West Central Mountains Creative District

03/26/2026

Spread your creative wings and apply for the 2026 Cascade Arts Walk! Applications due April 1st 🦅

Call To Artists - Cascade Arts Walk Summer 2026

Artists’ designs needed for 8”x24” wooden eagles to be displayed this summer on the podiums throughout downtown Cascade. Artists will earn a commission from their pieces being
auctioned off at the end of the event.
Deadline for artist designs: April 1

Request an artist’s packet digitally by emailing [email protected] or pick up a packet at the UI Ext. Office (110 W. Pine St., Cascade) Mon.-Fri. 8a.m.-4:00p.m.

03/26/2026

One week to sign up and be a part of this year's Artisan Tour in the Mountains! We can't wait to show off your creative talents 🏞️🎨

JULY 18 & 19, 2026 Horizons’ Lifestyle and Education Team Invites You To Creative Spaces Around Cascade, Donnelly, McCall, & New Meadows Artisan Application Tour Map Featured Artists July 18 & 19, 2026 Saturday 10am-6pmSunday 10am- 3pm Explore the working studios and galleries of McCall, Cascade, ...

07/16/2025

Watch artisans at work, visit working studios, and support local artists this weekend!

Join us July 19th and 20th from 10am-5pm for the annual WCM Artisan Tour! At the CCAC Rachel Huckaby will be making pottery magic and selling her wares in the pottery studio and Annie will be doing various fiber arts demonstrations and giving away free DIY art zines all weekend!

07/12/2025

Join us next weekend for a glimpse into the beautiful artistry of the West Central Mountains!

Stop by CUB, 114 N Third St in McCall during the Artisan Tour in the Mountains on July 19th and/or 20th.

04/20/2025

Join us for Show Brazil! In Cascade on April 30th 🎙️ Eduardo Mendonça is an award winning vocalist, composer, guitarist, percussionist, and musical arranger.

Thanks Cascade Cultural Arts Center for bringing us some amazing music this spring!

03/12/2025

Amazing opportunity for local artists!

It's back! The call for local artists to submit art for lightboxes has returned!
The City of McCall invites artists to participate in the second phase of the Local Art for Lightboxes project. Through this project, vinyl wraps featuring selected artworks by regional artists will transform utilitarian streetlight control boxes in downtown McCall into public art.
Submitted artwork should:
• Contribute to downtown McCall as an inviting place to visit and gather
• Explore the themes relating to “community” or “community-building” (see “Artist Prompt” below for details)
• Be able to be formatted to fit the dimensions of the streetlight control boxes on all four vertical sides and top (see attached design template)

Artist Prompt

Across Idaho, growth and change are spurring conversations on a range of important issues, including community, engagement and belonging. Here in McCall, how can we use public art to encourage constructive discussions about these timely topics? By focusing on the themes of “community” and “community-building,” this project challenges artists to reflect on one or more of the following in their artwork:

• What does “community” mean to you?
• How is community created or nurtured?
• What defines McCall’s community?
• What kind of community should McCall aspire to be?

Visit mccall.id.us/public-art to learn

02/03/2025

Ever wanted to be a part of the Cascade Arts Walk? Now's your chance! Contact Shauna Arnold for more details.

Artists’ designs needed for 24”x24” wooden herons to be displayed this summer on the podiums throughout downtown Cascade. Artists will earn a commission from their pieces being auctioned off at the end of the event. Deadline for artist designs: April 1. Request an artist’s packet digitally by emailing [email protected] or pick up a packet at the UI Ext. Office (110 W. Pine St., Cascade) Mon.-Fri. 8a.m.-4:00p.m.

07/24/2024

Cascade Arts Walk - Today's featured bear: "Bare Necessities" by Russ Perry

Russ's design statement:

"Can you imagine this bear in a meadow filled with wildflowers and meadow grass, enjoying a delicious taste of honey from a nearby beehive? This bear is surrounded by his bare necessities and may even be joyfully humming a happy tune…can you hear it?
Look for the bare necessities
The simple bare necessities
Forget about your worries and your strife.
I mean the bare necessities
Old Mother Nature recipes
That brings the bare necessities of life!

Wherever I wander, wherever I roam
I couldn't be fonder of my big home
The bees are buzzin' in the tree
To make some honey just for me
When you look under the rocks and plants
And take a glance at the fancy ants
Then maybe try a few

The bare necessities of life will come to you
They'll come to you!"

Want to take this bear home? You can bid on it in the online auction at https://www.32auctions.com/CascadeArtsWalk2024

07/24/2024

Meet us in the Historic Roseberry Schoolhouse on Wednesday, July 31st from 4-6pm for our annual Summer Soiree and Arts Idaho Listening Session🎨 Come for learning and refreshments, and stay after for music from WCMCD member Sean Tracey and CattleAx 🎻

06/10/2024

Join us next month for our first annual Artisan Tour of the Mountains! On July 20th and 21st, explore the working studios of artists from Cascade to New Meadows - pick up local artwork, see where and how local artists work, and tour our beautiful communities 👩‍🎨

See you there 🎨

03/10/2024

Are you an artist who has a studio in the region and wants to be a part of a regional tour to showcase all the amazing artists and their creative spaces? The "Artisans in the Mountain Tour" is still looking for a few artists to join their days in July, in conjunction with Idaho's very first West Central Mountains Creative District.

For more information on how you can participate, visit: https://wcmcreativedistrict.org/atm/

Thanks to this group for organizing such a special day in the mountains for our local artists!

12/02/2023

Get 50% off all donated items at the Art Swap from 4-5pm! Instruments, paintings, yarn, leather and more 👩‍🎨🧶🖼️