UPCOMING EVENTS
Artist Talk with Carla Klinker Cope and Rachel Mulvihill
Saturday, May 7th at 4:00 p.m. at the IGCA
Please email Karinna, gallery manager, if you have any questions: igcamanager@igcaalaska.org!
PAST EVENTS
Artist Talk with Rose Hendrickson
Tuesday, April 12 at 6:00 p.m. at the IGCA Annex
Please email igcamanager@igcaalaska.org with any questions!
Artist Talk with Klara Maisch
Saturday, February 5 starting at 4:00 p.m. at IGCA
Please email igcamanager@igcaalaska.org with any questions!
Artist Talks with Emily Longbrake and Alanna DeRocchi
Wednesday, November 17 starting at 6:00 p.m. at IGCA
Join us for artist talks with Emily Longbrake and Alanna DeRocchi, where they will share with us some insights into their exhibitions on view this month. Please email Karinna, gallery manager, if you have any questions: igcamanager@igcaalaska.org!
Collage Kickback with Emily Longbrake
Friday, November 19 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at IGCA
FREE - suggested donation of $5
Ages 12+
Reservation is required - CLICK HERE to secure your spot
Join us at the gallery for an early evening of collage with artist Emily Longbrake! Emily's exhibition, Collages, is on view in the South Gallery this month, and she is generously offering her time and materials to hang out and explore collage together. This informal workshop offers an opportunity to make mini landscapes and explore texture and pattern with a variety of hand-marbled paper and other collage materials.
Please email igcamanager@igcaalaska.org with any questions!
In order to make this in person event as safe as possible for everyone involved, masks will be required and social distancing will be observed.
Artist Talk with John Coyne
Friday, September 24 at 6:00 p.m. at IGCA
Join us for an artist talk with John Coyne where he will share with us some insights into his exhibition on view this month. Please email Karinna, gallery manager, if you have any questions: igcamanager@igcaalaska.org!
Artist Talk with Mariano Gonzales
Tuesday, June 15 starting at 6:30 p.m.
Join us for an artist talk with Mariano Gonzales, where he will share with us some insight into his exhibition Artifacts and Fictions, on view this month in the Center and South Galleries. Please email Karinna, gallery manager, if you have any questions: igcamanager@igcaalaska.org.
May Artist Talk (via Zoom) with Natalie Baxter
Thursday, May 20th at 12:00 p.m. (AKST)
Natalie, whose exhibittion Home Front is currently on view in the North Gallery, will be joining us remotely from the East Coast for an artist talk via Zoom. You can find more information about Natalie and her show on our blog. Please email Karinna, igcamanager@igcaalaska.org, for the link.
May Artist Talks with Carol Lambert and Sharon Trager
May 11th starting at 6:00 p.m.
Join us for artist talks with Carol Lambert and Sharon Trager, where they will share with us some insight into their current exhibitions on view this month in the Center and South Galleries. These talks will be held in person at the IGCA and we are limiting capacity to 20 people in order to allow for safe distancing. If you would like to attend, please RSVP using the form below.
Please email Karinna, gallery manager, if you have any questions or concerns - igcamanager@igcaalaska.org
2021 Members Only Celebration
We are so excited to be able to host a reception for this year’s Members Exhibition!
This year might not be as carefree and open as years past, but we are moving forward with a combination in-person/virtual gathering and we couldn’t be more excited for the opportunity to see everyone in the space once again.
Click the button below to find out all the details and to RSVP.
Questions about membership? VIsit our membership page or email Donna at membership@igcaalaska.org. She is happy to answer any and all things membership.
2020 Events
ALL EVENTS ARE SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO COVID-19
Thursdays at 6:30 | Life Drawing
We are excited to be partnering with Chris Judd and Carol Lambert to offer life drawing sessions at the gallery Thursday from 6:30 - 9:30. These will be weekly open sessions with a live model. For more information click the button below.
2019 Events
July 25th 6:30 | Artist Talk with Anna Widman and Federica Bruni
Center and South Gallery artists, Anna Widman from Kenai and Federica Bruni from Italy, share a little about their lives, process, and inspirations
July 6th 2:00 | Artist Talk with Emma Reynolds
North Gallery Artist, Emma’s Reynolds, is a visiting printmaker from London. Join us on Saturday for a chance to hear about her practice and inspiration.
