Teaching Ceramics in the World's Top Pottery Country
Posted: Thursday, March 5 2009
March 5, 2009 Written by Amy Huddleston MOSCOW, Idaho – China’s roots in the ceramic arts are strong and deep. For thousands of years, Chinese artisans have developed and mastered techniques and artistry that has set the standard of excellence in ceramics throughout the world. To teach ceramics in this country, one must truly be a master of the art form. Ceramics have been Joe Zeller's passio...
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Art & Architecture | Studio Art and Design, B.F.A | Art, B.A. | News Release

New Art and Architecture Interdisciplinary Studio Complex Features Regenerative Approach
Posted: Thursday, April 2 2009
April 2, 2009 Written by Joni Kirk New Art and Architecture Interdisciplinary Studio Complex Features Regenerative Approach MOSCOW, Idaho – The College of Art and Architecture at the University of Idaho is in the planning phase of a new Interdisciplinary Studio Complex, which will provide a rich, multi-faceted approach to learning. According to Dean Mark Hoversten, the complex will include...
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Art & Architecture | News Release

Idaho Student Takes First in National Woodworking Competition
Posted: Friday, July 24 2009
July 24, 2009 Note to Media: Mahic is pronounced "Mah-hitch" MOSCOW, Idaho – Alen Mahic, a University of Idaho student from Boise, has captured the first place award in the chair portion of Fresh Wood, a national student woodworking competition. Mahic designed and built the chair, entitled "Cinnamon Roll," while completing his bachelor's and master's degrees in architecture this spring. Made...
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Art & Architecture | Architecture, B.S. | News Release | Architecture

Mark Klett and Peter Vincent photography at Prichard Art Gallery Aug. 19-Oct. 11
Posted: Friday, July 31 2009
July 31, 2009 Written by Marnie Driflot MOSCOW, Idaho – Combining photography of hot rods and contemporary landscapes, the University of Idaho Prichard Art Gallery will exhibit Mark Klett's "Selected Landscapes" and Peter Vincent's "Bonneville and Beyond" Aug. 19 - Oct. 11. An opening reception for the exhibit will take place 5-8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 28. ...
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Art & Architecture | News Release

Second Life Connects Idaho Educators for Larger Learning Network
Posted: Tuesday, August 18 2009
Aug. 18, 2009 Written by Joni Kirk MOSCOW, Idaho – When University of Idaho graduate student Nichole Scott struggled with the classroom sound system during a recent class presentation, accounting instructor KD Hatheway-Dial quickly walked to the podium to provide some technical assistance. It all seemed fairly straightforward and natural for a classroom setting. However, Hatheway-Dial's clas...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Business & Economics | Art & Architecture | Virtual Technology & Design | News Release

Keeping the Tradition Alive: 100 Years of Homecoming at Idaho
Posted: Tuesday, September 29 2009
MOSCOW, Idaho – When the University of Idaho celebrates homecoming Oct. 25-31, the week takes on a special meaning. "We're celebrating 100 years of homecoming with the theme 'Keeping the Tradition: Centennial Edition,'" said Anna Marie Limbaugh, 2009 Homecoming chair. A great deal has changed at the University of Idaho in the last 100 years: the former farmland has been developed into a tree-c...
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Natural Resources | Art & Architecture | Alumni | News Release

Scaring Up Donations for the Local Food Bank: A Terrifying, Titillating Ridenbaugh Haunted House Experience, Oct. 17
Posted: Thursday, October 1 2009
Written by Donna Emert  MOSCOW, Idaho – Great Halloween events offer the best of both worlds. The Ridenbaugh Haunted House experience is one of those, providing kids and their parents a titillating brush with the spirit world, and an up-close look at one of the nation’s historic landmarks. This best-of-both-worlds scenario has another valuable facet: admission to Ridenb...
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Letters, Arts & Social Sciences | Art & Architecture | Architecture | Virtual Technology & Design | Landscape Architecture | Art & Design | Susan Billin | Architecture, B.S. | Art, B.A. | Art Education, B.S. | Landscape Architecture, B.S. | Virtual Technology & Design | Music | Landscape Architecture, Master of | Architecture, Master of | Art, MFA | Art, Master of Arts in Teaching | Architecture, M.S. | News Release

