ALASKA DESIGN FORUM LECTURE CALENDAR

2008-2009 Season Location and Time Information:
Anchorage lectures take place at the Anchorage Museum of History and Art @ 7pm, Fairbanks lectures take place at the Blue Loon @ 6pm, Juneau lectures take place at the Silverbow Bakery @ 6pm

Admission Costs:
General admission is $10, Alaska Design Forum & Museum Members - $7, and
Students - $5.

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2008 - 2009 SEASON: "XGRN"

September 2008

• FREEZE : September 6th, 2008, 7pm : A happening at the Anchorage Museum's atrium will explain:

  1. What the heck is FREEZE?

  2. The 2008-2009 line-up for the Alaska Design Forum's lecture series.

  Enjoy a cool ambiance, with food, libations, and live music by Sean Mormelo. Added to the cool ambiance, to thank donors and sponsors, the event will start with Mayor Mark Begich and Museum Director James Pepper Henry - and most importantly - you. Open to the public. Suggested donation: $25. RSVP info@freezeproject.org or call 907-227-6207.

  Sponsored by: The Alaska Design Forum, the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center, and the International Gallery of Contemporary Art.

• September 15, Anchorage : September 16, Fairbanks : September 17, Juneau
  Cameron Sinclair, Activist, San Francisco
  Please see location and time information above.
  SPONSORED BY: AIA Alaska and Central Section

• Saturday, September 27, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
  SITE/SIGHT Architecture Tour
  
  Join the International Gallery of Contemporary Art and the Alaska Design Forum as we tour three private residences. Architects for the projects will be on hand to offer insight into their design processes. Each of the featured projects is new construction, and either not yet owner occupied or very newly occupied.
  
  6:00 West High School – pick up map or join us on the bus. Meet on the west side of West High School – look for a yellow school bus.
  
  6:15 – 6:45 Westchester Lagoon: Residence designed by Workshop for Architecture & Design
  
  7:00 – 7:30 Gated Subdivision, Turnagain: Residence designed by Dave Cole, Buck Walsky and Tam Bean.
  
  8:00 – 8:30 Upper Hillside: Residence designed by Black + White Studio Architects.
  
  9:00 Return to West High School
  
  Food, wine, transportation provided. $30/pp.
  RSVP to igca@alaskalife.net <mailto:igca@alaskalife.net> or 279-1116
  Proceeds benefit the Alaska Design Forum and the International Gallery, not-for-profit 501(c) (3) organizations

October 2008

• October 6, Anchorage : October 7, Fairbanks : October 8, Juneau
  Fritz Haeg, Eco-Activist, Los Angeles
  Please see location and time information above.
  SPONSORED BY: AIA Alaska and Northern Section

December 2008

• December 1, Anchorage : December 2, Fairbanks
  R & SIE, Architects, Paris, France
  Please see location and time information above.
  SPONSORED BY: McCool Carlson Green Architects & Kumin Associates Inc.
• December 31 : FREEZE EVENTS begin

January 2009

• January 5, Anchorage : January 6, Fairbanks
  Futurefarmers, Artists/Designers, San Francisco
  Please see location and time information above.
  SPONSORED BY: Earthscape and Land Design North

January 2009

• January 12, Anchorage : January 13, Fairbanks : January 14, Juneau
  Ana Rewakowicz, Artist, Montreal
  Please see location and time information above.
  SPONSORED BY: AIA Alaska and Southeast Section

March 2009

• March 16, Anchorage : March 17, Fairbanks
  Barry Bergdoll, Curator, MOMA, New York
  Please see location and time information above.
  SPONSORED BY: kpb Architects

April 2009

• April 6, Anchorage : April 7, Fairbanks : April 8, Juneau
  Mads Hagstrom, Graphic and Product Designer, Oslo, Norway
  Please Note: this lecture will take place at 7pm at the BP ENERGY CENTER in Anchorage on April 6, and at the usual time (6pm) in Fairbanks and (6pm) Juneau
  SPONSORED BY: RIM Architects and RIM Design