Arts & History Blog

Rock on Wheels received a 2016 Boise City Department of Arts & History grant to help fund music education at the Ada County Juvenile Detention Center and the Boise Veterans … Read More

Global Lounge received a 2016 Boise City Department of Arts & History grant to help fund the production of their 3-day multicultural celebration WORLD VILLAGE FESTIVAL in Capitol Park, downtown … Read More

Chris Binion vacillates between creating tight, detailed watercolor still life works to loose and wild, large-scale oil paintings, to seemingly empty fields of color.  Most recently, the Boise sky, atmosphere, … Read More

Matt Grover sculpts high quality materials into functional and aesthetic forms. Using a blend of metals and woods and inspired by the natural world, Matt’s work ranges from residential and … Read More

Lydia Sakolsky-Basquill is afforded the rare opportunity to make a living within the discipline she loves:  dance. Through multiple endeavors, Lydia is embedded in the dance community, teaching for Ballet … Read More

Idaho Office for Refugees received a 2016 Boise City Department of Arts & History grant to help fund the 2016 World Refugee Day. This group organizes an annual event to … Read More

Glenn Oakley has spent years navigating the world of professional photography. Covering nearly every aspect from stock photography, newspapers, magazines, freelance, and travel, Glenn finds that he most enjoys being … Read More

Laurie Blakeslee is an artist and a professor of Art at Boise State University. While not teaching full time and serving as a liaison for the university, Laurie dedicates her … Read More

Leslie Dixon is an illustrator, designer, and most recently a public artist. Utilizing skills she has in painting and drawing, Leslie is learning to successfully translate her ideas from two … Read More

Josie Fretwell is an educator with a passion for helping students develop unique and independent ideas through different forms of written expression. As an active member in Big Tree Arts, … Read More