University of Idaho Submits Midyear Budget Holdback Plan to State
Posted: Monday, October 12 2009
MOSCOW, Idaho – In a letter to faculty, staff and students statewide today, University of Idaho President Duane Nellis outlined the institution's midyear budget holdback plan. The plan came after meetings with university executive staff, faculty, staff, student and other leadership constituent groups, and from internal economic and budget modeling. Under the plan, the university, which...
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Natural Resources | Art & Architecture | Presidents Office | News Release | Office of the President

"Up On The Wall, 6 Painters From The West" at Prichard Art Gallery, Oct. 16 - Dec. 5
Posted: Tuesday, October 13 2009
Written by Marnie Driflot MOSCOW, Idaho – "Up On The Wall, 6 Painters From The West" is a collection of works that uses contemporary trends in painting and different approaches to the painted surface. The exhibit will appear at the University of Idaho's Prichard Art Gallery Oct. 16 - Dec. 5. An artist lecture will take place at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 15, at the University of Idaho Teachin...
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Art & Architecture | Roger Rowley | Art, B.A. | News Release

Creatively Yours: University of Idaho Faculty Works Featured at Prichard Art Gallery in December and January
Posted: Thursday, December 3 2009
Written by Marnie Driflot MOSCOW, Idaho – The University of Idaho Prichard Art Gallery will present its annual faculty art exhibit, which is a celebration of faculty members' creative contributions in the community. The exhibit will be on view Dec. 11 through Jan. 16, 2010, with an opening reception on Friday, Dec. 11, from 5-8 p.m. Works by faculty from the university's College of Art and Arch...
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Art & Architecture | Nels Reese | David Giese | Lynne Haagensen | Jason Ferguson | Matthew Brehm | Greg Turner-Rahman | Frank Jacobus | Miranda Anderson | Phillip G. Mead | Mark Hoversten | Delphine Keim-Campbell | John Anderson | News Release | Idaho at Glance

Prichard Art Gallery to Host Invitational Exhibition and Art Auction, Jan. 22-Feb. 6
Posted: Thursday, January 21 2010
MOSCOW, Idaho – If you've been looking to own an original art piece, now may be your chance. The University of Idaho's Prichard Art Gallery will feature an invitational exhibition Jan. 22 through Feb. 6. It will culminate with a live auction of the pieces on Saturday, Feb. 6, at the gallery. “This year we'll have paintings, drawings, photography and a really great selection of wood turned object...
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Art & Architecture | News Release

Prichard Art Gallery Presents "WeekSpot: Midi Glock and Soft Synth" Feb. 9-13
Posted: Monday, February 1 2010
Written by Karen Hunt MOSCOW, Idaho – The Prichard Art Gallery presents “WeekSpot: Midi Glock and Soft Synth,” which will run Tuesday, Feb. 9, through Saturday, Feb. 13. The Midi Glock and Soft Synth is an interactive installation piece consisting of a sewn tapestry with integrated pieces of conductive fabric fitted to a robotic glockenspiel – or percussion instrument composed of a set of tuned ...
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Art & Architecture | Roger Rowley | News Release

Previously Enjoyed: Idaho High School Students Exhibit Art Made From Recycled Materials
Posted: Thursday, February 11 2010
MOSCOW, Idaho – Some 150 students from more than 25 high schools around Idaho will have their art on display in the University of Idaho's Ridenbaugh Hall later this month. The 19th Annual University of Idaho High School Art Exhibition will be held from Feb. 24 to March 5. The exhibition is sponsored every year by the College of Art and Architecture's Department of Art and Design, and coincides wi...
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Art & Architecture | Sally Machlis | Studio Art and Design, B.F.A | Art, B.A. | Art Education, B.S. | News Release

