2000s

• A Historic New Home in Hailey: In 2005, the Sun Valley Museum of Art became the owner of one of the oldest and most historic houses in Hailey, Idaho. The birthplace of the poet Ezra Pound, the house was later the private residence of one of Hailey’s most beloved and busy citizens, Roberta McKercher, until her death in 1996.
• Classroom Transformation: SVMoA immediately set to work to create a freestanding, 1,200-square-foot classroom 2006. Designed by local architects Marc and Jill Corney of Red Canoe Architecture, the classroom is named the Castellano-Wood Family Classroom in honor of Sun Valley Museum of Art benefactors Benjamin Wood and Theresa Castellano-Wood.
• A Place for Learning: Together, the house and classroom allow SVMoA to offer classes, workshops and small lectures and performances in a location convenient to the growing population of southern Blaine County.