Idaho Commission on the Arts -
The official state agency for support of the arts providing grants, artists
listings, education, and resource information.
Idaho Humanities Council -
Increases the awareness, understanding, and appreciation of the humanities in
Idaho by providing funding and programs.
Angel Gallery of Fine Art & Antiques 423 Sherman Avenue Coeur
d’Alene, ID 83814 (208)
665-7232 Fax: (208)
762-5398 angelgallery@aol.com local
artists, crafters, antiques
Art Spirit Gallery Steve Gibbs 415 Sherman
Avenue Coeur
d'Alene, ID 83814
208/765-6006 www.theartspiritgallery
(Contemporary art)
Coeur d'Alene Gallery Coeur d'Alene Resort, Ste. A 115 S. 2nd
Street
Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814 208/667-7732 www.cdagalleries.com
Specializing in 19th and 20th century American Sporting and Western Art.
Corner Gallery North Idaho
College
1000 W. Garden Avenue
Coeur d'Alene,
ID 83814 208/796-3276 www.nic.edu/arts/gallery
Erlendson Art Glass 116 E. Lakeside Avenue
Coeur
d’Alene, ID 83814 (208)
667-0641
Frame of Mind Gallery & Framing 119 N. 2nd Street Coeur
d’Alene, ID 83814 (208)
667-6889
Northwest Artist Cooperative 217 E. Sherman Coeur
d'Alene, ID 83814
208/667-1464 www.nwartists.net
The Painter’s Chair Gallery 223 Sherman Avenue Coeur
d’Alene, ID 83814 (208)
667-3606 (888)
317-6309
painterschairfineart
Supporting
the arts is an effort we feel is well worth the time and moneys invested to help
our community flower into the art destination we believe our areas deserves. It
shows off our region as a true artist colony, brings in tourist dollars, and
with the internet, allows our artists to make a living in an area that for
decades suffered from low wages and high unemployment. Art lifts the soul to a
higher level, creates critical thinking, and makes us better citizens.
Over the last years we have
covered some controversial subjects on our radio show: North Idaho Arts and
Adventure. We have discussed the need for art in our schools, we have discussed
what is and is not considered art, which was a subjective proposition at best.
Now we are exploring how Sandpoint and Bonner County can move forward and pave
the way for the future which could lead our area to become a major tourist art
destination. If we think about a couple of art communities, it becomes clear how
supporting the arts on a local level can lead to community-wide prosperity. Take
for instance Carmel and Monterey, California. These were sleepy little fishing
villages with nice views and smelly piers. To get an idea of what it was like
one only has to read Steinbeck’s Cannery Row. That tome was published in 1945.
Have things changed there? Not too much in the way of industry or tourism sixty
or so years ago. How about Sausalito? While San Francisco a few miles south
boomed, Sausalito was again a slow-moving hamlet that had beautiful scenery.
Last time I went to the Sausalito Art Festival it cost $20 to enter. There was a
time when it was free.
What would the city of Sandpoint do with
$1,000,000 if we had 50,000 visitors to an art festival
that had a $20 ticket price? One of our favorites is the Winter Park Art
Festival. Been going on for 45 years, and attracts over 350,000 each year. Could
we feasibly attract 20,000 or 30,000 visitors over a two or three day period?
These other small towns attract many times that. These areas became artists’
havens, and the artists showed the world the wonder of their adopted homes. The
areas became famous, their economies boomed, and while they did not grow
stupendously, they prospered greatly. We are very much like these towns in the
early years of their art movements. Artists here are fantastically great and we
are at a crossroads. We can either get behind this idea and create another great
art enclave, or not. I don’t like to think what North Idaho would be like
without our natural beauty and majesty. What would we be like
without art?
Artists’
Studio Tour
had a great turnout beginning during the Festival at Sandpoint, but you can
still tour the art studios. Just click on the link and get in touch with the
artists.
A great benefactor and coordinator of art in North Idaho is
POAC, or the
Pend Oreille Arts Council.
They sponsor concerts, theater, visual arts, and much more.
List of North Idaho Art Galleries, Studios, and
Artists
Art Bank
Gallery
218 High St.
Priest River, ID 83856 208-448-4000
Art Works
309 N. 1st
Sandpoint, ID 83864
Regional art and crafts. Paintings, sculpture, jewelry, pottery,
photography, baskets, prints, cards. 208-263-2642
Robert Bissett
H C R 1 Box 265
Naples, Idaho 83847
Nationally acclaimed. Specializing in commissioned portraits and oil rub-out
paintings. Represented by Naples Gallery 495 1/2 Hwy 95, 208-267-6575.
