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Ron Senungetuk - carved wood panels Abraham Anghik Ruben - stone & bronze sculpture
Aug 3 - Sept 5, 2012
Reception Aug 3, 5 - 7pm, Artist Talks 6pm First Friday concert Michael Bauermeister & Gloria Attoun, 730pm
 Ron Senungetuk 's recent work explores traditional Bering Sea cosmologies in abstract form. Born in Wales, Alaska, on the western tip of the Seward Peninsula, Senungetuk is the recipient of many distinguished honors and awards including a Fullbright Scholarship to study in Oslo, Norway in 1969; the State of Alaska Governor's Award for the Arts in 1979; and named Professor of Art, Emeritus, University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1986. Dedicated to the creative spirit and an objective to provide educational opportunities for young Native artists, Senungetuk founded and directed the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) Native Arts Center and was head of the UAF Art Department from 1977 until his retirement in 1986. He is a frequent speaker, presenter, and panelist addressing subjects including cultural identity, contemporary Native art, and traditional Alaska Native art.He lives in Homer. Abraham Anghik Ruben is an Inuvialuit artist residing in the Southern Gulf Islands of British Columbia. Ruben was a student of Ron's at the Native Arts Center at UAF. They also have a common heritage from the Wales, Alaska, area. "I've always been intrigued by the circa 1,000 a.d. Inuit-Norse connection in the Arctic and am interested in the show.His studies of the cultures of the circum- polar world, including those of Siberia, Scandinavia, Greenland and Iceland, have also included the changing arctic landscape from the ancient past to our present. I have found that the contact period from the early 900's to the 1400's pregnant with potential for storytelling. I have drawn my material from Inuit and Norse myths and legends, historical contact, and my own imagination of what may have happened between two arctic peoples who hold similar world views through shamanism in the early years of contact. There is a certain amount of responsibility on my part to tell the stories that haven't found a voice. These stories come directly from my own culture but they are also stories of my Ancestors and our contact with other cultures."
Bunnell Street Arts Center's Exhibition Program is generously sponsored by the Paul G Allen Family Foundation.
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Michael Bauermeister and Gloria Attoun Concert Aug 3, 730pm
Hailing from Missouri, Gloria and Michael share a passion for life and adventure through original folk songs on banjo, guitar, dobro and mandolin. Click here to listen Bunnell concerts are pay-as-you-can, $15 suggested.
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Kenai Peninsula Orchestra NoonTime Tunes Mark Wolbers, Clarinet plays at Bunnell Aug 7, noon
Kenai Peninsula Orchestra presents free concerts on the Kenai Peninsula at different venues throughout their two week festival that culminates in "Chopin and Chocolate" at the Tutka Bay Lodge.
Dr. Mark Wolbers is Professor of Music at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) where he is the Wind and Percussion Studies Division Head, Professor of Clarinet, and Conductor of the University Wind Ensemble.
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Tim Easton and Megan Palmer Aug 12, 730 pm
California-based guitarist and singer-songwriter Tim Easton is a contemporary troubadour who finds inspiration and reward in the life of a traveling musician. He plays with violinist and harmony singer Megan Palmer at Bunnell, a favorite acoustic venue and listening room.
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Wine and Chocolate Tasting Aug 17, 6 to 8 pm $10 tickets, Wine sold by the glass
Kim and Gordon Terpening, versatile artists in all media, opened Chocolate, an artisanal chocolate shop in Bisbee, Arizona in 2008. Chocolate, like coffee or wine, has different flavors and characteristics depending on the region of the world from where it originates. Cacoa beans must be handled differently to bring out their unique flavors. Join chocolatiers Kim and Gordon to learn more about chocolate and wine pairings in this delicious tasting!
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Best of Spenard Jazz Fest presents the first of two concerts this fall
August 18, 730pm
Jazz lovers in Homer can enjoy the Best of the Fest TWICE this year when jazz ambassadors from the 5th Annual Spenard JazzFest come to town to share their love and invoke the spirit of jazz. Best of the Fest I Original Alaskan Jazz by the Spenard JazzFest "House Band" Alex Cruver - piano, Heidi Herbert-Lovern - bass, Erik Bleicher - drums. Alex Cruver's ensemble promises the art form a long healthy future.This young trio with an old soul will be joined by SJF festival director Yngvil Vatn Guttu on trumpet. The group will perform only original compositions - a condition for being part of Spenard JazzFest. Over the past five years SJF has made recordings of their live concerts, and the brand new 5th anniversary compilation JAZZ IN ALASKA is available at the concert along with festival art and other merchandise. Pay as you can, $15 suggested.
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Bunnell recieves Rasmuson Foundation Tier One grant
Bunnell received a $20,500 Rasmuson Tier One grant to support Creative Placemaking in Old Town, Homer and improve organi-zational capacity through new software, board development, and in-house improvements. We are continually grateful for the Rasmuson Foundation's support of Alaska's Arts and Culture and non-profit institutions. The Rasmuson Foundation is a visionary strategic leader that sparks innovative Alaskan development, from seeding the Pick.Click.Give charitable giving mechanism, to strengthening the non-profit sector Alaska-wide.
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Bunnell Street Arts Center is on Time Bank! Volunteers are needed to assist in hosting the Arts Center. Give an hour of your time at Bunnell and receive an hour of time from community members or tickets to Bunnell events.
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AUGUST EVENTS
Exhibit Opening and Artist Talk Aug 3, 6 pm
Gloria Attoun & M. Bauermeister folk concert Aug 3, 730 pm Plein-Air Paint Out Aug 3-5 KPO Noontime Tunes Aug 7, noon Tim Easton and Megan Palmer folk/rock oncert Aug 12, 730pm Wine and Chocolate Tasting Aug 12, 6-8pm Best of Spenard Jazz Fest Concert Aug 18, 730pm Shawn Zuke Art to Prisons Proj. Concert Sept. 1 Dan MacElrath Jazz Quartet September 8 Michael Howard & Heather Steward folk concert Sept. 22 Cliff Eberhardt folk concert Sept. 26 AKU-MATU Inupiaq Rap "Calling all Polar Bears" @Islands and Oceans Visitors Center Oct. 26 & 27 Ellis Paul folk concert November 9 Red Hot Patriot live theater November 16, 17, 18 Its A Wonderful Life, live theater December 14, 15, 16 
| 2012 Exhibitions
August
Ron Senungetuk
Abraham Ruben
September
Alan Parks
October
Micke Lippe Artist inResidence
November
Kathy Smith
December
Deland Anderson Bunnell's Board of Directors:
Rika Mouw, Pres. Flo Larson,Vice-pres.
Aimee Sulczynski,Sec.
Carol Swartz Gaye Wolfe Diane McBride Maura Brenin Jo Michalski Ann-M. Wimmerstedt Brianna Allen
Sandy Gillespie Carla Klinker Cope Erin Hollowell Angela Brock
staff: Asia Freeman Art/Exec. Director Adele Groning Asst. Director

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Susan McLane and Hal Smith
Beth Nehus
James and Nedra Evenson
Gina Hollomon
Charlotte Fox
Sean Licka
Richard Reed
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Bunnell Street Arts Center is a non-profit membership organization sponsored by Homer Foundation, Alaska State Council on the Arts, the City of Homer Grants Program Through the Homer Foundation, Rasmuson Foundation, WESTAF/NEA and members like you!
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