2019 ARTS GRANTS ANNOUNCED
Idaho – The Idaho Commission on the Arts announced today its Fiscal Year 2019 annual grants, totaling $544,003 to 71 organizations and schools spanning 27 communities throughout the state. Organizations and schools receiving grants will match their awards with locally-generated funds.
Executive Director Michael Faison expressed appreciation to Idaho’s elected officials for their continued support for the Commission’s statewide programs. “Thanks to Governor Otter and the Idaho Legislature Idaho Commission on the Arts is able to provide grants that support arts participation and access to our unique cultural heritage in every region of our state.”
In announcing the grants, Idaho Commission on the Arts Chair Kay Hardy said, “Excellence is a defining characteristic of a civilized society. With these grants the Commission recognizes the excellence of individual artists, community-based arts organizations, and school arts programs throughout Idaho. In our democracy, we engage in activities that reflect our cultural traditions and artistic visions for the future.”
The list of 2019 annual grants 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.
| Art Museum of Eastern Idaho | Idaho Falls | $10,049 |
| Arts on Tour, College of Southern Idaho | Twin Falls | $8,533 |
| Ballet Idaho | Boise | $9,680 |
| Boise Art Museum | Boise | $10,522 |
| Boise Contemporary Theater | Boise | $9,365 |
| Boise Philharmonic Association | Boise | $9,470 |
| Bonners Ferry High School | Bonners Ferry | $4,749 |
| Caldwell Fine Arts Series | Caldwell | $4,245 |
| Community Building Partners | Post Falls | $3,830 |
| Festival Dance & Performing Arts Association | Moscow | $9,154 |
| Horizons Lifestyle and Education Team | Cascade | $5,307 |
| id Theatre | McCall | $3,830 |
| Idaho Falls Arts Council | Idaho Falls | $8,628 |
| Idaho Falls Symphony Society | Idaho Falls | $1,831 |
| Idaho Parents Unlimited | Boise | $9,470 |
| Idaho Shakespeare Festival | Boise | $9,259 |
| Idaho State-Civic Symphony Association | Pocatello | $4,882 |
| Log Cabin Literary Center (DBA The Cabin) | Boise | $9,996 |
| McCall Arts & Humanities Council | McCall | $7,822 |
| McCall Folklore Society | McCall | $3,697 |
| McCall Music Society | McCall | $4,532 |
| Music Conservatory of Sandpoint | Sandpoint | $5,631 |
| Opera Idaho | Boise | $4,377 |
| Prichard Art Gallery, University of Idaho | Moscow | $3,620 |
| Salmon Arts Council | Salmon | $8,733 |
| Sun Valley Center for the Arts | Sun Valley | $9,154 |
| Treasure Valley Children’s Theater | Meridian | $3,817 |
| West Ada School District | Eagle | $1,989 |
| Writers @ Harriman | Boise | $7,828 |
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.
| Arts Alliance (DBA: Creations for Sandpoint) | Sandpoint | $4,224 |
| Arts Department, City of Moscow | Moscow | $4,481 |
| Arts on Tour, College of Southern Idaho | Twin Falls | $4,575 |
| Auditorium Chamber Music Series, University of Idaho | Moscow | $4,126 |
| Blackfoot Performing arts Center | Blackfoot | $3,222 |
| Boise Community Radio Project | Boise | $5,075 |
| Boise Music Week | Boise | $3,913 |
| Boise Philharmonic | Boise | $12,392 |
| Center for Arts & History, Lewis-Clark State College | Lewiston | $5,200 |
| Coeur d’Alene Arts & Culture Alliance | Coeur d’Alene | $3,284 |
| Coeur d’Alene Symphony Orchestra | Coeur d’Alene | $4,374 |
| College of Western Idaho | Nampa | $3,819 |
| Death Rattle Writers Festival | Nampa | $1,052 |
| Downtown Driggs Community Association | Driggs | $3,568 |
| Emerge CDA | Coeur d’Alene | $3,727 |
| Global Lounge Group | Boise | $2,589 |
| Hispanic Cultural Center of Idaho | Nampa | $3,825 |
| Idaho Art Lab | St. Anthony | $2,949 |
| Idaho Falls Youth Arts Centre | Idaho Falls | $4,593 |
| Magic Valley Arts Council | Twin Falls | $4,458 |
| Oregon Trail Center | Montpelier | $5,157 |
| Panida Theater Committee | Sandpoint | $5,295 |
| Rock on Wheels | Boise | $2,630 |
| Story Story Night | Boise | $3,947 |
| Treasure Valley Artists’ Alliance | Boise | $2,423 |
PUBLIC PROGRAMS IN THE ARTS
| Art Museum of Eastern Idaho | Idaho Falls | $5,914 |
| Artisans 4 Hope | Boise | $3,868 |
| Ballet Idaho | Boise | $11,092 |
| Basque Museum & Cultural Center | Boise | $7,938 |
| Big Tree Arts | Boise | $2,231 |
| Boise Art Museum | Boise | $13,054 |
| Boise Baroque | Boise | $3,087 |
| Boise Contemporary Theater | Boise | $8,530 |
| Boulder Mountain Clayworks | Ketchum | $3,287 |
| Caldwell Fine Arts Series | Caldwell | $4,919 |
| Caritas Chorale, Ltd. | Ketchum | $3,084 |
| Carrousel Players, Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre | Coeur d’Alene | $7,379 |
| Challis Arts Council | Challis | $2,694 |
| Department of Art & History, City of Boise | Boise | $9,606 |
| Festival at Sandpoint | Sandpoint | $9,880 |
| Festival Dance & Performing Arts Association | Moscow | $5,213 |
| id Theatre | McCall | $3,842 |
| Idaho Falls Arts Council | Idaho Falls | $9,689 |
| Idaho Falls Symphony Society | Idaho Falls | $7,160 |
| Idaho Shakespeare Festival | Boise | $14,637 |
| Idaho Songwriters Association | Boise | $2,897 |
| Idaho State-Civic Symphony Association | Pocatello | $5,263 |
| Laughing Stock Theatre (formerly nexStage Theatre) | Sun Valley | $6,353 |
| Log Cabin Literary Center | Boise | $8,184 |
| McCall Arts & Humanities Council | McCall | $3,226 |
| McCall Folklore Society | McCall | $2,816 |
| McCall Music Society | McCall | $3,417 |
| Mountain Home Arts Council | Mountain Home | $3,320 |
| Music Conservatory of Sandpoint | Sandpoint | $5,832 |
| Music Theatre of Idaho | Nampa | $5,290 |
| National Oldtime Fiddlers’ | Weiser | $6,062 |
| Opera Idaho | Boise | $7,998 |
| Salmon Arts Council | Salmon | $4,331 |
| Sun Valley Center for the Arts | Sun Valley | $20,748 |
| Sun Valley Film Festival | Sun Valley | $6,271 |
| Surel’s Place | Boise | $4,001 |
| Trailing of the Sheep Cultural Heritage Center | Hailey | $5,773 |
| Washington Idaho Symphony Association | Moscow | $3,702 |
| Writers @ Harriman | Boise | $2,517 |
ABOUT THE IDAHO COMMISSION ON THE ARTS
The Idaho Commission on the Arts is the official state agency for the support and development of the arts in Idaho. The Commission promotes excellence, education in the arts, access to the arts, and community investment in the arts. Its professional staff administers and develops the programs and services of the agency, assists grant applicants, and provides technical assistance.
IDAHO COMMISSION ON THE ARTS
PO Box 83720, Boise, Idaho 83720 // (208) 334-2119 // arts.idaho.gov
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