Exhibitions

Art critic Barbara Pollack has written that “China has changed more over the past 20 years than most countries did in the entire 20th century.” In this exhibition both Chinese and Western artists respond to the economic and cultural changes taking place in China today. Join us for this evening exhibition tour.

Behind the Seen explores the pivotal role of design in Company of Fools productions. Featuring examples from 17 years of plays, the exhibition provides a backstage view into the way designers use sound, lighting, costuming, props and set design to transform the space of the stage. Visitors will follow the design process from sketches and […]

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Each year Sun Valley Gallery Association hosts nine gallery walks (exhibition openings for all SVGA galleries), which are eagerly anticipated and free to the public. Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions of newly installed art, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists.

Art critic Barbara Pollack has written that “China has changed more over the past 20 years than most countries did in the entire 20th century.” In this exhibition both Chinese and Western artists respond to the economic and cultural changes taking place in China today. Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition […]

Please join us at the The Sun Valley Center for the Arts’ current exhibition at The Center in Hailey: Behind the Seen: Theatrical Design at Company of Fools. Stroll through the exhibition while enjoying a glass of wine and then at 6:10 join us for a discussion on design with Fools’ theatrical designers John Glenn, […]

Art critic Barbara Pollack has written that “China has changed more over the past 20 years than most countries did in the entire 20th century.” In this exhibition both Chinese and Western artists respond to the economic and cultural changes taking place in China today. Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition […]

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Each year Sun Valley Gallery Association hosts nine gallery walks (exhibition openings for all SVGA galleries), which are eagerly anticipated and free to the public. Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions of newly installed art, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists.

The road trip has been around for centuries, from trips throughout the Mediterranean geared to ancient Roman aristocrats to package tours of the Holy Land for Medieval pilgrims. Despite this long history, the birth of the tourism industry as we know it today emerged in the 19th century with the development of railroads and steamships, […]

Start your Gallery Walk at The Center! We’ll be screening Amanda Hamilton’s short film It Happened in Sun Valley, an entertaining look at Sun Valley as a tourist destination through the eyes of Hollywood. Each year Sun Valley Gallery Association hosts nine gallery walks (exhibition openings for all SVGA galleries), which are eagerly anticipated and free […]

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. Artist Elliot Anderson will be lecturing at 6pm following the Jan 16 tour. This project explores travel, tourism and the American road trip through the visual arts.

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. The Community Library’s Regional History Librarian Sandra Hofferber will share the history of the railroad in Sun Valley at the Feb 13 tour. This project explores travel, tourism and the American road trip through the […]

Start your Gallery Walk at The Center! As part of the Wish You Were Here multidisciplinary project we’ll be screening Amanda Hamilton’s short film It Happened in Sun Valley, an entertaining look at Sun Valley as a tourist destination through the eyes of Hollywood. Each year Sun Valley Gallery Association hosts nine gallery walks (exhibition […]

In 2011, the staff at the popular professional networking site LinkedIn surveyed its members and found the number one word they used to describe themselves was “creative.” They ran the survey in 2012 and came up with the same answer. We associate the word “creativity” with the arts. But obviously workers across the economic spectrum […]

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. This multidisciplinary project considers the connection between work and creativity and the impact of that connection on the American workplace through dance, theater, lectures, films and a visual arts exhibition.

What is a master printer? How do printers work with artists to create prints? This exhibition traces the collaborative partnership between master printers and artists through prints made at Jen Galpin’s Vita Brevis Press, a workshop in Hailey. In addition to Galpin, participating artists include Kate Browning, Margery Friedlander, Abby Grosvenor, Annie May and Gay […]

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Each year Sun Valley Gallery Association hosts nine gallery walks (exhibition openings for all SVGA galleries), which are eagerly anticipated and free to the public. Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions of newly installed art, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists.

