Sandpoint, North Idaho Art,
Theatre, & Culture
Art, Artists, Culture, &
Music in Sandpoint, Bonner County, and N Idaho!
A Word from Jim
Quinn about art in North Idaho of the Timber Stand Gallery
(From his
blog):
Throughout the years art colonies have developed by region because they give
skilled but lesser known artists the opportunity to work side by side with more
accomplished painters. One of the earliest and better known colonies is The New
Hope Colony. They were associated with the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and
the concept of painting en plein air. Many members of this group, Daniel Garber,
Fern Coppage, Walter Emerson and many others are very collectible in today's
market especially since they followed in the footsteps of artist Edward Willis
Redfield who influenced an entire generation. Some other well known colonies are
- Woodstock, New York, The Hoosiers, Colonies of the South, Southern Women
Artists, etc...
In today's world art colonies continue to develop in places like Jackson Hole,
WY, Sun Valley, Idaho, Sandpoint, Idaho and many other places known for their
natural beauty.
As many of you know, for the last three years I have hosted the North Idaho Arts
& Adventure radio show. The interviews have covered photography to film, poets
to authors, sculptors to painters, and everything in between. In our support of
the arts, we have gifted websites to Lost in the 50s, the Bonner Healing Garden,
and others. In support of Lakedance, we began the September end-of-season art
event: The Sandpoint Art Break at the Cedar Street Bridge. We hosted and gifted
nine mobile Artists' Open House events where we brought art to all parts of the
county, including Naples, Priest River, and Sandpoint.
Supporting the arts is an
effort we feel is well worth the time and moneys invested to help our community
flower into the art destination we believe our areas deserves. It shows off our
region as a true artist colony, brings in tourist dollars, and with the
internet, allows our artists to make a living in an area that for decades
suffered from low wages and high unemployment. Art lifts the soul to a higher
level, creates critical thinking, and makes us better citizens.
Over the last years we have
covered some controversial subjects on our radio show: North Idaho Arts and
Adventure. We have discussed the need for art in our schools, we have discussed
what is and is not considered art, which was a subjective proposition at best.
Now we are exploring how Sandpoint and Bonner County can move forward and pave
the way for the future which could lead our area to become a major tourist art
destination. If we think about a couple of art communities, it becomes clear how
supporting the arts on a local level can lead to community-wide prosperity. Take
for instance Carmel and Monterey, California. These were sleepy little fishing
villages with nice views and smelly piers. To get an idea of what it was like
one only has to read Steinbeck’s Cannery Row. That tome was published in 1945.
Have things changed there? Not too much in the way of industry or tourism sixty
or so years ago. How about Sausalito? While San Francisco a few miles south
boomed, Sausalito was again a slow-moving hamlet that had beautiful scenery.
Last time I went to the Sausalito Art Festival it cost $20 to enter. There was a
time when it was free.
What would the city of
Sandpoint do with $1,000,000 if we had 50,000 visitors to an art festival that
had a $20 ticket price? One of our favorites is the Winter Park Art Festival.
Been going on for 45 years, and attracts over 350,000 each year. Could we
feasibly attract 20,000 or 30,000 visitors over a two or three day period? These
other small towns attract many times that. These areas became artists’ havens,
and the artists showed the world the wonder of their adopted homes. The areas
became famous, their economies boomed, and while they did not grow stupendously,
they prospered greatly. We are very much like these towns in the early years of
their art movements. Artists here are fantastically great and we are at a
crossroads. We can either get behind this idea and create another great art
enclave, or not. I don’t like to think what North Idaho would be like without
our natural beauty and majesty. What would we be like without art?
Upcoming Art
Events
May 15 – 18
Lost in the ’50s.
The weekend when Sandpoint goes retro, with hundreds of cars in the vintage car
parade and show, plus dance shows and concerts from the `50s and `60s, a street
dance, a car rally and fun run.