“SLAG: The Anti Art Glass Exhibit” Opens Feb. 24 at the Prichard Art Gallery
Posted: Friday, February 12 2010
Written by Becca Johnson   MOSCOW, Idaho – “SLAG: The Anti Art Glass,” the single most important exhibit in the University of Idaho's Prichard Art Gallery history, opens Wednesday, Feb. 24, and runs through April 10. SLAG has been created to expand perceptions of glass art. "These groups of artists are equally diverse in their cultural backgrounds, geographic locations a...
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Art & Architecture | Roger Rowley | Art, B.A. | News Release | Idaho at Glance

Students Show Leadership as They Plan for the Future
Posted: Thursday, April 1 2010
Written by Amanda Cairo College of Art and Architecture Students Display Their Best Work MOSCOW, Idaho ¬– A portfolio just may be the most important tool a student in the University of Idaho’s College of Art and Architecture needs, but the skills to put one together may be even more vital. Recognizing that, students in the college took initiative to organize a P...
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Art & Architecture | Mark Hoversten | News Release | Idaho at Glance

Idaho Interactive Literacy Center Project Exhibit Set for April 14
Posted: Friday, April 9 2010
Written by Candace Lowe BOISE, Idaho – University of Idaho students have partnered up with Stan Steiner, Chair of the Literacy Department at Boise State University to design a children’s literacy center for the City of Boise. The design showcase will take place Wednesday, April 14, at 6 p.m. at the Stueckle Sky Center, 1910 University Dr. in Boise, and will feature the individual design concepts...
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Art & Architecture | Architecture | Frank Jacobus | University of Idaho Boise | News Release

University of Idaho Advising, Teaching, Collaborative, Outreach and Creative Activity Achievements Shine
Posted: Wednesday, April 21 2010
Written by Amanda Cairo MOSCOW, Idaho – Excellence is its own reward, but as many University of Idaho faculty found out, a ceremony and an award can make the reward a little bit sweeter. The university's annual Excellence Awards banquet honored 16 faculty and graduate students at an on-campus ceremony for outstanding achievements in teaching, research, outreach and advising. New this year to the ...
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Letters, Arts & Social Sciences | Natural Resources | Science | Law | Engineering | Art & Architecture | Education | College of Graduate Studies | News Release

Board Approves Integrated Education Model for College of Art and Architecture
Posted: Thursday, April 22 2010
MOSCOW, Idaho – The Idaho State Board of Education / University of Idaho Board of Regents today approved a request from the university's College of Art and Architecture to move to an integrated education delivery model. Under the new format, the college will have a single-unit management structure with a common studio culture, instead of the traditional model with multiple departments. ...
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Art & Architecture | Mark Hoversten | News Release | Idaho at Glance | Register Features

Virtual Technology and Design Boosts Traffic Signal Systems Education
Posted: Monday, May 17 2010
MOST is a project to develop curriculum materials and a simulation environment for traffic signal timing.
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Engineering | Art & Architecture | College of Graduate Studies | Virtual Technology & Design | Civil Engineering | Michael Kyte | B.S. Civil Engineering | Virtual Technology & Design | M.S., M. Engr., or Ph.D. Civil Engineering | News Release | Virtual Technology & Design | Civil Engineering

Whitewater Park Launches New Future for Cascade, Deepens Community Engagement for University
Posted: Thursday, May 27 2010
MOSCOW, Idaho – When a Cascade Whitewater Park on the Payette River opens next month, it signifies more than a new tourist attraction. It showcases what can happen when a community joins together and generates a unified vision. Between 1990 and 2000, Idaho was one of the five fastest-growing states in the U.S. While Cascade's population hadn't boomed like larger cities within the state, the histo...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Art & Architecture | Landscape Architecture | Stephen Drown | Bioregional Planning | News Release | Landscape Architecture | Extension