As part of Gallery Walk, The Community Library and Sun Valley Center for the Arts partner to present a screening of short stop animation films by local teens as part of Teen Tech Week! These teens worked with Danica Robrahn, at Sun Valley Center for the Arts, during a recent teen workshop to create individual […]

This multidisciplinary project considers the connection between work and creativity and the impact of the connection on the American workplace. Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides.

This multidisciplinary project considers the connection between work and creativity and the impact of the connection on the American workplace. Special guests artists Tracy Linder and Melanie Paisley will speak about their work featured in the exhibition. Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and […]

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Each year Sun Valley Gallery Association hosts nine gallery walks (exhibition openings for all SVGA galleries), which are eagerly anticipated and free to the public. Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions of newly installed art, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists.

An exhibition exploring the metaphysical and spiritual use of light in paintings made in the American West. It features three bodies of work: paintings from the 1930s to the 1950s by artists affiliated with New Mexico’s Transcendental Painting Group, work from the 1940s and 1950s by the artists of Northern California’s Dynaton movement, and Frederick […]

Join us for this closing celebration of the Vita Brevis Press: A Printmaking Workshop exhibition. Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. What is a master printer? How do printers work with  artists? This exhibition traces that relationship through prints made at Jen Galpin’s Vita […]

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. An exhibition exploring the metaphysical and spiritual use of light in paintings made in the American West. It features three bodies of work: paintings from the 1930s to the 1950s by artists affiliated with New […]

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Each year Sun Valley Gallery Association hosts nine gallery walks (exhibition openings for all SVGA galleries), which are eagerly anticipated and free to the public. Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions of newly installed art, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists.

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Each year Sun Valley Gallery Association hosts nine gallery walks (exhibition openings for all SVGA galleries), which are eagerly anticipated and free to the public. Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions of newly installed art, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists.

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. An exhibition exploring the metaphysical and spiritual use of light in paintings made in the American West. It features three bodies of work: paintings from the 1930s to the 1950s by artists affiliated with New […]

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Each year Sun Valley Gallery Association hosts nine gallery walks (exhibition openings for all SVGA galleries), which are eagerly anticipated and free to the public. Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions of newly installed art, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists.

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. Forests, Foraging and Fires will look at the forest as an ecosystem, a resource and a place of transformation. The project will consider what we take from the forest—both materially and spiritually—how we manage it, […]

From white cloth, Hailey fiber artist Janet Starr uses dye and a variety of techniques to produce artwork which is bold in color and graphic in design. Her work is an abstraction of the natural world evoking forms like mesas, river beds, or aspen groves. Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you […]

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. Forests, Foraging and Fires will look at the forest as an ecosystem, a resource and a place of transformation. The project will consider what we take from the forest—both materially and spiritually—how we manage it, […]

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. Forests, Foraging and Fires will look at the forest as an ecosystem, a resource and a place of transformation. The project will consider what we take from the forest—both materially and spiritually—how we manage it, […]

The exhibition will include paintings, photography, sculpture, contemporary and historic show posters and a timeline of the 1960s created by Sage School students that illustrates the connections between Rock & Roll and social, political, musical and historical events. Join us for refreshments as we celebrate the opening of Under the Influence of Rock & Roll. […]

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. Under the Influence of Rock & Roll is a celebration of an art form with uniquely American origins and its impact on our culture. Since the 1950s, Rock & Roll has influenced not just music […]

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Each year Sun Valley Gallery Association hosts nine gallery walks (exhibition openings for all SVGA galleries), which are eagerly anticipated and free to the public. Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions of newly installed art, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists.  

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. Under the Influence of Rock & Roll is a celebration of an art form with uniquely American origins and its impact on our culture. Since the 1950s, Rock & Roll has influenced not just music […]

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Each year Sun Valley Gallery Association hosts nine gallery walks (exhibition openings for all SVGA galleries), which are eagerly anticipated and free to the public. Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions of newly installed art, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists.

