29th annual Coeur d’Alene Arts Awards set

| October 4, 2025 1:00 AM

The city of Coeur d’Alene Arts Commission recently announced the following recipients of the 29th annual Coeur d’Alene Arts Awards, honoring excellence in the arts:

The Sandi Bloem Arts Legacy Award — Sandi Bloem

The Excellence in the Arts Award — Jenny Shotwell

The Support of the Arts Award — Dan and Kathryn Pinkerton

The Emerging Arts Award — Shakespeare CDA

The Arts in Education Award — Cynthia Chapman

The Student Excellence in the Arts Award — Jerren Bailey

The 2025 Coeur d'Alene Arts Awards is scheduled 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 22 at the Hagadone Event Center.

Emceed by Arts Commissioner Lindsey Sichelstiel, the program will feature some of the Inland Northwest's finest performers, including Jenny Shotwell, Dan Pinkerton, Shakespeare CDA, CDA Summer Theatre, Aspire Theatre and Lake City Playhouse.

Coeur d'Alene poet laureate Jennifer Passaro will share an original poem created for this occasion, and the 2025 Art Spotlight CDA awardees will be revealed. Pianist Matthew Goodrich will provide music.

RSVP to Arts Commission Chair Mary Lee Ryba at [email protected] by Oct. 15.