Prichard Art Gallery ends contract with long time Director Roger Rowley
Due to lack of funding, the Prichard Art Gallery shifts focus

The Prichard Art Gallery, a part of Moscow’s Downtown community since 1986, had a shift of heart as of January 2021. Focusing on internal shows and abilities within the university, the gallery will showcase student and faculty work instead of outside exhibits. A part of its shift in focus, Director Roger Rowley, holding this position for 15 years, did not renew his annual contract, and ended as of Dec. 31.

2020 MFA show
MFA show moved to September because of COVID-19

Master of Fine Arts (MFA) graduates were looking forward to showing their work at the Prichard Art Gallery after spring graduation until a global pandemic took the world by storm.

Conceptual paper and sound art on exhibit at the Prichard
Husband and wife couple featured in "Out of the Woods"

Two towering sets of paper cowboy pants, reaching from floor to ceiling, greet visitors walking through the doors of the Prichard Art Gallery.   The current exhibit, “Out of the Woods,” features monochromatic folded paper sculptures, Letraset stamps of all […]

Masks required for UI Prichard Art Gallery reopening
Exhibition continues from before Idaho's stay-at-home order

The director of Prichard Art Gallery, Roger Rowley, said every exhibit the gallery had scheduled went into turmoil when COVID-19 first reared its head in the U.S.   The gallery itself has been closed to the public for months, […]

‘Sap in their Veins’ exhibit shows loggers in new light
Travelling art exhibit visits the Prichard Art Gallery

“Sap in their Veins” shows a more human side to those at the root of the issue, a way to try to bridge divides and help those at opposite sides — like environmentalists and loggers — in a different way, Bayles said.