University of Idaho Unveils New Home for Idaho Capitol Murals
Posted: Friday, June 18 2010
MOSCOW, Idaho – With ceremony and a sense of place, the University of Idaho today unveiled the new home for the Idaho statehouse murals. Remarks by dignitaries, an Honor Song presented by a Native American drum circle and other special features marked the ceremony adjacent to the terra cotta-colored walls in the Idaho Commons building on which the murals are displayed. “The University of Idaho is...
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Art & Architecture | Art, B.A. | News Release | Office of the President | Commons

Second Life Provides Unique Approach to Diabetes Education and Management
Posted: Monday, August 16 2010
Written by Bill Loftus COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho – SeAnne Safaii-Fabiano, a University of Idaho food and nutrition specialist at Coeur d'Alene, hopes the global blockbuster "Avatar" will help her quest to teach young people better diabetes management in a virtual world. "Avatar" the movie drew viewers into a virtual world and made them care about issues one step removed from reality. Safaii-Fabiano,...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Art & Architecture | Virtual Technology & Design | Family and Consumer Sciences | SeAnne Safaii | Brian Cleveley | Dietetics | Nutrition | Virtual Technology & Design | Family and Consumer Sciences | News Release | Virtual Technology & Design

University Communication on Arboretum and Botanical Garden
Posted: Tuesday, August 24 2010
MOSCOW, Idaho - Late last week, President Duane Nellis met with leadership from the Arboretum and Botanical Garden for a discussion on fiscal stewardship issues. This is the text of the memo conveyed today to Arboretum leadership as a follow-up to that meeting: “I appreciated the opportunity to meet with you last week and discuss what we all acknowledge is important to the University of Idaho: th...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Natural Resources | Art & Architecture | News Release | Office of the President | Idaho at Glance | Register Features

National Environmentalist Bill McKibben to Give Keynote Address at President's Sustainability Symposium March 30 – April 2
Posted: Monday, September 20 2010
MOSCOW, Idaho – Nationally renowned environmentalist Bill McKibben will provide the keynote lecture at the University of Idaho President's Sustainability Symposium. The annual event's theme will be "Building Campus Sustainability," and will focus on sustainability in the built environment. It will take place March 30 – April 2 in Moscow, Idaho. The term built environment refers to the human-made ...
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Art & Architecture | Bruce Haglund | News Release | Sustainability | Architecture

Landscape Architecture Student Earns Top Marks For Treasure Valley Project
Posted: Tuesday, September 21 2010
Written by Amanda Cairo MOSCOW, Idaho – Married and with a young family, Johnny Sweet envisioned his life beyond building “McMansions” in Idaho's Treasure Valley. After 10 years in the building industry, that vision is paying off for the student at the University of Idaho. Sweet, a senior landscape architecture student in the university's College of Art and Architecture, recently earned second...
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Art & Architecture | Landscape Architecture | Toru Otawa, Ph.D. | News Release | Extension

Building a Meeting Place Between Disciplines: University of Idaho Offers Law for Architects
Posted: Tuesday, October 26 2010
Written by Donna Emert MOSCOW, Idaho – It takes a whole village to build a house, or a housing tract. It’s a big, diverse, multi-stakeholder village that can include architects, contractors, developers, home owners, brokers, planners, engineers and attorneys. Extensive land development and construction can require primary contracts, subcontracts, leases, loans, insurance and other agreements....
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Law | Art & Architecture | Michael A. Satz | Román Montoto | News Release | Architecture | Idaho at Glance | Register Features

Local Artists Celebrate Jazz Festival
Posted: Wednesday, February 16 2011
Written by Steven Nelson   MOSCOW, Idaho – Jazz enthusiasts attending this year’s Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival will have the opportunity to explore art displays sharing the festivals theme: Explorations of the Heart. In partnership with the Moscow Arts Commission and the Moscow Chamber of Commerce, area artists will create window displays with local businesses. The window displays will be i...
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Art & Architecture | Art & Design | News Release | Jazz Festival | Art & Design | Art & Design

