March in the Bear Gallery: UP WITH ART, The Annual FNSBSD Student Art Show

March in the Bear Gallery: Up With Art

Exhibition on View: March 1-28 during National Youth Art Month

First Friday opening reception, Friday March 1st, 5 p.m.-8 p.m.

Grades 6-8 award ceremony, Friday March 1st at 5:30 p.m. 

Grades 9-12 award ceremony, Friday March 1st at 6:30 p.m. 

Grades K-5 reception and award ceremony, Sunday March 3rd from 2-3 p.m.

The Bear Gallery is located on the third floor of the Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts building in Pioneer Park at 2300 Airport Way, Fairbanks, Alaska.

Don’t miss this beautiful and vibrant annual show that Fairbanks Arts and the community look forward to during Youth Art Month each year!

Art is key to a complete education and is a powerful vehicle for expression, exploration, and skill-building– Fairbanks Arts is proud to present the Up With Art student art exhibition in partnership with the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District (FNSBSD). K–12 grade students enrolled in an FNSBSD-affiliated institution were invited to submit one piece of art made at home or in school to the Up With Art student art exhibition!

We are excited to announce this year’s Jurors:

Meredith Maple-Children's Museum Director and FNSBSD School Board Member

Robin Child-Artist, professor at UAF, board member on AAEC 

Savannah Fletcher-FNSB Assembly Member, Candidate for FNSB Mayor

Maite Agopian-Puppeteer and education specialist

Amy Edler-Maker and sewist 

Fairbanks Arts asked K-5 students to create artwork inspired by the categories of Imagination, Stories, and Connection.

Grades 6-8 students were asked to create two-dimensional and three-dimensional pieces with the chance to win Best of Show, 2nd Place, or 3rd Place in each category.

Grades 9-12 students were asked to submit two-dimensional and three-dimensional works with a chance to win Best of Show for each category as well as an opportunity to win First, Second, Third place, and Honorable Mentions in media-based categories. 

Categories include: drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, digital and graphic arts, ceramics, sculpture, jewelry, mixed media, and Native arts.  

This event is free and open to the public, thanks to our generous donors and sponsors.