Centennial Center for the Arts, Pioneer Park,
2300 Airport Way
Ph:
907.456.6485
Fx: 907.456.4112
Office Hours: 12p - 6p
Gallery Hours: 12p - 6p
The Fairbanks Arts Association supports scores of artists and arts organizations,
including visual, performing, literary and art education. Arts organizations
working in close coordination with FAA include:
Midnight Sun Intertribal Powwow
Athabascan Old-Time Fiddlers Association
Fairbanks Native Association
Festival of Native Arts
Fairbanks Concert Association
Fairbanks Choral Society
Dance Omnium
Dance Theatre Fairbanks
Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival
Fairbanks Light Opera Theatre
North Star Dance Foundation
Fairbanks Drama Association
Fairbanks Shakespeare Theatre
Theatre UAF
Fairbanks Symphony
Fairbanks Youth Orchestras
Fairbanks Weavers and Spinners Guild
Opera Fairbanks
Young Native Fiddlers
University of Alaska Museum
Other Fairbanks Arts Association Affiliates
• Midnight Sun Intertribal Powwow
The Midnight Sun Intertribal Powwow offers a unique opportunity for all Alaskans
and Alaskan visitors to join in the festivities and learn about the land’s
first people. For information, write PO Box 80034, Fairbanks, AK 99708, call
456-2245. e-mail midnightsunpowwow@yahoo.com or visit www.midnightsunpowwow.org.
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• Athabascan Old-Time Fiddlers Association
The Athabascan Old-Time Fiddlers Festival is produced each November. It features
Athabascan and Eskimo musicians from Interior Alaska communities and the Yukon
Territory, Canada. For more information call 474-5503.
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• Fairbanks Native Association
Since 1990, the Fairbanks Native Association’s Johnson O’Malley Potlatch
Dancers, a youth group performing authentic Native songs and dances, has served
as ambassadors of the Native culture with their songs and dances providing a
window into Native history and values. For information call 452-1648.
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• Opera Fairbanks
The only semi-professional group in Interior Alaska solely devoted to opera;
Opera Fairbanks brings high-quality, live operatic performances. In addition
the group provided educational, promotional, and performance opportunities.
For more information call 457- 2780 or visit
www.operafairbanks.org
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• Festival of Native Arts
The Festival of Native Arts has grown to be one of the major performances
of Native dance in Alaska. Native performance groups from all parts of
Alaska appear at the Festival, as do groups from Siberia and the Yukon
Territory,
Canada. The
Festival also features Native arts and crafts. For information call 474-6889.
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• Fairbanks Concert Association
The Fairbanks Concert Association, presently in its 60th season, presents
eclectic professional performing arts series of the finest quality.
Deeply committed
to diversity, it addresses a wide variety of interests and rich cultural
backgrounds in Fairbanks. FCA is keeping interior Alaska connected
with “the world
of performance.” Education is also a major part of their mission and FCA
is the main provider of professional performing arts programs to the Fairbanks
North Star Borough School District’s schools. For information write: PO
Box 80547, Fairbanks, AK 99708, call 474-8081, e-mail infor@fairbanksconcert.org or
visit www.fairbanksconcert.org.
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• Fairbanks Choral Society
The Fairbanks Choral Society promotes and encourages choral music in
the Greater Fairbanks community through its performing bodies, the
Adult Choral
Society,
the Children’s Choir and CHORUS! They also sponsor the annual “Sing-It-Yourself-Messiah,” and
the annual “Let There be Peace on Earth,” a borough-wide
event. For information call 456-1144 or e-mail sing@mosquitonet.com.
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• Dance Omnium
Dance Omnium promotes the growth and improvement of the art of performance
dance in Alaska. It sponsors master classes and workshops. For
more information call
455-4550.
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• Dance Theatre Fairbanks
Established in December of 2001, DTF continues the legacy and foundation
of Pat Sims’ dance instruction and positive influence through the art of dance
in the lives of our children, peers and community. They actively encourage awareness
and appreciation for cultural similarities and differences through their instructors,
ethnic workshops and exchanges. The corporation works in concert with multiple
local, national and international artistic groups to broaden DTF’s
student, faculty and audience exposure. For information call 452-1113.
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• Theatre UAF
The University of Alaska Theatre Department offers a comprehensive
program teaching basic and advanced courses in theatre arts,
technology and appreciation.
Classes
and productions are open to theatre majors and minors, and students
in other fields. It has modern facilities including a 468-seat
theatre and
full scene
and costume shops. For information call 474-7751 or visit www.uaf.edu/theatre.
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• Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival
This is a nationally recognized arts festival that brings more than
700 students and instructors into Fairbanks for two weeks of
workshops, rehearsals
and
performances with studies in music, dance, theatre, ice-skating
and the visual arts. There
are also four, one-week “Winter Edition” workshops for voice,
story telling, comedy and cabaret studies. For information call, 474-8869
or visit www.fsaf.org.
