Students don”t often have the chance to showcase their artwork outside of the classroom, but this September, the Third Street Art Gallery and the Prichard Art Gallery are providing students with the opportunity to put their best pieces on display.
Kathleen Burns, the city of Moscow art director, said there are currently two calls to artists being placed by the city.
“There are two calls out right now––one is for Here We Have Idaho and the second is for Plein Air,” Burns said. “Both calls can engage with students and they”re even encouraged to be a part of it.”
The first call is directly placed by the city of Moscow and serves as an invitation for artists to submit work that conveys their experience with the state of Idaho to be displayed in the Third Street Gallery”s upcoming exhibit, Here We Have Idaho.
Burns said the exhibit corresponds with the Idaho heritage Conference that will be held in Moscow for the first time Sept. 22-24.
“The exhibit will open on the evening of Sept. 21, which is the beginning of the conference,” Burns said. “The work will be shown in the Moscow City Hall while all the visitors are here.”
Dulce Kersting, director of the Latah County Historical Society, said the conference is a collaborative effort between six other organizations, all of which serve as Idaho heritage Partners.
“The theme of the conference is Idaho and really, the call to artists is a way to showcase local artists and their work relative to the heritage of Idaho,” Kersting said. “The show is meant to augment the conference and it”s a good chance for people from out of town and all across the state to see local and student artists.”
Burns said since it corresponds with the conference, the theme of the exhibit is one”s favorite places, people, viewpoints or heritage of Idaho.
“This is open to students and the general public, but the nice thing about students participating in this is the diverse backgrounds they bring to their art,” Burns said. “They come from all areas of Idaho so students that live in Salmon, Pocatello, Sandpoint, Boise … they might have a different view of Idaho.”
Burns said original works in all mediums may be submitted by individuals 18 years or older and the deadline for submissions is at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8.
The second call for artists, the 6th Annual Palouse Plein Air, is a call on behalf of the Prichard Art Gallery.
Burns said Palouse Plein Air is an exhibit that will take place at the Prichard Art Gallery.
She said the exhibit, which serves as a seven day painting competition for artists 18 years-of-age and older, doubles as a 24-hour art sale.
“Plein Air is not connected to an event like the Here We Have Idaho call is, it”ll be a showcase and 24-hour sale,” she said. “The show goes up Friday night and the sale continues on Saturday during Farmer”s Market hours.”
The competition, which begins Sept. 19, is $20 per participant and $15 per University of Idaho or Washington State University student.
More details for the Here We Have Idaho and Palouse Plein Air calls to artists can be found at Moscow City Hall website and the Palouse Plein Air website.
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