BYA
BYA
Clara Geise with BYA merch
Wet Skeleton's pieces
The Naked Neighbor
Chase Oneida
Briston Widmann
Humans at Speed Friending
Humans, Speed Friending
THE sign
Painting party
BYA team showing off their finished paintings
Art prints for sale at Speed Friending
DIY merch from Speed Friending
Mckenna Esteb showing off the BYA merch
BYA cookie decorating
Cookies!
Fire pit conversations at the Lit Room
Sinew and Sea original cover art in the Lit Room
Hayden and Ryan in front of the Lit Room
Fire pit fools
Last night was a blur!
The Naked Neighbor and Chelsea supporting Push and Pour at the Lit Room
Local creatives browsing BYA merch
Jay and Kam at the Lit Room
Dancer at Surels Place
Surels place
Roman making live art
Kim Porter art
Megan White installation
Story fort reading of Katie Dandrea's play
OJ Johnson artwork at Surels place
Megan White installation
Hannah Cook at No New Vintage reading
No New Vintage event
Ryan Marsh hosting NNV event
Surels place
OJ Johnson sculpture
Art night!
BYA donor banquet
BYA donor banquet team
Parachute time
Welcome to
Backyard Artists
EVENTS, GRANTS, PUBLICATION, VISUAL ART OPPORTUNITIES
Our Mission
Backyard Artists empowers emerging artists in Idaho’s Treasure Valley by providing professional opportunities through community-driven exhibitions, literary events, project grants, and strategic partnerships.
Our Vision
To cultivate a vibrant, inclusive arts community in Idaho’s Treasure Valley where emerging artists are welcome, thrive, collaborate, and have a lasting impact on the developing cultural landscape.
Our Services
Publication:
Paper Plane Press
13 Boise authors to be published in volume 1 of this biannual publication. Launch date: December 14th at the Linen Building! More info to come.
Visual Art Shows:
Two visual art shows to be held in 2025.
April, September.
More info to come. Reach out to thebackyardartists@gmail.com if interested in participating!
Recently…
We partnered with 15 different artists to create a “Dreamscape” installation and experience at JUMP during the Illumibrate festival in March. Check out this recap of the event!
Find our event calendar and more about our past and future events