Entry No. 23 — the Boise file — filed under: outdoor

Boise WaterShed Public Art

The grounds of Boise's water-renewal education center hold Idaho's largest single concentration of public art, much of it kinetic and water-driven. Patrick Zentz's wind translator sculpture reacts to the elements, while Byron Folwell's 'Fluxion' cascades water through valves and perforated surfaces, and a footbridge with a metal railing cut to look like a stacked 'Beaver Dam' crosses the site. It is a strange, hands-on outdoor environment where the water infrastructure itself becomes sculpture.

The move: Stroll the outdoor sculpture grounds on a breezy day so the wind-driven pieces actually move, then poke through the free interior exhibits.

• 📍 Garden City / Boise
• 💸 $$
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Indoors

Where: 6411 N. Ancell Ave, Boise, ID 83714

Hours: Added 2026-06-24 — confirm current hours before you go.

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last checked: 2026-06-24