“Moscow Contemporary is bedrock for Moscow, Idaho and surrounding communities in the Palouse region. Through their exhibitions, classes, and programming, they've established themselves in the short time since transitioning out of the University of Idaho's management as a central and essential fixture for the visual, literary and performing arts. Their adaptability and inventiveness are two of their key features and are part of what makes them essential to our area: They are able to keep a pulse on the needs of artists, students, and community members in a way that larger institutions cannot.

Our children have attended MosCo’s wonderful after school and summer classes, which provide outstanding and innovative educational experiences with art professionals (at times, these classes are also key for working parents). Each time the kids come home with projects and ideas that truly astound us in their artistic quality, as well as in the connections they make to other disciplines and areas of learning. Moreover, MosCo’s exhibitions are consistently surprising and invigorating, demonstrating the concerns and creativity of contemporary artists from our region as well as internationally: How great a gift it is to be able to stroll through a contemporary art gallery of such high quality on a random Tuesday at lunchtime, and what a jolt of thought and beauty that provides us and countless others. We truly cannot (and do not want to) imagine Moscow without such a tremendous organization

“The importance of contemporary visual art at the heart of our community on Main Street can’t be overstated. Moscow Contemporary particularly offers our youth education in the arts that is vital for fostering creativity, intelligence, and open-mindedness…qualities that define the culture of our town.”