June 27th 5:30 | Birds of the Edge Closing Reception
Join us on Thursday, June 27 at IGCA for a closing reception for our June exhibition Birds on the Edge: Dynamic Boundaries.This event is taking place during the meeting of the American Ornithological Society in Anchorage from June 24 - 28. In addition to exhibition curators attending this reception, we will have artist talks from Leslie Sharpe, Amberlie Perkin and James Temte. Light refreshments will be provided.
June 22nd 12-6pm | Anchorage Downtown Solstice Celebration | Chalk Art on G Street!
May 24th 6:30 | Artist Talk with Shoko Takahashi and Mikhail Siskoff
Join us for artist talks with two of our May artists, Mikhail Siskoff and Shoko Takahashi. Mikhail's exhibition of collages, "Dollar Cinema", is on view in the South Gallery and Shoko's exhibition of artist books and prints, "The Illusion of Motion in the Accordion Book", is on view in the North Gallery.
April 23rd 6:30 - 7:30 | Artist Talk with Don Decker
Join us at the gallery for this wonderful opportunity to hear insight into Don Decker’s inspirations, process, and motivations as a life long dedicated artist.
March Sundays at 6:00 | Life Drawing
We are excited to be partnering with Chris Judd and Carol Lambert to offer life drawing sessions at the gallery Sundays from 6:00 - 9:00. These will be weekly open sessions with a live model.
Doors open at 5:30, session begins promptly at 6:00.
Cost is $10 per session
March 30th 4-7pm | Members Only Closing Reception
We literally wouldn't be here without you all and this is our chance to thank you for helping make the IGCA the coolest non-profit gallery on D street!
March 16th 1-3pm | Stories from Santa Fe to Anchorage Workshop
Daniel McCoy Jr., They Speak to Me, 2017, acrylic on wood panels
As part of the upcoming Kimura Gallery exhibition of new work by Santa Fe based artist, Daniel McCoy Jr. (Muscogee Creek/Citizen Potawatomi Nation) we are putting together a Saturday afternoon community project called Stories from Santa Fe to Anchorage at the Kimura Gallery in the UAA Arts Building.
For this project, we are going to tap into our own individual stories to create a collective mural-style artwork based on a design by McCoy.
We will kick things off with presentations from Alaskan storyteller, Alvin Amason, and then get to work painting characters from our own stories to hang in the gallery for the remainder of the exhibition.
This is a free workshop but due to space and materials attendance is limited to 15 participants.
March 3rd at 6:00 | Life Drawing
We are excited to be partnering with Chris Judd and Carol Lambert to offer life drawing sessions at the gallery Sundays from 6:00 - 9:00. These will be weekly open sessions with a live model. Cost is $10 per session.
February 21st at 6:30 | Volunteer Get Together
Please join us from 6:30 - 7:30pm for a get-together for all current volunteers and those interested in becoming volunteers.
This is a chance to meet and talk with your fellow volunteers, some IGCA board members and the gallery manager. It's also an opportunity for us to fill you all in on gallery procedures, a new coded key system and the upcoming year at the gallery.
Light refreshments will be provided. Everyone is strongly encouraged to attend!
February 17th at 4:00 | Mary Kancewick Book Launch: Be-Hooved
Please join long-time IGCA volunteer Mary Kancewick this Sunday, February 17, 4 - 6 p.m. at IGCA for the launch of her recently published book of poems, Be-hooved. Learn more about Mary and her book at https://www.markapoet.com/
October 23rd at 6:00 | Artist Talk
We are happy to welcome Center Gallery artist, Stephen Gray and North Gallery Artist, Louke Ellenbroek to talk about their exhibitions, process and inspiration.
May 24th at 6:30 | Artist Talk
We are excited to have all three exhibiting artists, Susan Joy Share, Tami Phelps, and Richard J. Murphy available to present about their work and current exhibits.
April 28th 1-3pm | Volunteer Appreciation Party
Get together for the current IGCA volunteers to meet, learn about the new systems, and talk with the manager and board members.
