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The Alexa Rose Foundation exists to elevate artists and enliven the Boise Valley with world-class public art.

Honoring artist Alexa Rose Howell, the Foundation has awarded a million+ dollars through our annual Artist Grants and Alexa Rose Fellowship. Alexa Rose and Ken Howell envisioned a foundation that propel local artists interested in furthering their creative work. Alexa Rose Howell, who passed away in 2013, believed strongly in the value of the arts and humanities. The Foundation provides substantia

l impact on the lives of creative citizens, giving them access to the catalytic experiences and skills they need to develop as artists and as people. The Foundation's area of impact focuses on Ada and Canyon County, Idaho, and seeks to include descendants of Boise River Valley Tribes (wherever they may reside).

05/15/2026

The deadline is fast approaching. 🌞

The LIGHT OF DAY Award is designed to support artists ready to bring ambitious projects into broader regional and national conversations.

Selected artists will receive $15,000 in project support over two years (Summer 2026-Summer 2028) to help move a project forward with depth, care, and momentum.

Open to artists working across:
✨ Visual Arts
✨ Performing Arts
✨ Film
✨ Literary Arts
✨ Multimedia Arts

If there’s a project you’ve been waiting to fully step into, this is your sign to apply!

Applications close Monday, May 25, 2026.

🔗 Visit the link in bio to learn more and apply.

Eligibility: Artists must have lived in Ada or Canyon County (Idaho) for at least 36 months, or have ancestral homelands rooted in the Boise Valley and may reside elsewhere.

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Slide 1 image: Daniel Ojeda, 2024–2025 Awardee, photo by Steve Smith

Slide 3 image: Artwork detail by artist Matt Bunk, photo by Janelle Strouse

05/09/2026

It’s been scientifically studied that touching earth can positively alter our brain chemistry. Artists experienced it firsthand while learning the process of making adobe brick at , bricks that will last in the valley for generations.

The Alexa Rose Foundation believes that travel, shared inquiry, and time spent in conversation with artists, landscapes, and materials can deeply shape creative practice. Earlier this year, as part of an experimental research component of the Show and Tell Residency Program, the Foundation traveled with 14 resident artists and arts leaders through Joshua Tree, CA to visit artist-built spaces, studios, and sites of creative investigation.

Throughout the trip, the artists considered a guiding question:

“How do we build creative lives rooted in expansive investigation that can sustain momentum in our practices?”

Experiences like our visit to Yucca Valley Material Lab remind us that discovery often happens through direct engagement — through touching, making, listening, and learning together. Encounters with new materials and ways of working open up unexpected pathways.

One resident artist wrote:

“The Yucca Valley Material Lab visit opened up this whole new way of looking at art practice for me…like ‘Wow, you can do that? I can do that!’ I will be thinking about it for a long time.”

We’re grateful for the artists, organizers, and spaces that made this kind of collective learning possible. 🙏🏽☀️

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Show and Tell Artist Residency is supported by The Alexa Rose Foundation and hosted in partnership with .

📸 Gregg Mizuta

05/02/2026

📣APPLY NOW

The LIGHT OF DAY Award provides meaningful support for artists bringing ambitious work onto regional and national platforms.

Selected applicants will receive $15,000 in project support over two years between Summer 2026–Summer 2028.

Open to artists working across:
✨ Visual Arts
✨ Performing Arts
✨ Film
✨ Literary Arts
✨ Multimedia Arts

Whether you’re developing a solo project or building something collaboratively, now’s the time to bring it into the light of day. 🌞

Apply now through May 25, 2026.
🔗 Visit the link in bio to learn more and apply.

Artists must be a resident of Ada or Canyon County (Idaho) for at least 36 months, or have ancestral homelands rooted in the Boise Valley, who may reside elsewhere.

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Slide 1: Mungo Ligoya, 2014-2015 Awardee, photo courtesy of the artist

Slide 2: Mungo Ligoya, 2024-2025 Awardee, photo by Robert Allen

Slide 3: (L > R) Elijah Jensen-Lindsey, Jessica Harned, Daniel Ojeda, Mungo Ligoya, Mcakenna Esteb, Jorden Revere, 2024-2025 Awardees, photo by John LeMay

04/24/2026

Drum roll, please…

Join us in offering a warm welcome to the Show & Tell Wave IV residents, who have just moved into their new studios at The Common Well!

For the next five months, eight Artists will take over much of the second floor at , immersed in and contributing to this vibrant community.

Come and say hi during this coming First Friday, May 1st from 5:00PM to 7:00PM—we’d love for you to meet them!

