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WHO WE ARE / OUR MISSION / ABOUT THE DIRECTOR / OUR STAFF
Who We Are
The Alaska World Arts Festival is an assembly of worldwide artists and audiences of all ages, engaging in an exchange of culture and ideas through multiple art forms by means of workshops, performances, exhibits, presentations, and studio tours. The Festival offers avenues for artists and art lovers to converge in 50 Homer, Alaska venues and embrace the arts as an inclusive world community, now and for generations to come.
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Our Mission
Our mission is to broaden community understanding and tolerance at the local, statewide, and global levels through diverse cultural exchange and celebration of world arts.
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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 & 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 our visitor population and across the globe.
Sally Oberstein, Producer/Director 
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Our Staff
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Director/Producer
Sally Oberstein Admin. Assistant & Volunteer Coordinator Pam Van Hoozer Jody Rose Steinberg Artist Housing Chris Laing Artist's Transportation Pat McNary Alaska Marketing Consultant Debi Bodett John Woodbury Homer Chamber of Commerce International Marketing Consultant Debi Bodett Jill Frechtman Chris Mann Press Agent Sally Oberstein Finances Linda Gorman Logistics Linda Manning FisherPoets Nancy Lord Steve Schoonmaker Jon Broderick Events Coordinator Sally Oberstein Live at Lunch Cindy Brinkerhoff Treasures Fine Art Show Susan Pacillo Craftmasters Arts and Crafts Fair Susan Pacillo Poster Distribution Holly Ambrose (Homer) Cody Herron-Webb (Anchorage) |
Assistant to the Director
Barb Seaman Jody Rose Steinberg Sara Jackinsky Program Coordinator Christina Whiting Advertising & Festival Guide Sally Oberstein Dance Workshops Jocelyn Shiro Production Consultant (Mariner Theater) Ken Castner Native Arts Coordinator Sara Jackinsky Burning Basket Mavis Muller Feature Event Producers Jim Stearns/Salmonfest Ken Castner/Homer Nutcracker Productions KBBI Public Radio Theater Performances Coordinator Pier One Theatre Sponsorship and Development Linda Gorman Barb Seaman Sally Oberstein Family Cultural Show Coordinator Cathy Stingley Festival Guide Editor Linda Manning Festival Photographer Chris Mann Tim Steinberg Lisa Linegar Fiona Linegar Art in Plain View Cindy Brinkerhoff Alaska World Arts Festival Closing Party Addoris (Adi) Davis |
Inspiration
Mary Langham Senior Grant Writer Sally Oberstein Grant Writer Assistant Carol Swartz Website & Graphics Design Debi Bodett Writers/Readings Coordinator Nancy Lord Pottery Exposé and Studios Tours Cynthia Morelli Homer Documentary Film Festival Jamie and Lyn Sutton, Homer Theatre Social Media Manager Chris Mann Workshops Organizer Kiirsten Styvar Gallery Openings Karin Marks World Arts Welcoming Soiree Homer Chamber of Commerce Marketing Director Debi Bodett Marketing Manager Chris Mann Fringe Theater Acts Pier One Theatre Other Festival Volunteers Lilia Delgado Linda Manning Shelley Rainwater Michael McKinney Bobby Copeland McKinney Dharti Patel Kathleen Dose Koehl Brenda Dolma James Dolma Shirley Fedora Marcia Boone Sherry Stead Ginger Bryant |