April 26th at 6:30pm | Artist Talk
Artist talk and panel discussion with the artist couples from the Duos Show
April 15th 2018, 2:00 - 5:00 pm | The Artist as Culture Producer: Conversations in Alaska Workshop
At the Anchorage Museum Auditorium- Sharon Louden and Matthew Deleget conduct professional development workshops sharing keys for artists to sustain their creative lives. Based on Sharon Louden's webinars for Creative Capital and centered around the professional development platform, ArtistsThrive.org, Sharon and Matthew not only give information that applies to everyone but also try to resolve issues by individuals who bring their inquiries to them. This is open to all. Documentation supports these workshops. Artists bring your questions! Matthew and Sharon are excited to answer them.
April 12th 2018, 6:30 - 8:30pm | The Artist as Culture Producer: Conversations in Alaska Presentation
At the Anchorage Museum Auditorium- Book Conversation based on Sharon Louden’s book The Artist as Culture Producer: Living and Sustaining a Creative Life. Sharon will moderate a conversation with contributors to her book Hrag Vartanian, Matthew Deleget, and Deana Haggag.
March 10th at 2:00 | Artist Talk
We will be inviting UAA Painting and Sculpture Students and Teachers to discuss the work and theme, Technology and Nature
February 15th 2018, 6:30pm | ARTIST TALK
Presentations by exhibiting artists Elise Rose on her show Earthwork (showing in the Center Gallery), and Karinna Gomez on her show Interior (showing in the North Gallery).
February 4th 2018, 11-3pm | WORKSHOP
Workshop by the wonderful Elissa Meyers of BLUEREDYELLOW
OCTOBER 20, 2017 | ARTIST TALK
Presentations by Dr. Dalee Sambo Dorough, Joe Senungetuk, nand Linda Lyons with an introduction by curator Pat Shelton
AUGUST 4, 2017 | ARTIST TALK
Artist talks by Kes Woodward and Bill Brody
JULY 25, 2017 | ARTIST TALK
Artist talk by Anne Wedler
JUNE 17, 2017 | CONTEMPORARY CHALK ART CHALLENGE
April 7, 2017 Artist Talk
Artist talk by Carmel Anderson
January 27, 2017 Member and Volunteer Party
December 15, 2016 Artist Talk
Artist talk by Honor Bowman Hall, Sandra Talbot, Jason Fristensky and David Pettibone
Monster Drawing Rally Friday, October 7, 2016
The Monster Drawing Rally was an event in which artists came together and created drawings live in the gallery, in one hour shifts. Part exhibition, part performance, the event allowed art enthusiasts to see the artist at work during First Friday!
IGCA BLOCK PARTY Friday, Sept. 2, 5 PM - 10 PM
THANKS to all of our wonderful sponsors
The Wonderful Beer and Wine Garden Team:
SJ Klein
Rainbo Herfindahl
Our Fantastic Food Trucks:
The Magpie
Sugarhouse Waffles
The Tasty Traveler
The talented musicians:
Tatiana Agnew
Fiona Rose
The Frothy Moths
Jake Hamaker
Naked Mabel
Tanana Rafters
Momentum Dance Collective:
Therese Brennan
Becky Kendall
Jessie Embley
Amy Kofoid
Ariel Graham
Zachary Lasiter
Karlyn Grotts
Great Joy Nelson
Taylor M. Hicks
Brian Belcher
Leticia Wade
Ellie Gottstein
Our Participating Artists:
Alaska Plein Air Painters (Don Kolstad)
Anchorage Community Works (Will Dowd)
Anchorage Opera
Chris Arellano
Cyrano’s Theater
Tom Chung
Graham Dane
Bailey Gamble
Jonathan Lang
Keren Lowell
Linda Lyons
Kim Marcucci
Melancholy Press (Joe and Donna Carr)
Elissa Meyers
Momentum Dance Collective
Holly Nordlum
David Pettibone
