$108,000 Granted to Local Artists.

The following is a list of the artists receiving grants for 2017 and a short description of what their grant award will support.

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Melissa Anderson – materials for sculpture as part of new body of work on cancers

Arin Arthur – purchase of upright steamer and upgraded registration system for print table

Karen Benning – living expenses for a sabbatical to write book of essays on George Gurdjieff

Kelly Brown – travel and tuition expenses for flamenco intensive in Granada Spain

Jean Cardeno – attendance at Yosemite Songwriting Retreat

Garth Claassen – purchase of Mylar and Tyvek for upcoming shows

Micah Claffey – purchase of a professional level cello bow

Michelle Detwiler – expenses for music/acting lessons and fall audition travel

Jennifer Drake – attendance at two conducting symposiums

Lauren Edson – professional development

John Francis – purchase of printer to work more flexibly and make editions of prints

Cody Gittings – filming and post production of Is Everything OK?

David Guiotto – living expenses for writing sabbatical

Noble Hardesty – materials, documentation and travel to create new work

Kris Hargis – camera and light kit to document work

Kelly Harwood – attendance at writing conference in Vermont and 2 professional manuscript reviews

Stuart Holland – framing for upcoming solo exhibit at the Visual Arts Collective

Derek Hurd – tuition and travel expenses for Wilson Chair furniture course in Boston

Victor Jimenez – travel expenses for study with Odd Nerdrum in Norway

Meg Kahnle – materials for Connect With Boise series

Lauren Kistner -purchase of equipment to produce Tondos exhibit at Art Source Gallery in October

Catherine Kyle – attendance at The Two Eight writers residency, submission fees, book tour expenses

Lauren Lafrades – tuition for The Collective dance workshop in LA

Lily Martina Lee – purchase and installation of utility sink to dye own materials

Jerri Lisk – purchase of scroll saw and aluminum to work in 3D/sculpture

Amy Lunstrum – purchase of a kiln to fire at lower temperatures

Kris Mannion – funding for the design of an expansion to home studio

Kyle Morck – purchase of gimble stabilizer and follow focus for dance film

Heidi Naylor – attendance at memoir writing conference and expenses for 3-day writing retreat

Leta Neustaedter – tuition for music classes at BSU

Melissa Osgood – purchase of a fume extractor for home studio

Diane Raptosh – travel expenses to the Nantucket Whaling Museum and Archives to research new book of poems

Dig Reeder – expenses to produce new play at the Death Rattle Writers Festival

Rachel Reichert – materials and equipment to create a new body of art based on James Castle

Hannah Rodabaugh – paid time to write and submission fees to develop and publish manuscript

Elizabeth Rodgers – production costs for short film Mediation

Lisa Roggenbuck – supplies and living expenses to create a new body of work

Colton Rothwell – travel expenses to Chile to create a travel documentary

Susan Rowe – attendance at the Fishtrap Gathering of Writers in Oregon

Jose Saenz – purchase of camera equipment to produce Artifacts and Tether

Cassandra Schiffler – tuition and travel expenses for Monotype Printing workshop at Anderson Ranch

Ellie Shaw – jazz mentorship in LA and production costs for new CD

Tracy Sunderland – professional development

Brad Talbutt – tuition and lodging associated with historic printing method workshops in Maine

Edward Test – travel expenses for research/translation in Madrid, and translation workshop in LA

Elena Tomorowitz – expenses for travel to visit 5 Idaho towns as inspiration for new book of poetry

Ellie Van De Graaff – purchase of camera equipment to advance photography skills

Zach Voss – video editing costs for production of short film series Volcanoes!

Olivia Weitz – attendance at Transom radio workshop in Cape Cod

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Christian Winn – travel expenses to conduct research for 2 novels and living expenses for sabbatical