Note from our producer
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The Alaska World Arts Festival is a two-week assembly of worldwide artists and audiences of all ages, engaging in an exchange of passion, purpose, education and culture through all 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.
I am excited to be part of the growing appreciation for the Alaskan ARTS adventure in Homer and across the state, as it accelerates in our daily lives and with our visitor population. 
Sally Oberstein, *Producer
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About the Producer
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Sally Oberstein, an Alaska resident since 1975 arrived with an education and experience in art, music, dance and theater. She pursued a master’s degree in community development, and in the ‘80s worked as a professional musician & recording artist. During her 40 years in Alaska, she taught art, music and theater, supervised Anchorage Community Programs, was Concert Director for DB Music/Down Home Guitar and Assistant Director/Producer for Salmonfest Music Festival. She served as director of Kachemak Heritage Land Trust in the mid-nineties.
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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. |
Our Staff
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Advertising & Festival Guide
Jill Tillion Sally Oberstein Susan Pacillo Artist Housing Chris Laing Alaska Marketing Consultant John Woodbury Homer Chamber of Commerce International Marketing Consultant Jill Frechtman Press Agent Teresa Sundmark Bookkeeping Linda Gorman Logistics Bryan Carman Linda Manning FisherPoets Toby Sullivan Admin. Assistant & Volunteer Coordinator Pam Van Hoozer Live at Lunch TBA HHS Commons Fine Art Fair Susan Pacillo Comedy Coordinator TBA |
Featured Music Acts
Salmonfest Dance Workshops Jocelyn Shiro Production Consultant Ken Castner Native Arts Coordinator Sara Jackinsky Music Coordinator Jim Stearns/Salmonfest Burning Basket Mavis Muller Moving Image Arts Michael Walsh Artist Transportation Pat McNary Feature Presentations Jim Stearns/Salmonfest Ken Castner/Homer Nutcracker Prods. Theater Performances Coordinator Pier One Theater Kinetic Synergistic Sculpture Travis Bullock Sponsorship and Development Sally Oberstein Melissa Blair Wearable Arts Lynne Burt, Kari Multz & Bunnell Street Art Center |
Inspiration
Mary Langham Website Design Debi Bodett Writer's Reading Schedule Nancy Lord Art Studios Tour Cynthia Morelli Documentary Film Festival Jamie and Lyn Sutton, Homer Theater Social Media Teresa Sundmark Assistant Producer Jessica Anne Williams Workshops Organizer Kiirsten Styvar Gallery Openings Karin Marks World Arts Welcoming Soiree Homer Chamber of Commerce Marketing Manager Jessica Anne Williams Fringe Theater Acts Pier One Theater Spectacles Producer Sally Oberstein |