20th Annual University of Idaho High School Art Exhibition Takes Place Feb. 23 – March 4
Posted: Wednesday, February 23 2011
MOSCOW, Idaho – Coinciding with the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, the 20th annual University of Idaho High School Art Exhibition will take place Feb. 23 - March 4. In a time when schools are increasingly dealing with issues of bullying and non-acceptance, it is important to celebrate student individuality. The theme, "Live Out Loud," was chosen to stimulate high school student’s imaginations and ...
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Art & Architecture | Art & Design | Sally Machlis | Art Education, B.S. | News Release | Art & Design

Faculty Art Exhibit Opens at Prichard Art Gallery Dec. 9
Posted: Friday, December 2 2011
MOSCOW, Idaho – The University of Idaho Prichard Art Gallery will present its annual faculty art exhibit, which is a celebration of faculty members' creative contributions in the community. The exhibit will be on view from Dec. 9 through Jan. 22, with an opening reception on Friday, Dec. 9, from 5-8 p.m. Works by faculty from the university's College of Art and Architecture are featured in the e...
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Art & Architecture | Art & Design | News Release | Art & Design | Idaho at Glance | Register Features | Art & Design

Prichard Art Gallery to Host Uncommon River Exhibit, Feb. 22 Through April 7
Posted: Wednesday, February 15 2012
MOSCOW, Idaho – The University of Idaho’s Prichard Art Gallery will present the exhibit “Uncommon River,” as part of its ongoing 25th anniversary celebration. The exhibit features the work of artists Christo, Christine Destrempes, Raymond Ghirardo and Megan Roberts, Philip Govedare, c.s. Thayer, and Jen Torres. The gallery invited immediate past director Gail Siegel to curate an exhibi...
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Art & Architecture | News Release

Prichard Art Gallery Showcases Graduate Artwork in Exhibit
Posted: Tuesday, April 10 2012
MOSCOW, Idaho – Before walking across the stage to receive their master’s degrees, two graduate students will showcase their artwork at the Prichard Art Gallery during the annual Graduate Art Exhibit. The exhibit will run Friday, April 13, through Saturday, May 5, with an opening reception held on Friday, April 13, from 5-8 p.m. at the Prichard Art Gallery. ”This year the MFA exhibit will featu...
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Art & Architecture | Art, MFA | Art, Master of Arts in Teaching | News Release | Art & Design

Emmy Award-Winner, Jac Venza, to Speak April 18 at University of Idaho
Posted: Wednesday, April 11 2012
MOSCOW, Idaho – Jac Venza, father of fine arts programming on public broadcasting, will speak at the University of Idaho on April 18 at 7 p.m. in the Administration Building Auditorium. Venza is a legendary figure who has worked in television from the very early years. He pioneered connections between the European media and PBS. Venza was responsible for finding funding for arts progra...
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Art & Architecture | News Release | Provost

“Synthetic Ritual” Exhibit Opens at Prichard Art Gallery
Posted: Wednesday, August 22 2012
MOSCOW, Idaho – The Prichard Art Gallery will kick off its 2012-13 exhibition season with “Synthetic Ritual.” The exhibit runs Aug. 16 – Sept. 29, with a reception and gallery talk held on Friday, Aug. 24 at 4 p.m. “Synthetic Ritual” explores the significance rituals and superstitions play in people’s lives while living in a technologically driven world. The exhibit explores three areas of life w...
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Art & Architecture | Roger Rowley | Art, B.A. | News Release | Art & Design

Accreditation Advances Landscape Architecture Degree Programs
Posted: Thursday, September 6 2012
MOSCOW, Idaho – Landscape Architecture Accrediting Board of the American Society of Landscape Architects has awarded initial accreditation status to the University of Idaho’s College of Art and Architecture’s Master of Landscape Architecture professional degree. This is a positive step for the university’s revolutionary seamless BSLA/MLA program -- the second in the nation – and for students afte...
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Art & Architecture | News Release

