Artist Trust

Artist Trust Artist Trust is here with artists. Learn More Jake Morgan Scharhon, 2025 GAP Award Tickets on sale now 40th Anniversary Benefit Art Auction Saturday, March 14, 2026 Tickets Grants 2026 Arts Innovator Award (AIA) guidelines available! Application opens February 16 Read More Grants 2026 THA & SOLA Guidelines Available Application opens February 23 Read More Event Arts, Heritage, and Science Week 2026 Sip & Chat February 3, 7 – 9 pm Read More Since 1986, Artist Trust has invested over $15 million in individual artists of all disciplines in Washington State through grants and professional development programs. As a fundraising organization, we rely on support from our community to make this work possible. Learn More Zeller, Maya Jewell, Out Takes/Glove Box, book cover, designed by Angelo Maneage, 2023. Grants Artist Trust has awarded more than $15 million in funding to artists in Washington State through merit and need based grants. To help artists create strong applications, we include grant support programs such as one-on-one consultations with us, how to apply webinars, study halls, and reference guides. Learn More C. Davida Ingram, Coon Medicine, Film still, 2018-2022 Opportunities All opportunities listed below are eligible to Washington State artists. You can browse calls, grants, residencies, jobs, and other opportunities for artists of all disciplines. Learn More Jacinthe Demmert, Cedar Bark Gathering Baskets, Western red cedar bark, 2018 Resources Find articles, how-tos, toolkits, webinars, and other information on funding, healthcare, housing, and legal issues, among other vital needs. Learn More Featured Stories Announcing the 2025 GAP Recipients! Read More Announcing the 2025 Twining Humber and SOLA Awards Recipients! Read More 2025 Arts Innovator Award Finalist Cohort Read More Announcing the 2025 Arts Innovator Award Recipients Read More More Articles Featured Grant Recipients Grants for Artist Projects (GAP) 2024 Natalia Bosques Chico Visual King County Read More SOLA Awards 2025 Visual Jefferson County Read More Grants for Artist Projects (GAP) 2024 Becca Rose Hall Literary King County Read More Grants for Artist Projects (GAP) 2025 Jamie Maschler & Gabriel Hall-Rodrigues Performing King County Read More Grants for Artist Projects (GAP) 2025 Shuxuan Zhou Literary King County Read More Arts Innovator Award 2023 Tariqa Waters Visual King County Read More Support Artists We work hard serving thousands of individual artists across Washington State each year, but we can’t do it without you! Learn how you can support artists year-round. Image: Peggy Piacenza, 2024 Fellowship Recipient Learn More