June 27, 2019

2020 ARTS GRANTS ANNOUNCED
Idaho – The Idaho Commission on the Arts announced today its Fiscal Year 2020 annual grants, totaling $544,008 to 76 organizations and schools spanning 24 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. “We are grateful to Governor Little and the Idaho Legislature for their ongoing civic commitment. Through these grants, Idahoans in every region gain access to their artistic heritage and Idaho youth engage in creative learning opportunities, both in and out of school.”

In announcing the grants, Idaho Commission on the Arts Chair Kay Hardy said, “A civilized society has the arts at its core. Artists who create work of beauty and enduring meaning ennoble our state. Arts organizations and schools in every region of Idaho, which bring that beauty and meaning to our children and families, are to be applauded. The Idaho Commission on the Arts is privileged to support such a public benefit.”

The list of 2020 annual grants follows.

ARTS EDUCATION GRANTS
Arts Education Project grants provide funding for activities that unite effective practices in education and the arts, and 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 $7,597
Arts on Tour, College of Southern Idaho Twin Falls $6,806
Ballet Idaho, Inc. Boise $6,903
Big Tree Arts, Inc. Boise $2,848
Boise Art Museum, Inc. Boise $8,422
Boise Contemporary Theater, Inc. Boise $8,379
Boise Philharmonic Association, Inc. Boise $7,055
Boundary County School District #101 Bonners Ferry $1,646
Caldwell Fine Arts Series, Inc. Caldwell $3,121
Cascade Cultural Arts Center, Horizons Lifestyle and Education Team, Inc. Cascade $4,997
Festival Dance & Performing Arts Association, Inc. Moscow $7,597
id Theatre, Inc. McCall $4,954
Idaho Falls Arts Council, LLC Idaho Falls $7,901
Idaho Falls Symphony Society, Inc. Idaho Falls $7,814
Idaho Office for Refugees, Jannus, Inc. Boise $7,206
Idaho Parents Unlimited, Inc. Boise $7,424
Idaho Shakespeare Festival Boise $8,379
Idaho State-Civic Symphony Association, Inc. Pocatello $4,978
ISU Craft Shop, Idaho State University Pocatello $1,480
Laughing Stock Theatre Co. Sun Valley $2,037
Log Cabin Literary Center, Inc. (DBA: The Cabin) Boise $7,727
McCall Arts & Humanities Council McCall $7,129
McCall Folklore Society McCall $4,715
McCall Music Society, Inc. McCall $6,173
Music Conservatory of Sandpoint, Inc. Sandpoint $5,429
Opera Idaho, Inc. Boise $3,867
Pend Oreille Arts Council Sandpoint $6,989
Prichard Art Gallery, University of Idaho Moscow $1,249
Radio Boise, Boise Community Radio Project, Inc. Boise $5,123
Salmon Arts Council Salmon $6,686
Stay-in-School Quinceanera Program Organization, Inc. Boise $5,094
Sun Valley Center for the Arts Sun Valley $6,686
West Ada School District Eagle $1,864
Writers @ Harriman, Friends of Idaho State Parks Boise $7,727

ENTRY TRACK GRANTS
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 programs strengthens our state culturally and economically, while providing Idahoans with the invaluable experiences of performances, gallery exhibits, special events, and workshops in all artistic disciplines. Successful applicants demonstrated exceptional artistic merit, clearly defined management, and the public value of their work.

Alley Repertory Theater Garden City $2,636
Arts Alliance, Inc. (DBA: Creations for Sandpoint) Sandpoint $5,164
Arts Department, City of Moscow Moscow $5,402
Arts on Tour, College of Southern Idaho Twin Falls $4,004
Auditorium Chamber Music Series, University of Idaho Moscow $3,611
Boise Chordsmen Boise $2,300
Boise Philharmonic Association, Inc. Boise $12,763
Cascade Cultural Arts Center, Horizons Lifestyle and Educational Team, Inc. Cascade $2,471
Center for Arts & History, Lewis-Clark State College Lewiston $5,520
College of Western Idaho Nampa $4,669
Cultural Arts Department, City of Rexburg Rexburg $5,943
Death Rattle Writers Festival Nampa $1,268
Downtown Driggs Community Association Driggs $3,504
HomeGrown Theatre Boise $2,059
Idaho Regional Ballet, Inc. Eagle $3,333
Kenworthy Performing Arts Center Moscow $5,133
Lauren Edson Dance, Inc. (DBA: LED) Boise $4,461
Panida Theater Committee, Inc. Sandpoint $5,092
Rock on Wheels Boise $2,652
Story Story Night Boise $3,794
Sun Valley Ballet Foundation Ketchum $3,686

PUBLIC PROGRAMS IN THE ARTS
Art Museum of Eastern Idaho, Inc. Idaho Falls $5,350
Artisans 4 Hope Boise $3,386
Ballet Idaho, Inc. Boise $10,882
Basque Museum & Cultural Center, Inc. Boise $6,948
Big Tree Arts, Inc. Boise $2,059
Boise Art Museum, Inc. Boise $12,649
Boise Baroque, Inc. Boise $3,086
Boise Contemporary Theater, Inc. Boise $8,237
Boulder Mountain Clayworks, Inc. Ketchum $4,018
Caldwell Fine Arts Series, Inc. Caldwell $4,821
Caritas Chorale, Ltd. Ketchum $2,699
Carrousel Players, Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre Coeur d’Alene $6,459
Challis Arts Council, Inc. Challis $2,793
Coeur d’Alene Arts & Culture Alliance, Inc. Coeur d’Alene $3,258
Coeur d’Alene Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Coeur d’Alene $3,828
Department of Art & History, City of Boise Boise $10,276
Emerge CDA Coeur d’Alene $3,758
Festival at Sandpoint, Inc. Sandpoint $10,460
Festival Dance & Performing Arts Association, Inc. Moscow $5,053
id Theatre, Inc. Merrimack $3,697
Idaho Falls Arts Council, LLC Idaho Falls $9,930
Idaho Falls Symphony Society, Inc. Idaho Falls $6,805
Idaho Falls Youth Arts Centre, Inc. Idaho Falls $4,020
Idaho Shakespeare Festival Boise $14,912
Idaho Songwriters Association, Inc. Boise $2,536
Idaho State-Civic Symphony Association, Inc. Pocatello $4,876
Laughing Stock Theatre, Inc. Sun Valley $5,561
Log Cabin Literary Center, Inc. (DBA: The Cabin) Boise $7,163
Magic Valley Arts Council, Inc. Twin Falls $4,580
McCall Arts & Humanities Council McCall $3,818
McCall Folklore Society, Inc. McCall $2,465
McCall Music Society, Inc. McCall $3,502
Mountain Home Arts Council, Inc. Mountain Home $2,906
Music Conservatory of Sandpoint, Inc. Sandpoint $5,105
Music Theatre of Idaho, Inc. Nampa $4,986
National Oldtime Fiddlers’ Contest and Festival, Inc. Weiser $5,566
Opera Idaho, Inc. Boise $7,219
Radio Boise, Boise Community Radio Project, Inc. Boise $5,215
Salmon Arts Council Salmon $3,791
Sun Valley Center for the Arts, Inc. Sun Valley $18,160
Sun Valley Film Festival Sun Valley $7,347
Surel’s Place, Inc. Boise $3,502
Trailing of the Sheep Cultural Heritage Center, Inc. Hailey $5,053
Treasure Valley Artists’ Alliance, Inc. Boise $2,121
Washington Idaho Symphony Association Moscow $3,482
Writers @ Harriman, Friends of Idaho State Parks Boise $2,203