Jovell Rennie
Elise Rose
Fiona Rose
Susan Joy Share
SPARC
James Temte
Uptown Artists
Heidi Weiland
Our Volunteers:
Jade Aldridge
Matt Beattie
Amanda Bradshaw
Alisa Burns
Garrett Burtner
Katherine Coons
Amy Devereux
Lukas Easton
Allison Estergard
Mark Figura
Marge Fowler
Honor Hall
Philip Hall
Rainbo Herfindahl
Carl Hild
SJ Klein
Keren Lowell
Linda Lucky
Joshua Lynn
Enzina Marrari
Hollis Mickey
Don Mohr
Elise Rose
Kelly Ryan
Kirk Scott
Milo Stickle-Frizzell
Lacie Stiewing
Craig Suchland
Michele Suchland
Val Svancara
Levi Werner
Jamie Whiteman
Tracy Williams
Jocelyn Young
Our Event Committee:
Garrett Burtner, Honor Hall, Keren Lowell, Enzina Marrari (Chair), Elise Rose, Michele Suchland (Chair), Jamie Whiteman, Tracy Williams, Jocelyn Young
August 11, 2016 Artist Talk
Artist talk by Graham Dane
July 28, 2016 Artist Talk
Curator talk by Graham Dane
April 15, 2016 Artist Talk
Artist talks by Lukas Easton, Jade Ariah, Carol McCarty, Sandra Talbot, and Will Kozloff
March 25, 2016 Artist Talk
Artist talk by Stephen Gray
February 11, 2016 Artist Talks
Artist talks by Honor Bowman, Sarah Melissa Whalen and Don Decker
January 8, 2016 Artist Talks
Artist talks by Allison Estergard, Lukas Easton and Sharon Trager
October 30, 2015 Member Appreciation Party at IGCA
September 18, 2015 Artist Talk at IGCA
Esther Hong, Curator and artists Rachelle Dowdy, Pat Shelton, and Susan Share
Second Annual IGCA Block Party September 4, 2015
OUR SPONSORS: Blaines Art, Cabin Fever, Gold Star Printing, Hulin Alaskan Design, NeighborWorks Alaska, Relax Alaska, Sparc: a creative place, Stephan Fine Arts & The Crest Gallery in Hotel Captain Cook, The Quilted Raven, Marsha Burns, Jana Hayenga, Kim Marcucci, Garry Mealor, Jo Michalski and Tina Tomsen M.D.
ARTISTS & PERFORMERS: SPARC artists, Salila-Andrea Kubitza with Krambambuli Puppet Theater, Julie Fogg, Don Kolstad and the Plein Air Painters, Heidi Weiland, Jonathan Lang, Jenna Gerrety, Moises Hernandez, Kim Marcucci, Mike Conti, Sarah Burtner, Susan Joy Share, Cecilia Karoly-Lister and Out North Theater, Whitney Youngman, Joe and Donna Carr, Anchorage Guerilla Knitters, Elise Rose, Momentum Dance Collective, Anchorage Opera, Tanana Rafters, Michael Faubion, JR and the Red Handed, Whitney Youngman, Naked Mable, Termination Dust, Dutchess and Anchorage Vaudeville and Friends: Melissa Wanamaker, Paisley Wanamaker, Ella Wanamaker, Michael Bringold, Fiona Worcester and Jim Kerr.
VOLUNTEERS: Heather Bane, Rebecca Brubaker, Will Dowd, Mark Figura, Marge Fowler, Sam Gonzalez, Philip Hall, Carl Hild, Keren Lowell, Cheryl Lyon, Sadie Lyon, Don Mohr, Michelle Owen, Eryn Rose, Kelly Ryan, Sarana Schell, Craig Suchland, Scott McDonald, Valerie Svancara, Garrett Burtner, Alex Waggoner and Levi Werner.
BLOCK PARTY COMMITTEE: Honor Bowman, Sarah Burtner, Amy Devereux, Sarah Glaser, Enzina Marrari, Tracy Roesch-Williams, Elise Rose, Michele Suchland and Jamie Whiteman.
And thanks to the following for their contributions: Alaska Knit Nat – Natasha Price, Anchorage Downtown Partnership, Arctic Provisions, Cyrano’s Off Center Playhouse, Ghost Light Cafe, Ginger and The Magpie.
August 2015 Artist Talk at IGCA
Cam Choy
August 7th, 7 pm
Ted Kim
August 28th, 6 pm
Keren Lowell
August 28th, 6 pm
July 2015 Artist Talks at IGCA
Mieko Takamae
July 3rd, 7pm
Ricky Tagaban
July 10th, 6pm
Alanna DeRocchi
July 31st, 6pm
