The Visiting Artist and Scholar Program (VASP), established in 1994, welcomes nationally and internationally renowned artists and scholars to the Boise State campus.
VASP offers a wide range of programming, from invited lectures to workshops and masterclasses, as well as short-term residencies. It provides students and faculty with an opportunity to engage with fresh ideas, fostering intellectual and creative exchange and enriching the academic environment with a variety of diverse perspectives and voices.
2024-2025 Visiting Artists and Scholars
The Visiting Artist and Scholar Program hosts an array of events for students and the public, offering a unique opportunity to engage with today’s most influential artists and thinkers.
Art History Speaker Series: "Art, Technology, and the Environment"
The 2024-2025 series explores the intersections of art, technology, and the environment. For centuries, humans have been the central subjects of art and culture, but recent advancements in information technology, biotechnology, and environmental science are gradually shifting focus away from the human subject. This shift has given rise to posthumanism, a philosophical movement that challenges the traditional notion of human centrality, viewing humans as deeply interconnected with the nonhuman world—encompassing technology, other life forms, and broader ecological systems.
Past Art History Speaker Series Events
The Visiting Artist and Scholar Program and the Art History Speaker Series provide students with further opportunities to engage with the latest methodologies and perspectives in the study of art and visual culture.
To check out some of the past participants in the VASP Art History Speaker Series, please visit the following link.
Past Visiting Artists and Scholars
The Visiting Artist and Scholar Program and the Art History Speaker Series provide students with further opportunities to engage with the latest methodologies and perspectives in the study of art and visual culture.
Please visit the following link to see some of the past participants in the VASP Art History Speaker Series.