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Creative Opportunities Keep Tony Caprai in Boise
Creative Opportunities Keep Tony Caprai in Boise by Karen Bubb, Public Art Manager After graduating from Boise State University with a B.A. in Visual Arts in 2010, Tony Caprai was on the lookout for...
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Return Of The Tiny House
Boise House Built 1943 Total 732sqft Return of the Tiny House By Brandi Burns, History Programs Manager Today, wherever you look you can find mention of the growing popularity of “tiny houses.” From a...
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Boise’s World Trade Center 9/11 Memorial Complete
Boise’s World Trade Center 9/11 Memorial Complete By Karen Bubb, Public Art Manager There are over 700 recorded 9/11 memorials in the United States, many with remnants of the World Trade Center...
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Eco-Art on 8th
Eco-Art on 8th By Karen Bubb, Public Art Manager The Eco-Art Projects on 8th is a collection of public artworks commissioned by Capital City Development Corporation, Boise City, and GreenWorks Idaho....
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River Sculpture Renovation
River Sculpture Renovation By Karen Bubb, Public Art Manager The River Sculpture was installed sixteen years ago. In 1998, public art was a fairly new program in the City of Trees. Keepsies, Great...
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Spinning Stories & Brewing Moonshine
John & Doris Spinning Stories & Brewing Moonshine Co-authored by Brandi Burns, History Programs Manager & Kaci Nicks, Boise State University Graduate Fellow Everyone has those few...
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Americans for the Arts Public Art Network Council
PAN Meeting at Isle of Printing in Nashville, 2014 Americans for the Arts Public Art Network Council by Karen Bubb, Public Art Manager The Public Art Network (PAN) is the only national professional...
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Funding Cultural Initiatives Since 1997
Funding Cultural Initiatives Since 1997 By Amy Fackler, Cultural Programs Manager The Boise City Department of Arts & History (Arts & History) operates a grant program with annual...
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An International “Little Free Public Library”
An International “Little Free Public Library” by Karen Bubb, Public Art Manager Boise City Department of Arts & History (A&H) sponsors an eight- week “Public Art Academy” each year to train...
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Living in Boise’s Vista Neighborhood
Living in Boise’s Vista Neighborhood By Brandi Burns, History Programs Manager History is all around. It’s in that funny-shaped house you pass by on your way to work, that multi-hued brick on the...
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Where do you find “culture” in Boise?
BCT Performance, Shipwrecked Where do you find “culture” in Boise? By Karen Bubb, Public Art Manager BOISE 150, the City’s year-long sesquicentennial celebration, helped us discover what people love...
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INTERSECTION: Archives as Artistic Inspiration
Watcher Files Project Photo from Project Cityscope, by Melissa Long INTERSECTION: Archives as Artistic Inspiration By Amy Fackler, Cultural Programs Manager Every now and again, you chance upon...
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What is culture?
What is culture? By Karen Bubb, Public Art Manager What is culture? Where do you find culture in Boise? What Boise-based cultural experiences work? What Boise-based cultural experiences are not...
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The Bling Isn’t Real: How Bogus Basin got Its Name
Photo courtesy of Eve Chandler The Bling Isn’t Real: How Bogus Basin got Its Name By Brandi Burns, History Programs Manager Last month I wrote about the history of the Vista Neighborhood, the place I...
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Public Artwork at BOI
Public Artwork at BOI by Karen Bubb Thanksgiving kicked off the heavy holiday travel season at Boise Airport. If you’re one of those traveling through BOI this month, take time to look at the art...
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River Street Digital History Project
River Street Digital History Project By Amy Fackler, Cultural Programs Manager Boise’s River Street Neighborhood is a rich microcosm of social history and critical for learning about Boise’s history,...
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The Good, The Bad & The Kitschy
The Good, The Bad & The Kitschy Rachel Reichert, Community Outreach Coordinator Everyone loves a good family photo with an equally entertaining story. We all love looking back on fabulously...
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Christmas Traditions, Then & Now
Christmas Traditions, Then & Now By Brandi Burns, History Programs Manager Seeing how it’s Christmas Eve, I wanted to take a look at the holiday traditions and recipes of Boise’s past. Last week...
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Public Art Academy
Public Art Academy by Karen Bubb, Public Arts Manager Public art opportunities can easily intimidate even the most self-assured artists, especially those who have never applied before. The...
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Hold It Local
Edmond Dantes Hold It Local By Amy Fackler, Cultural Programs Manager If you’ve ever called the City of Boise, chances are you’ve gone straight through to your intended party or you are transferred...
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