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. This project investigates recent scientific discoveries and celebrates the brain’s wonder and mystery. We will investigate this BIG IDEA through lectures, films, brown bag lunches and small format classes to examine the brain, how it […]

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. This project investigates recent scientific discoveries and celebrates the brain’s wonder and mystery. We will investigate this BIG IDEA through lectures, films, brown bag lunches and small format classes to examine the brain, how it […]

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Each year Sun Valley Gallery Association hosts nine gallery walks (exhibition openings for all SVGA galleries), which are eagerly anticipated and free to the public. Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions of newly installed art, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists.

Join us for a tour of the exhibition followed by artist Rebecca Kamen’s talk about her sculptural work and its relationship to the drawings of Santiago Ramón y Cajal, who won the 1906 Nobel Prize for his drawings of neurons. This project investigates recent scientific discoveries and celebrates the brain’s wonder and mystery. We will […]

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. Featuring a selection of early animation cels from the collection of Jay and Gretchen Basen, this exhibition considers the history of animation, from its roots in 18th and 19th century magic lantern shows to its […]

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. Featuring a selection of early animation cels from the collection of Jay and Gretchen Basen, this exhibition considers the history of animation, from its roots in 18th and 19th century magic lantern shows to its […]

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. Featuring a selection of early animation cels from the collection of Jay and Gretchen Basen, this exhibition considers the history of animation, from its roots in 18th and 19th century magic lantern shows to its […]

Clay attracts artists who respond to its physicality—a hugely malleable, fluid material that through fire becomes fixed.  The artists in this exhibition celebrate this contradiction—honoring the tension between the opposing forces of stability and instability, motion and stasis, permanence and temporality. Drawing, exploding, elongating, puncturing, these artists extend the boundaries of what clay can do […]

Clay attracts artists who respond to its physicality—a hugely malleable, fluid material that through fire becomes fixed.  The artists in this exhibition celebrate this contradiction—honoring the tension between the opposing forces of stability and instability, motion and stasis, permanence and temporality. Drawing, exploding, elongating, puncturing, these artists extend the boundaries of what clay can do […]

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Each year Sun Valley Gallery Association hosts seven gallery walks (exhibition openings for all SVGA galleries), which are eagerly anticipated and free to the public. Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions of newly installed art, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists. The […]

Clay attracts artists who respond to its physicality—a hugely malleable, fluid material that through fire becomes fixed.  The artists in this exhibition celebrate this contradiction—honoring the tension between the opposing forces of stability and instability, motion and stasis, permanence and temporality. Drawing, exploding, elongating, puncturing, these artists extend the boundaries of what clay can do […]

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Each year Sun Valley Gallery Association hosts seven gallery walks (exhibition openings for all SVGA galleries), which are eagerly anticipated and free to the public. Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions of newly installed art, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists. The […]

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. This exhibition is part of The Center’s fall BIG IDEA project about the line between illusion and truth in the history of art and beyond. It features a selection of paintings by forger Mark Landis, […]

Last year, Wood River High School art teacher Betty Ervin asked her students to research three artists and to incorporate elements of each artist’s work into a single painting. The resulting artworks exceeded all her expectations. This exhibition features the students’ reimagining of their favorite artists’ imagery as original artworks.   Join us for an […]

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. This exhibition is part of The Center’s fall BIG IDEA project about the line between illusion and truth in the history of art and beyond. It features a selection of paintings by forger Mark Landis, […]

The Giving Walk is a night organized by the Sun Valley Gallery Association to collect donations for the Hunger Coalition, Advocates, and Animal Shelter. Each gallery will have a donation drop off for the above organizations. Please note the time change for this event: 4pm-6pm. Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Each year Sun Valley […]

Join us for refreshments as we celebrate the opening of the exhibition Role Play: Changing Ideas about Gender. The way we understand gender is shifting—moving away from strict categories of male and female toward looser definitions that give us all more freedom. At the same time, traditional expectations of male and female gender roles remain […]

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Each year Sun Valley Gallery Association hosts seven gallery walks (exhibition openings for all SVGA galleries), which are eagerly anticipated and free to the public. Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions of newly installed art, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists. The […]

