About the Salmon River Art Guild

plein air painting with salmon river art guild

The History of

The Salmon River Art Guild

The Salmon River Art Guild was founded in 1964 by three artist friends from Riggins, Idaho just 30 miles up river from its current home of White Bird. The vision of Opal Carlson, Grace Aitken and Dorothy Quinnlen has survived over half a century.

Today the Salmon River Art Guild showcases a variety of talent and interests, from landscape paintings in watercolors, acrylics, oils, colored pencil, bronzed sculpture, polymer clay sculptures, local photography, and photography. You will find pet portraits, landscapes, Idaho landscapes, murals and farm scenes, farm and garden art, stylized paintings, and upcycled metal sculptures to yard art and fabric art, mixed media/fabric art, handmade fabric items and polymer clay figures, floral paintings, hand painted rocks, and more. Current membership includes more than 40 artists. Several members are represented on this website.

(See view our artists page.)

*Please note --- the copyright of all art that you see on this site belongs to the artists who created it. Use of any images or art without the permission of the creating artist is prohibited.

What Do We Do?

Monthly meetings followed with mini workshops when possible. Meetings and or classes are held the second Thursday of each month at 10 a.m. Pacific time with few exceptions. Contact SRAG for more info.

Classes: SRAG brings in well-known artists each year for workshops for its members. Contact SRAG for more info.

Paint outs-sometimes in conjunction with other art guilds. Contact us for info.

Shows: SRAG sponsors a minimum of three shows each year.

Member Shows

*March Artisan Madness

Show & Sale

*Border Days Art Show & Sale

*White Bird Days Round Robin

*Fall Arts & Artisan Gifts Show & Sale

*White Bird Christmas Bazaar

Open Shows

Fall Regional Show

Entries are open to all artists. Must be 18 or older.

Gift Shop participants must have been a member by June.

This show is held the first weekend in October each year. Entries are open for members and nonmembers. This is a judged show including ribbons and cash prizes. The show draws artists from far and wide.

You can see more about these shows on the Exhibits page

Guild Membership Percs:

The advantages of being a member-

1. Art Shows and Sales

2. Workshops/Classes discounts

3. Paint outs/plein air

4. A page on this website

5. You are surrounded by like-minded friends!

Our Objective:

to provide an opportunity for members to meet and socialize with others who share an interest in the visual arts; to encourage individuals of the community to express their artistic abilities and to increase the level of awareness and appreciation of art.