When the pandemic struck Washington State, like many artists, all of the revenue streams I depend on came to a screeching halt. Drawing classes and teaching gigs were canceled. The two galleries that represent my work were shuttered immediately. The public art project...
Image Credit: Tacoma Action Collective Manuel Ellis’s life matters. His family’s fight for justice will impact Washington state forever. Manuel Ellis was a musician and a father from Tacoma who was killed in custody by Tacoma Police Officers on March 3, 2020. His...
Artist Trust joined a coalition of cultural organizations statewide to create a survey to understand artists’ needs. We’d love to hear from you. Doing a survey may be last on the priority list these days, and we don’t blame you. We humbly ask for...
Adam Jabari Jefferson is a media artist, a 2018 Artist Trust GAP recipient, and a donor to The COVID-19 Artist Trust Relief Fund. Adam is one of many artists supporting other artists through this crisis, and we are inspired by his generosity. We spoke with him about...
Photo credit: Rajah Bose Sharma Shields, a literary artist, 2009 GAP recipient, and donor to Artist Trust’s COVID-19 Relief Efforts, spoke with us about the importance of supporting artists, the urgency of this moment in time, and what’s inspiring her to keep going. ...
