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The Idaho Commission on the Arts is a state agency committed to making the arts accessible to all Idahoans. Executive Director, Laura Curry, and Artist Services Director, John McMahon talked to us about the state of the arts in Idaho, what Arts Idaho does, how it is funded, and what the future holds. Arts Idaho: Inspiring, Educating, and Supporting Through the Arts Strengthening communities by connecting them through the power of the arts. Prioritizing arts education, ensuring creative opportunities for learners of all ages. Supporting individual artists in their growth and professional journey. For more information visit arts.idaho.gov. @idahocommissiononthearts

These are your Morning Headlines... A 45-year old Idaho man was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for three attempted sex crimes. Also, specialist Bryson Carter, BYU-Idaho student and member of the National Guard, was recently named Idaho's Soldier of the Year in the Best Warrior Competition. Lastly, the College of Eastern Idaho and Idaho State University have come together with the Idaho Commission on Hispanic Affairs to organize the 4th annual Hispanic Youth Leadership Summit.

Three Idaho writers have been awarded Literature Fellowships from the Idaho Commission on the Arts, student reporter Isabella Salazar talks with BYU-I students about finals, and maintenance will be done on roads in Teton County this week.

Hannah Rodabaugh holds an MA from Miami University and an MFA from Naropa University. She is the author of three chapbooks, including We Don't Bury Our Dead When Our Dead Are Animals, a collection of ecological elegies. Her writing has appeared or is forthcoming in The Indianapolis Review, Camas Magazine, Glassworks Magazine, Blueline Magazine, Berkeley Poetry Review, Horse Less Review, and many others. She has received grants from the Idaho Commission on the Arts and the Alexa Rose Foundation and has been an Artist-in-Residence for the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, and Surel's Place. She teaches English at Boise State University and creative writing at The Cabin.   To learn more about Hannah and her work, visit: hannahrodabaugh.com  

Hi there, Today I am so thrilled to be arts calling Samantha Silva! (samanthasilvawriter.com) About our Guest: Samantha Silva is an author and screenwriter based in Idaho. Over her career, she's sold film projects to Paramount, Universal, and New Line Cinema. Love and Fury: A Novel of Mary Wollstonecraft is her second novel. Her short fiction and essays have appeared in One Story and LitHub. A short film, The Big Burn, which she wrote and directed, premiered at the Sun Valley Film Festival in 2018. She is currently working on a commission from Seattle Repertory Theater to adapt her debut novel, Mr. Dickens and His Carol, for the stage, and was a 2020 Idaho Commission on the Arts Literary Fellow.  Silva graduated from Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies, where she studied in Bologna, Italy and Washington, D.C. She's lived in London three times, briefly in Rome, is an avid Italophile, and a forever Dickens devotee. Love & Fury, now available for pre-order, find your favorite book retailer here: https://www.samanthasilvawriter.com/ Mr. Dickens and His Carol, available now! https://www.samanthasilvawriter.com/mr-dickens-and-his-carol Twitter: https://twitter.com/samanthaswriter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samanthasilvawriter/ Thank you so much for this amazing conversation, Samantha! All the best and happy writing! -- Arts Calling is produced by Jaime Alejandro (cruzfolio.com). If you like the show: leave a review, or share it with someone who's starting their creative journey! Your support truly makes a difference! Go make a dent: much love, j https://artscalling.com/welcome/

Alice Nelson is an Idaho based author who has written for online literary journals such as Short Fiction Break and Oroboro. She is also working on a semi-autobiographical novel dealing with her years being bussed into a predominantly white neighborhood to attend school in the 70s. She has hosted two podcasts, A Creative Mind Fiction and Small Town Stories, as well as a newly re-vamped podcast, Have I Got A Story To Tell You, which will be released in summer of this year. She is a 2023 recipient of a grant from Idaho Commission on the Arts and will be presenting her new podcast live at Treefort this March.

This week, Logan Finney is joined by Margie Gonzalez, Executive Director of the Idaho Commission on Hispanic Affairs, to discuss Hispanic voter outreach in Idaho, recent improvements and difficulties in that arena, and where Latino Idahoans can find election resources and assistance at polls. Visit https://contamosidaho.org/ for more bilingual voter information and resources.

