2021 Arts Grants Announced
Idaho – The Idaho Commission on the Arts announced today its Fiscal Year 2021 annual grants, totaling $544,000 to 77 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 his appreciation to Idaho’s elected officials, “We are grateful to Governor Little and our Idaho Legislators for their civic commitment and support of the Commission’s statewide programs. These grants open access for Idahoans to their artistic heritage and innovations in every region of our state. They engage Idaho youth in arts learning, in schools and in communities—especially important in these unusual times.”
Idaho Commission on the Arts’ Chair Steve Allred stated, “Idaho’s arts and cultural sector adds $2 billion in value to our state’s economy, comprises 2.8% of the state GDP, and supports 20,000 jobs, over 3,000 of these directly. In the coming year and under challenging circumstances, the creative programs delivered by Idaho’s ever-adaptive arts organizations will reach into every region of the state. They represent Idaho’s rich and resilient cultural legacy and our shared economic optimism.”
The list of 2021 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.
| The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho | Idaho Falls | $8,269 |
| Arts on Tour, College of Southern Idaho | Twin Falls | $6,369 |
| Ballet Idaho, Inc. | Boise | $7,257 |
| Boise Art Museum, Inc. | Boise | $8,269 |
| Boise Contemporary Theater, Inc. | Boise | $7,510 |
| Boise Philharmonic Association, Inc. | Boise | $7,594 |
| Caldwell Fine Arts Series, Inc. | Caldwell | $3,379 |
| Cascade Cultural Arts Center, Horizons Lifestyle and Education Team, Inc. | Cascade | $5,784 |
| Festival Dance & Performing Arts Association, Inc. | Moscow | $7,510 |
| id Theatre, Inc. | McCall | $5,879 |
| Idaho Falls Arts Council, LLC | Idaho Falls | $7,594 |
| Idaho Falls Symphony Society, Inc. | Idaho Falls | $7,341 |
| Idaho Latino Scholarship Foundation, Inc. | Boise | $5,836 |
| Idaho Parents Unlimited, Inc. | Boise | $8,100 |
| Idaho Shakespeare Festival | Boise | $7,847 |
| Idaho State-Civic Symphony Association, Inc. | Pocatello | $4,781 |
| Log Cabin Literary Center, Inc. (DBA: The Cabin) | Boise | $5,400 |
| McCall Arts & Humanities Council | McCall | $5,227 |
| McCall Folklore Society | McCall | $4,832 |
| McCall Music Society, Inc. | McCall | $7,341 |
| Music Conservatory of Sandpoint, Inc. | Sandpoint | $5,016 |
| Opera Idaho, Inc. | Boise | $4,590 |
| Palouse Prairie Charter School | Moscow | $7,847 |
| Pend Oreille Arts Council | Sandpoint | $7,088 |
| Prichard Art Gallery, University of Idaho | Moscow | $4,051 |
| Radio Boise, Boise Community Radio Project, Inc. | Boise | $3,038 |
| Salmon Arts Council | Salmon | $8,100 |
| Sorensen Magnet School of the Arts and Humanities, Coeur d’Alene School District | Coeur d’Alene | $4,099 |
| Stay-in-School Quinceanera Program Organization, Inc. | Boise | $4,838 |
| Sun Valley Museum of Art, Sun Valley Center for the Arts | Sun Valley | $5,400 |
| Swan Valley School District #92 | Irwin | $2,559 |
| West Ada School District | Eagle | $1,024 |
| Writers @ Harriman, Friends of Idaho State Parks | Boise | $4,230 |
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.
