Community Calendar

Ceramics teach a number of a valuable skills, including perseverance, patience, problem solving, and creativity! Bring your kiddos in to come and play with clay and learn how to use this fun medium to create functional and decorative pieces.

We'll alternate between learning the basics of handbuilding, wheel throwing, and glazing each week, so sign your kids up for multiple sessions to give them the full experience! Each student will proudly come out of class with at least one or two ceramic pieces that they built themselves. Ceramic artists and experienced teachers, Mindy Curran & Ben Alexander, will facilitate this class.

Discover what makes downtown Boise truly one of a kind on WalkAbout Boise, a 90-minute guided walking tour exploring 150 years of history, architecture, and the people who shaped the city. Perfect for visitors and locals alike, this tour brings Boise’s past to life through its streets, stories, and standout buildings.

Lamont Lyons states: When I go out with my camera, I don’t ask myself what can I take a photograph of, but rather what I will be given. Minor White, a noted photographer and teacher, said “One should not only photograph things for what they are, but for what else they are”. Often, I see in my mind’s eye something very different from the ordinary view. I might compose from a different angle; I might imagine it in high contrast black and white or with colors manipulated in unexpected ways. In the end, the photograph becomes something seen differently or ‘for what else it is’. It is a whole in itself. It does not require interpretation of explanation, leaving plenty of room for ambiguity and wonder. As you view each photograph in this exhibition, I invite you to just be there with it. Be still. Live with it a few moments. Perhaps you will feel the joy I felt while making it.

In her artist statement, Stephanie Orton states: After emerging from a nine month major depressive episode, I created this body of work in response to my mother’s rapid decline from Parkinson’s Disease. September 7th 2025 was her first stroke; and her subsequent death occurred on February 22nd 2026. Studying Revelations per her recommendation, and Genesis, I read Homer’s The Odyssey, and I blasted Ozzy Osborne while creating work in my Boise studio, The Yamada. Using Historical, Biblical, Lunar, and floral iconography, I created the paintings. Allegorical Revelations proclaims a blood moon which happened 02/17/2026, and the lunar eclipse 03/03/2026. It also references angels. While visiting the Dry Creek Cemetery and found a statue of Gabriel which I recreated in oil. Tyrian Purple mixed with Damar varnish, I layered the works with the rarest color which dominates the series. Giving all works an eerie reddish tone, I introduced a new tone to my repertoire, whereas my past works have been subjugated by blues and grays. I scoured stamp collections, photographed the moon phases, amassed vintage postcards and Christian iconography assembling the imagery you will see in the exhibit.

Join us for another paint pour drop in, where we're teaching one technique all day!

This week we're teaching the Jegar bomb pour technique! This house technique isn't being taught anywhere else!

Each painting is $25! We'll show you how then set you free to make you're own masterpiece!

Outside food and drinks welcome!

This is a messy paint class, so dress with that in mind!

All 9 Hours & 11 Minutes from start to finish!
The Matrix - 11:00 AM
The Matrix Reloaded - 2:15 PM
The Matrix Revolutions - 5:00 PM
The Matrix Resurrections - 7:45 PM
We offer both single movie tickets and day passes, so don't miss out!✨

Learn the ins and outs of handbuilding with clay, or use your registration to utilize our space and resources. Perfect for beginner, intermediate, and advanced potters alike. Even if you don't need guidance, there will be a Cat Clay staff member available in all sessions to provide support and answer questions!

Sip, Stretch, and Unwind with Free Yoga on the Lawn
Every Saturday starting July 11th!

Start your weekend with a breath of fresh mountain air and a free, all-levels yoga session on the lawn. After your flow, kick back with a drink on Smoky’s deck and enjoy live music from 1–3 PM.

Yoga is open to all ages and abilities. Guests 21+ can enjoy lawn bar service delivered directly to their mat!

Convergence returns for Year Two to the Visual Arts Collective in Garden City, Sept. 4, 5, and 6, 2026. More than 35 all-Idaho performers across two stages and three themed nights, spanning metal, punk, hip hop, country and garage, alongside burlesque, battle sets, live-band karaoke, video performance and visual art. Food daily (vegan options) and a weekend popup market. Single-day and full-weekend passes at convergenceidaho.com.

Oil painter Miguel Dominguez is our guest for September. His specialty is the American West landscape, which he loves to explore and where he gets his inspiration for painting. He hails from the central coast of California but now is retired and living in Athol, Idaho. When not painting, he enjoys time spent outdoors, on horse or on foot.

Please join us for a reception September 5th, 4-6:30 p.m., with live music by Open Range.

View Miguel Dominguez' work and the work of over twenty regional artists at Gallery 55 during the month of September. The gallery is open 11-5 daily.