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. The way we understand gender is shifting—moving away from strict categories of male and female toward looser definitions that give us all more freedom. At the same time, traditional expectations of male and female gender […]

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. The way we understand gender is shifting—moving away from strict categories of male and female toward looser definitions that give us all more freedom. At the same time, traditional expectations of male and female gender […]

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Each year Sun Valley Gallery Association hosts seven gallery walks (exhibition openings for all SVGA galleries), which are eagerly anticipated and free to the public. Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions of newly installed art, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists. The […]

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. When was the last time you received a hand-written letter? Or sent one? In this era of instantaneous communication, a handwritten letter is a rare and treasured item. From Charles Gute’s presentation of mundane tweets […]

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Each year Sun Valley Gallery Association hosts seven gallery walks (exhibition openings for all SVGA galleries), which are eagerly anticipated and free to the public. Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions of newly installed art, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists. When […]

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. When was the last time you received a hand-written letter? Or sent one? In this era of instantaneous communication, a handwritten letter is a rare and treasured item. From Charles Gute’s presentation of mundane tweets […]

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. When was the last time you received a hand-written letter? Or sent one? In this era of instantaneous communication, a handwritten letter is a rare and treasured item. From Charles Gute’s presentation of mundane tweets […]

Coinciding with the National Park Centennial, Craters of the Moon is an exhibition in two parts celebrating the unique landscape at Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve. An exhibition in the gallery at The Center, Ketchum, features artwork ranging from paintings, drawings and photographs to video, sound work and daguerreotypes, all created in […]

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides.  Coinciding with the National Park Centennial, Craters of the Moon is an exhibition in two parts celebrating the unique landscape at Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve. An exhibition in the gallery at […]

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides.  Coinciding with the National Park Centennial, Craters of the Moon is an exhibition in two parts celebrating the unique landscape at Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve. An exhibition in the gallery at […]

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Each year Sun Valley Gallery Association hosts seven gallery walks (exhibition openings for all SVGA galleries), which are eagerly anticipated and free to the public. Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions of newly installed art, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists. Coinciding […]

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Each year Sun Valley Gallery Association hosts seven gallery walks (exhibition openings for all SVGA galleries), which are eagerly anticipated and free to the public. Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions of newly installed art, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists. This […]

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. This exhibition considers dazzle camouflage, a system of high-contrast, disruptive camouflage applied to U.S. and British naval ships during World Wars I and II. Uniting visual art with warfare, dazzle camouflaged ships featured geometric patterns […]

Angela Tsai decorates model ships with glitter in extreme dazzle patterns. Drawing on her experience growing up in Boise, Idaho, as an Asian American, her interest in dazzle camouflage was sparked by the contradiction between standing out and blending in. Her ink drawings of dazzle ships on old Chinese calligraphy paper further connect the two […]

Join us for refreshments as we celebrate the opening of the exhibition Idaho Stories. This BIG IDEA project explores Idaho’s fascinating ties to literary history and also considers the state as a place that has long generated all kinds of stories. Special guest artists Scott Fife and Troy Passey and the Idaho Commission on the […]

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. Idaho Stories features work by five artists exploring Idaho’s fascinating ties to literary history and considering the state as a place that has long generated all kinds of stories. Part of The Center's BIG IDEA project Idaho Stories, […]

In the spirit of the season, the Sun Valley Gallery Association is hosting an Après-ski Giving Walk. The public is invited to donate items in support of three local non-profit organizations: the Advocates, the Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley and the Hunger Coalition. Visitors can enjoy the exhibitions and refreshments at SVGA’s ten […]

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. Idaho Stories features work by five artists exploring Idaho’s fascinating ties to literary history and considering the state as a place that has long generated all kinds of stories. Part of The Center's BIG IDEA project Idaho Stories, […]

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists. The visual arts exhibition’s storyline begins in 1885, the year that poet Ezra Pound was born in Hailey and author/illustrator Mary Hallock Foote and her husband built their Stone House on the Boise River. […]

