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 29, 2024 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
Catalyst Grant Program Round 4
Deadline: August 02, 2024 at 23:59 PM
The City of Boise's Department of Arts & History invites the cultural community to apply for the Catalyst Grant Program APPLY NOW
Boise Depot Centennial Projection Art
Deadline: August 07, 2024 at 13:00 PM
The City of Boise’s Department of Arts & History invites artists and artist teams to apply for the opportunity to create digital projection art for temporary display on the Boise Depot across four (4) days. APPLY NOW
James Castle House 10-Week Residency 2025
Deadline: August 09, 2024 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 2025
Deadline: August 09, 2024 at 23:59 PM
This condensed 10-day short stay provides one artist time and private living and working space to focus on a single project that responds to the site. 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 Membership
- 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 | Garden City | Twisted District Brewery Gallery Call to Artists
- Ongoing | Boise | Valley View Gallery Call
- 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
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
- 08/01/2024 | Salem, OR | Call for Artists' Row Tenants
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Ongoing | Nationwide | Camelback Gallery, 2024 International Juried Competitions by Medium Category
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08/18/2024 | Albuquerque, NM | 2025 ArtsThrive Call for Entry
ONLINE/ VIRTUAL
- Varies | 'Lunch Ticket' Call for Artists and Writers
- Ongoing | PxP Contemporary Call for Art: Sell Your Work Through a Gallery and Online Platform
- Ongoing | The Matador Review Art Quarterly Submission Opportunity
- Ongoing | CERF+ Emergency Relief Fund
- Ongoing | Los Angeles, CA | Art Show International Art Contests