2017 Arts Grants Announced
July 5, 2016
Idaho – The Idaho Commission on the Arts announced today its Fiscal Year 2017 annual grants and awards, totaling $453,002 to 95 organizations and schools spanning 27 communities throughout the state. Organizations and schools receiving grants will match their awards with locally-generated funds.
In announcing the awards, Idaho Commission on the Arts Chair Kay Hardy said, “The arts belong to each of us. In a democratic society, we participate in activities reflecting both cultural traditions and visions for a common future, created by diverse communities engaged in a continuing dialogue with each other. In awarding these annual grants, the Commission recognizes aspirations for excellence, one of the defining characteristics of a civilized society in which all are invited to participate.”
Executive Director Michael Faison expressed thanks to Idaho’s elected officials for their continued support for the Commission’s statewide programs, “We live in a state rich with arts programs, arts organizations, arts educators and artists. At the Idaho Commission on the Arts we provide grants that support access and appreciation of the arts in communities large and small, throughout the state. This is only possible in partnership with elected officials and the communities they serve.”
The list of FY2017 grants and awards follows.
ARTS EDUCATION GRANTS
Arts Education Project Grants provide funding for activities that unite effective practices in education and in the arts, and that involve schools, artists, and community organizations. They support teaching and learning opportunities for pre-K through grade 12.
| Ballet Idaho, Inc. | Boise | $6,968.00 |
| Big Tree Arts, Inc. | Boise | $3,546.00 |
| Boise Art Museum, Inc. | Boise | $8,059.00 |
| Boise Contemporary Theater, Inc. | Boise | $6,968.00 |
| Boise Philharmonic Association, Inc. | Boise | $6,716.00 |
| Idaho Latino Scholarship Foundation, Inc. | Boise | $3,806.00 |
| Idaho Parents Unlimited, Inc. | Boise | $5,960.00 |
| Idaho Shakespeare Festival | Boise | $6,800.00 |
| Log Cabin Literary Center, Inc. | Boise | $7,891.00 |
| Stay in School Quinceanera Program Organization, Inc. | Boise | $6,968.00 |
| Writers @ Harriman | Boise | $4,813.00 |
| Bonners Ferry High School | Bonners Ferry | $3,094.00 |
| Caldwell Fine Arts Series, Inc. | Caldwell | $5,028.00 |
| Lake Pend Orielle Jr/Sr High School | Clark Fork | $1,918.00 |
| Art Museum of Eastern Idaho, The | Idaho Falls | $6,657.00 |
| Idaho Falls Arts Council,LLC. | Idaho Falls | $6,464.00 |
| Idaho Falls Symphony Society, Inc. | Idaho Falls | $1,041.00 |
| Lapwai School District #341 | Lapwai | $4,255.00 |
| Idaho Mountain Samba | McCall | $4,308.00 |
| McCall Arts & Humanities Council | McCall | $5,448.00 |
| McCall Music Society, Inc. | McCall | $2,041.00 |
| Festival Dance & Performing Arts Association, Inc. | Moscow | $6,503.00 |
| Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival | Moscow | $4,903.00 |
| Prichard Art Gallery | Moscow | $5,214.00 |
| Idaho State-Civic Symphony Association, Inc. | Pocatello | $3,313.00 |
| Community Building Partners, Inc. | Post Falls | $2,474.00 |
| Salmon Arts Council | Salmon | $4,050.00 |
| Music Conservatory of Sandpoint, Inc. | Sandpoint | $2,050.00 |
| nexStage Theatre | Sun Valley | $3,358.00 |
| Arts on Tour | Twin Falls | $7,387.00 |
ENTRY TRACK
Entry Track grants and Public Programs in the Arts grants provide stable, ongoing support for the arts programs delivered by Idaho’s professional arts organizations. Funding for these categories strengthens our state culturally and economically, while providing Idahoans with the invaluable experiences of performances, gallery exhibits, special events, and workshops in all disciplines. Successful applicants demonstrated exceptional artistic merit, clearly defined management, and the public value of their work.
