SHOW & TELL: Artist Residency Program

We are extremely proud to be partnering with Alexa Rose Foundation for our new, 6-month SHOW & TELL Artist Residency Program at The Common Well. The program launched in May of 2024 as we welcomed the first wave of a dozen local artists working in a myriad of disciplines — painting, drawing, printmaking, performance, sculpture, ceramics, photography, creative writing, filmmaking, and new forms. (The next wave of twelve will begin in November 2024.) In addition to a $3,500 honorarium, this transformative new opportunity provides 24 artists with a 6-month studio workspace, mentorship, a culminating group exhibition, as well as an artist talk or workshop at The Common Well. This innovative new program is especially geared toward artists eager to set loose their creative energy and realize their big ideas all within a vibrant community setting. We couldn’t be more thrilled and honored to be working with the Alexa Rose Foundation and know that together we will create lasting, positive outcomes for our most exciting local artists.

The culminating group exhibition is now open in the gallery at The Common Well! Please stop by Mondays - Fridays, 9AM - 5PM through October 4th, 2024 or click here for a preview. Most works are for sale.

Thank you, Alexa Rose Foundation, for your vision, generosity & commitment to the arts!

TALKS & WORKSHOPS

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS*

Tuesday, September 24, 5:30-7:00 PM at Tandy Leather in Boise

WALTER GERALD - Leather Tooling Workshop

Tuesday, October 1, 6:00-7:30 PM at The Common Well 

A Writer’s Workshop: Daily Creative Practices for Writing Stories, Poems and Non-fiction

AURORA STONE MEHLMAN, WILLIAM GUY MILLER and JEFFERY OLIVER will lead a FREE workshop and craft talk at The Common Well on how writers can learn and create new daily practices to improve their craft and creative output. Writers of any age are invited to bring paper and pens/pencils to write through exercises with us in this interactive workshop and craft talk.

Tuesday, October 8, 6:00-7:30 PM at The Common Well

6:00 - HAYDEN PEDERSEN - Artist Talk - FREE

6:30 - ROLLAND FLETCHER - Artist Demo - FREE - limited seating / RSVP

Tuesday, October 15, 6:00-7:30 PM at The Common Well

LILA STREICHER & LEO NINO - Artists’ Talk & Workshop - FREE

Tuesday, October 22, 6:00-7:30 PM at The Common Well

6:00 - HALLIE MAXWELL - Artist Talk - FREE

6:30 - EMMA HOOD - Photo Transformations Workshop - FREE - (Check back for registration details)

Tuesday, October 29, 6:00-7:30 PM at The Common Well

SHAY WOODHOUSE & KATE MASTERSON - Artists’ Talk & Workshop - FREE

* Check back for details and updates

MEET OUR ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE / MAY - OCT 2024

UPCOMING ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE / NOV 2024 - APRIL 2025

CL Young

Veiko Valencia

Elizabeth Hilton

Caitlin Harris

Marianna Edwards

Teal Gardner

Christi Nogle

Matthew Kennedy

Ceci Richardson

Morgan McCollum

Peter Lovera

Luma Jasim