Sightings

September 14 - January 4, 2024

Living through the Covid-19 pandemic, Americans developed a new relationship to the night sky, looking to the stars for connection at a time of isolation. Located in rural Idaho, the number one state per capita for UFO sightings, SVMoA sits at the edge of the 1,416 square-mile Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve. Motivated by this geography and by local lore surrounding the possibility of extraterrestrial life, SVMoA’s fall exhibition considers our human experience of UFOs and the extraterrestrial. Rather than ask what those who report UFO sightings have actually seen, the exhibition asks why we look to the night skies for signs of life and how we experience phenomena we can’t explain. Featuring commissioned projects by artists Deb Sokolow and Cable Griffith alongside work by Karla Knight, Robyn O’Neil, Ionel Talpazan, Esther Pearl Watson, and Timothy Wyllie.

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The Museum

191 5th St E,
Ketchum, ID 83340
United States

(208) 726-9491

Hours

Tuesday 10:00 am—5:00 pm

Wednesday 10:00 pm—2:00 pm

Thursday 12:53 am—12:53 am

Friday 10:00 am—5:00 pm

Saturday 11:00 am—4:00 pm

Admission

Admission to the museum is always FREE!

Associated Exhibition Events

Calendar View

2023-09-14T17:00:00-0600

ARTIST TALK: Deb Sokolow & Cable Griffith

5:00 PM

The Museum

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2023-09-14T18:00:00-0600

EXHIBITION OPENING CELEBRATION: Sightings

6:00 PM

The Museum

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2023-09-15T16:30:00-0600

WORKSHOP: Astrophotography 101

with Nate Liles

4:30 PM

The Hailey Classroom

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2023-09-21T16:30:00-0600

Art Break at the Sun Valley Museum of Art

ART BREAK: Sightings

4:30 PM

The Museum

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2023-09-21T17:30:00-0600

EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR: Sightings

5:30 PM

The Museum

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2023-09-28T16:30:00-0600

ART BREAK: Sightings

4:30 PM

The Museum

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2023-10-05T16:30:00-0600

UFOs: Investigating the Unknown – episodes 1 and 2

FILM: UFOs: Investigating the Unknown (first screening)

Episodes 1 & 2

4:30 PM

Magic Lantern Cinemas

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ART BREAK: Sightings

4:30 PM

The Museum

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2023-10-05T19:00:00-0600

FILM: UFOs: Investigating the Unknown (second screening)

Episodes 1 & 2

7:00 PM

Magic Lantern Cinemas

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2023-10-06T13:30:00-0600

Community Afternoon Art—Ketchum at Sun Valley Museum of Art

COMMUNITY PROGRAM: Afternoon Art—Ketchum

(for families with kids of all ages)

1:30 PM

The Museum

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2023-10-12T16:30:00-0600

ART BREAK: Sightings

4:30 PM

The Museum

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FILM: UFOs: Investigating the Unknown (first screening)

Episodes 3, 4 & 5

4:30 PM

Magic Lantern Cinemas

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2023-10-12T19:00:00-0600

FILM: UFOs: Investigating the Unknown (second screening)

Episodes 3, 4 & 5

7:00 PM

Magic Lantern Cinemas

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2023-10-19T16:30:00-0600

ART BREAK: Sightings

4:30 PM

The Museum

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2023-10-19T17:30:00-0600

Cabel Griffith, Self-Fulfilling ProphecyII

EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR: Sightings

5:30 PM

The Museum

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2023-10-26T16:30:00-0600

ART BREAK: Sightings

4:30 PM

The Museum

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2023-10-27T17:30:00-0600

Teen Nights at the Sun Valley Museum of Art

TEEN NIGHT: Sightings

5:30 PM

Hailey Classroom

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2023-11-02T16:30:00-0600

ART BREAK: Sightings

4:30 PM

The Museum

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2023-11-02T17:30:00-0600

SPECIAL EVENT: Afterhours—Doodle & Drink

An SVMoA Contemporaries Event

5:30 PM

The Museum

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2023-11-03T13:30:00-0600

COMMUNITY PROGRAM: Afternoon Art—Ketchum

(for families with kids of all ages)

1:30 PM

The Museum

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2023-11-09T16:30:00-0700

ART BREAK: Sightings

4:30 PM

The Museum

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2023-11-09T18:00:00-0700

VIRTUAL STUDIO VISIT with Artist Esther Pearl Watson

Hosted by Courtney Gilbert

6:00 PM

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2023-11-13T18:00:00-0700

(RESCHEDULED) LECTURE: Investigative Journalist Leslie Kean

on UFOs

6:00 PM

Argyros Performing Arts Center

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2023-11-16T16:30:00-0700

FILM: Ariel Phenomenon

4:30 PM

Magic Lantern Cinemas

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ART BREAK: Sightings

4:30 PM

The Museum

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2023-11-16T17:30:00-0700

EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR: Sightings

5:30 PM

The Museum

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2023-11-16T19:00:00-0700

FILM: Ariel Phenomenon

7:00 PM

Magic Lantern Cinemas

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2023-11-30T16:30:00-0700

ART BREAK: Sightings

4:30 PM

The Museum

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2023-12-01T13:30:00-0700

COMMUNITY PROGRAM: Afternoon Art—Ketchum

(for families with kids of all ages)

1:30 PM

The Museum

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2023-12-29T16:00:00-0700

EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR: Sightings

4:00 PM

The Museum

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Exhibitions

Sightings

September 14 - January 4, 2024

The Museum

Associated Exhibition Events

Exhibition Tours & Events, Lectures & Talks

5:00 PM

Exhibition Tours & Events

6:00 PM

Adult Classes

with Nate Liles

4:30 PM

Exhibition Tours & Events

4:30 PM

Exhibition Tours & Events

5:30 PM

Exhibition Tours & Events, Lectures & Talks

4:30 PM

Film

Episodes 1 & 2

4:30 PM

Exhibition Tours & Events, Lectures & Talks

4:30 PM

Film

Episodes 1 & 2

7:00 PM

Youth & Families, Community

(for families with kids of all ages)

1:30 PM

Exhibition Tours & Events, Lectures & Talks

4:30 PM

Film

Episodes 3, 4 & 5

4:30 PM

Film

Episodes 3, 4 & 5

7:00 PM

Exhibition Tours & Events, Lectures & Talks

4:30 PM

Exhibition Tours & Events, Lectures & Talks

5:30 PM

Exhibition Tours & Events, Lectures & Talks

4:30 PM

Teens

5:30 PM

Exhibition Tours & Events, Lectures & Talks

4:30 PM

SVMoA Contemporaries, Community

An SVMoA Contemporaries Event

5:30 PM

Youth & Families, Community

(for families with kids of all ages)

1:30 PM

Exhibition Tours & Events, Lectures & Talks

4:30 PM

Exhibition Tours & Events, Lectures & Talks

Hosted by Courtney Gilbert

6:00 PM

Lectures & Talks

on UFOs

6:00 PM

Film

4:30 PM

Exhibition Tours & Events, Lectures & Talks

4:30 PM

Exhibition Tours & Events, Lectures & Talks

5:30 PM

Film

7:00 PM

Exhibition Tours & Events, Lectures & Talks

4:30 PM

Youth & Families, Community

(for families with kids of all ages)

1:30 PM

Exhibition Tours & Events, Lectures & Talks

4:00 PM

The Museum

Hailey House & Classroom