Boise State Department of Art, Design and Visual Studies

01/12/2026

Welcome back, Broncos! Here's to an incredible semester of learning, creativity and fun. We're so glad you're here!

01/12/2026

Interested in studying abroad? Art in Berlin is a three credit class that takes students to Berlin from May 24-June 1. The final information session is Wednesday, January 14, 3PM in Honors 167. The deadline to apply is January 23. Don't miss this opportunity to explore one of the most dynamic art capitals in the world!

11/04/2025

We’re hiring! The Department of Art, Design and Visual Studies at Boise State is seeking an Assistant Teaching Professor of Ceramics. This position will teach four courses per semester at all levels within the Ceramics program, with the possibility of teaching other courses in the department.

In addition to an active professional practice, the successful candidate will have a demonstrated commitment to fostering a dynamic, collaborative, and creative learning environment. For the full job listing or to apply, please visit the link below.

https://jobs.boisestate.edu/en-us/job/499335/assistant-teaching-professor-of-ceramics

09/27/2025

Join ADVS Professor Kathleen Keys, and several Boise State ASL and Art Education Students at this exciting event. In collaboration with the Boise Art Museum we will be offering two different art making activities for all ages.

Join us for the first annual James Castle Community Celebration on September 27, 2-6 p.m.

Celebrate the birthday of Idaho artist James Castle and Deaf Awareness Month with an afternoon full of art, connection, and family fun!

What’s Happening:

🔸 2:30 p.m. – Opening remarks with City of Boise Council Member Jimmy Hallyburton

🔸 2–5 p.m. – Artmaking, bookmaking, scavenger hunt, classic games, and the Excite Trike

🔸 3–5 p.m. – Artist Open Studio with resident

🔸 5–6 p.m. – Storytelling from Boise’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing community

Food and drinks available for purchase from The Farmboy, Lost Grove Brewing, and Sunset Soft Serve.

This free, family-friendly event is presented with our amazing partners: Idaho Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Idaho Association of the Deaf, Boise Public Library, Collister Neighborhood Association , Boise Art Museum, Boise State University, and Idaho Hands & Voices.

Learn more and plan your visit at jamescastlehouse.org.

09/01/2025

Join us Friday, September 5 for the opening reception for four exhibitions in the Blue Galleries!

Upcoming exhibition opening Friday, September 5th, 2025
5-8pm at the Blue Galleries

Placeless Space
Allen Morris, Jacinda Russell, Leah Schretenthaler

Interconnected through multiple generations of academic lineage, this exhibition brings together three artists from around the country who bring their unique approaches to the ideas of place, space, history, and identity to consider the complications that arise when those ideas come up against an ever-evolving human race. Inspired by deeply rooted connections to the land and one another, the work likewise demonstrates the unique and wide-ranging potential of the photographic medium technically and as a physical object to be recontextualized.
https://www.boisestate.edu/art/blue-galleries/

09/01/2025

Join us Friday, September 5 for the opening reception for four exhibitions in the Blue Galleries!

Upcoming exhibition opening Friday, September 5th, 2025
5pm-8pm at the Blue Galleries

Alison Owen
Transliteration

Alison Owen’s work ranges from functional objects to ephemeral constructions, often integrated into installations. It draws attention to interior space, interior life, the life of objects, and the stories they hold. Slab-rolled clay vases hovering between two and three dimensions invoke both vessel and pictorial plane. Decorated with drawings, paintings, or collages, they reference Delftware, ancient ceramics, still life paintings, and flea market finds. Through mimicry, repetition, and layered imagery, Owen explores the long history of domestic objects and their intertwined stories of use and display.
https://www.boisestate.edu/art/blue-galleries/

09/01/2025

Join us Friday, September 5 for the opening reception for four exhibitions in the Blue Galleries!

Upcoming exhibition opening Friday, September 5th, 2025
5-8pm at the Blue Galleries

Teal Gardner
I Dreamt I Was My Ancestor...

