Boise Art Museum Awarded Grant from E.A. Michelson Philanthropy

February 14, 2023
Boise Art Museum Awarded Grant from E.A. Michelson PhilanthropyMission | Vision | History Anti-Racism Statement Land Acknowledgement Exhibition Timeline Building Timeline BAM Directory Employment Annual Reports Press Room Non-profit Donation Requests Art Resources / FAQ Boise Art Museum Awarded Grant from E.A. Michelson Philanthropy to Support Creative Aging Programming February 8, 2023 Boise Art Museum (BAM) is thrilled to announce that it has been selected as a recipient of a prestigious grant from E.A. Michelson Philanthropy to support creative aging... Read More >>

Boise Art Museum Secures 40-year Lease for Facility in Julia Davis Park

July 20, 2022
Boise Art Museum Secures 40-year Lease for Facility in Julia Davis ParkMission | Vision | History Anti-Racism Statement Land Acknowledgement Exhibition Timeline Building Timeline BAM Directory Employment Annual Reports Press Room Non-profit Donation Requests Art Resources / FAQ Boise Art Museum Secures 40-year Lease for Facility in Julia Davis Park July 20, 2022 Boise Art Museum signed a long-term, 40-year lease that will allow it to continue to serve the community from its historically significant Museum facility in Julia Davis... Read More >>

Art and Inclusion at BAM

November 19, 2021
Art and Inclusion at BAMMission | Vision | History Anti-Racism Statement Land Acknowledgement Exhibition Timeline Building Timeline BAM Directory Employment Annual Reports Press Room Non-profit Donation Requests Art Resources / FAQ BAM announces Art and Inclusion at the Boise Art Museum November 19, 2021 Boise Art Museum is committed to accessibility and inclusion. We believe that exhibitions, designed with the needs of a range of people of varying abilities, enrich the experiences of all visitors. New learning and engagement affordances... Read More >>

BAM’s New Remote Learning Program – ArtReach

November 17, 2021
BAM’s New Remote Learning Program – ArtReachMission | Vision | History Anti-Racism Statement Land Acknowledgement Exhibition Timeline Building Timeline BAM Directory Employment Annual Reports Press Room Non-profit Donation Requests Art Resources / FAQ BAM announces New! Remote Learning Program – ArtReach November 17, 2021 Boise Art Museum is excited to announce the launch of its brand new remote learning program for schools – the FREE Online ArtReach Program! BAM developed this digital application to meet the current and future needs... Read More >>

Boise Art Museum Receives Distinguished National Honor

November 16, 2021
Boise Art Museum Receives Distinguished National HonorMission | Vision | History Anti-Racism Statement Land Acknowledgement Exhibition Timeline Building Timeline BAM Directory Employment Annual Reports Press Room Non-profit Donation Requests Art Resources / FAQ Boise Art Museum Receives Distinguished National Honor November 16, 2021 The American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the only organization representing the entire scope of the national museum community, today announced the award of reaccreditation to the Boise Art Museum (BAM). Only 3% (1,095 out of 33,000) of... Read More >>

From the Executive Director

June 22, 2020
From the Executive DirectorMission | Vision | History Anti-Racism Statement Land Acknowledgement Exhibition Timeline Building Timeline BAM Directory Employment Annual Reports Press Room Non-profit Donation Requests Art Resources / FAQ From the Executive Director June 2, 2020   It is with a shared sense of grief, anger, compassion, and frustration that we extend our wish for safety and equality to the black community today and always. Art can play a crucial role in creating change and transforming beliefs. Art increases... Read More >>

BAM Selected to Participate in the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s American West Consortium

July 9, 2019
BAM Selected to Participate in the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s American West ConsortiumMission | Vision | History Anti-Racism Statement Land Acknowledgement Exhibition Timeline Building Timeline BAM Directory Employment Annual Reports Press Room Non-profit Donation Requests Art Resources / FAQ BAM Selected to Participate in the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s American West Consortium Smithsonian American Art Museum Receives Major Grant for Five-Year Collaboration With Five Partner Museums Across the American West Grant From Art Bridges + Terra Foundation Initiative Supports Sharing... Read More >>

BAM’s New U.S. Citizens Membership Program

January 15, 2019
BAM’s New U.S. Citizens Membership ProgramMission | Vision | History Anti-Racism Statement Land Acknowledgement Exhibition Timeline Building Timeline BAM Directory Employment Annual Reports Press Room Non-profit Donation Requests Art Resources / FAQ BOISE ART MUSEUM ANNOUNCES New U.S. Citizens Membership Program Boise Art Museum is pleased to announce BAM’s New U.S. Citizens Membership Program. This new initiative provides free, one-year, family-level memberships to newly naturalized U.S. citizens living in Idaho within one year of naturalization. By inviting new U.S. citizens... Read More >>

Sara Joyce artwork donation to the Boise Art Museum

January 10, 2019
Sara Joyce artwork donation to the Boise Art MuseumMission | Vision | History Anti-Racism Statement Land Acknowledgement Exhibition Timeline Building Timeline BAM Directory Employment Annual Reports Press Room Non-profit Donation Requests Art Resources / FAQ BOISE ART MUSEUM ANNOUNCES Sara Joyce artwork donation to the Boise Art Museum Boise Art Museum is pleased to announce a donation from the Family of Artist Sara Joyce of three artworks by the Idaho artist. The gift includes the following works: Ladder, ceramic; Mamie,... Read More >>

Melanie Fales, BAM’s Executive Director/CEO selected for The Getty Leadership Institute

Melanie Fales, BAM’s Executive Director/CEO selected for The Getty Leadership InstituteMission | Vision | History Anti-Racism Statement Land Acknowledgement Exhibition Timeline Building Timeline BAM Directory Employment Annual Reports Press Room Non-profit Donation Requests Art Resources / FAQ BOISE ART MUSEUM ANNOUNCES Melanie Fales, BAM’s Executive Director/CEO selected for The Getty Leadership Institute The Getty Leadership Institute (GLI) at Claremont Graduate University (CGU) has announced that Melanie Fales, Boise Art Museum’s Executive Director/CEO, is among the selection of museum leaders from... Read More >>

2017 Idaho Triennial: Call to Artists

June 13, 2016

The Boise Art Museum invites Idaho artists to submit artwork to be considered for the 2017 Idaho Triennial. The Triennial is Idaho’s premiere exhibition opportunity for Idaho artists. Held every three years, the Triennial is a statewide, juried art exhibition that reflects the quality and diversity of artwork being created in Idaho…

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BAM Trees

March 7, 2016

Exciting changes are in store for BAM’s landscaping, improving Museum visibility and opening up new possibilities for welcoming our visitors…

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NEA funding awarded to BAM for Minidoka exhibition

December 11, 2015

The National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service announced $797,500 in 33 grants in 16 states, including an award of $30,000 to the Boise Art Museum to support the development of an exhibition, Minidoka: Artist as Witness (October 8, 2016 – January 15, 2017), related to the Minidoka National Historic Site, a World War II Japanese internment camp in 1940s Idaho…

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