Idaho Commission on the Arts

The history and family story behind one woman's love of decorative painting.

Rosemaling is a decorative painting that adds colorful embellishments to wooden platters, containers and furniture of Norwegian homes. Immigrants came to the U.S. with their most precious possessions stored in hand-painted trunks. In Boise, Idaho artist Joanne Hultstrand is carrying on the tradition of rosemaling.

The art of hunting demands close attention to wildlife. In the fall, waterfowl hunters lure their pretty through mimicking calls and setting out decoy birds.

Nearly 2,000 Idaho students, from every corner of the Gem State, participated in this year's Poetry Out Loud competition - sponsored by the Idaho…

Hot August days on a ranch are the quieter times when Ryan Carpenter and his wife are able to halter break new colts in between bailing hay and other chores. Their ranch is on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation, which sits on the border of Idaho and Nevada. It’s the same time of year they met their neighbor, Monte Cummins, more than 10 years ago.

Boise State Public Radio is launching our second season of Expressive Idaho in partnership with Idaho Commission on the Arts. The first of the series…

It’s hard to learn how to form silver and engrave it from a YouTube video. Mastering the ins-and-outs of being a silversmith requires learning from…

The Idaho Commission on the Arts (ICA) turns 50 this year. The organization, which is funded equally by state and federal funds, has a lot planned for its…

House lawmakers pulled a surprise move Thursday and killed the modest funding proposal for the Commission on the Arts.The Idaho House voted 36-33 to spike…

The chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is rounding out her two-day visit to Idaho today. Chairman Jane Chu has toured arts facilities…