| Arts on Tour, College of Southern Idaho | Twin Falls | $3,525 |
| Auditorium Chamber Music Series, University of Idaho | Moscow | $3,256 |
| Ballet Sun Valley, Inc. | Sun Valley | $8,164 |
| Campfire Theatre, Inc. | Boise | $2,071 |
| Cascade Cultural Arts Center, Horizons Lifestyle and Educational Team, Inc. | Cascade | $2,665 |
| Center for Arts & History, Lewis-Clark State College | Lewiston | $4,978 |
| College of Western Idaho | Nampa | $4,673 |
| Death Rattle Writers Festival | Nampa | $2,000 |
| Global Lounge, Inc. | Boise | $3,029 |
| HomeGrown Theatre | Boise | $2,626 |
| Idaho Regional Ballet, Inc. | Eagle | $3,823 |
| Mladi Behar, Bosnian and Herzegovinian Cultural Center | Boise | $2,416 |
| Project Flux Dance, Inc. | Boise | $1,403 |
| Rock on Wheels | Boise | $3,382 |
PUBLIC PROGRAMS IN THE ARTS
| The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho, Inc. | Idaho Falls | $5,781 |
| Artisans 4 Hope | Boise | $3,139 |
| Arts Department, City of Moscow | Moscow | $5,714 |
| Ballet Idaho, Inc. | Boise | $11,459 |
| Basque Museum & Cultural Center, Inc. | Boise | $6,116 |
| Big Tree Arts, Inc. | Boise | $2,071 |
| Boise Art Museum, Inc. | Boise | $13,541 |
| Boise Baroque, Inc. | Boise | $3,287 |
| Boise Contemporary Theater, Inc. | Boise | $8,934 |
| Boise Philharmonic | Boise | $13,254 |
| Boulder Mountain Clayworks, Inc. | Ketchum | $4,336 |
| Caldwell Fine Arts Series, Inc. | Caldwell | $4,811 |
| Caritas Chorale, Ltd. | Ketchum | $2,376 |
| Challis Arts Council, Inc. | Challis | $2,877 |
| Coeur d’Alene Arts & Culture Alliance, Inc. | Coeur d’Alene | $3,569 |
| Coeur d’Alene Symphony Orchestra, Inc. | Coeur d’Alene | $3,706 |
| Creations for Sandpoint, Arts Alliance, Inc. | Sandpoint | $5,056 |
| Cultural Arts Department, City of Rexburg | Rexburg | $5,231 |
| Department of Art & History, City of Boise | Boise | $11,009 |
| Downtown Driggs Association | Driggs | $3,590 |
| Emerge CDA | Coeur d’Alene | $3,980 |
| The Festival at Sandpoint, Inc. | Sandpoint | $11,069 |
| Festival Dance & Performing Arts Association, Inc. | Moscow | $5,206 |
| id Theatre, Inc. | McCall | $3,930 |
| Idaho Falls Arts Council, LLC | Idaho Falls | $10,537 |
| Idaho Falls Symphony Society, Inc. | Idaho Falls | $7,057 |
| Idaho Falls Youth Arts Centre, Inc. | Idaho Falls | $3,633 |
| Idaho Shakespeare Festival | Boise | $15,215 |
| Idaho Songwriters Association, Inc. | Boise | $2,232 |
| Idaho State-Civic Symphony Association, Inc. | Pocatello | $4,762 |
| Kenworthy Performing Arts Center | Moscow | $4,518 |
| Laughing Stock Theatre, Inc. | Sun Valley | $4,895 |
| LED, Lauren Edson Dance, Inc. | Boise | $4,104 |
| Log Cabin Literary Center, Inc. (DBA: The Cabin) | Boise | $6,305 |
| Magic Valley Arts Council, Inc. | Twin Falls | $4,917 |
| McCall Arts & Humanities Council | McCall | $4,271 |
| McCall Folklore Society, Inc. | McCall | $2,774 |
| McCall Music Society, Inc. | McCall | $3,775 |
| Mountain Home Arts Council, Inc. | Mountain Home | $2,558 |
| Music Conservatory of Sandpoint, Inc. | Sandpoint | $4,494 |
| The Music Theatre of Idaho, Inc. | Nampa | $5,287 |
| National Oldtime Fiddlers’, Inc. | Weiser | $5,481 |
| Opera Idaho, Inc. | Boise | $7,710 |
| The Panida Theater Committee, Inc. | Sandpoint | $4,974 |
| Radio Boise, Boise Community Radio Project, Inc. | Boise | $5,545 |
| Story Story Night | Boise | $3,639 |
| Sun Valley Museum of Art, Sun Valley Center for the Arts, Inc. | Sun Valley | $15,986 |
| Sun Valley Film Festival | Sun Valley | $8,246 |
| Surel’s Place, Inc. | Boise | $3,083 |
| Trailing of the Sheep Cultural Heritage Center, Inc. | Hailey | $4,448 |
| Treasure Valley Artists’ Alliance, Inc. | Boise | $2,071 |
| Washington Idaho Symphony Association | Moscow | $3,360 |
| Writers @ Harriman, Friends of Idaho State Parks | Boise | $2,071 |