| Artisans 4 Hope | Boise | $2,382.00 |
| Global Lounge Group, Inc. | Boise | $1,374.00 |
| Idaho Dance Theatre, Inc. | Boise | $2,500.00 |
| Idaho Songwriters Association, Inc. | Boise | $2,101.00 |
| Lauren Edson Dance, Inc. (DBA:LED) | Boise | $3,481.00 |
| Story Story Night, Inc. | Boise | $2,382.00 |
| Surel’s Place, Inc. | Boise | $2,773.00 |
| Carrousel Players | Coeur d’Alene | $6,412.00 |
| Garden Valley Center for the Arts | Garden Valley | $2,101.00 |
| Center for Arts & History | Lewiston | $2,971.00 |
| Oregon Trail Center, Inc. | Montpelier | $3,481.00 |
| Art Department | Moscow | $3,481.00 |
| Auditorium Chamber Music Series | Moscow | $3,585.00 |
| College of Western Idaho Foundation, Inc. | Nampa | $2,107.00 |
| Hispanic Cultural Center of Idaho, Inc. | Nampa | $2,473.00 |
| Renaissance Art Center, Inc. | Rupert | $2,290.00 |
| Music Conservatory of Sandpoint, Inc. | Sandpoint | $3,574.00 |
| Idaho Art Lab | St. Anthony | $2,290.00 |
| Sun Valley Film Festival | Sun Valley | $3,716.00 |
| Arts on Tour | Twin Falls | $3,548.00 |
| National Oldtime Fiddlers’, Inc. | Weiser | $4,560.00 |
PUBLIC PROGRAMS IN THE ARTS
| Ballet Idaho, Inc. | Boise | $9,791.00 |
| Basque Museum & Cultural Center, Inc. | Boise | $7,007.00 |
| Big Tree Arts, Inc. | Boise | $1,938.00 |
| Boise Art Museum, Inc. | Boise | $11,523.00 |
| Boise Baroque, Inc. | Boise | $2,003.00 |
| Boise Contemporary Theater, Inc. | Boise | $6,181.00 |
| Boise Philharmonic Association, Inc. | Boise | $10,899.00 |
| Department of Art & History | Boise | $7,594.00 |
| Idaho Shakespeare Festival | Boise | $12,096.00 |
| Log Cabin Literary Center, Inc. | Boise | $7,224.00 |
| Opera Idaho, Inc. | Boise | $6,753.00 |
| Writers @ Harriman | Boise | $2,031.00 |
| Caldwell Fine Arts Series, Inc. | Caldwell | $3,553.00 |
| Challis Arts Council, Inc. | Challis | $2,341.00 |
| Coeur d’Alene Symphony Orchestra, Inc. | Coeur d’Alene | $2,003.00 |
| North Idaho Friends of Opera & the Arts, Inc. | Coeur d’Alene | $2,119.00 |
| Teton Arts Council | Driggs | $2,029.00 |
| Trailing of the Sheep Cultural Heritage Center, Inc. | Hailey | $3,513.00 |
| Art Museum of Eastern Idaho, The | Idaho Falls | $3,683.00 |
| Idaho Falls Arts Council,LLC. | Idaho Falls | $8,553.00 |
| Idaho Falls Symphony Society, Inc. | Idaho Falls | $4,590.00 |
| Idaho Falls Youth Arts Centre, Inc. | Idaho Falls | $2,236.00 |
| Boulder Mountain Clayworks, Inc. | Ketchum | $2,747.00 |
| Caritas Chorale, Ltd. | Ketchum | $2,671.00 |
| McCall Arts & Humanities Council | McCall | $2,276.00 |
| McCall Folklore Society, Inc. | McCall | $2,447.00 |
| McCall Music Society, Inc. | McCall | $2,319.00 |
| Festival Dance & Performing Arts Association, Inc. | Moscow | $5,436.00 |
| Washington Idaho Symphony Association | Moscow | $2,568.00 |
| Mountain Home Arts Council, Inc. | Mountain Home | $2,885.00 |
| Music Theatre of Idaho, Inc., The | Nampa | $4,596.00 |
| id Theatre, Inc. | New York | $3,338.00 |
| Idaho State-Civic Symphony Association, Inc. | Pocatello | $4,573.00 |
| Community Building Partners, Inc. | Post Falls | $3,454.00 |
| Salmon Arts Council | Salmon | $3,447.00 |
| Festival at Sandpoint, Inc., The | Sandpoint | $8,721.00 |
| nexStage Theatre | Sun Valley | $5,521.00 |
| Sun Valley Center for the Arts, Inc. | Sun Valley | $19,760.00 |
PUBLIC ART AND CULTURAL FACILITIES
Public Art grants support the processes that determine how public art commissions are awarded.
| Boise Art Museum, Inc. | Boise | $7,685.00 |
| Idaho Shakespeare Festival | Boise | $8,116.00 |
| Art Museum of Eastern Idaho, The | Idaho Falls | $8,457.00 |
| Hispanic Cultural Center of Idaho, Inc. | Nampa | $4,271.00 |
| Boise WaterShed Exhibits, Inc. | Boise | $6,663.00 |
| Art Department | Moscow | $6,194.00 |
| Idaho Art Lab | St. Anthony | $3,614.00 |
ABOUT THE IDAHO COMMISSION ON THE ARTS
In 1966 the elected representatives of our statewide community established the Idaho Commission on the Arts to stimulate and encourage throughout the state the study and presentation of the arts, and public interest and participation therein…and to encourage and assist freedom of artistic expression essential to the well-being of the arts. The Idaho Commission on the Arts endeavors to provide quality experiences in the arts for all Idahoans. The Commission is a state agency consisting of 13 volunteer commissioners from all regions of the state, appointed by the governor to four-year terms.