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PAINTING AT THE END OF THE ICE AGE
The Science of Climate Change from Pole to Pole in Forty Years of Painting by David Rosenthal
November 3, 2023 - March 30, 2024
David Rosenthal has painted glaciers for the last 48 years. From the Arctic to Antarctica, his work chronicles the retreat of glaciers and sea ice. Painting at the End of the Ice Age documents the effects of climate change within one lifetime. For the exhibition, Rosenthal worked with a group of scientists from around the world to create interpretive panels that accompany his paintings.
Rosenthal lives in Cordova, Alaska. Before becoming an artist, he studied physics. He has traveled with the U.S. Coast Guard Art Program, the Antarctic Artist and Writer Program, and the Alaska Artists in the Schools Program. He worked in Greenland at Summit Camp as a contract science tech employed by the National Science Foundation and worked as a science support contractor in Antarctica for the National Science Foundation. These experiences inform his art.
I noticed my world. My home of Maine, was getting warmer. Summers were hotter and longer, winters were milder and shorter. My evidence for a warming trend was anecdotal, based on my experiences and stories I heard from people who had lived before I was born. In the late seventies, I moved to Alaska and soon after began traveling In the Arctic and in Antarctica. I experienced the same warming trends there. My hope is that these paintings will inspire us to think about what changes we can make to slow the warming of our planet.
- David Rosenthal
Image: Columbia Glacier and Mountains in Mist by David Rosenthal
Free Concert Fridays!
Enjoy free concerts on the historic Kimball Theatre Organ on Fridays at Noon at the State Office Building, 8th floor lobby. Bring your lunch and enjoy the diversity of music these organists select.
Though housed in the state office building, the organ is the property of the Alaska State Museum.
XX: Twenty Years of Alaskan Art is a new exhibition at the Alaska State Museum featuring the work of contemporary Alaskan artists.
The museum acquired these pieces over the last twenty years though the generosity of the Rasmuson Foundation’s Alaska Art Fund.
Initiated in 2003, the Alaska Art Fund provides grants for Alaska museums to purchase current work by practicing Alaskan artists.
Thanks to the Fund, the Alaska State Museum has brought over 200 works of art valued at nearly half a million dollars into its permanent collection—the most significant donation over time, in terms of dollar value, in the museum’s 124-year history.
XX: Twenty Years of Alaskan Art opens at the Alaska State Museum on March 1, 2024.
Virtual Alaska Story Hour for Adults
Fridays, 12:00-1:00pm
Hundreds of rare historical photographs and dozens of entertaining nonfiction short stories bring to life Alaska's history up to 1900. The authors pay homage to the Alaska Natives, trappers, mushers, merchants and prospectors who forged a life in the Last Frontier. Whether one has lived in Alaska all his life, or always wanted to visit, readers will be enthralled by this collection of stories from Alaska's colorful past.
Written together with her aunt, Alaskan historian Phyllis Downing Carlson, this first volume in the series shows the author's connection to her aunt and her passion for Alaska and history
Registration is free but required. Register online or by phone at 907-465-2920 to obtain access info.
... Though the Earth Be Moved
Saturday, March 30 2 pm Alaska State Library
Join the Alaska State Library Historical Collections for a free showing of ... Though the Earth Be Moved, a film about the 1964 Earthquake.
Image: ASL-P175-186, U.S. Army Signal Corps Photograph Collection, ca. 1889-1970
Stop by the APK for April First Friday!
The Alaska State Museum is open with FREE admission for First Friday from 4:30-7:00pm.
Isaiah Unzicker will be playing keyboard in the Atrium at the APK from 5:00-6:00pm. Isaiah is well known in the Juneau music scene and can often be found playing keyboard at “Spice” or other places downtown.
We hope to see you there!
Image: Isaiah Unzicker
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