In this immersive video and sound installation, artist Teal Gardner presents re-edited video footage of Alaska's wild lands, taken by caribou in the Fortymile herd. The caribou were equipped with collar-mounted cameras by Dr. Libby Ehlers and the University of Montana, who used the footage to study how caribou are responding to the pressures of climate change. The installation places viewers at the chest-level perspective of the animals, evoking a strange and intimately shared perspective. Its soundscape consists of an ever-building chorus of bird vocalizations, gleaned from field recordings of birds in the caribou's range. The multiplying birdsong is punctuated by a deep bell sound at regular intervals, like a bell tower ringing the hour. Combining scientific research with reverence for caribou and the ecosystems that support them, the installation invites reflection on kinship, care, and the fragile interconnections of living systems.

https://www.boisestate.edu/art/blue-galleries/

09/01/2025

Join us Friday, September 5 for the opening reception for four exhibitions in the Blue Galleries!

Upcoming exhibition opening Friday, September 5th, 2025
5-8pm at the Blue Galleries

Broncos Abroad: Travel, Learn, Create—Berlin & Venice
In this exhibition artworks related to summer 2025 short-term study abroad courses in the Department of Art, Design and Visual Studies are on view. Offered in collaboration with Global Learning within the Center for Global Engagement at Boise State and with partial support from the School of the Arts, both programs offered field research experiences exploring a stunning variety of contemporary and historical architecture, art, and culture in Berlin, Germany, and Venice, Italy.

Ana C***z, Untitled (detail), Acrylic and mixed media on paper, 2025

04/01/2025

The Drawing and Painting Area and the Visiting Artist and Scholar Program at Boise State are delighted to welcome artist Teresa Dunn to campus for a public lecture on Thursday, April 3rd at 4:30 p.m. in room 439 of the CVA.

Dunn is a Mexican American artist based in Michigan. She is a professor of painting and drawing at Michigan State University in East Lansing, where she has taught since 2006. Originally from a small town in Southern Illinois, themes of isolation, belonging, joy and hope emerge in the visual storytelling of her paintings.

Dunn received her MFA from Indiana University Bloomington in 2002. She is a three-time recipient of the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Fellowship, was a Jacob K Javits Fellow, and was recently awarded grants from the Puffin Foundation Ltd and the Sustainable Arts Foundation. Her work was featured in John Seed’s book “More Disruption: Representation in Flux” from Schiffer Publishing.

This event is free and open to the public.

03/31/2025

Join us tomorrow, Tuesday, April 1st, at noon for a special Art History Speaker Series virtual lecture with Purnima Dhavan from the University of Washington. Dhavan's lecture is titled "Animals as Technology: Reframing Post-Humanism in the Context of Imperial Histories."

As always, this event is free and open to all. For more info, and to access the Zoom link, please visit the link below.

https://boisestate.enterprise.localist.com/event/art-history-speaker-series-presents-purnima-dhavan

02/10/2025

We are proud to share that our very own Associate Professor Astri Snodgrass will be featured in the Boise Art Museum’s new exhibition program, "Here We Have Idaho: Material Matters."

Discover how Snodgrass’ innovative paper sculptures join forces with S. A. Jones’s vibrant paintings to redefine contemporary art. See it all from March 1 – July 13, and don't miss the opening party on Feb. 28 (5:30–8:00 p.m.). Check out the full article below for more info.

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

01/17/2025

The MFA, Visual Arts Program at Boise State is now accepting applications for Fall 2025 admission through January 31, 2025.

This three-year program immerses the graduate student in an interdisciplinary environment that encourages innovative work in the studio and supports creative, intellectual, and professional development.

All program students are offered individual, private studios. Graduate assistantships are available that include tuition waivers, health insurance, and a monthly salary. Please visit the link below for more info or to apply.

https://www.boisestate.edu/art-gradprogram/mfa-in-visual-arts/admissions/