20221028-2 WASHINGTON COUNCIL OF THE BLIND Convention 20221028-2 Breaking Through the Storm WASHINGTON COUNCIL OF THE BLIND 2022 Convention WCB, BREAKING THROUGH THE STORM! Breaking Through the Storm - Presenter: George Abbott, President and CEO, Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. George is the President and CEO of Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc., headquartered in Seattle, Washington. He earned a BS in finance and an MS in blind adult rehabilitation from Northern Illinois University. He grew up in the Chicago area. Prior to joining the Lighthouse, he worked in a variety of management positions at the American Foundation for the Blind and Hadley. He started his career teaching access technology at the Idaho Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, and the Hines Veterans Affairs Central Blind Rehabilitation Center. Find out more at https://acb-events.pinecast.co

The average gas prices in Idaho are now less than five dollars a gallon, BYU-Idaho is investigating a burglary, and the Idaho Commission on the Arts announced its 2023 annual grants.

On this Friday, here are your Morning Headlines... A bill to give the governor more power over judicial appointments is about to appear on Governor Little's desk. Plus, Idaho firefighters will now receive hazard pay. Also, the House has killed the budget for the Idaho Commission of Libraries. Then, the Idaho Transportation Department's app is getting an upgrade.

Logan Finney is joined by producer Ruth Brown to discuss the case of Gerald Pizzuto Jr., a man who's been on Idaho's death row for more than 35 years. A decision was made in his case late Friday that questioned the constitutionality of the governor's decision to deny a commutation recommendation that came from the Idaho Commission of Pardons and Parole. Read more: https://blog.idahoreports.idahoptv.org/2022/02/04/judge-sides-with-pizzuto-over-commutation-denial/ Update: the attorney general's office on Wednesday appealed the decision to the Idaho Supreme Court. https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/crime/article258251090.html#eId=1136c1c1-5929-49d6-b861-1d3da64db469

Here are your Morning Headlines for today... A local man is behind bars after trying to elude officers. Plus, the GOP of Idaho has proposed a rule change that may alter who can run as a Republican. Also, the Idaho Commission on the Arts in accepting applications for grants.

This week producer Ruth Brown is joined by Rebecca Boone of the Associated Press to discuss the death penalty in Idaho. On Friday, Gov. Brad Little the commutation recommendation issued for Gerald Pizzuto Jr., who has been on death row for more than 35 years for two murders. The Idaho Commission of Pardons and Parole voted 4-3 to recommend life without parole for Pizzuto, but the governor denied the move. Should the state move forward, this will be the first execution in Idaho in nearly 10 years. The last executions conducted in Idaho were those of Paul Ezra Rhoades in November 2011 and Richard Leavitt in June 2012. The only form of execution allowed in Idaho is death by lethal injection. Read more Idaho Reports death penalty coverage: https://blog.idahoreports.idahoptv.org/category/justice/deathpenalty This podcast's conversation was recorded the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 4. On Jan. 5, a hearing was scheduled by Idaho District Judge Jay Gaskill in Mr. Pizzuto's case. Pizzuto's next court hearing before Judge Gaskill is scheduled for 3 p.m. Jan. 20. As of roughly 10:30 a.m., Jan. 5, a new death warrant has not been issued for Mr. Pizzuto and he remains in IDOC custody.

