Foster Love, Foster Care
Foster Love, Foster Care
Artist Carmel Anderson and the Ketchikan Indian Community present a collaborative exhibit that uses the power of art to explore the challenges and triumphs of foster care. An installation of life-sized, mixed-medium sculptures, the artist created to be thought-provoking as it presents the unique realities of foster care. Thank you to the Alaska Humanities Forum, Alaska Children's Trust, the Rasmuson Foundation, and Alaska Airlines for your contributions to this exhibit. The exhibition is intended to be experienced in person and encourages the viewer to walk through some of the realities of foster children, and invites the viewer to share stories of their own experiences.
Open to the public • 330 Main Street • Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, through April 29th, 2022. Masks required.
Online • www.ketchikanarts.org • The exhibit is available to view 24/7 at the Online Main Street Gallery.
Community Conversation • Ted Ferry Civic Center • Thursday, May 12th, 6:00 - 7:30 pm Doors open at 5:30 pm
A conversation to discuss the Foster Care situation in Ketchikan. This is a project in collaboration with the Ketchikan Indian Community and the Alaska Humanities Forum. The Community Conversation hopes to answer the leading question, "How can we ensure that all our children thrive, including and especially our most vulnerable?”
The conversation will open with a short performance staged by Keith Smith.
All community members are encouraged to attend, share stories and ideas, meet advocates, gain insight, ask questions, and learn more about Foster Care realities in Ketchikan in hopes to bring about change.. Free and open to all!
preregistration is appreciated but not required. RSVP at www.kictribe.info/fosterlovefostercare