Join us for refreshments as we celebrate the opening of the exhibition Rayguns, Robots, Drones. Can any technology ever exist solely for good? Science fiction authors have imagined worlds in which technology becomes a threat. But is this more than the stuff of fiction? This BIG IDEA project considers the role of technology in our […]

Join us and enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. The exhibition uses rayguns, robots and drones as metaphors for a conversation about technology’s inherent promise and potential danger. Special guest speakers Taan Robrahn, Captain of Sun Valley Fire Dept & Lieutenant Brian Carpita, Blaine […]

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists. The exhibition uses rayguns, robots and drones as metaphors for a conversation about technology’s inherent promise and potential danger. Part of The Center’s BIG IDEA project Rayguns, Robots, Drones, Jan […]

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. Special guest artist Mahwish Chisty will present an artist talk about her work following the tour. The exhibition uses rayguns, robots and drones as metaphors for a conversation about technology’s inherent promise and potential danger. Part of The […]

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists. The exhibition uses rayguns, robots and drones as metaphors for a conversation about technology’s inherent promise and potential danger. Part of The Center’s BIG IDEA project Rayguns, Robots, Drones, Jan […]

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. Hear from our local 2017 WRHS Robotics Team (BCB Bots) on the technology they have created and use to compete in the VEX Robotics Championships. The exhibition uses rayguns, robots and drones as metaphors for a conversation about […]

Join us for refreshments as we celebrate the opening of the exhibition Contemplative Practice. What is the connection between art and contemplation? For centuries, artists have created religious objects meant to offer a contemplative or devotional experience. But how do art and contemplation intersect outside established religious traditions? This BIG IDEA project uses work by […]

The Compassionate Leaders program involves local high school students as part of the Flourish Foundation. The Flourish Foundation is dedicated to promoting contemplative practices in communities to cultivate healthy habits of mind and inspire personal well-being, benevolent social action, and environmental stewardship. The Compassionate Leaders fulfill this mission by participating in international service trips that […]

The Compassionate Leaders program involves local high school students as part of the Flourish Foundation. The Flourish Foundation is dedicated to promoting contemplative practices in communities to cultivate healthy habits of mind and inspire personal well-being, benevolent social action, and environmental stewardship. The Compassionate Leaders fulfill this mission by participating in international service trips that […]

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. The exhibition features painting, video, sculpture and works on paper all made by artists who incorporate contemplative practices into the making of their artwork as part of a larger conversation about meditation and mindfulness today. Part of The […]

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. The exhibition features painting, video, sculpture and works on paper all made by artists who incorporate contemplative practices into the making of their artwork as part of a larger conversation about meditation and mindfulness today. Part of The […]

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. The exhibition features painting, video, sculpture and works on paper all made by artists who incorporate contemplative practices into the making of their artwork as part of a larger conversation about meditation and mindfulness today. Part of The […]

Join us for refreshments as we celebrate the opening of Night Watch. The night has long been a subject for painters, poets and photographers. Evoking danger and excitement as well as mystery and awe, night is a time of renewal and transformation. Night’s darkness alters form from sharp clarity to elusive shadows. The night is […]

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists. his exhibition presents the work of contemporary artists who expose the many ways the night frames our lives and our dreams. Exhibition on view Jun 30–Aug 26, 2017. Night Watch […]

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. This exhibition presents the work of contemporary artists who illuminate the many ways the night frames our lives and our dreams. Participating artist Vanessa Marsh will speak about her work. Exhibition on view Jun 30–Aug 26, 2017. Night […]

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists. his exhibition presents the work of contemporary artists who expose the many ways the night frames our lives and our dreams. Exhibition on view Jun 30–Aug 26, 2017. Night Watch […]

 Join us for refreshments as we celebrate the opening of The Unreliable Narrator. The Unreliable Narrator considers the power of the narrator who may not be trustworthy: a storyteller who misleads, or perhaps misunderstands the events unfolding in the course of a story, or asks the reader to construct their own narrative structure as they […]