In this episode I'm joined by Samantha, where we discuss her novels, Mr Dickens and His Carol, and the recent Love and Fury! We talk about how her career in screenwriting aided her writing process, how she wrote her first novel, and how the new release celebrates Mary Wollstonecraft. While Wollstonecraft was just outside of the 19th century, we discuss the influence she had on the Victorian era (especially through her daughter, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley), and the importance of her work today.Content warning: some mentions of suicide, bodily autonomy debatesAbout my guest: Samantha Silva is an author and screenwriter based in Idaho. Over her career, she's sold film projects to Paramount, Universal, and New Line Cinema. Love and Fury: A Novel of Mary Wollstonecraft is her second novel. Her short fiction and essays have appeared in One Story and LitHub. A short film, The Big Burn, which she wrote and directed, premiered at the Sun Valley Film Festival in 2018. She is currently working on a commission from Seattle Repertory Theater to adapt her debut novel, Mr. Dickens and His Carol, for the stage, and was a 2020 Idaho Commission on the Arts Literary Fellow.For more information on Samantha's work, check out the links and details below:Twitter: @samanthaswriterhttps://www.samanthasilvawriter.com/https://www.mingstudios.org/my-on-mondays.html - recent short readings for MING StudiosCheck out Samantha's recommended sources, which she mentioned in our episode:Charlotte Gordon: Romantic OutlawsMary Wollstonecraft: Letters written in Sweden, Norway and DenmarkEpisode Credits:Episode Writer, Editor and Producer: Emma CatanMusic: Burning Steaks (by Stationary Sign) - obtained via EpidemicSoundCheck us out at the following social media pages and websites!Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/victorianlegaciespodcastTwitter: @victorianlegac1Instagram: @victorianlegaciespodcastWebsite: https://emmacatan.wordpress.com/victorian-legacies-podcast/Email: victorianlegacies@gmail.com

Kelsey Grafton is a multi-disciplinary artist working in diverse mediums, from ceramic, oils, acrylic, watercolor, found objects, metals, enamels, song, and sound. She recently expanded upon her artistic research with the project, “Homestead to Hometown”, sponsored in part by a grant from the Idaho Commission on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. During this project, she camped on her family homestead near Colville, WA, founded in 1905 by her great-grandparents who emigrated from Germany. She painted en Plein air, hand-harvested clay, and unearthed artifacts from the onsite dump used by her ancestors. The responsive body of work produced through this experience will be on display at The Blue Lantern Coffee House, in her hometown of Lewiston, ID. To see more of her work, visit blueskymondays.com To find out more about the programs that the Idaho Commission on the Arts offers visit arts.idaho.gov

The Library Code of Ethics - it's foundational to our profession. Yet, how often do we stop to think about what those are, how they affect staff, and ways that we create our policies and procedures using these ethics? On this episode we do just that speaking with Annie Gaines, Continuing Education Consultant for the Idaho Commission for Libraries. She shares all of this plus information on a new article that's been recently added to the American Library Association's Code of Ethics.

The Idaho Commission on the arts awarded a grant to a Rexburg local for the art of saddle making. Photo credit: Arts Idaho Instagram page

Part 4 of a series on the Reimagining the Rural West Initiative highlights how forming partnerships is vital in promoting economic development across the West. Join WGA Policy Advisor Laura Cutlip as she explores how rural communities are teaming up to share knowledge, resources, and create collaborative infrastructure. She's joined by Megan Laudenschlager, Executive Director of Strengthen ND; Juta Guertsen, Community Development Director for the Idaho Commission on the Arts; and Andrew Black, Public Lands Field Director for the National Wildlife Federation. Narrator: Laura Cutlip Produced by: Tyler Losier

Boise State Public Radio is launching our second season of Expressive Idaho in partnership with Idaho Commission on the Arts.

This week we take a look at the applicants for the two vacant State Board of Education posts. Plus. J.J. Saldana from the Idaho Commission on Hispanic Affairs joins the podcast to talk about youth leadership summits and The Latino Card podcast.

The Narrative Thread. Refugee stories of survival. Charlotte Iradukunda and Wafaa Alwan. Thanks to Artisans for Hope, and Idaho Commission on the Arts.

Chuck Staben is president of the University of Idaho. He has been named the “Amigo del Año” (Friend of the Year) by the Idaho Commission on Hispanic Affairs for his work on the Caminos al Futuro program and College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) initiative, both of which provide academic support immigrant students. Chuck spoke to Ali about how to serve the state’s growing LatinX community, what sparked his interest in research, and Idaho dairy.

The Idaho Commission on Hispanic Affairs is a non-partisan state agency serving the Hispanic Community. The Commission serves as a liaison between the Hispanic Community and State Government. Affectionately referred to as the “Little Agency that Can,” the ICHA strives to identify, monitor and resolve difficulties facing Idaho’s Hispanic Community. JJ Saldana has been with... The post IDS-081 JJ Saldana – Idaho Commission on Hispanic Affairs appeared first on IDAHO SPEAKEASY.

