Art hanging on a wall or standing in a space designed to display it advantageously is great, and most of us appreciate seeing these results of someone’s artistic expression. The same goes with the ...

The third annual “Function or Form: Utilitarian Art” exhibit will be on display in the Erpf Gallery in Arkville through Jan. 4. It will features “beautiful” functional items created by local artists, ...

From a historical perspective, one can trace the application of illustration and pattern on utilitarian objects back to when people moved from the hunter-gatherer lifestyle to living in communities.

Folk art plays a large role in rural Idaho’s history. It is a form of utilitarian art that is typically passed on and preserved through families over the generations, but as modernization and ...