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• Fairbanks Light Opera Theatre
Fairbanks Light Opera Theatre produces shows like “Broadway Encore” and “The
Gondoliers.” The organization also contributes to the education
of the community through F.L.O.T. Jr., a musical summer camp for youth;
Showcase, a
promotional outreach vocal ensemble, and Jumpstart!, its high school-age
vocal and dance troupe. For information write: P.O. Box 72787 Fairbanks,
AK 99707,
call 456-3568 or visit www.flot.org.
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• North Star Dance Foundation
The foundation administers the North Star Ballet Company and North
Star Ballet School. Performances include a spring Gala
and holiday “Nutcracker.” The
Foundation has a Residency Program and Summer Program, and instructs
the UAF Summer Fine Arts Camp Dance Program. The North Star Ballet is
located at 1800
College Road, Tanana Valley Fairgrounds. For information, call 451-8800
or visit www.landmarksoft.com/sitebuilder/northstarballet
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Fairbanks Drama Association
The Fairbanks Drama Association and Fairbanks Children’s Theatre provide
a progressive and adaptable venue for directors, performers, theatre designers,
technicians, authors and composers. Beyond entertaining, FDA promotes learning
and experimentation. Fairbanks Children’s Theatre is recognized by the
Alaska State Legislature as a “premier children’s theatre group” in
Alaska. For information write: 1852 2nd Ave. Fairbanks,
AK 99701 or call 456-7529 or
e-mail fda-fct@mosquitonet.com.
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• Fairbanks Shakespeare Theatre
Starting with a performance alongside the Chena River in 1992, the
Fairbanks Shakespeare Theatre has grown into a year-round
producing and international
touring theatre company. In 2004, FST performed for more
than 10,000 people in Fairbanks,
Juneau, Haines, Anchorage, Kenai, Homer and Healy (in
Alaska), Atlin, BC and Haines Junction, YT (both in Canada). One of
the organizations most
successful events is the annual Bard-A-Thon, a round-the-clock
reading
of the complete
works of Shakespeare. For information call 479-POET,
e-mail fst@gci.net or
visit www.fairbanks-shakespeare.org.
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• Fairbanks Symphony
The Fairbanks Symphony Association produces 12 major events during
the fall and winter featuring internationally renowned
artists performing with
the
Fairbanks Symphony and Arctic Chamber Orchestra as
well as performing solo recitals.
For
information write: P.O. Box 82104 Fairbanks, AK 99708
or call 474-5733.
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• Fairbanks Youth Orchestras
For over 30 years the Fairbanks Youth Orchestra has enriched our community
by offering a quality musical experience for young
musicians as a group. We invite
children and their parents to come listen to a concert
and encourage children of appropriate ages to audition to become
a member
of
the orchestras. For
information write, P.O. Box 82104 Fairbanks, AK 99708
or call 474-5733.
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• Fairbanks Weavers and Spinners Guild
The Guild is a non-profit educational organization that fosters the
appreciation of weaving, spinning, textiles and
fiber arts. It sponsors and supports
workshops, lectures, exhibits and demonstrations.
Guild activities include textile courses
through the University of Alaska, a summer youth
fiber arts program, and mini-workshops and classes in fiber related
arts.
It
has studio space in
room 219 of the Lathrop
Building, 516 Second Ave. in downtown Fairbanks.
For information write: P.O. Box 73152 Fairbanks, AK 99707 or call
452-7737.
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• University of Alaska Museum of the North
The Museum has been consistently rated one of Alaska’s top-ten visitor
attractions. Visitors enjoy a comprehensive introduction to and interpretation
of the cultural and natural history of Alaska through the Museum’s
exhibits of authentic specimens and artifacts. The Museum
is accredited by the American
Association of Museums and is located at 907 Yukon Drive
on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus. For information
call 474-7505, e-mail museum@uaf.edu or
visit www.uaf.edu/museum.
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• Young native Fiddlers
Young Native Fiddlers, a group of Alaska native students predominately
Athabaskan, perform at many cultural and school
events throughout the year. For more
information please contact 479-7945 or Fiddlers@mallan.hypermart.net
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• Other faa Affiliates:
Alaska Rag Company 451-4401 www.alaskaragco.com
Alaska Metal Arts Guild 479-4568
Cabin Fever Quilters Guild 456-1566
Glass Art Center of the Arctic 490-5977
Fairbanks Community Band 474-1904
Fairbanks Potters Guild 488-9760
Fairbanks Watercolor Society 479-0804
Ice Alaska 451-8250 www.icealaska.com
Looking Glass Group Theatre 479-4671
Northland Children’s Choir 388-0543
University Women’s Art Group 452-8850
North Star Needlework Guild 488-1475