June 18 – 20
Plein Air Paint Out
The Art Dictionary defines en Plein Aire as French for plain air, or more
literally, in open air, which is what you enjoy when painting outdoors like the
Impressionists. Applied to landscape artists working directly from nature, it
seems so natural these days, yet there was a time when the landscape was viewed
as a hostile and dangerous place to be avoided. Leonardo urging artists to study
nature with direct observation was revolutionary at the time, and all artists
working outdoors owe him a debt of gratitude.
June 20 – August 1 ArtWalk I. Each summer, Pend Oreille Arts Council
coordinates Artwalk, an exhibition of art by local and regional artists
in approximately 20 locations in downtown Sandpoint. During the
opening receptions for Artwalk I and II, locations provide beverages and hors
d'oeuvres, and live music in some venues. Outdoor sculpture will also on display
in various locations along the Artwalk. During the summer, the public can pick
up an Artwalk brochure at any participating location or at the Chamber of
Commerce and take a self-guided walking tour of the displays.
Opening Receptions will be at all locations in downtown Sandpoint, June 22,
5:30-8:30 pm
July
27 – Sept. 10
ArtWalk II. The
second of two revolving art exhibits opens
August 7 – 17
Festival at Sandpoint -
Internationally renowned concert series on the lawn at Memorial Field alongside
beautiful Lake Pend Oreille. The acts feature national artists playing music
across the spectrum, from classical to country, blues to world music offerings.
208-265-4554
August 9 – 10
Arts & Crafts Fair - POAC's
35th annual juried art exhibit at City Beach, with 100 booths of all-original,
handmade artwork, kids activities, entertainment, artist demonstrations and
more. 208-263-6139
Another great benefactor and coordinator of art in North Idaho is
POAC, or the
Pend Oreille Arts Council.
They sponsor concerts, theater, visual arts, and much more.
Art Works 309 N. 1st
Sandpoint, ID 83864
Regional art and crafts. Paintings, sculpture, jewelry, pottery,
photography, baskets, prints, cards. 208-263-2642
Robert Bissett
H C R 1 Box 265
Naples, Idaho 83847
Nationally acclaimed. Specializing in commissioned portraits and oil rub-out
paintings. Represented by Naples Gallery 495 1/2 Hwy 95, 208-267-6575.
208-267-0685
208-267-6148
The Gallery
7156 Main Street
Bonners Ferry, ID 83805 208-267-3596
Hallans Gallery
323 N. First Avenue
Sandpoint, Idaho 83864
Since 1906. Celebrating the century in photos by Ross Hall & Dick Himes. 208-263-4704
Hen's Tooth Studio
323 N. First Avenue
Sandpoint, Idaho 83864
Wildlife, watercolors & custom framing by Sandpoint native Ward Tollbom.
208-263-3665
Hibernia Studio 7193 Main St.
Bonners Ferry, ID 83805 208-267-9053
Janusz Studio by the Lake
Hope, Idaho 83836
Experience the Artist Dream at this working art studio. A treasure of fine
“Romantic Expressionist” watercolors, sculpture garden and grounds tour with
magnificent views of Lake Pend Oreille.
208-264-5153
Chris Kraisler Gallery
517 N. Fourth Avenue
Sandpoint, Idaho 83864
Fine art by national & regional artists - paintings, sculpture & drawings.
208-255-4170
Lyman Gallery 334 N 1st Ave.
Sandpoint, 83864 208-263-7748
Nelson Gallery
Sandpoint, ID 83864 208-265-0668
Northwest Handmade 308 North First Ave.
Sandpoint, ID 83864 877-880-1962
208-255-1962
Olivetree Gallery 323 N 1st Ave Sandpoint, ID 83864 Specializing in 3 dimensional
sculptures in ceramic, glass, wood, mixed media and metal. Whimsical.
Contemporary. Abstract. Colorful. Strange. Unusual.
