07/16/2019
I will be there!
This is momentous event which will have a deleterious effect not just for today, but in the days to come. Janalee Minnich Gage has posted this...
"I read this and it hurt.. it hurt because it's in Anchorage..I wonder how many of us can just show up down on Main street between the Ketchikan arts council and the First City players to show solidarity for our Alaska State Council on the Arts ..like say flash mob 4:30pm. Join us at the Alaska State Council on the Arts farewell"
The Alaska State Council on the Arts will close its doors for the last time Monday, July 15, when our state becomes the only one in the country without an arts council.
On behalf of the Alaska art community, I invite you to celebrate the work done by Alaska’s arts council and artists throughout the state, and to show solidarity with Alaskans impacted by this month’s budget cuts.
There will be an informal gathering at the ASCA agency headquarters, 161 Klevin St., Suite 102, at 4 pm Monday, July 15.
I am certain that the staff would very much appreciate your presence in recognition of their service.
Respectfully,
Sheryl Maree Reily
Visual Arts Advisory Committee
Alaska State Council on the Arts Native
NOTE: Participants encouraged to enact art through performative and visual methods all day, such as:
· Leave flowers, cards, and remembrances throughout the day.
· Conduct art actions that build toward an “Honor Arche” as staff exit the building for the last time at the end of the day.