‘Powerful and unique ideas’
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The artistic work of North Idaho youths will take center stage as the Pend Oreille Arts Council hosts its 16th annual Student Art Show, kicking off Friday, Feb. 7...
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Seeking local talent: POAC to hold Northern Stars Rising auditions Jan. 11
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Working toward its mission to help local artists broaden their reach, the Pend Oreille Arts Council is again facilitating the Northern Stars Rising competition — a battle of musical...
Sound and color
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Growing up in Ventura, Calif., Berto Boyd remembers being surrounded by creative and talented people. He also recalls how drugs and gangs were becoming more prominent. “I was always...
First Friday event benefits downtown
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Construction got you down? Head downtown Friday, Oct. 4 from 4-7 p.m. for the Sandpoint Shopping District’s “First Friday Event,” celebrating local merchants affected by downtown street reconstruction. Participating...
POAC Arts & Crafts Fair returns to downtown for second year
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It’s the 47th year for the Pend Oreille Arts Council’s Arts & Crafts Fair, but only the second in which the annual event has taken place in downtown Sandpoint. ...
ArtWalk encore
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Those who missed the opening ArtWalk 2019 receptions are in luck: venues for the Pend Oreille Arts Council’s 42nd ArtWalk will host another round of receptions Friday, July 26....
The art of advocacy
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 Combs and a handful...
New art collective empowers female artists
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff There’s a little art in everyone, and Aspiring Female Artists of Sandpoint is committed to bringing it out. The female artist collective is centered around the conviction that no...
Northern Stars Rising at the Heartwood Center
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Coming back for a second year after a spectacular 2018 debut, the Northern Stars are rising again. The auditions, rehearsals and endless practice sessions are coming to an end,...
Art for Human Rights
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Countless interpretations of what it means to be human graced the walls of the Sandpoint High School library Wednesday evening, displaying for the community how local youth view an...
