Mission Statement
Artist Trust is a not-for-profit organization whose sole mission is to support and encourage individual artists working in all disciplines in order to enrich community life throughout Washington State.
To accomplish its mission, Artist Trust raises funds from an array of sources in order to:
- Give financial grants, through a peer review process, to individual artists working in the visual, performing, media, literary, and interdisciplinary arts;
- Serve as a professional information resource for artists and encourage artists to support each other; and,
- Provide recognition and support for the contributions artists make to the lives of people of Washington State and for the merit and integrity of artists' work.
Vision
Artist Trust envisions a future where artists throughout Washington State have access to the resources they need to express their creative spirit and where artists are held in the highest esteem.
Values
- Art as an essential element of our lives
- The contribution and lifelong dedication of the individual artist
- Support, recognition and celebration of Washington State’s creative artists
- Artistic excellence, quality, innovation and freedom of expression
- Artistic, cultural and geographic diversity
- Leadership in the field of artist support
- Integrity in all that we do
Artist Trust's Board of Trustees crafted the Vision and Values Statements as part of its strategic planning process in 2004. These statements lay the foundation on which we will work to achieve the work of our mission and strategic goals.
