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ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES

This is an incomplete list of opportunities that our members and others have contributed, focusing on local and regional shows, festivals, contests and education which may be of interest and benefit to our members and our greater art community. This page is updated regularly and sorted by application deadline where appropriate.

EXHIBITIONS, FESTIVALS & EVENTS (to visit)

VARIOUS DATES  TVAA Exhibitions (< scroll down in link to “Now Showing”)

Sept 12-14  Hyde Park Street Fair, Boise, ID
Sept 13-19  Meridian Art Week, Meridian, ID
Sept 20-21  Art by the River in Star, ID
Sept 27-28  Thousand Springs Festival of the Arts

EXHIBITIONS & FESTIVALS (to enter)

RESERVE YOUR SPOT ASAP  PLEIN AIR in Baker City, OR, Oct 16-18

DEADLINE 9-8-25  Art That’s Small at Eagle City Hall  (FYI: first come first served – don’t wait until last minute)
DEADLINE 9-12-25  Downtown Meridian QUICK DRAW, Idaho Art Gallery, event date is 9-19-25
DEADLINE 9-29-25  Sun Valley Museum of Art, consideration for a 2027 exhibition
DEADLINE 11-30-25  Crossroads Carnegie – Featured Artists exhibits for 2026
DEADLINE 12-1-25  Game On – A Journey Through Childhood Play, Josephy Center, Joseph, OR
DEADLINE 12-5-25  Kuna Arts & History Center for 2026

DEADLINE UNKNOWN  Visual Arts Collective, Garden City, ID,  accepting submissions for upcoming shows
DEADLINE UNKNOWN  Eagle Plein Air 2025, event dates: Oct 4-11, 2025
DEADLINE UNKNOWN  Capitol City Public Market, Boise, Vendor applications are now open
DEADLINE UNKNOWN  Thousand Springs Festival of the Arts, Applications open 3/31/25, show: Sept 27-28, 2025
DEADLINE UNKNOWN  Eagle Rock Art Fair, Idaho Falls, ID

DEADLINES VARY  Water’s Edge Gallery at Riverside Hotel, featured artist and group theme shows, contact Sandra Davis 
DEADLINES VARY  Catalyst Arts Collective, calls to artists and other opportunities, Boise
DEADLINES VARY Poetic Tiger, calls for art, Boise

ONGOING – Garden City Library’s Art Display, for family-friendly art, contact Bonnie Peacher for more info
ONGOING – Mudai Gallery in Boise, accepting submissions
ONGOING – Boise Co-Op in the Village at Meridian 6-wk display, framed, non-representational/abstract preferred. Contact Lizzie Taylor
ONGOING – First Friday Art & Studio Stroll, Surel Mitchell Live-Work-Create District, Garden City, ID, for 2024 dates
ONGOING – Gallery 55 Guest Artist, McCall, ID
ONGOING – Green Box, call for installation art, a project of Surel’s Place, Garden City
ONGOING – Star City Hall Public Art Program, exhibit wall inside city hall
ONGOING – Sunshine Spice Cafe Gallery, Boise
ONGOING – Valley View Art Gallery (Retirement Community), Boise

GRANTS, AWARDS, CONTESTS & FELLOWSHIPS

DEADLINE 1-31-26  ICA Fellowship (Visual Arts, Folk & Traditional Arts) (approx deadline)

DEADLINE UNKNOWN Backyard Artist Grant (application period unknown)

GRANT ORGANIZATIONS

ALEXA ROSE FOUNDATION  grants
BOISE ARTS & HISTORY  grants page
IDAHO COMMISSION ON THE ARTS  (ICA)  grants page

PUBLIC ART

ONGOING – Green Box installation art opportunity for public viewing, Garden City
DEADLINE UNKNOWN  Twin Falls Public Art Proposal Application (PDF download)

DEADLINE 10-1-25  Hearts Across the Valley  selections on rolling basis

BOISE PUBLIC ART & HISTORY Guided tours

EDUCATION

My Artrepreneur™ Program,  art + business, Idaho Commission on the Arts (starts July 2025 in Sandpoint, ID)

Creative Capital Curriculum, free online lectures on professional development
New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) – Knowledge Base

MISCELLANEOUS

DEADLINE 9-26-25  Holiday Card Contest, Crossroads Carnegie Art Center, Baker City, OR

ONGOING Boise Weekly Cover Art, accepts submissions

MORE LOCAL ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES

BOISE ARTS & HISTORY – Open Calls & Opportunities
CATALYST ARTS COLLABORATIVE – calls & opportunities, Boise
CITY OF EAGLE – calls to artists
IDAHO COMMISSION ON THE ARTS
KUNA ARTS COMMISSION
MERIDIAN, CITY OF,  calls to artists
POETIC TIGER GALLERY, calls to artists, Boise
TVAA EXHIBITIONS

REGIONAL ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES

Art Center East, La Grande, OR, shows and featured exhibition opportunities
Crossroads Carnegie, Baker City., OR, open shows & calls for art
Center for Arts & History in Lewiston, ID
McCall Public Art
City of Moscow  Arts and Culture Opportunities
Idaho Falls Arts Council  visual and performing arts in eastern Idaho
Full Moon Gallery,  upcoming & opportunities (Twin Falls, ID)
Jackson Hole Public Art  opportunities (Jackson, WY)
Jackson Center for the Arts  calls for artists (Jackson, WY)
Josephy Center  exhibitions and calls to artists, (Joseph, OR)
Ketchum Arts Commission
MoabArts (Utah)  opportunities page
Moscow Arts Commission / Third Street Gallery, Moscow, ID
Pocatello Arts Council
Regional Arts & Culture Council  (Greater Portland, OR area)
Twin Falls Public Art Commission
Utah Division of Art & Museums – public art opportunities, not just in Utah

FOR FURTHER AFIELD, CHECK OUT THESE SITES

4culture  based in King County, WA (Seattle area), but featuring calls and grants more broadly
Americans for the Arts  public art opportunities
Art A to Z – List of links to many other listing sites for art opportunities
ArtDeadine  income & exhibition opportunities
The Art Guide to support the growth of art and spirit of creativity
ArtJobs  community for the arts, cultural and creative industries
ArtShow  Awards, Exhibits & More
ArtOpportunities  Connecting artists with opportunities
ArtRabbit, international contemporary art exhibitions
ArtworkArchive opportunities page, and HERE too
The Big Artist Opportunities List  a google spreadsheet with a lot of stuff
C4E – artist opportunities and call for entries
CallFor.org,  opportunities list based in the Netherlands
Call for Entry (CaFE), online applications and calls
Call for Project free and open online platform for artists & organizers
Creative Capital  opportunities listings
Curator Space  for curators, organisers, galleries, and artists
Entry Thingy  calls to artists
Hyperallergic  opportunities page
New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) – Opportunities
PublicArtist.org  opportunities for public art
Resartis  a worldwide network of arts residencies from around the globe
Re-Title  for professional contemporary artists searching for opportunities
Rivet  art opportunities worldwide to advance your creative practice
ShowSubmit.com  online submissions platform
Women Arts – increasing the visibility of women artists in all art forms
WOOLOO  opportunities worldwide
Zealous  submissions platform, UK and elsewhere

OTHER LOCAL AND REGIONAL ART GROUPS

Boise Open Studios (BOSCO) accepting new member applications 2/1/26 – 3/31/26

Idaho Watercolor Society
Plein Air Painters of Idaho

SUGGESTIONS

If you have or know of an opportunity that might fit well here, please email info to opps@treasurevalleyartistsalliance.org for consideration.  No guarantee of inclusion or a timely listing.