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Monthly Programs

First Thursday Access for All!
1st Thursday of each month | 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Admission is ‘pay what you can’ all day
BAM offers extended hours on the First Thursday of each month from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. along with special programs including Studio Art Exploration. Admission and programs are by donation.

Studio Art Exploration
Drop-in, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Hands-on art making in BAM’s Education Studios. Drop-in designed for all ages. All children must be accompanied by an adult.  

Activity Calendar – Studio Art Exploration

May 1, 2025
Design your own abstract art.
Inspired by artwork in Here We Have Idaho: Material Matters 

June 5, 2025
Experiment with materials. 
Inspired by artwork in Here We Have Idaho: Material Matters

  • Artist Walk-and-Talk| 5:30 – 6:00 p.m.
    Hear from artist Astri Snodgrass as she takes visitors through the exhibition Here We Have Idaho: Material Matters, in which her artwork is featured.

July 3, 2025
Construct a sculpture using coil techniques.
Inspired by Bean Finneran: Curves, Cones and Rings 

August 7, 2025
Design an artwork that will help raise awareness about a cause that’s important to you.
Inspired by Julie Green: The Last Supper 

September 4, 2025
Create your own mini-masterpiece Color Field painting.
Inspired by Four Masterworks from the National Gallery of Art 

October 2, 2025
Create your own notebook or sketchbook!
Inspired by the artwork in James Castle: Perspectives 


Generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program

Especially for Seniors Sponsored by Idaho Power
3rd Wednesday of each month | 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Seniors (62+) receive free admission all day.


Family Art Saturday
Last Saturday of each month | Noon – 3 p.m.
Come make art together!
Drop-in, designed for all ages. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
Free with admission. BAM Members FREE.

Activity Calendar – Family Art Saturday

May 31, 2025
Create a collage based on a cause that is important to you.
Inspired by Julie Green: The Last Supper

June 28, 2025
Experiment with paper weaving techniques!
Inspired by artworks in Here We Have Idaho: Material Matters

July 26, 2025
Design artwork with a call to action.
Inspired by Julie Green: The Last Supper

August 30, 2025
Construct a 3-D sculpture!
Inspired by Bean Finneran: Curves, Cones and Rings

September 27, 2025
Create a charcoal drawing of an important place.
Inspired by the artwork in James Castle: Perspectives

October 25, 2025
Create your own Impressionist-style floating-chalk print!
Inspired by Four Masterworks from the National Gallery of Art

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