Financial Grants 

 

GAP (Grants for Artist Projects) Program
The GAP Program provides support for artist-generated projects, which can include (but are not limited to) the development, completion or presentation of new work. GAP awards are open to artists of all disciplines and offer a maximum of $1,500 for projects. A panel comprised of artists and arts professionals selected from around Washington State select GAP recipients. GAP applications are available early December.
Deadline:
February 19, 2010

Artist Trust/Washington State Arts Commission Fellowship
The Fellowship Program awards $7,500 to practicing professional artists of exceptional talent and demonstrated ability. The Fellowship is a merit based, not a project based award. Artist Trust/Washington State Arts Commission Fellowships are awarded in two-year cycles. Emerging Fields & Cross-Disciplinary Arts, Performing Arts, Visual Arts and Traditional & Folk Arts are awarded in even-numbered years (2008). Music Arts, Media Arts, Literary Arts and Craft Arts are awarded in odd-numbered years (2009). A selection panel of three artists and arts professionals in each discipline select the Fellowship recipients.
Deadline: TBD Spring/Summer 2010

Twining Humber Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement
The Twining Humber Award offers a $10,000 award annually to a female, visual artist, over the age of 60 from Washington State. Eligible artists must be nominated and a selection panel of artists and arts professionals will select the recipients. Nomination forms are available each year in November.
Deadline: September 3, 2009

Artist Trust grant applicants and nominees must be:

  • An individual artist
  • A Washington State resident
  • 18 years of age or older
  • Not a matriculated student

How to Receive an Application and Guidelines
(Available two months prior to the deadline date)

  • Applications are available online only.  Artist Trust members automatically receive guidelines by mail. Join!
  • Non-members may request paper guidelines by sending a self-addressed, stamped, business-sized envelope to:

    Artist Trust
    Attn: GAP
    1835 12th Avenue
    Seattle, WA 98122-2437
  • To be notified when applications are open, please subscribe to (re)Source.
  • Visit Artist Trust's office to pick up guidelines and look at examples of successful applications.
See profiles of previous Artist Trust grant recipients.