Sierra’s Art Show

Honoring Sierra:
A Pop-Up Art Show to Benefit Alaska Seeds of Change
November 4, 5- 7 pm
2601 Arctic Boulevard, Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska – October 5, 2022
Sierra Rae Parker was an artist, graphic designer, animal lover, world traveler, actress and musician who lived in Alaska most of her 33 years. For several years, she volunteered with Alaska Seeds of Change, a youth vocational training program of Alaska Behavioral Health. Sierra provided graphic design services, lead groups of co-workers on volunteer days, raised funds, and delivered lunches to the staff when the COVID-19 pandemic halted in-person volunteer opportunities. Sierra died in January 2022 from alcoholic cirrhosis.
To honor her memory and raise awareness of the dangers of alcohol, her mother Suraj Holzwarth of the Whirling Rainbow Foundation has curated a collection of her artwork. She sells prints, postcards, stickers and more to benefit programs addressing youth mental health. Alaska Seeds of Change is honored to be the beneficiary of a pop-up show and sale of Sierra’s work on November 4, 5-7 pm.
About Sierra’s Art: Take a deep dive exploration in the theatrical, magical, enchanting and mysterious world of Sierra’s art. Her creativity is boundless, her depth broad and her style bold and whimsical, packed with deeper hidden messages while encouraging us all to develop our superpowers. Her art includes:
• Mythology: Goddesses, Gods, Aberrants & Elementals
• Comic Books, Graphic Novel Superheros, Movie &TV Characters
• Steampunk and Rockabilly
• Magic & Enchantment
• Sci Fi, ETs and Space Travel
• World Cuisine Cooking
• And Everything Cephalopod

The show will be held at the POWER Center, a drop-in center and day shelter for transition age youth, offering food, clothing, laundry, showers, and connections to local resources. The POWER Center works closely with Alaska Seeds of Change to provide holistic supports to young people ages 13-23, including vocational training, wellness education and access to mental health services as needed. Both are programs of Alaska Behavioral Health.
Recover Alaska will attend the event to provide resources for those seeking help in addressing alcohol misuse.
Sierra’s mother Suraj Holzworth is available for interviews. Please contact her at:
907-715-4433, thewhirlingrainbowfoundation@gmail.com
To learn more about Alaska Seeds of Change and the POWER Center, please contact Jessica Cochran at 907-261-5330 or jcochran@akbh.org.
About Alaska Behavioral Health: A not-for-profit 501(c)3, Alaska Behavioral Health is nationally accredited by the Council on Accreditation and is one of two federally Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics in Alaska. Services include individual and group therapy and skill development for children and adults, psychoeducation, psychiatric services, and primary care and case management for our behavioral health clients. Alaska Seeds of Change is a vocational training program for youth ages 14-23.
About Whirling Rainbow Foundation: The Whirling Rainbow Foundation is an international non-profit organization cultivating unity, peace and earth sustainability through culture and the arts.