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Category: Department of Art, Design and Visual Studies

Friday March 27, 2026

Up for bid: 20th annual auction raises dollars for metal arts

For two decades, Boise State’s Art Jewelry and Metalsmithing department has hosted an annual auction…

Wednesday March 25, 2026

Call for student applications: Sun Valley Field School for artists and creatives

The School of the Arts seeks student applications for its Sun Valley Field School, taking…

Monday March 2, 2026

Boise State’s “gothlete” reflects on athletics and academics

After junior visual arts major Nora Hayd finishes two hours of beach volleyball practice every…

Monday February 2, 2026

10 questions: Meet artist Roland Becerra

Roland Becerra grew up in Miami, Florida. He studied art at The School of the…

Friday January 30, 2026

School of the Arts students and faculty perform at Treefort Music Fest

Every year around the end of March, Boise comes alive during Treefort. In 2025, Boise…

Friday January 30, 2026

School of the Arts grants support faculty across disciplines

This year, the School of the Arts distributed $44,000 in grants to faculty across the…

Friday January 30, 2026

Department and program updates: Art, Design and Visual Studies

Department of Art, Design and Visual Studies student Grace Ott was selected for the City…

Friday January 23, 2026

New exhibitions premiere at the Blue Galleries

Two new exhibitions are opening at the Blue Galleries on Jan. 23, 2026. The shows…

Friday January 9, 2026

Call for submissions: Treefort poster competition

Boise State University School of the Arts invites all Boise State students to participate in…

Monday December 15, 2025

Reflection to protection: Good design can save birds

A collaboration among Boise State’s School of the Arts, the Intermountain Bird Observatory and the…

Wednesday December 10, 2025

When the van pulls up, kids know it’s something good: An alum goes on the road for art

For five decades, art educator, alum and former faculty member Jennifer de Grassi Williams (MA,…

Monday December 8, 2025

Open casting call for Department of Theatre, Film and Creative Writing’s Spring 2026 productions

The Department of Theatre, Film and Creative Writing is holding open auditions for all Boise…

Monday November 24, 2025

Using printmaking to explore the impact of nuclear waste

Boise State’s cutting-edge Center for the Visual Arts was one of the first things Choe…

Tuesday November 11, 2025

Erpelding shares work at solo exhibition

Chad Erpelding, professor of drawing and painting in the Department of Art, Design and Visual…

Monday November 10, 2025

Call for applications: School of the Arts grants 2025-2026

The School of the Arts in collaboration with the College of Arts and Sciences Research…

Thursday November 6, 2025

Student wins City of Boise public art commission

When art student Grace Ott opened the email announcing she’d been selected for the City…

Thursday October 23, 2025

Painting with data: graphic designer Mahshad Faridfar joins wildfire research project

After arriving in Boise in the summer of 2024 to teach graphic design, Assistant Professor…

Thursday October 2, 2025

Beck Scholars Program gives arts students hands-on experience in creative careers

2025 marked the inaugural year of the Dr. Thomas and Marilyn Beck Scholars Program, a 10-week…

Wednesday September 10, 2025

Smulovitz to speak at Yuma Art Symposium

Art Jewelry and Metalsmithing Professor Anika Smulovitz will speak at the Yuma Art Symposium, taking…

Wednesday September 10, 2025

Furlong featured in Erma Hayman House exhibition

Kirsten Furlong, a lecturer in the Department of Art, Design and Visual Studies and director…

Wednesday September 3, 2025

Blue Galleries to feature student artwork from Berlin and Venice programs

On Friday, Sept. 5, the Blue Galleries in Boise State’s Center for the Visual Arts…

Friday August 29, 2025

Budde’s ‘All Aboard’ to join Baker Museum’s permanent collection

A piece by James Budde, professor of ceramics in the Department of Art, Design and…

Tuesday August 5, 2025

Keys serves as guest curator Boise Art Museum exhibit

Kathleen Keys, professor of art education in the Department of Art, Design and Visual Studies,…

Friday July 11, 2025

Lee to display artwork in four exhibitions

Associate Professor Lily Lee of the Department of Art, Design & Visual Studies will share…

Wednesday June 11, 2025

He signs his paintings with ‘Amor’: Film program documents alum’s life and work

Boise State is shining a light on alum Bobby Gaytan (BA, graphic design, 2001) through…

Wednesday May 7, 2025

Twins in the School of the Arts champion digital art education

A ‘diptych’ is the art term for two, individual, painted or carved panels placed together…

Wednesday April 23, 2025

Call for participants: graphic history working group

The School of the Arts is seeking faculty to join a working group to develop…

Tuesday March 18, 2025

School of the Arts unveils inaugural interdisciplinary arts showcase

In an inspiring effort to break down the traditional silos of art, Boise State is…

Friday March 14, 2025

Call for proposals: Luminary 2025-26 Season Series

The School of the Arts in the College of Arts and Sciences invites proposals for…

Friday February 14, 2025

College seeking commencement speakers and marshals

The College of Arts and Sciences is seeking a commencement speaker and student marshals for…

Monday February 10, 2025

Snodgrass showcases innovative work in new Boise Art Museum exhibition

Boise State is proud to spotlight the creative innovation of Associate Professor of Drawing and…

Thursday January 23, 2025

Furlong awarded prestigious 2025 Alexa Rose Foundation Fellowship

Boise State is proud to announce that Kirsten Furlong, director of the Blue Galleries and…

Tuesday December 17, 2024

From notebook sketches to a City of Boise commission: Serena Allen-Szatkowski’s story

Serena Allen-Szatkowski arrived on campus in 2020 as an undeclared major. Four years later, she…

Tuesday December 17, 2024

An artful life: Linda Bush’s story

In 1967 the world experienced its first commercial satellite TV broadcast, The Doors released their…

Friday December 6, 2024

Boise State Theatre celebrates the art of collaboration through production season artwork

Interdisciplinary collaboration is the lifeblood of innovation, breathing new energy into creative and academic communities….

Monday September 23, 2024

School of the Arts to host visit of renowned international artist on Oct. 2

Berlin-based artist Jeremiah Day will visit Boise State on Wednesday, Oct. 2 to work with…

Friday July 26, 2024

Snodgrass named 2025 Visual Arts Fellow by the Idaho Commission on the Arts

Astri Snodgrass, an associate professor in the Department of Art, Design and Visual Studies, has…

Friday April 5, 2024

Tom Grusiecki Named to Participate in 2024 Summer Institute for the Study of East Central and Southeastern Europe

Tom Grusiecki, associate professor in the Department of Art, Design and Visual Studies, will participate…

Monday November 6, 2023

Artwork by Lee and Quinney featured at the Tacoma Art Museum

The Tacoma Art Museum features artwork by Lily Lee, associate professor, Department of Art, Design…

Wednesday September 6, 2023

Alexa Rose Foundation Grant Winners at Boise State

Over the summer, the Alexa Rose Foundation announced the 2023 grant recipients, celebrating the artistic…

Wednesday September 6, 2023

Meet Our Faculty & Staff: Jill AnnieMargaret

Jill AnnieMargaret, Professor of Printmaking in the Department of Art, Design and Visual Studies, completed…

Monday July 10, 2023

Hallie Maxwell, MFA Visual Arts graduate student, wins International Sculpture Center award

The International Sculpture Center has recognized Hallie Maxwell, a Boise State 2024 MFA Visual Arts…

Tuesday May 2, 2023

Larry McNeil awarded NDN Collective Radical Imagination grant

Larry McNeil, professor of photography in the Department of Art, Design and Visual Studies, received…

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