Backyard Artist Events
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First Friday Art and Studio Stroll: BYA x Surel's Place
Friends! Join us for the first Friday art and studio stroll on April 4th!
Artists Brie Schettle & Megan White are collaborating to create an installation in the Green Box at Surel's Place, and we are so excited to hang out and experience their work!
More details to come.
Body & Devotion
Opening Reception
April 25th, 2025
Time TBD
Gallery is Open
April 25th - 27th
Body & Devotion is a BYA Visual Art Event. More details to come.
CWI & Backyard Artists Present: The Storyfort Kick-Off Bonanza
One of Idaho's most storied landmarks, The Bishops' House, will appropriately be housing Storyfort's kickoff mixer. Teaming with Boise's very own Backyard Artists to bring you visual art, appetizers, and a little fun, join writers and storytellers from across disciplines for an opening night of art, food, and a reading from the CWI's 2025 Micro Fiction Contest winners.
Free Entry
Volume 1 Paper Plane Press Launch Party
Welcome to the Paper Plane Volume 1 Launch Party! Join us at The Linen Building for a night of celebrating 13 Boise writers published in the first volume of Paper Plane Press. Charcuterie, mocktails, Open Letter Collective, paper plane toss, one of a kind mementos to take home, and literature will all be included in this evening of celebration, with copies of Paper Plane to purchase. Food and drink are included with ticket.
Tickets:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/paper-plane-volume-1-launch-party-tickets-1082752113719?aff=oddtdtcreator
Meridian Community Art Party
Jennifer Anderson will be Yarn Bombing the park and BYA will have a booth to meet artists and community goers alike! We will have a standing loom, BRING YOUR YARN.
Interlude: Reading with Death Rattle
Join us for readers: MJ Pope, Ben Poofy, Tay Kopec, Blake Hunter, Trey Haden, Zoey Zawada, James Herbert, Dona Ochoa, Ellie Snyder, and SJ.
Where: 4403 W Bethel Street
$5-15 sliding scale donation at door
Reading on the Rock s
Join Backyard Artists at The Lit Room (215 E 34th Street) from 6-9 for a READING and ART SALE.
$5-15 donation upon entry!
List of Authors:
Rebecca Evans
Joplin Morgan
Savy Butler
Simon Schabot
Matt Bunk
Diana Forgione
Hailey Frogley
List of Vendors:
Wren Gorrell
Halle Julian
Brayden Creations
Melisa Smith
Katie May
Chase Oneida
Bios coming soon on authors and vendors(:
Artist Mixer & Karaoke
Join us at Trailhead for an Arts Mixer. Connect with the people in your community creating art, find new collaborations, and share experiences.
After, stick around for some silly karaoke (:
Illumibrate
BYA will be filling out JUMP’s Pioneer Room with an installation of 10-12 sculptures from local Boise artists.
BYA Open Mic
Join BYA for their quarterly Open Mic at Mad Swede Brewing in downtown Boise.
This open mic is for all art forms.
Paint if you want to do a speed painting, play the drums, sing, read your literature, tell a story.
The goal is to share who you are with others.
FREE, 6 PM
Reading + Art Show
Kam Rose and JayLynn Fraye-Rummel
Join Jay and Kam for a reading from Jay’s new published poetry book, Sinew and Sea, at the Lit Room. Kam Rose painted the cover and the original piece will be there that evening.
6 PM at The Lit Room
Open Mic @ Mad Swede
Show us what you got at our famous Mad Swede x Backyard Artists Open Mic. Open to all mediums!
Lit Room After Dark
Come visit the Backyard Artists booth at the Meridian Night market!
Meridian Night Market
Come visit the Backyard Artists booth at the Meridian Night market!
Surel’s place Art Show
Surel’s Place Art Show. Backyard Artists will be the Artists in Residence for the kickoff of Surel’s First Friday series. Reading from 5-5:45 followed by an art show and gallery inside the Surel’s house. FREE.
Live Readings w/ Storyfort @ Ocho’s
This is the Place. Storyfort x BYA Presents: A reading of the heavy hitters that are heading to Storyfort. 5-9 PM. Ocho’s. 21+. FREE, do not need Treefort pass to attend.