There is a ' Democrat ' at the Boise Art Museum

Thursday, 27 July 2006 10:17

Boise, ID - Presented in the Museum’s spacious Beaux Arts Société Sculpture Court, this exhibition addresses notions of dimensionality in selected works of sculpture from BAM’s permanent collection.  Included are works by Deborah Butterfield, Charles Arnoldi, James Cook and Joan Livingstone.  A new work is highlighted in the Sculpture Court exhibit this summer – a magnificent large-scale glazed ceramic sculpture by Jun Kaneko, recently gifted to the Museum.  Showing also Deborah Butterfield's, Democrat, a steel sculpture.

A Brief History of the Boise Art Museum

The Boise Art Museum (BAM) is the only AAM accredited art museum in the State of Idaho.  It began in 1931 as the Boise Art Association when a group of thirty people interested in promoting art in the city of Boise and throughout the state met in the Crystal Lounge of the Hotel Boise.  Their purpose was to organize an association whose duties were to acquire and maintain a suitable gallery, hosting traveling exhibitions and promoting fine art in Boise.  Their first official exhibition was held at the Hotel Boise.

In 1997, BAM embarked upon a multi-million dollar campaign, supported by the City of Boise and the community, which enabled BAM to increase its facilities by 13,800 square feet to a total of 34,800 square feet.  This most recent expansion reflects the Museum’s dedication to its Permanent Collection, display of multiple exhibitions, and educational programming.  The Museum added five more galleries devoted to the display of its Permanent Collection, a 2,775 square foot sculpture court.  As a result of the expansion and community support, BAM’s exhibitions, programming and attendance have grown significantly over the past two years.