Thursday, March 27, 2008

INVITATION

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

LOCATION

ANCHORAGE, AK

Latitude: 61.13 North

Longitude: 149.52 West

Sunday, March 9, 2008

Lita,
I wanted to send you some links regarding ice and snow construction, then I thought why not make a small blog where we both can post ideas, pictures and links. What do you think?