Sightings
September 14 - December 2, 2023
Living through the Covid-19 pandemic, Americans developed a new relationship to the night sky, looking to the stars for connection at a time of isolation. Located in rural Idaho, the number one state per capita for UFO sightings, SVMoA sits at the edge of the 1,416 square-mile Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve. Motivated by this geography and by local lore surrounding the possibility of extraterrestrial life, SVMoA’s fall exhibition considers our human experience of UFOs and the extraterrestrial. Rather than ask what those who report UFO sightings have actually seen, the exhibition asks why we look to the night skies for signs of life, and how we experience phenomena we can’t explain. Featuring commissioned projects by artists Deb Sokolow and Cable Griffith alongside work by Karla Knight, Robyn O’Neil, Ionel Talpazan, Esther Pearl Watson, and Timothy Wyllie.
The Museum
Admission to the museum is always FREE!
Past Exhibitions
Hidden Gems: Sun Valley Collects
CURATED BY JENNIFER WELLS GREEN & COURTNEY GILBERT
Jun 24, 2023 - Sep 6, 2023
The Color of Sound
Jan 13, 2023 - Mar 18, 2023
Dams: Reservoirs, Reclamation, Renewal
Aug 26, 2022 - Dec 30, 2022
Gardens: Collaborations with Nature
Jun 16, 2022 - Aug 20, 2022
Wabi Sabi
Jan 14, 2022 - Mar 26, 2022
Two-Year Supply
Oct 29, 2021 - Jan 8, 2022
Untrammeled: At Wilderness' Edge
Aug 6, 2021 - Oct 22, 2021
Clay, Silver, Ink: Sun Valley Center at 50
CURATED BY JIM ROMBERG AND PETER DE LORY
Apr 30, 2021 - Jul 28, 2021
Deeds Not Words: Women Working for Change
Jan 8, 2021 - Apr 16, 2021
Gem State
Sep 23, 2020 - Dec 31, 2020
From the Colour of Its Bloom: Camas Prairie
Jul 10, 2020 - Sep 10, 2020
Free Play
Mar 20, 2020 - Jun 30, 2020
Bees
Apr 13, 2018 - Jun 22, 2018
This Land Is Whose Land?
Jan 26, 2018 - Mar 31, 2018
The Unreliable Narrator
Sep 1, 2017 - Nov 14, 2017
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Who We Are
SVMoA has defined the cultural landscape of the Wood River Valley for over 50 years. We celebrate and serve the artists of this region while also providing cultural and educational opportunities for all. We are small but mighty!