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Community Events at Lenses & Brushes
Lenses & Brushes is more than a place to take a class—it’s a space to gather, share work, and be part of a creative community. Our Community Events celebrate artists and photographers at every stage, offering opportunities to show work, participate in monthly challenges, and connect through shared creative experiences.
The Featured Artist Series
Featured Photographer: Jeffery Oliver
Jeffery is a contemporary fine art photographer working across film and digital formats, creating images through digital, traditional darkroom, and alternative photographic processes. His work reflects a deep exploration of image-making techniques and creative expression. Stop by to experience his work, connect with the artist, and celebrate Boise’s vibrant creative community.
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Self-Portrait on a Bicycle
Jeffery Oliver
First Thursday | Meet the Artist: Jeffery Oliver
Join us for First Thursday as we welcome our February Featured Photographer, Jeffery Oliver
Meet Jeffery in person, view a selection of his work on display, and enjoy an evening of art, conversation, and community. This is an opportunity to connect, ask questions, and experience photography through a slower, more attentive lens.
Thursday, April 2
5:30 - 7:30 PM
Exhibition on view April 1 - 30
Lenses & Brushes – Lower Level Lobby
The Studio Prompt
Creativity grows with practice—and sometimes all we need is a simple prompt to get started. The Studio Prompt is a monthly photo and art challenge designed to encourage exploration, reflection, and play.
Each month, we share a new creative prompt to inspire making without pressure or perfection. All levels and mediums are welcome, including film and digital photography, painting, drawing, mixed media, and alternative processes. There’s no “right” outcome—just an invitation to notice, experiment, and create.
Participate in your own way, at your own pace. Share your work with the community, or keep it as part of your personal practice. However you engage, The Studio Prompt is about staying curious and making space for creativity.
Open to all. New prompt released monthly.
A monthly photo + art challenge designed to encourage exploration, reflection, and play.
January 2026 - Art + Photo Challenge
January Art + Photo Challenge
As you step into the new year, what are you choosing to bring with you? It might be a feeling, a habit, a place, a memory, or something quietly meaningful. Interpret the prompt in your own way and through your chosen medium—film, digital photography, painting, drawing, mixed media, or alternative processes are all welcome.
This challenge is about intention, not perfection. One piece, one moment, one reflection to begin the year.
Submissions are collected through a simple Google Form. One piece per person, all mediums welcome.