OCTOBER 2026
CENTER & NORTH GALLERIES
Rarefied Light | Alaska Photographic Center
The Alaska Photographic Center (APC) is a statewide organization formed in 1983, with a mission to promote fine art photography in Alaska. Each year APC seeks out a nationally recognized artist to jury the Rarefied Light show and present a public lecture and workshop. Rarefied Light is Alaska’s largest annual fine art photography exhibition. This year we received 488 entries by 65 Alaska artists.
Guest juror Nevada Wier, Santa Fe, selected 50 photographs by 33 artists for inclusion in this year’s exhibition.
Best of Show is awarded to: Naona “Peaches” Wallin, Ketchikan, for ‘Fresh Catch’
In addition, Nevada chose 5 pieces for the honorable mention award.
George Cassidy, Anchorage, ‘In the Garden’
Johanna Grasso, Anchorage, ‘Municipal Green house’
Toby Harriman, Anchorage, ‘ANA A380 “Flying Honu” Over Ewa Beach Golf Course
Petra Lisiecki, Anchorage, ‘In Distress at 250?’
Kevin Smith, Anchorage, ‘Emmo 6’
Following the Anchorage exhibit, which ends October 30th, the exhibit will travel to the Alaska State Museum in Juneau showing February 5th to April 10th, 2027, with an opening reception February 5th, 4:30 to 7:00pm. The show will exhibit at Bear Gallery in Fairbanks, May 7th to May 29th, with an opening reception May 7th, 5:00 to 7:00pm. 6pm. For the final show, it will travel to the Cordova Historical Society & Museum, Cordova, July 9th to August 28th, with an opening reception July 9th, 5:00 to 7:00pm.
Rarefied Light is funded in part by a grant from the Alaska State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
