Boise State Hosts Idaho Commission On The Arts Exhibit

Work by a Boise State University professor will be among those displayed at the Idaho Commission on the Arts/Visual Arts Fellowship Exhibition 2006 from Sept. 7-Oct. 7 at the Boise State Visual Arts Center Gallery I in the Liberal Arts Building.

An opening reception will be from 7-9 p.m. Sept. 9, and free parking during the reception will be available in the lot between the Liberal Arts and Student Union buildings.

The Visual Arts Fellowship Exhibition will feature work by Idaho artists chosen to receive this prestigious fellowship award from the Idaho Commission on the Arts. This year, awards were given to Jim Budde, Boise State professor of ceramics; Eve-Marie Bergren; Jonathan Puls; Rita Hutchens; Charles Gill; Peter Vincent; Scott Evans; Lori Piccolo; Stephanie Wilde; Lawrence Smart and Grant Olsen.

The exhibition will travel around the state after its display at Boise State. It will go to the Carr Gallery in Idaho Falls, the Prichard Art Gallery in Moscow and the Corner Gallery in Coeur d’Alene. For more information on the exhibit, call 426-3994.

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Contact: Kirsten Furlong, Gallery director, (208) 426-3994, kfurlong@boisestate.edu

Media Contact: Julie Hahn, University Relations, (208) 426-5540, juliehahn@boisestate.edu