Application Open April 25th - June 25th, 2026
Results Announced: July 1st, 2026
Exhibition Dates: August 7th - September 1st, 2026
The Dream show is a juried, curated show organized by Ethan/Kayaani J Lauesen and is made possible by the URSA Major Fund supported by the Andy Warhol Foundation. The show is open to all Alaskan artists and encourages applicants to create and enter work that explores the theme of Dreams. From mercurial premonitions to planning ahead for your future, dreaming often represents many facets of how we navigate and experience life. From the mundane to the significant, dreaming finds itself rooted in routines, relationships, and the spaces we inhabit. I am specifically interested in observing and curating a body of work that celebrates the diversity of dreaming among Alaskan artists. Each dream is unique and the work I intend to select should incorporate elements of personal experience in each piece.
Need examples for idea generation?:
What do dreams mean to you?
Think of the places, routines, relationships, and activities that you associate with your dreams.
Where do you wish to see yourself in the future?
Place and materials based work often hold more meaning depending on the conceptual content of the work and how those materials relate in tandem to the environments they reference.
Conscience versus Subconscience? Think about conscious decisions/actions in contrast to the more subconscious and mundane.
Daydreaming versus dreaming while sleeping,
Some individuals experience lucid dreaming and can retain memories of those dreams for a long time, are you one of those individuals? How would you represent that in your work?
Do you often find yourself daydreaming? Think of the spaces you find yourself lost in thought.
Do you experience nightmares often? Think about the kind of work you can create in response to these experiences.
Venue:
The Dream Show will be held at Well Street Art Company based in Fairbanks Alaska.
1304 Well Street
Fairbanks, AK 99701
(907)452-6169
Exhibit and Sales:
The gallery takes a standard 50% commission for pieces available for sale. This is a standard practice among most galleries for operating costs. You can enlist your work as Not For Sale but you must identify this in your application and specify which pieces. When pricing your work, think about materials and framing costs and adjust accordingly.
Space:
Each applicant may submit up to three pieces of artwork. There are no restrictions based on media but space is limited in the gallery. Approximately 24-30 pieces will be selected for the show. Three dimensional artwork that requires a pedestal will be limited to what the gallery can accommodate.
Eligibility:
The Dream Show is open to all resident Alaskan artists. There will be limited funding to assist artists with financial need for transport of works to Well Street Art Co. in Fairbanks. This limited funding will be prioritized to potential applicants that live in communities that are not connected to the road system and may be more expensive to ship work from.