Level Up: Going Public - Public Artist Industry Night
Public Artist Industry Night
Ever wondered what it takes to be a public artist? We invite members of the creative community to join us for Level Up: Going Public, a four-part professional development series offered to local artists aspiring to gain insight into the public art process and become impactful leaders in climate action. *Admission is FREE* but spots for the workshops are limited! Reserve your place today for the whole series or just one.
About this event
Join us on Thursday, April 25, 2024, from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., at Delia Dante Gallery: Fire Fusion Studio (1322 W Main St, Boise, ID) for a panel discussion and open-house networking event bringing together creatives and local arts organizations from diverse backgrounds and skill levels to socialize, collaborate, and connect.
Glean insights from our esteemed panel of professional public artists:
- Bobby Gaytan is an illustrator, graphic designer, and a mural artist from Meridian, Idaho. His passion for art started at an early age where he admired the graffiti on trains. He attended Boise State University where he earned a bachelor's of Fine Arts in Graphic Design and has been working on murals and commissioned art projects through his creative company called Blakbook Pages ever since. He enjoys helping his community by mentoring the next generation of artists and currently serves as an Arts Commissioner for the city of Meridian. Learn more about Bobby Gaytan.
- Mungo Ligoya is a true artistic chameleon whose creativity knows no bounds. With a passion for dance, a talent for art and design, and a knack for making music, he is a versatile artist who defies categorization. After graduating with a bachelor's in Art and Design, he went on to teach, do music and continue doing art. While mostly doing commissions, he stumbled on a call to artists for an Old Boise Blocks sidewalk art project, which has become his first public art project. He is a true polymath, and he proudly describes himself as protean, constantly shape-shifting his creative expression to explore new horizons. Learn more about Mungo Ligoya.
- Terresa White is of Yup’ik Alaska Native, French, and mixed European ancestry. Her work is contemporary, exploring traditional themes and their interplay, confluence and divergence, with her urban life in the Pacific Northwest. She is inspired by Yup'ik stories of transformation and the Yup’ik understanding of the interrelationship and spirit of all beings including human and animal people, water and sky people, river, sea, and rock people, and beings we cannot see. Working with clay and bronze, the faces of her masks and the gestures of her figures emerge from memories and stories—those passed to her by her ancestors and her own. Terresa's work is in private collections and newly in public places. Learn more about Terresa White.
The panel will be moderated by:
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Kirsten Furlong received a bachelor's of Fine Arts in Studio Art from the University of Nebraska and a master's of Fine Arts in Visual Arts from Boise State University. In her work, she examines the ecological and poetic bonds we have with animals, plants, and insects on lands that we collectively inhabit, through projects created from the viewpoint of a mixed race (Black/white) woman in the American West. Kirsten is the director of the Blue Galleries and a lecturer in the Department of Art, Design, and Visual Studies at Boise State University. Learn more about Kirsten Furlong.
Professional artists of all disciplines and experience levels are welcome! Admission is FREE, but registration is required. Light refreshments will be served. The Public Artist Industry Night is an in-person event. The panel discussion will be recorded and made available on YouTube.
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Fall 2024 (registration will open in early summer)
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Art of Sustainability: Artists Inspiring Eco-Consciousness
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Leveraging Cross-Professional Collaboration
Learn more and register at boiseartsandhistory.org/GoingPublic