Thirty-eight local organizations will share $150,000 in City of Boise Arts & History grants for fiscal year 2027, funding cultural projects running October 2026 through September 2027.
The grants support everything from Ballet Idaho bringing free dance education into Title I schools to the Idaho Office for Refugees producing a podcast series celebrating immigrant and refugee voices. LED will expand arts education into Boise public junior highs and high schools. Opera Idaho brings free opera to a local park. The Wassmuth Center for Human Rights expands free workshops connecting young people to human rights issues through creative expression.
Nine organizations are receiving City arts funding for the first time, including Lenses & Brushes, whose year-long community photography project invites Boise residents to document the city through shared images, and Pink Pony Project, creating free illustrated postcard maps celebrating Boise's horse-era heritage.
Awards range from $1,500 to $5,000, reviewed by a community panel and selected based on community benefit, accessibility, and alignment with the city's cultural mission.
"Together these funded projects and events contribute to creating opportunity and a city for everyone," the Department of Arts & History said.
2027 City of Boise Arts & History Grant Recipients
$5,000
Ballet Idaho | Global Lounge | Idaho Film Foundation | Idaho Office for Refugees | Idaho Shakespeare Festival | Lauren Edson Dance (LED) | Open Arms Dance Project | Opera Idaho | Winter Wildlands Alliance
$4,500
Boise PhotoGrid | Full Tilt Boogie/Starbelly School of Dance | Global Gardens | Idaho Regional Ballet | Lala's Jazz | MING Studios | Project Flux Dance | Serenata Chamber Orchestra | Story Story Night | The Luminary
$4,000
Boise Chordsmen | Boise Hive | Boise Traditional Chinese Dance Group | Capital City Mulligan Band | Gemma Arts | Lenses & Brushes | Rubicon Studios | The Boise Bard Players | TRICA
$3,500
Rebecca Evans and Hannah Rodabaugh
$3,000
Kartoflanie Folk Dance Ensemble | Pink Pony Project | Treasure Valley Children's Theater
$2,500
Colossal Cinematic Showcase
$2,000
Idaho Blues Society | Idaho Japanese Association | Wassmuth Center for Human Rights
$1,500
Basque Museum & Cultural Center | Surel's Place
For more information visit boiseartsandhistory.org/Grants