208-267-0685
208-267-6148
The Gallery
7156 Main Street
Bonners Ferry, ID 83805 208-267-3596
Hallans Gallery
323 N. First Avenue
Sandpoint, Idaho 83864
Since 1906. Celebrating the century in photos by Ross Hall & Dick Himes. 208-263-4704
Hen's Tooth Studio
323 N. First Avenue
Sandpoint, Idaho 83864
Wildlife, watercolors & custom framing by Sandpoint native Ward Tollbom.
208-263-3665
Hibernia Studio
7193 Main St.
Bonners Ferry, ID 83805 208-267-9053
Janusz Studio by the Lake
Hope, Idaho 83836
Experience the Artist Dream at this working art studio. A treasure of fine
“Romantic Expressionist” watercolors, sculpture garden and grounds tour with
magnificent views of Lake Pend Oreille.
208-264-5153
Chris Kraisler Gallery
517 N. Fourth Avenue
Sandpoint, Idaho 83864
Fine art by national & regional artists - paintings, sculpture & drawings.
208-255-4170
Lyman Gallery
334 N 1st Ave.
Sandpoint, 83864 208-263-7748
Nelson Gallery
Sandpoint, ID 83864 208-265-0668
Northwest Handmade
308 North First Ave.
Sandpoint, ID 83864 877-880-1962
208-255-1962
Olivetree Gallery
323 N 1st Ave Sandpoint, ID 83864 Specializing in 3 dimensional
sculptures in ceramic, glass, wood, mixed media and metal. Whimsical.
Contemporary. Abstract. Colorful. Strange. Unusual.
208-255-7449
Panhandle Art Glass
514 Pine Street
Sandpoint, Idaho 83864
The finest in handmade glass, distinctive lighting, fine arts and crafts by
regional artists. Showroom and gallery. Art supplies.
208-263-1721
Riverpath Studio & Artworks
1035 Baldy Mountain Rd.
Sandpoint, ID 83864
208-265-1708
Ross Hall Collection/Hall
Dan Studio
202 1/2 S 1st Ave
Sandpoint, ID 83864 208-263-4704
Schissler Studio
PO Box 1240
Sandpoint, Idaho 83864
208-263-8657
Sunnyside Pottery
Sandpoint, Idaho 83864
Specializes in hand-made wheel-thrown stoneware pottery for your home or office
and participates in the Open Studio Tour in the summer.
208-265-9560
Timberstand Gallery
334 N. 1st. Avenue
Sandpoint, ID 83864
Fine art & custom framing featuring Stephen Lyman & world-renowned
artists.
208-263-7748
800-607-7748
Lisa VanDerKarr Art Studio
111 Cedar, Ste. 5
Sandpoint, Idaho 83864
208-610-6494
Tollbom Ward Studio
323 N 1st Ave.
Sandpoint, 83864
208-263-3665
Wonderland Studio & Imaging
108 McGhee Road
Sandpoint, ID 83864
Scenic photography, portraiture, and decorator framing services.
208-263-7688
Antique Collective 504 W Oak St, Sandpoint ID
(208) 263-6499
Attic-To-Cellar Antiques
504 Oak St # 4, Sandpoint ID
(208) 263-5911
Dudes Antiques & Signs
100 Church St # C, Sandpoint ID
(208) 265-6404
Marketplace Antiques & Gifts
502 Church St # A, Sandpoint ID (208) 263-4444
Misty
Mountain Furniture is one of the leading innovators of rustic log
furnishings, creating fine, hand-crafted log furniture, custom railings
and cabinets, as well as hand-made doors.
Skipping Stones Studio
– Clark Fork - At Skipping Stones Studio we
work with natural glacial stone and river rock to create cabinet knobs,
pulls, and doorknobs. We are a working art studio creating functional
art for the home or yard.
Autumn’s Loft -
Rustic home furnishings, nature photography, functional art by local
artisans, handcrafted slab wood furniture, custom frames and furniture
by the Oscarson family and fine art.
Northwest Handmade -
showcases local and regional artisans in the small lakeshore community
of Sandpoint.
FiberArt.com-
Our members weave, spin, hand- and machine-knit, quilt, bead, hand- and
machine-stitch, crochet and make rugs, jewelry, felt, baskets, paper, dolls and
toys.
Other
Arts
Sandpoint Films - A non-profit
dedicated to film and videography in North Idaho
Tomlinson Sandpoint
Sotheby's International Realty
200 Main Street
Sandpoint, Idaho
208-610-1384
800-282-6880
Gary
Lirette,
REALTOR®
& host of the radio shows North Idaho Business
as well as North Idaho Arts on KSPT & KBFI in
Sandpoint & Bonners Ferry. When you need your real estate questions
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