The Idaho Commission on the Arts awarded a grant to Jack's Urban Meeting Place and WingTip Press to produce a Dia de Muertos event that combines printing with construction equipment.

Olivia Weitz introduces us to folk artists in Idaho with a series of profiles featuring master folk artists and apprentices in the Idaho Commission on the Arts' Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program. Today, we look at Boisians keeping the traditions of Indian dance alive.

Today Mark Renick is speaking with former Executive Director with Idaho Commission and Pardons and Parole, Olivia Craven. Read More →

In this episode of the Voices Project Broadcast we hear from tradition bearers---folk artists, cultural heirs, preservationists and more---as we explore folklife in Boise. These pieces were produced in a workshop held in the fall of 2017. This project was in partnership with the Idaho Commission on the Arts' Folk Arts Program with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Special guest J.J. Saldana from the Idaho Commission on Hispanic Affairs joins the podcast this week as we discuss Idaho's teacher evaluations controversy and the state's effort to comply with federal education laws.

This summer, the Modern Hotel and Radio Boise began hosting Campfire Stories, a series of readings produced by Christian Winn and showcasing the work of Idaho’s rich literary community. Featuring original fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, screenplay, and other forms of writing, the series can be heard every second Monday throughout the summer and will continue into the fall. Campfire Stories, No. 6 features Alan Heathcock and David Abrams ++++++++++++++++++++++++ Alan Heathcock’s VOLT was a “Best Book” selection from numerous newspapers and magazines, including GQ, Publishers Weekly, Salon, the Chicago Tribune, and Cleveland Plain Dealer, was named as a New York Times Editors’ Choice, selected as a Barnes and Noble Best Book of the Month, as well as a finalist for the Barnes and Noble Discover Prize. Heathcock has won a Whiting Award, the GLCA New Writers Award, a National Magazine Award, has been awarded fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Sewanee Writers’ Conference, the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, the Lannan Foundation, and the Idaho Commission on the Arts. A native of Chicago, he lives and works in Boise, Idaho. David Abrams is the author of Fobbit (Grove/Atlantic, 2012), a comedy about the Iraq War which Publishers Weekly called “an instant classic” and named a Top 10 Pick for Literary Fiction in Fall 2012. It was also a New York Times Notable Book of 2012, an Indie Next pick, a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection, a Montana Honor Book, and a finalist for the L.A. Times’ Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction. His short stories have appeared in Fire and Forget (Da Capo Press, 2013) and Home of the Brave: Somewhere in the Sand (Press 53), anthologies of short fiction about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Other stories, essays and reviews have been published in Esquire, Narrative, Salon, Salamander, Connecticut Review, The Greensboro Review, Consequence, and many other publications. He earned a BA in English from the University of Oregon and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Alaska-Fairbanks. He retired from active-duty after serving in the U.S. Army for 20 years, a career which took him to Alaska, Texas, Georgia, the Pentagon, and Iraq. He now lives in Butte, Montana with his wife. His blog, The Quivering Pen, can be found at: www.davidabramsbooks.blogspot.com Visit his website at: www.davidabramsbooks.com

Greenville, SC, City Carrier Christopher Brown (left) has received praise for his quick action to save a baby from choking while on his route. Pictured at right, Boise, ID, City Carrier Gretchen Young receives an award from the Idaho Commission for Libraries from Boise Overland Trail Station Manager Les Miller. This edition introduces you to two letter carriers who have earned customers' praises -- one for saving a baby's life, the other for delivering information and entertainment to customers with disabilities. You'll also hear a roundup of the latest postal news. Read a transcript of the podcast here. Listen to Your Postal Podcast on your mobile device at YourPostalPodcast.com/mobile, or search "Your Postal Podcast" at the iTunes Store. Click here to leave feedback or suggest a story idea for a future podcast. Thanks for listening -- and don't forget to visit Your Postal Blog for daily updates on all things postal.