Returning from a short pause, Beaux Cadeaux, The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho’s two-day shopping extravaganza provides is the gift buyer’s paradise for wares and wearables that can’t be found anywhere else in the West. 

Beaux Cadeaux is French for beautiful gift.The annual TAM fundraiser and annual holiday market features handcrafted works by local and regional artists featuring one-of-a-kind gifts, jewelry, ceramics, ornaments, prints, textiles, and original artwork. Always trying to connect local creatives and community, Beaux Cadeaux is a free event.

It’s a busy month at the museum. On October 29, from 5:30  – 7:30 p.m., the museum explores the relationships between humans and animals, in Jessie Wilber’s exhibition, “Shared Ground: Art and Animals.” One of Montana’s most notable artists during the better part of the 20th century. Wilbur was a painter, collage artist, and printmaker. 

Drawn from a traveling exhibition organized through the Montana Art Gallery Directors Association (MAGDA), the exhibition centers on Wilber’s prints, including relief prints, lithographs, and screen prints, which reflect a deep engagement with observation, craftsmanship, and the natural world.

The exhibition will be presented alongside a selection of recent acquisitions from TAM’s permanent collection, “Animalia” as well as work by a contemporary regional artist, “creating a dialogue between historical and contemporary approaches to animal imagery,” said the museum.

Wilber received her master’s degree from Colorado State College of Education in 1938, and then taught at Montana State University from 1941 to 1973. A very active in the Montana art scene, she was a founding member of the Montana Institute of the Arts. Recognized across the country for her painting and printmaking (lithography, woodblock, and silkscreen), her work remains a contemporary perspective on the West since her passing in 1989. 

The exhibition kicks off with a free opening reception on October 29, from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Pair the evening with dinner at Park & A Italia. Another experience curated by 100 Proof Hospitality,  Park & A Italia pays homage to the quaint and rustic Italian dining bistro. With a wine bar, a menu featuring wagyu meatballs, Italian Sausage Romanesco, chianti hanger steak ravioli and Linguine Alle Vongole.  Each week Park & A offer specials, Table for Two, a specially curated four-course dinner experience, and Wine Down Wednesdays and enjoy discounted premium wines with an exclusive flatbread menu available only on Wednesdays.