Welcome!
The University of Alaska, Fairbanks’ Collaborative Arts Council is an organization made up of faculty from music, art, theater, film, and creative writing. Our aim is to support the creative endeavors of students, staff, and faculty with an integrative approach focused on collaboration, communication, and collective organization in the arts. We believe that through working with peers in new disciplines, artists are challenged and inspired in ways that promote their development, and that promote the development of their discipline.
Events
The UAF Wind Symphony, under the direction of Dr. Karen Gustafson, will be presenting a concert featuring a world premiere of "Alaskan Prints" by Dr. James Bicigo on April 24 at 4:00 pm at the Morris Thompson Cultural Center. The work will include several movements that are representative of several historical photographs from the UAF library archives that represent musical groups from the interior. The work will also feature the UAF Alaskan Native dancing group "Inu-Yupiaq" which is lead by faculty advisor Joel Forbes. Original native music by Joel "Ataat" Forbes will also be incorporated into the composition. One movement will feature UAF faculty Dr. Kathleen Butler Hopkins performing on the violin. This is a true mix of tradition wind band literature and Alaskan Native music and dance and is perhaps the first of it's kind to be written and performed. The concert will also present wind band music by other Alaskan composers as well as George Gershwin's "Cuban Overture." This event is sponsored by the UAFCollege of Liberal Arts Collaborative Arts Council and the UAF Wind Symphony. Tickets are $5 and are available at the music department (474-7555) or at the door. For further information contact Karen Gustafson, 474-5004 or kagustafson2@alaska.edu