Artist Trust is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting Washington State artists working in all creative disciplines. Founded in 1987 by a group of arts patrons and artists who were concerned about the lack of support for individual artists, Artist Trust is guided by the leadership of a Board of Trustees and a professional staff.

Click here to read about Artist Trust's outreach throughout Washington State in 2009.

Artist Trust offers grants, professional resources and career training to artists of all disciplines throughout Washington State:

Grants

• Grants for Artist Projects (GAP) award up to $1,500 for artists to begin, further or complete specific works of art;

• Fellowships are unrestricted awards of $7,500 that recognize artistic merit and continued dedication to an art-making practice;

• The Twining Humber Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement is an annual, unrestricted award of $10,000 given to a female visual artist, age 60 or over, who has dedicated a lifetime to her art-making;

• The Arts Innovator Award is a $25,000 grant given to two artists of any discipline who are breaking new ground and demonstrating innovation in their art practices;

• The Conductive Garboil Grant awards $3,000 to Seattle artists of all disciplines who have a connection to the Pioneer Square neighborhood and have demonstrated a profound ability to challenge the limits of conductive creative discourse and its effects on our society.

Professional Resources

Used repeatedly throughout the year by thousands of artists across Washington State and beyond, services are provided on our website, over the phone, or by visiting our office.

• Resource Database: A searchable database of current and ongoing opportunities including grants, awards, scholarships, and residencies; employment listings and resources; studio and housing listings and resources; discipline-specific resources; legal resources; health care information; emergency assistance programs; and more.
  
  
• Event Calendar: Searchable calendar of workshops and events across the state.
  
  
• Art Source is our triannual newsletter full of articles of relevance to artists and arts patrons across Washington State. 
  

• (re)Source: A bi-monthly e-newsletter full of news, events and opportunities for artists and arts lovers. Click here to subscribe.

• Professional Development articles provides answers to artists' questions, such as How do I prepare a budget for an art project?, How do I write an artist resume? and more.

• The Resource Room is a walk-in artist resource center full of professional development books and periodicals, a computer and printer for research or creating your resume, and much more. Open Monday-Friday 9:30am-5:30pm. Artist Trust is located at the corner of 12th Avenue and East Denny Way in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood (three blocks east of Broadway).

• Artists' Assets: A Professional Resource Guide for Artists is a comprehensive 80-page publication of information about hundreds of organizations, agencies, guilds and service providers that offer vital resources for artists. Artists' Assets is published annually. You can download your own copy from our website.

Career Training

Artist Trust offers a variety of workshops to assist artists of all disciplines in their professional development.

• Free two-hour workshops include How to Build a Strong Grant Application, Moving Forward: Resources for Artists, and Using the Internet as a Tool for Promotion.
  
  
• The I Am An Artist: Professional Development Weekend jumpstarts or refreshes your artist career with essential resources, funding opportunities, peer-to-peer evaluation, networking and hands-on feedback.
  
  
• The EDGE Professional Development Program is a comprehensive survey of professional arts practices offered through a hands-on, interactive curriculum that includes instruction by professionals in the field, specialized presentations, panel discussions and assignments.

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