Artists on Contract 2011 (1)

Boise-In December 2010 Boise City released a Call for Artists for the opportunity to be on contract to design, fabricate, and install public art projects under $25,000. Fourteen artists applied. A selection panel made up of representatives from Boise City Council, Arts & History Commission, design professionals, and the arts community selected six artists, who will be put on contract for one year, with potential to be renewed up to three years. Artists on contract are eligible to be assigned art projects directly by public art staff, as funding and opportunities are available.

Artists Selected:
The artists were chosen due to the strength of artistic quality and strong design represented in their past works. All artists had examples of completing some type of work that related to a specific location in an exterior application. The selected artists have a wide range of skills, styles, and potential types of artwork, which provides for a broad source of talent for the City of Boise to draw upon. The selected artists are:

1. Mark Baltes
2. Dwaine Carver
3. The Sculpture Studio (Sue Latta)
4. Stephanie Inman
5. Studio Maelstrom (Byron Folwell)
6. Sector Seventeen (Solomon Hawk Sahlein and Collin Pfeifer)

Public art projects are managed by Boise City Department of Arts & History public art staff in conjunction with community partners such as Capital City Development Corporation and Downtown Boise Association.

For more information contact Karen Bubb