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides.  The Unreliable Narrator considers the power of the narrator who may not be trustworthy: a storyteller who misleads, or perhaps misunderstands the events unfolding in the course of a story, or asks the reader to construct their own […]

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. The Unreliable Narrator considers the power of the narrator who may not be trustworthy: a storyteller who misleads, or perhaps misunderstands the events unfolding in the course of a story, or asks the reader to construct their own […]

In the spirit of the season, the Sun Valley Gallery Association is hosting a Gallery Walk/Giving Walk. The public is invited to donate items in support of the Hunger Coalition. The Giving Walk offers residents and visitors the opportunity to engage with world-class visual art while supporting an organization that provides much-needed services to the […]

Join us for refreshments as we celebrate the opening of Art into Architecture: Frank Lloyd Wright, Archie Teater and Teater’s Knoll. Idaho is home to just one building designed by world-renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright: Teater’s Knoll, located on the edge of the Snake River. Teater’s Knoll also happens to be the only artist studio […]

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. Idaho is home to just one building designed by world-renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright: Teater’s Knoll, located on the edge of the Snake River. Teater’s Knoll also happens to be the only artist studio Wright designed that was […]

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists. The exhibition Art into Architecture: Frank Lloyd Wright, Archie Teater and Teater’s Knoll exhibition on view Dec 1, 2017 – Jan 17, 2018

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and special guest, Henry Whiting, the current owner of the Archie Teater Studio. Idaho is home to just one building designed by world-renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright: Teater’s Knoll, located on the edge of the Snake River. Teater’s Knoll also happens […]

Join us for refreshments as we celebrate the opening of This Land is Whose Land? Prompted by current global and local conversations about refugees and immigration, This Land Is Whose Land? explores these timely topics in the context of the United States’ history as place of resettlement and contested (and sometimes contentious) claims over land. […]

Start your Gallery Walk at The Center and see The Resettled, a 30-minute film focusing on refugee stories from around the U.S., including a refugee in Boise who observes, “I was not born a refugee, I was made one.” Prompted by current global and local conversations about refugees and immigration, This Land Is Whose Land? […]

Enjoy a glass of wine while you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. Prompted by current global and local conversations about refugees and immigration, This Land Is Whose Land? explores these timely topics in the context of the United States’ history as place of resettlement and contested (and sometimes contentious) claims […]

Start your Gallery Walk at The Center! Join us at 6pm to hear from participating artist Angie Smith about her work photographing Boise’s refugee community for The New York Times Magazine! Prompted by current global and local conversations about refugees and immigration, This Land Is Whose Land? explores these timely topics in the context of […]

Enjoy a glass of wine or a beer while you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. Prompted by current global and local conversations about refugees and immigration, This Land Is Whose Land? explores these timely topics in the context of the United States’ history as place of resettlement and contested (and […]

Join us for refreshments as we celebrate the opening of Bees exhibition and BIG IDEA project. Bees explores the critical role bees and other pollinators play in our food chain and environment and the challenges they face today, from colony collapse disorder to shrinking habitat. The project offers opportunities for all to learn how to […]

Enjoy a glass of wine while you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. The Bees exhibition and BIG IDEA project explores the critical role bees and other pollinators play in our food chain and environment and the challenges they face today. The project offers opportunities for all to learn about steps […]

Enjoy a glass of wine while you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and museum guides. The Bees exhibition and BIG IDEA project explores the critical role bees and other pollinators play in our food chain and environment and the challenges they face today. The project offers opportunities for all to learn about steps […]

Enjoy a glass of wine while you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. Bees exhibition and BIG IDEA project explores the critical role bees and other pollinators play in our food chain and environment and the challenges they face today, from colony collapse disorder to shrinking habitat. The project offers opportunities […]

Join us as we celebrate the opening of Burchfield’s Influence! Artists Katy Stone and Anna Fidler will be present. Remarks at 6pm. Burchfield’s Influence presents the work of 20th-century artist Charles E. Burchfield (1893–1967) in conversation with three contemporary artists who count Burchfield among their most important influences: Hayley Barker, Anna Fidler and Katy Stone. […]

