Percussionist Chuck Palmer, a former Artist-in-Residence, and LED dancers Tony Carnell, Daniel Ojeda and Colleen Loverde perform during Ourself Behind Ourself, Concealed at the Morrison Center. The show featured 10th Anniversary Legacy Resident Dave Eggar and was supported by a $10,000 grant from the Morrison Center Endowment Foundation. Photo by Gregg Mizuta
Artist-in-Residence Sydnie Nislow, framed by her work in the Surel’s Place studio. Photo by Visionkit
Artist-in-Residence Savannah Dunn performs her immersive multimedia experience, The Look. Photo by Gregg Mizuta
2022 Marked Our 10th Year
A highlight of the 2022 Shrinky Dinks Art Auction and Fundraiser was Erin Cunningham’s Artists’ Choice and Peoples’ Choice award winner, Based on “Quince, Cabbage, Melon and Cucumber” by Juan Sánchez Cotán. Photo by Teri Harrison
More Than $20K Paid Directly to Artists
Artist-in-Residence Stephen Aifegha’s Third World Africa series celebrates beauty in African culture. Surel’s Place teamed up with LED Boise and Global Lounge to host Stephen and feature his work at LED’s space in Boise and our space in Garden City. Photo by Winston Mitchell
Artist-in-Residence Sydnie Nislow explored stability, structure, balance and support in the series of paper structures she completed at Surel’s Place. Photo by Visionkit
Performance & Exhibition
A collage of scenes from the Morrison Center show: Dave Eggar and Tasha Warren, Tiakosin Ghosthorse, dancers from the Idaho Fine Arts Academy. Photos by Gregg Mizuta
Above: Lauren Edson introduces Artist-in-Residence Stephen Aifegha, an Idaho State University graduate originally from Lagos, Nigeria. The residency was a partnership with Edson’s LED Boise.
Below: Aifegha leads a workshop at Surel’s Place.
Photos by Winston Mitchell
More Than 250 Donors Engaged
More Than 100 Artists Served
Above: Thomas Paul, a former studio artiist-in-residence, performs with Steve Fulton and Sean Hatton in a fundraiser for Surel’s Place at the Riverside Hotel’s Sapphire Room. Photo by Winston Mitchell
Below: Artist-in-Residence Alissa Ohashi’s installation, sonder, explored her grandmother’s life and the way lives interact and intertwine. Surel’s Place photo
Above: Work by Artist-in-Residence Jazz Szu-Ying Chen of Taiwan. Below: Chen’s workshop attendees show off their anatomical collages. Photos by Christina Birkinbine
Education & Experience
More Than $100K In Grants Earned
Above: Rolland Fletcher, one of three studio artist-in-residence for 2022-2023 at the Surel’s Place Studios on 35th Street.
Below: Artists Jared Hallock and Ryan Donahue show off their projection during Illuminated! on December’s First Friday Art and Studio Stroll. Photos by Christina Birkinbine
Artist Miguel Almieda was one of four artists who created this mural wall for the Placemaking Fund. Each segment of this mural creates a different backdrop for young and developing photographers to use for free with online advice from the GCPF co-founders and professional photographers at Visionkit Studios.
10 Murals 25+ Artists Over $40k Raised
A successful first year for our Garden City Placemaking Fund!
Artist Mary Arnold working on her first ever mural, part of a GCPF collaboration with the Conservation Voters for Idaho and several Garden City businesses. Arnold later secured outside funding to paint another section of this wall. Photos by Visionkit
