Private one hour tour of featured exhibit followed by visit of remaining exhibits. The Boise Art Museum is the only American Alliance of Museums (AAM) accredited museum collecting fine art in Idaho and functions as a center for fine arts in the Treasurer Valley.

FEATURED TOUR: RICK BARTOW: THINGS YOU KNOW BUT CANNOT EXPLAIN

Representing more than forty years of work, Rick Bartow: Things You Know But Cannot Explain features a broad selection of sculptures, paintings, drawings and prints, drawn from public and private collections, including the artist’s studio, that affirm this extraordinary artist’s regional, national, and international impact. The exhibition culminates in outstanding examples of Bartow’s most recent work, which evidenced a new freedom of scale and expression.

Personal experiences, cultural engagement and global myths, especially Native American transformation stories, are the heart of Bartow's art. Animals and self-portraits populate his iconography, and he is known for astute interpretations of literary, musical and visual sources.

Born in Newport, Oregon, in 1946, Bartow is a member of the Wiyot tribe of Northern California and has close ties with the Siletz community. He graduated in 1969 from Western Oregon University with a degree in secondary arts education and served in the Vietnam War (1969-71).

His work has been featured in many solo and group exhibitions nationally and internationally and is in numerous public and private collections. A recent career highlight was the completion of We Were Always Here, a monumental pair of sculptures over 20 feet high installed on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The work was commissioned by The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian.

Note: At the conclusion of the private tour, BAM tour attendees will be invited to visit all of the exhibits.

Class fee: $6 (non-refundable).