Open Calls & Opportunities
We invite you to pursue open calls and opportunities with the Boise City Department of Arts & History, as well as regional and national opportunities listed below.
Best of luck—let us know if we can be of assistance.
Boise City Writer-in-Residence
Deadline: July 28, 2025 at 23:00 PM
The Cabin, Boise Public Library, and the Boise City Department of Arts & History invite emerging and mid-career writers to apply for six-month residencies in Boise, Idaho. APPLY NOW
James Castle House 2026 Residencies
Deadline: August 06, 2025 at 23:59 PM
The Boise City Department of Arts & History invites local and national emerging and mid-career artists in any creative field to apply for a two-week residency at the James Castle House in Boise, Idaho. APPLY NOW
CITY OF BOISE CAREERS
The City of Boise is a team of more than 2000 community-serving superheroes, across 13 departments working together to make Boise a city for everyone. With jobs that range from A (airport operations) to Z (zookeepers), we may have the perfect job for you. Apply here.
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
IDAHO
- Ongoing | Boise | Freak Alley Gallery
- Bi-Annual | Boise | Surel's Place Month-long Residency
- Ongoing | Boise | JUMP, Jack's Urban Meeting Place, MAKE Studio Community Project Program Application
- Ongoing | Hailey | Artist Registry
- Ongoing | Coeur d'Alene | Artist Database
- Ongoing | Boise | Boise Open Studios Collective Organization
- Ongoing | Boise | Art Source Gallery Membership Application
- Ongoing | Hayden | Hayden City Art Gallery
- Ongoing | Boise | Sunshine Spice Cafe Gallery
- Ongoing | McCall | Gallery 55 Guest Artist
- Ongoing | Idaho | Idaho Commission on the Arts Grants
- Ongoing | Meridian | Initial Point Gallery Call to Artists (juried annually)
- Ongoing | Boise | Lost Grove Brewing Artist in Residence 2024 Application
- Ongoing | Boise | Catalyst Arts Collaborative Calls & Opportunities
- Ongoing | Boise | Ming Studios Residencies
- Ongoing | Garden City | The Common Well Artists-in-Residence
- Ongoing | Garden City | Visual Arts Collection Artist Submission
- Ongoing | Boise | Capitol Contemporary Gallery Artist Submissions
- Ongoing | Boise | Backyard Artists Grants + Opportunities
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Ongoing | Meridian | Idaho Art Gallery Call for 3D Art
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2026 Season | Boise | Stage Coach Theatre Spotlight Gallery – Call for Art: Email Kelliey Chavez
NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL
- Ongoing | Seattle, WA | 4Culture Grants + Artist Calls
- Ongoing | International | Picter, Apply for creative visual contests
- Ongoing | Shoreline, WA | Groundswell: Call for Temporary Environmental Artwork
- Ongoing | Coupeville, WA | Price Sculpture Forest Exhibition Opportunity
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Ongoing | Nationwide | Camelback Gallery, 2024 International Juried Competitions by Medium Category
ONLINE/ VIRTUAL
- Varies | 'Lunch Ticket' Call for Artists and Writers
- Ongoing | Create Magazine Call for Art
- Ongoing | CERF+ Emergency Relief Fund
- Ongoing | Los Angeles, CA | TERAVARNA Art Gallery Open Calls