FREEZE
An Outdoor Exhibition of Art and Architecture
Opening January 3, 2009
Anchorage, Alaska
I would like to invite you to participate in a special installation
in Anchorage. This will be a winter event where architects and
artists of international standing work in collaboration to create
outdoor installations using snow and light - elements that
characterize winter in the north. The event and exhibition will
feature the work of six “teams” each consisting of an architect and
an artist. Participants may select their own collaborator or,
alternately, the curators of FREEZE will be able to match them with a
partner firm or artist. Please note that this is not a general, open
call. We are approaching you because we admire your work and because
we think you might be willing to experiment within this forum.
FREEZE is organized and hosted by the Alaska Design Forum, the
International Gallery of Contemporary Art, the Anchorage Museum and
the celebration committee for the 50th anniversary of Alaska’s
statehood. The association with the statehood celebrations allows
for the opportunity of thousands of international visitors to
Anchorage viewing the exhibition.
Materials and supplies will be provided in Anchorage and an on-site
team will be available to work with each team. Participants will be
given an honorarium.
Team members will be present for installation and at the opening
ceremonies and will present a public lecture. The installations will
open to the public on January 3, 2009 and will run through that
month. The project will coordinate and offer airline travel and
hotel accommodations to participating artists/architects/designers.
Opportunities for participation in a satellite project in Fairbanks
and Juneau are also available. In addition, a catalogue will be
published.
Polar regions are receiving increasing attention in these times of
climate change and environmental awareness. They have unique
challenges with regard to weather, resources, design and the built
environment. This exhibition will help to bring renewed attention to
life in the arctic.
The exhibition is being curated by Julie Decker, a board member of
the Alaska Design Forum and director of the International Gallery of
Contemporary Art, and a frequent guest curator for the Anchorage
Museum; and Brian Carter, Dean of Architecture and Planning for SUNY
Buffalo, an architect and award winning author of numerous books on
modern architecture.
If you are interested in participating in this exhibition, please
email me at julied@alaskalife.net. We can discuss partnerships,
schedule, a working method, and answer any other questions you might
have. We’re hoping that a unique Alaskan experience might pique your
interest in this project.
I eagerly await your reply.
Sincerely,
Julie Decker
julied@alaskalife.net
www.alaskadesignforum.org
