The Artist Trust Board of Directors today announced the resignation of CEO Shannon Halberstadt, effective Aug. 31. Halberstadt leaves Artist Trust in strong financial health after six years of steady growth under her leadership, noting that it is the right time for...
Artist Trust today announced recipients of the 2020 Arts Innovator Award: artist collaborators Haruko Crow Nishimura and Joshua Kohl, and artist Etsuko Ichikawa. Funded by The Dale and Leslie Chihuly Foundation, the Arts Innovator Award (AIA) comprises two...
Since March, Artist Trust has worked to meet the needs of Washington State artists facing financial loss from the COVID-19 crisis, raising and distributing over $650,000 to nearly 400 artists from the COVID-19 Artist Trust Relief Fund. We are grateful to our...
Artist Trust Leadership’s Response to Our Community’s Open Letter We sincerely apologize to our community for the harm we have caused; we see how the patterns of our actions have cooperated with, or even reenacted, systems of oppression. We...
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...
