Arts and Entertainment

Art exhibits opening this Friday

Downtown

Anchorage Museum

Enjoy free admission to the galleries, film screenings in the auditorium, beer events in Muse and a live astronomy show in the planetarium. Musician Evan Phillips will perform in the west elevator. Learn about birds and their habitats from Anchorage's Bird Treatment Learning Center. Activities developed by the museum's Teen Community Council explore the relationship between community and art. Free admission thanks to ConocoPhillips. Thomas Planetarium admission is extra. 6-9 p.m. Friday, 625 C St. (907-929-9200, anchoragemuseum.org)

International Gallery of Contemporary Art

Katherine Coons' exhibit "Raw Natures" will be in the Center Gallery, "Existence Value" by Allison Estergard will be in the North Gallery and "Can Machines Copy" by Emma Sheffer will be on the south side of IGCA. The  reception is 5-9 p.m. On view through February at 427 D St. (Igcaalaska.org)

The Refugee Assistance and Immigration Services program and Anchorage Artists Co-Op

This reception will focus on artwork, photography and narratives from the refugee community in Alaska. 5-9 p.m. at 601 W. Fifth Ave. $5 suggested donation. At the Anchorage Artist's Co-Op, 601 W. Fifth Ave. (cwilliams@cssalaska.org or 907-222-7359)

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Crest Gallery

On display at the Crest Gallery will be new, whimsical creations in fine silver, gemstones and argentium by Rina Luban. Refreshments and live music. 5:30-8 p.m., The Crest Gallery, 939 W. Fifth Ave. (inside the Captain Cook Hotel). (907-244-8829, beckysfa@yahoo.com)

Real Art Is Better Studio

Scott Clendaniel will transform his painting studio into a pop-up gallery for the evening. There will be oil paintings, limited-edition prints and greeting cards of beer, Alaska scenery and tandem bikes on display and for sale. Complimentary refreshments. 5-7:30 p.m., Fourth Avenue Market Place, 333 W. Fourth Ave., Suite 4. (907-351-2522, realartisbetter.com)

Stephan Fine Arts

This group exhibit will feature paintings depicting the activities, events and places that shaped Alaskans during the pioneering years. Artists include Betty Atkinson (oil), Lynn Brautigam Boots (oil), Mark McDermott (watercolor), Andy Hehnlin (egg tempera) and Janet Waldron (scratchboard). There will be refreshments and live music. Stephan Fine Arts is located inside the Hotel Captain Cook. 5:30-10 p.m. Stephan Fine Arts, 939 W. Fifth Ave. (907-244-8829, stephanfinearts.com)

'Screenagers: Growing up in the Digital Age'

Through poignant and funny stories, along with surprising insights from authors, psychologists and brain scientists, "Screenagers" reveals how tech time impacts kids' development and offers solutions on how adults can empower youth to best navigate the digital world and find balance. Following the film, the Anchorage Museum Teen Community Council will host discussion activities for parents and students to reflect on technology in life. 7-8:30 p.m. Anchorage Museum, 625 C St. (907-929-9200, anchoragemuseum.org)

Alaska Railroad

View art prints and posters from the railroad's commemorative annual art collection dating back decades. The event includes several Alaskans who were commissioned to create original art as the basis for the railroad's annual art prints. Attendees can take advantage of free parking, a free drawing for round-trip rail travel for two, and savings on print and poster purchases. Reception is 5-9 p.m. at Alaska Railroad's Anchorage Historic Depot, 411 W. First Ave.  (907-265-2326)

Midnight Sun Cafe

Ginger Cooley will present vibrant and vivid digital illustrations ranging from high fantasy character designs to children's book illustrations. 5-7 p.m. Midnight Sun Cafe, 245 W. Fifth Ave. (iamcooley.com, 907-743-0572)

Other Openings

Cultural Perceptions of the Disabled in Art and Art History

In the main gallery there will be two films screened on alternating days: "Fixed: The Science/Fiction of Human Enhancement and "Sins Invalid: An Unashamed Claim to Beauty in the Face of Invisibility." Positioned in front of the partitions will be a range of examples focusing on disabled performances to supplement and expand on the issues raised by the films screened in the main gallery. The films and performance clips are entry points into how the "disabled" as opposed to the "abled." Film screenings will be held 5:50-7 p.m. Monday-Friday. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. weekdays through Feb. 17, UAA Kimura Gallery, 3700 Alumni Loop. (oshipe@alaska)

2 Friends Gallery

There will be jewelry from local artists Kate Goodell and Linda Smith as well as hand-dyed scarves by Scharine Kirchoff. Also featured are handmade quilted cards by Mary Downes. Live music. The gallery will be some of the proceeds to the Food Bank. 5-7 p.m., 341 E. Benson Blvd. (907-277-0404, 2friendsgallery.com)

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UAA Arc Gallery

Arc Gallery presents the work of Austin Parkhill, from Homer. Often described as a "hyperrealist" painter, Parkhill has exhibited his artwork nationally including the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. From 2011 to 2015 he lived in the Arctic, where the shifting climate and the coexistence of man and nature have come to motivate his most recent works. There he painted and taught art at Ilisagvik College, a tribal college in the northernmost town in the U.S., Utqiagvik (Barrow). In 2015, he was awarded the Connie Boochever Artist Fellowship by the Alaska State Council on the Arts. 7:30 a.m.-8 p.m. UAA Arc Gallery, 3211 Providence Dr. (oshipe@alaska.edu)

Blue.Holloman Gallery

Blue.Holloman will show work from artists whose lives have been touched by cancer. The showcase is part of the 2017 Let Every Woman Know Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Weekend that is dedicated to cancer awareness through arts, community and education. 5-8 p.m. Blue.Hollomon Gallery, 3555 Arctic Blvd., No. C5. (907-263-1009, leteverywomanknow.org)

 
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