Date: September 3, 2022
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Centennial Center Theater, Pioneer Park
Featuring performances and presentations by artists, writers, and scientists of the “In a Time of Change: Boreal Forest Stories” project:
Maite Agopian (puppeteer)
Susan Campbell (poet, artist)
Terry Chapin (scientist, author)
Sean Dowgray (musician, composer)
Daryl Farmer (writer)
Susan Grace (musician, songwriter)
Margo Klass (artist)
Debbie Clarke Moderow (writer)
Klara Maisch (artist)
North Star Ballet
Brody Lane Shappell (poet)
Artistic Director: Susan Grace
Embark on a foray into the forest with over 44 cross-disciplinary creators of In a Time of Change (ITOC): Boreal Forest Stories. For more than one and a half years, artists, writers, environmental educators, humanities scholars, and scientists exchanged knowledge and perspectives on the boreal forest and explored narrative as it applies across the disciplines. Through their original works, participants tell stories rooted in the boreal forest, including its ecology, its inhabitants, and their interactions. Their creative works appear in the Boreal Forest Stories multimedia gallery exhibit, literary reading, live performances, booklet, website, and a forthcoming book.
ITOC: Boreal Forest Stories was directed by UAF professor Mary Beth Leigh. Artists Margo Klass, Ree Nancarrow, and Susan Campbell curated the visual art exhibit and Jennifer Moss contributed graphic and web design. Writers Carolyn Kremers and Daryl Farmer led the writers’ cohort and musician Susan Grace directed the live performance. Geographer Elizabeth Alexander provided organizational assistance and artist Klara Maisch coordinated social media outreach. Lissy Goralnik (Michigan State University) performed research and evaluation of the collaborative process and its impacts. Boreal Forest Stories was funded by the National Science Foundation through the Bonanza Creek Long Term Ecological Research Program with additional support from the UAF Institute of Arctic Biology and other sponsors. Special thanks to the Fairbanks Arts Association for hosting the exhibit premiere.
More information is available on the Boreal Forest Stories page of the ITOC website.
Contact: Mary Beth Leigh, ITOC Director, mbleigh@alaska.edu