208-255-7449
Panhandle Art Glass
514 Pine Street
Sandpoint, Idaho 83864
The finest in handmade glass, distinctive lighting, fine arts and crafts by
regional artists. Showroom and gallery. Art supplies.
208-263-1721
Riverpath Studio & Artworks
1035 Baldy Mountain Rd.
Sandpoint, ID 83864
208-265-1708
Ross Hall Collection/Hall
Dan Studio
202 1/2 S 1st Ave
Sandpoint, ID 83864 208-263-4704
Schissler Studio
PO Box 1240
Sandpoint, Idaho 83864
208-263-8657
Sunnyside Pottery
Sandpoint, Idaho 83864
Specializes in hand-made wheel-thrown stoneware pottery for your home or office
and participates in the Open Studio Tour in the summer.
208-265-9560
Timberstand Gallery 334 N. 1st. Avenue
Sandpoint, ID 83864
Fine art & custom framing featuring Stephen Lyman & world-renowned
artists.
208-263-7748
800-607-7748
Lisa VanDerKarr Art Studio
111 Cedar, Ste. 5
Sandpoint, Idaho 83864
208-610-6494
Tollbom Ward Studio
323 N 1st Ave.
Sandpoint, 83864
208-263-3665
Wonderland Studio & Imaging 108 McGhee Road
Sandpoint, ID 83864
Scenic photography, portraiture, and decorator framing services.
208-263-7688
Antique Collective 504 W Oak St, Sandpoint ID
(208) 263-6499
Attic-To-Cellar Antiques
504 Oak St # 4, Sandpoint ID
(208) 263-5911
Dudes Antiques & Signs
100 Church St # C, Sandpoint ID
(208) 265-6404
Marketplace Antiques & Gifts
502 Church St # A, Sandpoint ID (208) 263-4444
Misty
Mountain Furniture is one of the leading innovators of rustic log
furnishings, creating fine, hand-crafted log furniture, custom railings
and cabinets, as well as hand-made doors.
Skipping Stones Studio
– Clark Fork - At Skipping Stones Studio we
work with natural glacial stone and river rock to create cabinet knobs,
pulls, and doorknobs. We are a working art studio creating functional
art for the home or yard.
Autumn’s Loft -
Rustic home furnishings, nature photography, functional art by local
artisans, handcrafted slab wood furniture, custom frames and furniture
by the Oscarson family and fine art.
Northwest Handmade -
showcases local and regional artisans in the small lakeshore community
of Sandpoint.
FiberArt.com-
Our members weave, spin, hand- and machine-knit, quilt, bead, hand- and
machine-stitch, crochet and make rugs, jewelry, felt, baskets, paper, dolls and
toys.
Other
Arts
Sandpoint Films - A non-profit
dedicated to film and videography in North Idaho
Lakedance - Idaho
Panhandle International Film Fest
Idaho Commission on the Arts-
The official state agency for support of the arts providing grants, artists
listings, education, and resource information.
Idaho Humanities Council-
Increases the awareness, understanding, and appreciation of the humanities in
Idaho by providing funding and programs.
Angel Gallery of Fine Art & Antiques 423 Sherman Avenue Coeur
d’Alene, ID 83814 (208)
665-7232 Fax: (208)
762-5398 angelgallery@aol.com local
artists, crafters, antiques
Art Spirit Gallery Steve Gibbs 415 Sherman
Avenue Coeur
d'Alene, ID 83814
208/765-6006 www.theartspiritgallery.com
(Contemporary art)
Coeur d'Alene Gallery Coeur d'Alene Resort, Ste. A 115 S. 2nd
Street
Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814 208/667-7732 www.cdagalleries.com
Specializing in 19th and 20th century American Sporting and Western Art.
Corner Gallery North Idaho
College
1000 W. Garden Avenue
Coeur d'Alene,
ID 83814 208/796-3276 www.nic.edu/arts/gallery
