik, Inupiat, Tlingit, Alutiiq, Koyukon, Aleut, Tsimshian, Gwich’in, Haida… Alaska is home to more than 20 Native languages. From the fjords in the Southeast to the northern tundra where it meets...
View ArticleLocal Band Spotlight : The Dilemma
By Di Rupp Local band The Dilemma mesmerized the UAF Pub this past Friday, drawing in an immense crowd with their dreamy vocals and chilly riffs. After catching up with the band post show, we sat down...
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