Carol Deaner retires as POAC board president
By Reader Staff
For nearly five decades, the Pend Oreille Arts Council has been a cornerstone of the Sandpoint arts scene, with a dedicated team of working board members at …
By Reader Staff
For nearly five decades, the Pend Oreille Arts Council has been a cornerstone of the Sandpoint arts scene, with a dedicated team of working board members at …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Like many artists, Dan Carpenter’s creative journey has been lifelong.
“I think I started drawing before I could write,” he told the Reader.
Carpenter, …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Sometimes the best art is encountered when the observer is least expecting it. They’re shopping, just walking along the street or taking in a craft …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Pend Oreille Arts Council has been without an executive director for a couple of years now. With the position in limbo, Arts Administrator Hannah …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer
Sandpoint Public Works Director Ryan Luttman said Wednesday that paving on the Schweitzer Cut-Off roundabout and bridge is scheduled to begin in mid-November. Luttman …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Everyone has an opinion when it comes to public art. And for the Sandpoint Arts Commission’s latest project, locals can put that opinion to use.…
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