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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 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.

EXHIBITIONS & FESTIVALS (to visit)

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

EXHIBITIONS & FESTIVALS (to enter)

DEADLINE 12-3-24  Christmas at Crossroads, December Open Show. Baker City, OR

DEADLINE 1-15-25  Art to the Rescue, to benefit Freedom Bound Hounds, Art Source Gallery
DEADLINE 1-24-25  Canvas + Corks at JUMP in Boise, organized by Congregation Ahavath Beth Israel, show dates Jan 30 & 31 (PDF download)
DEADLINE 1-27-25  Women’s Exhibit 2025, Josephy Center, Joseph, OR (Theme TBD)
DEADLINE 2-15-25  2nd Annual Meridian Fine Art Festival, June 28 & 29, 2025
DEADLINE 3-1-25  Surel’s Place exhibition opportunity, Garden City, ID for pop-up shows July – Nov of 2025
DEADLINE 3-31-25  Crossroads Carnegie: Object d’Art, inspirations drawn starting Jan 6th, Baker City, OR

DEADLINE UNKNOWN  Capitol City Public Market, Boise, applications open approx. Jan 26, 2025
DEADLINE UNKNOWN  Ketchum Arts Festival
DEADLINE UNKNOWN  Hyde Park Street Fair
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
DEADLINE KNKNOWN  Art & Soul of the Magic Valley, Twin Falls, ID, show: June 6-28, 2025.  Applications open 1-1-25

DEADLINES VARY  Catalyst Arts Collective, calls to artists and other opportunities, Boise
DEADLINES VARY Poetic Tiger, calls for art, Boise

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 1-10-25  Light of Day  Creative Development Award, ALEXA ROSE FOUNDATION
DEADLINE 1-31-25  ICA Fellowship (Performing and Media Arts, Literature) (approx deadline)

DEADLINE UNKNOWN Backyard Artist Grant (application opens in Nov 2024)
DEADLINE 3-1-25  ICA Professional Development Grants (APPROXIMATE DEADLINE]
DEADLINE 3-1-25  ICA Projects for Individuals (Grant) (APPROXIMATE DEADLINE]

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

GRANT ORGANIZATIONS

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

PUBLIC ART

DEADLINE 12-13-24  Mural Fest, South Salt Lake’s Creative Industries Zone

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

BOISE PUBLIC ART & HISTORY Guided tours

EDUCATION

My Artrepreneur™ Program,  art + business, Idaho Commission on the Arts

MISCELLANEOUS

OPEN UNTIL 11-22-24  BOISE ARTS & HISTORY Survey to help with re-envisioning a new Cultural Master Plan

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
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
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
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
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)
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.