About
OUR MISSION / WHO WE ARE / ABOUT THE DIRECTOR / OUR STAFF
OUR MISSION
To Nurture Global Connections through Culture and the Arts
Who We Are
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The Alaska World Arts Festival is a meeting place for worldwide artists and audiences of all ages, to share culture and ideas with Alaskans and the rest of the world through a variety of art forms reminding all of us of our capacity for love and generosity.
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The 2020 Festival included local events and unprecedented virtual performances, workshops, classes, films, and panel discussions brought to the comfort of your home by artists around the world.
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Artists in the 2020 Alaska World Arts Festival represented Alaska, Australia, Argentina, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cambodia, England, Germany, Hungary, India, Ireland, Japan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Nepal, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Spain, Tanzania, and coast to coast across the United States.
About the Director
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Long time Alaska resident Sally Oberstein has worked as a performer in dance, music and theater. She studied and taught art, worked as a professional musician and recording artist, has organized special events across America including the Alaska’s Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival and Salmonfest.
In 1997, she founded Generous Adventures, a fundraising organization through which she has organized and led 30+ cultural, educational and environmental tours on six continents, and raised funds for over 100 worldwide non-profit organizations. Today Sally travels the world, writes and directs community theater, produces a monthly community cultural entertainment event, and occasionally performs as a musician. She has a quirky, however effective management style and is intensely passionate about the arts, world culture, and uniting the two. |
I am excited to be part of the growing appreciation for the arts adventure in Homer and across Alaska as it accelerates in our daily lives, with Alaska visitors, and across the globe.
Sally Oberstein, Producer/Director 
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Our Staff
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Director/Producer
Sally Oberstein Literature Events Nancy Lord Marketing Consultants Michael Romanovsky Homer Chamber of Commerce Cody Herron-Webb Christin Maschmann John Christensen |
Website, Graphic Design & Festival Guide
Debi Bodett Special Event Producers Homer Chamber of Commerce (Welcoming Gala) Bunnell Street Gallery (PechaKucha) Pier One Theatre (DramaSlam) Koala Vandruff (Global Acts of Kindness) Desislava Peneva Eason (Dance Around the World) Zoom Tech Cathy Stingley |
Finances
Linda Gorman Gallery Exhibits Karin Marks PR & Marketing Sally Oberstein Inspirations Mary Langham Gaye Wolfe |