“Postures of Power” Exhibit Examines Women’s Footwear and Feminism
Posted: Friday, September 28 2012
MOSCOW, Idaho – The Prichard Art Gallery from Oct. 2-7 will feature “Postures of Power: Higher and Higher,” which explores how women’s shoes came to define and redefine the feminist movement. Through a series of two- and three-dimensional works, including a video, the weeklong exhibit will confront the feminist-feminine dichotomy and scrutinize the conflation of power with choice. In essence, th...
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Art & Architecture | Architecture | Roger Rowley | News Release

Acts of Chairs Exhibit to Open at the Prichard Art Gallery
Posted: Friday, October 5 2012
MOSCOW, Idaho – The Prichard Art Gallery’s latest exhibit, Acts of Chairs, sets out to tell the stories a chair might have in its lifetime through an interactive installation. The exhibit will run Oct. 12 – Dec. 1 at the Prichard Art Gallery. An opening reception will be held on Friday, Oct. 12 from 5-8 p.m. at the Prichard Art Gallery. Michael Hosaluk will lecture about his work on Thursday, Oc...
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Art & Architecture | Architecture | Roger Rowley | News Release | Architecture

Prichard Art Gallery to Hold “Acts of Chairs” Tournament
Posted: Friday, November 9 2012
MOSCOW, Idaho – As part of the Prichard Art Gallery’s current art exhibit, “Acts of Chairs,” the gallery will hold the Prichard Chair Tournament on Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. in the gallery. The tournament will pit teams head-to-head competing for the best chair arrangement. Each bracket of four or five teams will be judged by the audience to determine which teams make it to the n...
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Art & Architecture | Roger Rowley | News Release | Architecture

Prichard Art Gallery Exhibit to Showcase Vandal Atmospheric Science Team Work
Posted: Monday, January 28
MOSCOW, Idaho – The University of Idaho’s Prichard Art Gallery, in collaboration with Vandal Atmospheric Science Team, presents the exhibit titled, “VAST: To Infinity and Beyond” to run Jan. 29 – Feb. 10. A closing reception and silent auction will take place on Friday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. in the Prichard Art Gallery. Looking at Earth from a different perspective, the e...
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Engineering | Art & Architecture | Architecture | Roger Rowley | News Release | Architecture | Ed Galindo | engineering

Alumni to Inspire Art and Architecture Students Futures
Posted: Friday, March 8
MOSCOW, Idaho – Helping students prepare for life beyond the classroom, the University of Idaho’s College of Art and Architecture will host a day-long symposium on Wednesday, March 20 to provide insight and advice for students seeking their first post-college job in an increasingly more interdependent and complex world, or contemplating their fields of interest and passions while in co...
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Art & Architecture | Architecture | Rula Awwad-Rafferty | Mark Hoversten | Alumni | News Release | Interior Design | Architecture | Interior Design

Prichard Art Gallery Exhibit Features Work From U-Idaho MFA Students
Posted: Wednesday, April 10
MOSCOW, Idaho – The Prichard Art Gallery will feature work from University of Idaho master of fine arts degree candidates in an MFA Exhibit April 12 through May 4. An opening reception will take place at the gallery on Friday, April 12, from 5-8 p.m. This exhibit will feature work from eight participants, all with unique art styles. The media vary from print and painting to sculptures and ...
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Art & Architecture | Roger Rowley | News Release

University of Idaho to Celebrate Retirement of Art Professor
Posted: Tuesday, May 7
MOSCOW, Idaho – While University of Idaho’s College of Art and Architecture professor of art David Giese is retiring, he is leaving a lasting a legacy for students to embrace interdisciplinary studies with an endowed fellowship. To celebrate the creation of this new fellowship and his retirement, join the college for La Sereta Retirement Soiree on Saturday, May 18 at 8 p.m. in the Stud...
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Art & Architecture | Architecture | David Giese | News Release | Architecture | Art & Design