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MING's STUDIO SPACE: Heidi Kraay
October 1 - November 6, 2026, TBC in 2027

Playwright Heidi Kraay flirts with other disciplines to examine links between brain and body on personal, global and mythic scales. While in residence, Heidi Kraay intends to deepen into what they're calling Into Your Wild—a performative work hovering between theater, ceremony and ritual.

This play/ritual/ceremony is about The Traveler struck down at the bottom of her dry well who spirals into her forest within to unplug the water source at her core and reclaim the name/self she lost along the way. But in that wild space, she encounters beings who get in her way, push her down and strip parts of her away until there’s nearly nothing left. To unblock her water/source, she must shed her old self and transform into their new self—converging with all those beings, so as one they may drink the water.

Kraay's dramatic work has been presented in Boise, regionally, NYC and internationally, recently through Valdez Theatre Conference, SUNY Plattsburgh and Boise Contemporary Theater. Projects in other disciplines include 12 Lifetimes: A Century Cycle, a memoir-adjacent book in the ancient century form, and Drown to Resurface, an album of poem-songs. Heidi recently served as Boise City Writer-in-Residence and Writer-in-Residence at Ketchum’s Hemingway House, holds an MFA from California Institute of Integral Studies and is finishing a Certificate in Writing for the Stage through PlayPenn. Member of the Dramatists Guild of America.

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Insight of Youth 2026/27 is coming!

Since 2022, Insight of Youth (IOY) has provided young Idaho artists ages 13–19 with an opportunity to exhibit their work in a professional gallery setting, creating a space where young artists can connect with and be seen alongside the broader arts community.

We’re excited to welcome Stephanie Brioso Josar (16) as this year’s IOY Ambassador. Stephanie has selected Between Leaving & Arriving as the theme for this year’s exhibition, inviting young artists to explore stories, experiences, and journeys of migration that are meaningful to them.

The IOY open call for artwork will open this month! Stay tuned for the full call and submission details. Follow IOY @insight_of_youth for updates!

Nick Jaina
Words / Music / Film
Sunday, November 15, 7PM

Nick Jaina will be playing music, reading poetry, and projecting films in conjunction with his new book Abrazo, which is an exploration of the affection missing in the world. Nick plays gorgeous electric guitar soundscapes, samples the music to read over it, and then merges into a song, all while beautiful videos from the streets of Mexico City flicker behind him. It is a uniquely hopeful experience of soul and body.

Nick Jaina was an Oregon Book Award finalist in 2015 for his memoir Get It While You Can, which is now in its third printing. His writing has appeared in Atlantic Monthly, McSweeney's Quarterly and the journal Oregon Humanities. He has released many wonderful albums under his own name, including 2025’s The Monster Mash. He co-founded and was music director for a ballet company in New York City called Satellite that involved dancers from Juilliard and the New York City Ballet and performed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, garnering praise from The New York Times. He has composed scores for feature films and documentaries, including All Sorts, Cement Suitcase, and Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire. 

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