February 2025

ATTENTION: Call to Artists!

We at SHPO are holding an art contest to find a design for our annual Archaeology & Historic Preservation Month poster. This year’s theme is the Rainbow Bridge over the North Fork of the Payette River. The chosen winner will have their design featured on the poster and will receive $1000 in prize money.

May is Idaho Archaeology & Historic Preservation Month. Each year, the Idaho State Historic Preservation Office (IDSHPO) creates a commemorative poster centered around a relevant theme. This year, we are asking for artwork submissions from the public that depict the iconic Rainbow Bridge over the North Fork of the Payette River along State Highway 55.

About The Rainbow Bridge: The bridge is an open spandrel arch bridge designed by Charles Kyle and constructed in 1933. It is the largest bridge of its type in the state and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. It is currently at risk, as the crossing is to be redesigned, leaving the fate of the bridge in question.

Artwork may be of any two-dimensional medium, including but not limited to drawings, paintings, prints, and photographs. The IDSHPO will choose one design from the submitted artworks to feature on the May Archaeology & Historic Preservation Month poster. The artist of the chosen design will receive a $1000 prize. Artworks must be submitted by February 28th, 2025 to be considered.

For more information, rules, and to submit artwork:

https://history.idaho.gov/iahpm/

Kayla McElreath, M.H.P. (she/her)

Compliance Architectural Historian
Idaho State Historic Preservation Office

210 W Main St.
Boise, ID 83702

Office: 208.488.7473
Mobile: 208.918.0604 

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Hello again our Artists Friends!

Two weeks ago we sent out the email content below along with the attached application announcing the registration for the 2025 Art by The River Event in Star, ID on September 20^th and 21^st.    The initial response was wonderfully received, with 34 of the 54 available booth spaces now applied for.

So we wanted to send this out again in case you missed the application and would encourage you to get your application in as soon as you can before we run out of spaces.

Late applicants would certainly be welcome to hold a position in the waiting list, but we only had three cancellations last year.

We thank you for your support of Art by The River and hope to see you there!

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Greetings Artists –

We thank you for having supported and participated in the Art by The River Fine Arts show in the past, and we are excited to announce the dates for the 2025 show!

Once again we will host this event at the Star Riverhouse, in Star, ID; and this will be our 5^th year!  Below you will find the pertinent dates, and we hope that you mark your calendar to join us for this wonderful event for the local art community!  (Dates shown are “No Later Than” dates)

January 18^th                                     ‘Call to Artists’ with Applications Emailed Out

May 17^th                                            Deadline for Applications to be Submitted

June 14^th                                           Artists Notified of Acceptance to this Juried Show

July 12^th                                            Payment for Booth Fee due

August 16^th                                      Final Date for Cancellation with full refund

August 30^th                                      Final Show Information sent with Load In instructions sent

September 19^th  (Friday)             Show Load-In Day

September 20^th  (Saturday)       Show Open

September 21^st  (Sunday)           Show Open

Note regarding the application:  The attached PDF form, found in the link below is ‘Fillable’, so that you should be able to populate the fields directly onto the document.    Then ‘’Save’ the document under a new name and return to us.  Otherwise, feel free to hand populate the information and send us a scan or good photo of the pages; and of course, you can also just mail the completed application to our PO Box shown below.

Please email your application to:   Vicki O’Keefe at [email protected]      Feel free to call Vicki directly if you have any questions at 702.338.2293 and she will be able to answer all of your questions.

Thank you again for your support, and we hope to see you again!

Kevin O’Keefe

River of Hope Community Foundation, Inc.

702.513.8503
[email protected]
P.O. Box 305
Star, ID 83669

Dedicated to promoting the Arts in the Treasure Valley.

2025 ABR Fillable Application