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OUR MISSION is to foster the exchange of culture and ideas through art. |
The Alaska World Arts Festival is working to be a carbon neutral festival and have initiated
a carbon offset program in cooperation with local environmental groups.
a carbon offset program in cooperation with local environmental groups.
Note from our director
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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.
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, with our visitor population, and across the globe. 
Sally Oberstein, *Director
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About the Director
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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 Sally Oberstein Finances Linda Gorman Logistics Bryan Carman FisherPoets Steve Schoonmaker Jon Broderick Admin. Assistant & Volunteer Coordinator Pam Van Hoozer Live at Lunch Cindy Brinkerhoff HHS Commons Fine Art Fair Susan Pacillo Comedy Coordinator TBA |
Program Coordinator
Christina Whiting Dance Workshops Jocelyn Shiro Production Consultant Ken Castner Native Arts Coordinator Sara Jackinsky Fab Four Ultimate Tribute Producer 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. KBBI Public Radio Theater Performances Coordinator Pier One Theater Kinetic Synergistic Sculpture Travis Bullock Sponsorship and Development Sally Oberstein Pam Van Hoozer Melissa Blair Linda Gorman Susan Pacillo |
Inspiration
Mary Langham Website Design Debi Bodett Writers/Readings Nancy Lord Art Studios Tour Cynthia Morelli Documentary Film Festival Jamie and Lyn Sutton, Homer Theater Social Media Teresa Sundmark Kristin Mann Assistant Producer Jessica Anne Williams Workshops Organizer Kiirsten Styvar Gallery Openings Karin Marks World Arts Welcoming Soiree Homer Chamber of Commerce Marketing Manager Christin Mann Jessica Anne Williams Fringe Theater Acts Pier One Theater Spectacles Producer Sally Oberstein |
