Coconino Center - NightVisions: AMBER Open Call

NightVisions: AMBER is an international juried art exhibition that seeks to explore and celebrate our deep connections with the night. In its 9th iteration for 2026, this long-standing collaboration between Coconino Center for the Arts and the Flagstaff Dark Skies Coalition celebrates the 25th anniversary of Flagstaff's designation as the world's first International Dark Sky City. This special anniversary-year exhibition expands upon the established NightVisions: Cultural Interpretations of the Night Sky concept with a focused thematic exploration of amber lighting, aligning with the critical role that amber spectrum lighting plays in Flagstaff's dark-sky conservation.

Flagstaff is the world's first International Dark Sky City, a designation received on Oct 24, 2001, that recognized the extraordinary commitment of the Flagstaff community to night-sky protection, which began with the world’s first ordinance protecting the night sky in 1958. These efforts were at the foundation of a global movement to protect night skies and…