Polar Bear Photo Exhibit at Burke Museum
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The Burke Museum is hosting a wildlife photography exhibit until December 31, 2008. The exhibit, which launched in Seattle, will be a national tour. It includes 40 large-scale images by acclaimed Seattle-based photographer Steven Kazlowski which documents the life cycle of the polar bear and visual representations of the Arctic’s shrinking ice pack.
Here’s one of the wonderful photos in the exhibit.

The exhibit will also premiere Alaskan filmmaker Arthur C. Smith’s Ice Bears of the Beaufort, a short documentary providing a portrait of wild polar bear behavior.
The Burke Museum is located on the University of Washington campus, at the corner of NE 45th St and 17th Ave NE. Hours are 10 am to 5 pm daily, and until 8 pm on first Thursdays. Admission: $8 general, $6.50 senior, $5 student/ youth. Admission is free to children 4 and under, Burke members, UW students, faculty, and staff. Admission is free to the public on the first Thursday of each month. Prorated parking fees are $11 and partially refundable upon exit if paid in cash. Call 206-543-5590 or visit www.burkemuseum.org.
On a personal note: I’m sorry to have been out of touch for a couple of weeks. Somebody broke into my source code on this blog and on my cat blog and website. They changed affiliate links and I had to move to another host, change passwords and all sorts of problems ensued. Hopefully that’s all behind me now!
Bear hugs, Frankie
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If you want to know what you can do to protect polar bears and other endangered species, contact The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) at National Wildlife Federation (NWF)



July 30th, 2008 at 6:38 pm
Hi, Frankie, from the Arctic Ocean!
Thanks for posting the news about the Burke Museum that our short film appears in. We just wanted to let you know that we appreciate you spreading awareness about these beautiful– and threatened– creatures.
As a polar bear buff, you may be interested to know that we recently produced a DVD called “Polar Bears of Arctic Alaska,” available at the Burke Museum Shop. This independent film, created on Barter Island, is one-of-a-kind. Not too many filmmakers in these parts…!
Sorry to hear about the recent mess with your blog/links/website.
All the best to you,
Arthur C. Smith III & Jennifer van den Berg
PolarArt Productions - Barter Island, Arctic Ocean
www.polarartproductions.com