°OPEN
Degrees OPEN is our attempt to remain OPEN for business, Alaska Style.
It’s time we learn to gather outdoors.
“Snowsuits are the new Little Black Dress.” - Amanda
DEGREES.
“Degrees” hints at its tie to the temperature – literally of the quantitative unit of measurement of the weather which will no doubt be a formidable force. It implies a sliding scale of possibilities – the degree to which we push the boundaries – the amount, level and extent to which we are “open.”
OPEN.
“Open” is both an adjective and a verb. It means we are not closed down. Something “open” is raised up. This upside-down world we currently occupy benefits from being “open.” We are safer in open-air; we want to keep our businesses open; we need to be open-minded; we want to reopen; we need to look up – to open up; and most of all we need to be open to new ways of doing everything.
ALASKA.
°OPEN is our attempt to stake a claim to the global pandemic in a way that supports our local community, elevates our everyday, strengthens the relationships between businesses, creates a new way to engage with the winter environment, and hopefully brings some light into what is likely to be one of our darkest winters.
*THIS PROGRAM IS ON STANDBY UNTIL OUR COVID CASES GET UNDER CONTROL