Meeting Times

Third Friday of every month; Noon @ the Bear Gallery, Pioneer Park.

Mission Statement

The Business and Arts Committee will promote a thriving community by building beneficial Business – Arts relationships.

Committee Members

June Rogers (Chair), Fairbanks Arts Association & McCafferty’s

Ken Kokjer (Vice-Chair), Co-Op Arts

Claire Hoffman, Wells Fargo

Nikki Kinne, Watercolors by Nikkine

Amy Nordrum, Downtown Association

Emilie Wright, Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival

2012 Program of Work

Goals for the Year

• Advocate for a strong Arts community
• Provide educational opportunities

Programs & Projects for the Year

• Artist of the Year contest
• “Friends of the Arts” program
• First Friday
• Recommend appropriate General Membership Luncheon Programs/Panel Discussions

2011 Friends of the Arts Award Recipients

• Wells Fargo
• S Salon
• KUAC & AlaskaOne
• Co-Op Arts
• Marshall Arts Design