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8th Street Marketplace Artists-in-Residence New Fellows

NEWS RELEASE

September 30, 2011

8th Street Marketplace Artists-in-Residence
Congratulations to New Fellows for September to March Residencies

Boise- The 8th Street Marketplace Artist in Residence (AiR) program selects emerging and established artists for six-month residencies in donated commercial office spaces in downtown Boise. AiR originated in 8th Street Marketplace at BoDo, which continues its commitment to the program in the Mercantile and Northrup buildings, and expanded to an additional site in downtown Boise-Renewal "Underground" at 8th andFulton.

The City of Boise's Department of Arts and History, in partnership with property owners Ephriam Greenwall, G. Square Companies, and the Boise Weekly, administers and co-sponsors the program. In August a selection panel of community business and arts leaders selected new artists and writers for the September - March residency. The selections are made based on the strength of the artist's work samples and letters of interest. The panelists chose artists who would engage the spaces and audiences differently. Artists will share their work with the public during First Thursday studio tours. October 6th will be the first First Thursday for the new batch of fellows. The public is invited to view their works from 5-8pm in their studio spaces. Suite numbers are included below with the list of artists and their creative practice. The new fellows are:

Mercantile, 3rd floor, Writers, 8th and Broad, East side of 8th Street

  • Amanda Turner, writer (will be hosting series of events at alternate times)
  • Mike Medberry, writer (will be hosting series of events at alternate times)

Mercantile Suite 201, 8th and Broad, East side of 8th Street

  • Willow Socia, painter

Mercantile Suite 202, 8th and Broad, East side of 8th Street

  • Todd Joseph Lundbohm, filmmaker

NorthrupSuite295, 8th and Broad,West Sideof8th Street

  • Amanda Hamilton, painter, photographer, mixed media artist
  • Arin Lindstrom, video installation
  • Meg Feldman, mixed media painter

Renewal Underground,517 S. 8th Streetbetween Myrtle andFulton

  • Anne Boyles, painter