Open Opportunities
We invite you to pursue the Open Opportunities with Boise City Department of Arts & History listed here, as well as regional and national opportunities that are too good to pass up!
Best of luck—let us know if we can be of assistance.
National Endowment for the Arts: OUR TOWN 2020 Grant
Deadline: June 12, 2020 at 17:00 PM
The Boise City Department of Arts & History is soliciting ideas from nonprofit organizations in the community for this year's National Endowment for the Arts’ Our Town Grant. APPLY NOW
James Castle House 10-Week Residency 2021
Deadline: July 01, 2020 at 23:59 PM
This program is designed to provide immersive focus on a project or body of work that responds to the history and legacy of James Castle or the site. APPLY NOW
James Castle House Short Stay 2021
Deadline: July 01, 2020 at 23:59 PM
These condensed 10-day stays provide one artist time and private living and working space to focus on a single project that responds to the site. APPLY NOW
Boise’s Response to COVID-19
Deadline: September 07, 2020 at 23:55 PM
Our everyday experiences are always important to document, but in times like those surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, this becomes even more pressing. APPLY NOW
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
ONLINE/ VIRTUAL
- Varies | 'Lunch Ticket' Call for Artists and Writers
- Ongoing | Orenda Arts Journal: Art En+During Pause, Share What You've Been Working on During Quarantine
- Ongoing | PxP Contemporary Call for Art: Sell Your Work Through a Gallery and Online Platform
- Ongoing | Social Distancing Festival
- 05/27/2020 | Seascapes Art Competition
- 05/28/2020 | Threaded II Juried Exhibition
- 05/28/2020 | Onyx II: Juried Exhibition
- 05/31/2020 | Landscapes & Waterscapes Juried Exhibition
- 05/31/2020 | Eco Consciousness Juried Exhibition
- 06/01/2020 | Judy Chicago Art Education Award
- 06/28/2020 | Flora & Fauna Juried Multimedia Exhibit
- 07/05/2020 | 10th Anniversary Art Competition
- 07/15/2020 | Prisma International Art Prize
- 07/15/2020 | Shelter: Juried Exhibition
- 08/01/2020 | SAM: Betty Bowen Award
- 08/15/2020 | Mobius Photo: Surreal Photography Competition
- 08/31/2020 | The Moth Magazine Art Prize
IDAHO
- Bi-Annual | Boise | Surel's Place Residency
- Ongoing | Hailey | Artist Registry
- Ongoing | Coeur d'Alene | Artist Database
- Ongoing | Boise | Boise Open Studios Membership
- Ongoing | Boise | Curating Curiosities: JUMP Visual Arts Exhibit
- Ongoing | Meridian | Initial Point Gallery Call to Artists Exhibitions
- Ongoing | Hayden | Hayden City Art Gallery
- Ongoing | Boise | Art Source Gallery Membership Application
- Ongoing | Boise | Sunshine Spice Cafe Gallery
- Ongoing | Idaho Historical Society: Contribute to Idaho Historical Records & Share Your COVID-19 Pandemic Experiences
- 06/05/2020 | Eagle | "83616 WORKS" - Call for Photographers
- 06/07/2020 | Boise and surrounding area | Art & Roses
- 06/15/2020 | McCall & Idaho | McCall Urban Renewal District
- 06/25/2020 | Sandpoint | Art on Loan Silver Box Project
NATIONAL
- Ongoing | Chicago, IL | Portfolio Review: Museum of Contemporary Photography
- Ongoing | New York, NY | Percent for Art Registry
- 05/30/2020 | South Haven, MI | Group Exhibition Proposals
- 05/31/2020 | Los Angeles, CA | Shifting Perspectives on Trauma Juried Exhibition
- 05/31/2020 | BROADCASTS: Art in the Age of Social Distancing, April 1 - May 31
- 05/31/2020 | Port Angeles, WA | Well Being: A National Juried Exhibition
- 05/31/2020 | Flint, MI | 2020-2021 Season Call for Entry
- 06/01/2020 | Monmouth, IL | 64 Arts National Juried Exhibition
- 06/01/2020 | Sacramento, CA | Axis Gallery: 15th National Juried Exhibition
- 06/04/2020 | Bedford, VI | Bower Center: 8th Annual National Juried Exhibition
- 06/07/2020 | Silent Cities International Call for Photographers and Visual Designers
- 06/07/2020 | Alexandria, VA | In My Head in My Body Juried Exhibition
- 06/09/2020 | Cincinnati, OH | Nude: 12th Annual Juried Exhibition
- 06/11/2020 | Lakewood, CO | Black and White: Juried Exhibition
- 06/15/2020 | Minot, ND | Americas 2020: All Media Exhibition
- 06/18/2020 | Denver, CO | Spot On: Juried Exhibition
- 06/18/2020 | Groton, CT | 109th Annual Juried Exhibition
- 06/19/2020 | Evanston, IL | 25th Evanston & Vicinity Biennial
- 06/26/2020 | Rocky Mount, NC | Sculpture Salmagundi XXIV Juried Exhibition
- 06/30/2020 | Hermosa Beach, CA | Word: Juried Exhibition
- 07/03/2020 | San Luis Obispo, CA | Juried Digital Art Salon
- 07/11/2020 | Chicago, IL | Reality and Art Juried Exhibition
- 07/12/2020 | Orlando, FL | Orange County Multi-Cultural Center Artist Roster
- 07/15/2020 | Cumberland, MD | Shelter: Juried Exhibition
- 08/10/2020 | Tubac, AZ | Raise Your Voice Exhibition
- 09/01/2020 | New York, NY | Exhibit at SACI Gallery
- 09/07/2020 | Lauguna Beach | 2020 Political Discord Exhibition