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists. Burchfield’s Influence presents the work of 20th-century artist Charles E. Burchfield (1893–1967) in conversation with three contemporary artists who count Burchfield among their most important influences: Hayley Barker, Anna Fidler […]

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. Burchfield’s Influence presents the work of 20th-century artist Charles E. Burchfield (1893–1967) in conversation with three contemporary artists who count Burchfield among their most important influences: Hayley Barker, Anna Fidler and Katy Stone. Each of the three contemporary […]

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. Participating artists Deborah Aschheim and Paul Shambroom will speak at 6pm. We the People investigates the role of civic participation within American democracy, from the simple act of voting to running for office, from voicing dissent to flying […]

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. We the People investigates the role of civic participation within American democracy, from the simple act of voting to running for office, from voicing dissent to flying the flag. How are each of these actions expressions of patriotism? […]

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists. Note the special Thanksgiving event time (4-6pm)! Supporting The Hunger Coalition—please bring healthy non-perishable goods to any SVGA gallery.

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators. We the People investigates the role of civic participation within American democracy, from the simple act of voting to running for office, from voicing dissent to flying the flag. How are each of these actions expressions of patriotism? How do they […]

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists.

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. At the Table examines the central role of the kitchen in shaping our memories, our families and our social lives. Kitchens are places of private ritual—spaces for the preparation of food as well as its sharing. Through a visual […]

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. At the Table examines the central role of the kitchen in shaping our memories, our families and our social lives. Kitchens are places of private ritual—spaces for the preparation of food as well as its sharing. Through a […]

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and participating artist Julie Green, who created a new body of work for At the Table during a residency at The Center, Hailey. The work of the nationally known Green has been featured on the PBS NewsHour, in The New York […]

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists. At the Table examines the central role of the kitchen in shaping our memories, our families and our social lives. Kitchens are places of private ritual—spaces for the preparation of […]

Join us for refreshments as we celebrate the opening of Unraveling: Reimagining the Colonization in the Americas. The history of colonization in the Americas has traditionally been taught as a straightforward story of European conquest of indigenous cultures and expansion across territories already settled by native peoples for millennia. What does this linear history omit? […]

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators. The history of colonization in the Americas has traditionally been taught as a straightforward story of European conquest of indigenous cultures and expansion across territories already settled by native peoples for millennia. What does this linear history omit? What are the […]

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators. The history of colonization in the Americas has traditionally been taught as a straightforward story of European conquest of indigenous cultures and expansion across territories already settled by native peoples for millennia. What does this linear history omit? What are the […]

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators. The history of colonization in the Americas has traditionally been taught as a straightforward story of European conquest of indigenous cultures and expansion across territories already settled by native peoples for millennia. What does this linear history omit? What are the […]

This exhibition showcases and celebrates the artwork created by students who participated as a part of Sun Valley Center for the Arts' Classroom Enrichment Projects. Students engaged in and completed projects that combined art-making skills with core curriculum goals. Their pieces exemplify the academic and artistic achievements of students through their participation in the program. […]

Join us as we celebrate the opening of Mirage. The exhibition considers the Great Basin, defined by its closed watershed system, as a uniquely dynamic landscape and source of regenerative power—a place for resource extraction, renewable energy, and creativity. Immediately following the opening celebration, guests are invited to enjoy a lively panel discussion about landscape […]

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators. Mirage considers the Great Basin, defined by its closed watershed system, as a uniquely dynamic landscape and source of regenerative power—a place for resource extraction, renewable energy, and creativity. Exhibition on view Jun 12-Aug 23, 2019 Mirage: Energy, Water and Creativity […]

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists. The exhibition considers the Great Basin, defined by its closed watershed system, as a uniquely dynamic landscape and source of regenerative power—a place for resource extraction, renewable energy, and creativity. […]

