2024 Show
Events and Attractions
The 2024 Idaho Artistry in Wood and Gourds Show features an array of interesting events and attractions. You should come join us for all the fun.
Judged Exhibition
See judged artistry from each of the disciplines of the sponsoring clubs. In addition to ribbons for each division, each club awards a Best-of-Show winner, there’s People’s Choice awards, and special awards like the Mayor’s Award and the Idaho Commission on the Arts Award. The artistry is made by workers from all over Idaho and the Pacific Northwest. Compare your views with the judge’s awards and decide who really should have won! Maybe you should enter your work next year?
For the 2024 Invitation to Artists, click here.
To enter artistry this year, click here.
Shown here is a 2017 entry from the scrollers.
Featured Artist
Each year the club hosting the show presents a Featured Artist. The Featured Artist is selected from the top artists of the host club. For 2023 we’ll extend this to Featured Artists — the Ada County Woodworkers Association presents featured Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Artists. The artist designs the work and the computer produces it. This is fascinating new ground. You can learn more about CNC and the resulting work here.
Shown:
The NBC Super Bowl LII (Eagles vs Patriots) Game Day Show featured these Idaho CNC artist created footballs. The CNC Featured Artists will display one of these during the show.
Super Bowl Footballs / Ben Tyson
Full Size / Bentwood Shapes
Demonstrations
See experts in woodturning, woodcarving, gourding, scrolling, woodworking, computer controlled woodworking, and more ply their crafts. Find your new calling — pick your new favorite artistry.
Also, see safety demonstrations including both table saw and band saw safety presentations.
Shown:
Wood Spirit / Eric Owens / Auction Item
Part of a Larger Work / Carved Bark
Auctions
Bid on your favorite artistry, tools, and who knows what else donated for our Silent Auction. The Silent Auction runs through the show. Check back often to make sure you haven’t been outbid!
And, to boot, we have a tremendously fun, real live auction with a real live auctioneer during the Saturday night banquet. Our auctioneer this year is Sam Matisse, cowboy poet and auctioneer. Sam performed as our auctioneer last year. Even if you don’t bid on an auction item, you’ll enjoy Sam’s entire performance. There’s a good chance a Vanna or two may show up to parade the artistry around for all to see. Come join the fun.
The proceeds help fund the Idaho Artistry in Wood and Gourds show. All the auction pieces are donated from our supporting artists.
Click here to see some of the 2024 auction items.
The banquet is Saturday, April 6th, with No-Host Bar starting at 5:15. Meal starts at 6:00 in JUMP's Pioneer Room.
Sign up to attend the banquet here.
Shown:
Sam Matisse during the 2023 Banquet and Auction.
Raffles
Listen-up for regular raffles of all sorts of interesting things. Get your tickets at the raffle desk. Raffle items include artistry pieces like the gourd and woodturning pieces shown here.
Who knows what else might be raffled in 2023?
Great fun and the proceeds help fund the Idaho Artistry in Wood and Gourds show. All the raffle pieces are donated from our supporting artists.
Artisan Sales Booth
Want to buy art work like the pieces entered in the show? Visit the Artisan Sales Booth. Artists from all the disciplines in the show have artwork available for sale here. You can pay with cash, check, or credit card (3% fee for credit card purchases) and walk away with wonderful artistry. We sometimes get more artistry then can be displayed; so, ask to see more.
If you’re a club member and would like to enter your artistry for sale, click here for all the details.
Vendors
You’ll have the opportunity to visit the displays of a limited number of vendors dealing in wood and gourd artistry products. These are highly specialized vendors dealing in products directly related to the artistry work of our show. You can talk to the vendors’ representives and even purchase products if you wish.
Most people find this an interesting and informative part of the show.
If you’re a vendor and would like space in the show, click here.
Shown: tools, lots of tools.
Banquet
The Idaho Artistry in Wood show committee invites you to join us in a Saturday night banquet. Get an opportunity to meet the artists, vendors, volunteers who put on the show, and fellow guests.
After the meal, see some of the results from the show followed by a live auction. This makes for a fine evening and great fun.
Saturday, April 6th, with No-Host Bar starting at 5:15. Meal starts at 6:00 in JUMP's Pioneer Room.
Sign up to attend the banquet here.
The picture is the 2023 banquet all set up.