And, stay tuned for more ways to engage with the residents throughout their time in residence, including artist talks, a culminating group exhibition and reception!

WAVE IV RESIDENTS
April 13, 2026 - September 29, 2026

Brecken Bird > bird
Brie Schettle >
Emily Hales > .e.hales
Hunter Simmons >
Jessica Evett >
Laura Feeney > .alchemist
Matthew Thorley >
Sean Ahern >

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📸 by (Wave III Resident)

03/23/2026

APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN for the 2026–2028 cycle of the LIGHT OF DAY AWARD!

$15,000 project proposals will be accepted through May 25, 2026 and awarded in support of artists presenting their work to national and regional audiences.

The Alexa Rose Foundation enthusiastically supports artists taking on ambitious, timely, and relevant projects with staying power that propel creative practices forward.

This Award supports artists embracing a wide range of methods of thinking and making, with projects that may take the form of exhibitions, performances, screenings, publications, productions, or other public-facing presentations of completed work that connects meaningfully with audiences beyond our funding area. Now’s the time to bring your solo projects and artistic collaborations into the light of day!

Apply now through May 25, 2026.
🔗 Visit the link in bio to learn more and apply.

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Image credits:

Slide 2: Performance with Doug Marsh for the LED Artist Haven Residency, 2026, photo by Ben Huynh.

Slide 3: Detail of work by Ben Huynh for the Show & Tell Artist Residency at The Common Well, 2026, photo by Janelle Strouse

03/06/2026

SHOW & TELL

Now on view at The Common Well 🎉

This group exhibition celebrates work by artists from the third wave of the Show & Tell Artist Residency program, a partnership between yours truly and . Over the past six months, these artists have been experimenting, exploring new ideas and creating work side-by-side. This show features new work by all nine artists!

Featuring Artists:
Jamey Baumgardt • Matt Bunk • Ben Huynh • Ashley Larson • Juliana McLenna • Bryan Anthony Moore • Kamryn Rose • Janell Strouse • Clementine Zenner

On View: February 20 - March 27
The Common Well

Join us for upcoming events:
March 6 - First Friday, 6-8pm
March 10 - Artist Talk, 6pm w/ Larson, Rose, & Zenner

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02/13/2026

Save the date, everyone! Next Friday the residents present an exceptional exhibition.

Art by

01/09/2026

Proudly announcing the launch of the ARTIST HAVEN Residency! ✨

A new partnership between the and , ARTIST HAVEN supports performing artists who demonstrate momentum and a record of excellence, and are poised to benefit from working on a solo project or collaboration in an inspired space.

Join us in welcoming Doug Martsch of (), Jessica Harned (), and Daniel Ojeda () as three of our selected artists, who will be in residence at the Dixon this January and July.

ARTIST HAVEN Residents receive the gift of time, space, visibility, mentorship, and a live audience, creating room for risk-taking, bold experimentation, and sustained creative exploration. Artists are also supported with a cash honorarium.

The Residency takes over the Swig Theater and the Movement Studio at the Dixon through the Presenting Residency (1-month w/ $10,000) and the In-Process Residency (2-week w/ $3,000), each intentionally designed to meet artists where they are and support their current creative needs.

Stay tuned for additional artist announcements and upcoming public sharing dates. We can’t wait to share these incredible artists and their work with you! 💫

01/07/2026

Announcing Eric Gilbert, the 2026 Alexa Rose Fellow and recipient of a $25,000 unrestricted creative award from the Alexa Rose Foundation.

Eric Gilbert () is a touring musician with a big-hearted vision who’s made an indelible mark on our cultural community, advancing individual artists locally and around the globe. Gilbert co-founded with a goal of putting Boise on the map for its music scene, fostering local artistic talent and creating community through , a unique multi-disciplinary festival that puts artists, fans and community first.

Gilbert cemented his role as a key figure in building the city’s music scene with venues including and the , and by turning the nooks and crannies of Boise itself into ephemeral music venues with magic of their own.

The Alexa Rose Fellowship for 2026 is awarded based on artistic voice, community engagement and impact on the artistic community at large.

Congratulations to Eric Gilbert, a generous beacon and transformative leader in the arts!

*Images provided by the Artist

12/20/2025

📣 A thoughtful committee of artists and arts leaders anonymously nominated candidates in October for the 2026 Alexa Rose Fellowship, a $25,000 unrestricted artistic merit award with a focus on artistic voice, community engagement and impact on the artistic community at large.

Please follow along (and stay tuned!) to celebrate the 2026 Alexa Rose Fellow, who joins a powerful set of thinking partners, mentors and arts advocates for the future.

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