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists. The exhibition considers the Great Basin, defined by its closed watershed system, as a uniquely dynamic landscape and source of regenerative power—a place for resource extraction, renewable energy, and creativity. […]

As the Sun Valley Center for the Arts gears up for its 50th anniversary, Center staff members are digging through the archives! We’ve pulled out photos from the 1970s and 1980s and need the community’s help in identifying the people, places and activities that they depict. On Aug 15, stop by The Center before or […]

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators. Mirage considers the Great Basin, defined by its closed watershed system, as a uniquely dynamic landscape and source of regenerative power—a place for resource extraction, renewable energy, and creativity. Participating artist Laura McPhee will discuss her photographs and project Desert Chronicle. […]

Join us as we celebrate the opening of Marketplaces: From Open Air to Online. Participating artists Chad Erpelding and Mark R. Smith will speak about their artwork at 6pm. The last twenty-five years have seen a transformation in the way Americans buy and sell goods and services. Recent shifts toward online shopping and big box […]

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators. Marketplaces considers the idea of the marketplace in the 21stcentury. How has our exchange of goods and services changed over the last 25 years and the last few centuries? What remains the same? How do our choices as consumers shape our […]

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators. Marketplaces considers the idea of the marketplace in the 21st century. How has our exchange of goods and services changed over the last 25 years and the last few centuries? What remains the same? How do our choices as consumers shape […]

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators. Behind the Sagebrush Curtain includes work by seven 20th-century artists who were active in Montana and Idaho: Gennie DeWeese, Edith Freeman, Isabelle Johnson, Sara Joyce, Helen McAuslan, Frances Senska and Jessie Wilber. Working in a wide range of materials and styles, […]

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists. Note the special Thanksgiving “Giving Walk” hours (4-6pm)! Behind the Sagebrush Curtain includes work by seven 20th-century artists who were active in Montana and Idaho: Gennie DeWeese, Edith Freeman, Isabelle […]

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators. Behind the Sagebrush Curtain includes work by seven 20th-century artists who were active in Montana and Idaho: Gennie DeWeese, Edith Freeman, Isabelle Johnson, Sara Joyce, Helen McAuslan, Frances Senska and Jessie Wilber. Working in a wide range of materials and styles, […]

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists. Behind the Sagebrush Curtain includes work by seven 20th-century artists who were active in Montana and Idaho: Gennie DeWeese, Edith Freeman, Isabelle Johnson, Sara Joyce, Helen McAuslan, Frances Senska and […]

The artist Sara Joyce’s son Bill Caccia will join us to speak about her work and her practice. Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators. Behind the Sagebrush Curtain includes work by seven 20th-century artists who were active in Montana and Idaho: Gennie DeWeese, Edith Freeman, Isabelle Johnson, […]

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators. The mid-19th century in the United States saw the emergence of a group of progressive thinkers who advocated for a new understanding of the relationship between the individual, the divine and the natural world. Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau and […]

Start your Gallery Walk at the Center! Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists. The mid-19th century in the United States saw the emergence of a group of progressive thinkers who advocated for a new understanding of the relationship between the individual, the divine […]

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators. The mid-19th century in the United States saw the emergence of a group of progressive thinkers who advocated for a new understanding of the relationship between the individual, the divine and the natural world. Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau and […]

Start your Gallery Walk at The Center and join us as we celebrate the opening of Free Play. Locals and visitors alike take in thought-provoking exhibitions, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists. Free Play considers the relationship between design and creativity in social spaces dedicated to recreation and play. Inspired in […]

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators. Free Play considers the relationship between design and creativity in social spaces dedicated to recreation and play. Inspired in part by artist Isamu Noguchi, who believed in the power of social spaces to unite art and play in order to build […]

Enjoy a glass of wine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators. Free Play considers the relationship between design and creativity in social spaces dedicated to recreation and play. Inspired in part by artist Isamu Noguchi, who believed in the power of social spaces to unite art and play in order to build […]