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The Alaska State Council on the Arts and the Alaska Arts and Culture Foundation recently chose four individuals to receive the 2011 Connie Boochever Fellowships in the visual arts. The $2,500 fellowship is for emerging artists, and each year the disciplines alternate between performing, literary and visual arts.

The four recipients are:

James Adcox, visual artist, Nome;
Michael Conti, photography and video, Anchorage;
Ben Huff, photography, Juneau;
Wendy Gingell, ceramic artist, Anchorage

The Connie Boochever Fellowship was established in 2001 by her family after her death to honor and reflect the spirited passion of the arts Mrs. Boochever consistently demonstrated.

Connie Boochever was an avid performer, director, and producer of community theater and a lifelong patron and advocate of the arts. Her crusading efforts gave the arts a voice in Alaskan government and she played a key role in advocating for passage of legislation mandating Percent for Art in Public Places. Connie’s legacy can be seen in art installed in public buildings around the state.

For more information about the 2011 Connie Boochever Fellows, contact the Alaska State Council on the Arts at 1.888.278.7424 or 907.269.6610 in Anchorage. The Fellowships are funded through the Connie Boochever Endowment and the Alaska Arts and Culture Foundation, and administered by the Alaska State Council on the Arts.

Pulp Film Poster Guidelines

2011 Calendar

• Tuesday Oct. 4 Competition opens
• Friday Nov. 5 9 p.m. Submission deadline
• Friday Nov. 11 Notification of acceptance
• Saturday Nov. 12 Exhibition at the SuperTrash Party, 8 pm – Midnight
• Tuesday Nov. 15 Posters will be returned to artists

Submitting a Poster

In conjunction with the SuperTrash exhibition at the Anchorage Museum,
the museum invites you to design your own Pulp Film Poster.

Before submitting posters to the contest, please look at Pulp Film posters* and
familiarize yourself with them. Create a title and poster for a fake movie, based on the SuperTrash theme. Make it B, make it Gory, make it Local, or make it Camp, but make it. Winners will be accepted based on the most original ideas for fake movies, and the most appealing visual design.

*Link to sample posters: http://www.myspace.com/supertrashfest/photos/albums/album/790686

Submit posters to:
Anchorage Museum, 625 C St., Anchorage, AK.
c/o Adam Baldwin, Director of Enterprise and Visitor Services.

All submissions must include
• Contact info: Name, phone, email
• Poster info: Title, medium, and price of each submission (25% commission)
• Tell us if you will sell prints (print them at your own cost). We will provide a sales table for purchases of flat posters (not mounted/framed).

Accepted Media
• Size of poster must be 18” x 24.”
• There can be no three-dimensional materials, flat surfaces only.
• Posters can be mounted on foam core. Don’t frame or laminate your entry.

Awards
• If your poster is accepted, you will receive one free ticket to see the SuperTrash exhibition.
• Accepted posters will be exhibited at the SuperTrash Party and eligible for the People’s Choice Award.

Fine Print
Only original artwork will be considered.
The Anchorage Museum reserves the right to reject any submission.
The Anchorage Museum will not be responsible for any damage to your poster.
The SuperTrash exhibition is organized by The Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, PA.

The exhibition is on view at the Anchorage Museum, Nov. 4, 2011 – Jan. 8, 2012.