First Thursday

1st Thursday of each month, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.

FIRST THURSDAY

10 a.m. – 8 p.m. | Admission by donation all day
BAM offers extended hours on the First Thursday of each month from 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. along with special programs including Studio Art Exploration and Art Answers. Admission and programs are by donation.

Studio Art Exploration Sponsored by the Art4Moore Fund of Tides Foundation
Drop-in, 4 – 7 p.m.
Hands-on art making in BAM’s Education Studios. Drop-in designed for all ages. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Activity Calendar – Studio Art Exploration

September 5, 2019 Margaret Jacobs: Steel Medicine—Create a wire sculpture.
October 3, 2019 Make art with artists as part of a special Preview Night for BOSCO’s Open Studio Weekend.
November 7, 2019 Outside the Lines—Make a print with line and shape.
December 5, 2019 Ceramics and Textiles of the Southwest: Gifts of the Carley Collection—Create a patterned design on clay.
January 2, 2020 Impressionism in the Northwest—Paint a personally meaningful landscape.
February 6, 2020 Ann Gardner—Create artwork with light.

Art Answers
Drop-in, 5:30 – 7 p.m.
Stop by to learn more about artwork, exhibitions, artists, and materials.

Program Calendar – Art Answers

September 5, 2019 Explore Margaret Jacobs: Steel Medicine and learn about ironworkers with BAM docents.
October 3, 2019 Visit with artists as part of a special Preview Night for BOSCO’s Open Studio Weekend.
November 7, 2019 Speak with artist Anne Boyles about creating compositions through color, line, and shape after visiting Outside the Lines.
December 5, 2019 Speak to BSU Anthropology Professor, Dr. Mikael Fauvelle, about clay objects in conjunction with Ceramics and Textiles of the Southwest: Gifts of the Carley Collection.
January 2, 2020 Speak to a plein air painter, Laurie Asahara, after visiting Impressionism in the Northwest.
February 6, 2020 Learn how glass is made with Dr. Matt Kohn from Boise State University while exploring Ann Gardner’s installations.