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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 might 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.
DEADLINE 5-15-24 Payette Lakes Art Fair in McCall, event dates: August 17 – 18, 2024
DEADLINE 5-17-24 Sun Valley Museum of Art, Idaho Rivers/Idaho Artists, Sept 13–28
DEADLINE 5-31-24 Initial Point Gallery in Meridian seeks proposals for exhibitions in 2025
DEADLINE 6-1-24 Art in the Courtyard, art fair, McCall, ID, Aug 23-25
DEADLINE 6-4-24 Art Source Gallery Annual Juried Show in July
DEADLINE 6-22-24 13th Biennial ART Idaho Exhibit. ART Idaho at The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho (TAM)
DEADLINE 6-30-24 Art by the River, art fair, Star, ID. Show is Sept 21 and 22, 2024
DEADLINE 9-1-24 SUREL’S PLACE exhibition opportunity, Garden City, ID for pop-up shows Jan – May of 2025
DEADLINE UNKNOWN First Friday Art & Studio Stroll, Surel Mitchell Live-Work-Create District, Garden City, ID 2024 dates now available!
DEADLINE 4-30-24 Creature Conserve Scholarships (based in RI)
DEADLINE 6-3-24 ICA Professional Development Grants
DEADLINE 6-3-24 ICA Projects for Individuals (Grant)
DEADLINE 6-7-24 City of Boise Catalyst Grant Program Round 3
DEADLINE 6-14-24 Annual Arts & History Grant Program, Boise Arts & History
DEADLINE 8-2-24 City of Boise Catalyst Grant Program Round 4
DEADLINE 1-10-25 Light of Day Creative Development Award, ALEXA ROSE FOUNDATION
DEADLINE 1-31-25 ICA Fellowship (Performing and Media Arts, Literature) (approx deadline)
DEADLINE 1-31-26 ICA Fellowship (Visual Arts, Folk & Traditional Arts) (approx deadline)
ALEXA ROSE FOUNDATION grants
BOISE ARTS & HISTORY grants page
IDAHO COMMISSION ON THE ARTS (ICA) grants page
DEADLINE EXTENDED 5-13-24 Creative Crosswalks, Ketchum, ID
DEADLINE EXTENDED 5-13-24 Call for Sculpture Artists, Sun Valley Road and Spruce Ave, Ketchum, ID
DEADLINE EXTENDED 5-13-24 Art on Fourth Exhibition (Sculpture), Ketchum, ID
DEADLINE UNKNOWN Green Box installation art opportunity for public viewing, Garden City
EVENT April 25 · 6 – 8pm Level Up: Going Public – Public Artist Industry Night
FREE*, but registration is required.
DEADLINE 5-15-24 Bishop Field Office (BLM), 1-week residencies, California
DEADLINE 5-30-24 PLAYA (South-Central Oregon) residences for 2025
DEADLINE 6-1-24 Canyon Country District, UT (BLM), 2-4 week residencies in fall of 2024
DEADLINE 9-1-24 SUREL’S PLACE, month-long residencies, Garden City, ID, for Jan-May 2025
DEADLINES VARY Bureau of Land Management, locations vary, some are in Idaho
DEADLINE UNKNOWN James Castle House, Boise, ID
DEADLINE UNKNOWN Sagebrush Steppe Land Trust
DEADLINE UNKNOWN Idaho Art Lab in St. Anthony, ID
DEADLINE UNKNOWN Ming Studios, Boise, ID
My Artrepreneur™ Program, art + business, Idaho Commission on the Arts, 2024 [corrected] sessions start April 6-7 in Cascade
EVENT April 25 · 6 – 8pm Level Up: Going Public – Public Artist Industry Night
FREE*, but registration is required.
DEADLINE 5-5-24 SUREL’S PLACE Studios on 35th Street, subsidized 1-year leases, June 2024 – June 2025
DEADLINE 5-24-24 2024 Idaho Wildlife License Plate Contest
DEADLINE 5-31-24 “Wish You Were Here”, Eagle Arts Advisory Committee, a postcard project.
DEADLINE 6-15-24 Seasons of Alchemy Art Contest, Alchemist Coffee
BOISE ARTS & HISTORY
CITY OF EAGLE – calls to artists
IDAHO COMMISSION ON THE ARTS
MERIDIAN, CITY OF, calls for artists
TVAA EXHIBITIONS
Art Center East, La Grande, OR, shows and featured exhibition opportunities
MCCALL PUBLIC ART
City of Moscow Arts and Culture Opportunities
Jackson Hole Public Art opportunities (Jackson, WY)
Jackson Center for the Arts opportunities (Jackson, WY)
Ketchum Arts Commission
Regional Arts & Culture Council (Greater Portland, OR area)
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
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
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
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
The Art Guide to support the growth of art and spirit of creativity
The Big Artist Opportunities List a google spreadsheet with a lot of stuff
Women Arts – increasing the visibility of women artists in all art forms
WOOLOO opportunities worldwide
Zealous submissions platform, UK and elsewhere
Boise Open Studios (BOSCO)
Idaho Watercolor Society
Plein Air Painters of Idaho
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.
TVAA does not guarantee accuracy or legitimacy of any information on this page.
This list does not include private artist workshops.
See TVAA Policy on web posting (including opportunity notices).
