Arts & History Blog

Creators, Makers, & Doers: Arts & History Youth Commissioners

Posted on 6/5/19 by Arts History

Each year the Boise City Department of Arts & History appoints a youth commissioner to serve on the Arts & History Commission for two years. In their first year, the junior youth commissioner shadows the senior youth commissioner, who is … Read More

Creators, Makers, & Doers: Amy Nack

Posted on 4/30/19 by Brooke Burton

Interview & Photography by Brooke Burton © Boise City Department of Arts & History Amy Nack, artist and founder of Wingtip Press, facilitates community art projects that get people hooked … Read More

Creators, Makers, & Doers: Sean Dahlman

Posted on 4/3/19 by Brooke Burton

Interview & Photography by Brooke Burton ©Boise City Department of Arts & History Sean Dahlman earned his degrees in both music and conservation biology from College of Idaho. He is … Read More

Creators, Makers, & Doers: Rachel Rickert

Posted on 3/13/19 by Brooke Burton

Interview & Photography by Brooke Burton ©Boise City Department of Arts & History Rachel Rickert, artist in residence at the James Castle House, is a painter following her intuition, capturing … Read More

Creators, Makers, & Doers: Suzanne Lee Chetwood

Posted on 1/29/19 by Brooke Burton

Interview & Photography by Brooke Burton ©Boise City Department of Arts & History Suzanne Lee Chetwood has been painting the Boise Foothills for well over a decade; her aesthetic uses … Read More

**REQUEST FOR PUBLIC COMMENT: City Hall Vestibule Vinyl Mural Proposals

Posted on 1/24/19 by Arts History

We’re looking for your thoughts and comments on the two selected finalists competing for the City Hall Vestibule Vinyl Mural public art project at Boise’s City Hall. Please view finalists … Read More

Creators, Makers, & Doers: Keiran Brennan Hinton

Posted on 1/10/19 by Brooke Burton

Interview & Photography by Brooke Burton ©Boise City Department of Arts & History We are incredibly pleased to have welcomed Keiran Brennan Hinton as our first Artist-In-Residence at the James Castle House. Keiran … Read More

Creators, Makers, & Doers: Rick Jenkins

Posted on 11/28/18 by Brooke Burton

Interview & Photography by Brooke Burton ©Boise City Department of Arts & History Rick Jenkins is a ceramic artist and educator who has shaped the programming at the Art Center inside Fort … Read More

Creators, Makers, & Doers: Dwaine Carver

Posted on 10/8/18 by Brooke Burton

Interview & Photography by Brooke Burton ©Boise City Department of Arts & History Dwaine Carver is a designer, educator, and artist whose extensive Boise WaterShed Arts Plan, completed in 2009, … Read More

Creators, Makers, & Doers: Idaho Horror Film Festival