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Garage Art

Transportation & Parking Services has open exhibit space for our Boise State Community printed artwork. Boise State student and staff submissions will be judged biannually and the winning entries from each category will be displayed in the stairwells of the Lincoln Avenue Garage & Brady Street Garage.

Transportation & Parking Services has open exhibition space for displaying vinyl prints of Boise State student and community artwork. Boise State student and staff submissions are organized and managed by the University Art Curator and Collections Manager and judged annually through a call for artists and a panel review. The winning entries are displayed in the stairwells of the Lincoln Avenue Garage & Brady Street Garage as listed.

First Place:

Tatsang Wang, Isle of Dreams, digital animation
First Floor of Lincoln North

and Sailing to the North, digital animation
First Floor of Brady North

Second Place:

Clare Nelson, Somewhere, illustration
Second Floor of Lincoln North

and The Brain on Rain, illustration
Second Floor of Brady North

Third Place:

Wyatt Wurtenberger, Beside Capitol Bridge, digital painting
Third Floor of Lincoln North

and Sagebrush, digital painting
Third Floor of Brady North

The following artists and their listed works will be displayed as follows:

  • Ruth Brown-Swan, Mike and Ruby, oil on wood
    First Floor of Lincoln South
  • Melissa Maxey, River, digital illustration
    First Floor of Brady South
  • Kate Walker with Art Department Students, detail from Cloudship, video performance
    Second Floor of Brady South
  • Aaron Bacus, Mountain Colors, digital photograph
    Second Floor of Lincoln South
  • Charles Haman, Thirst, bronze
    Fourth Floor of Lincoln North
  • Emily Alexander, Aslan, oil pastel on paper
    Third Floor of Lincoln South
  • Zach Thurmond, A Little Becomes A Lot, assembled wood
    Third Floor of Brady South
  • Holly Papa, On the Dock, acrylic on canvas
    Fourth Floor of Lincoln South
  • Rosana Lenhart, Discovery, watercolor and acrylic
    Fifth Floor of Lincoln South
  • Jake Turrittin, Rose, digital photograph
    Fourth Floor of Brady North
  • Devin Kelly, Sunday Brunch, acrylic on canvas
    Fourth Floor of Brady South
  • Heather Wright, Nest, porcelain, gold luster, and found object
    Fifth Floor of Lincoln Northwest

Submission Details

Specifications

  • Accepting in the following categories: Drawing, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Metal Works, Ceramics, Sculpture, and digital art
  • At least 300dpi/ppi (pixels per inch)
  • Winners will be required to sign an Artist Release permitting the University to display the winning submission
  • Limit of four total entries per applicant
  • Submissions must be emailed from Boise State student/staff email address only
  • .jpg or .png format only
  • File must be named in the following format: LastName_FirstName_Title
  • Email entries to GarageArt@BoiseState.edu (with “Type of Submission” in the subject line) must include what category you are submitting to)
  • If your submission is chosen, you MUST be able to provide a final submission of at least 150 dpi/ppi and it must be able to be printed at either a height of 36” or width of 36”. Failure to provide this final submission will result in a runner up taking your spot.
  • Must adhere to the core values of Boise State University and of content that can be viewed by all age groups
  • Must include one to two sentences describing the meaning or purpose of your work