Grants for Artist Projects (GAP) provide support for artist-generated projects, which can include (but are not limited to) the development, completion or presentation of new work.

Type of Award

Project-based

Number of Awards

60

Amount awarded

Up to $1,500

Frequency

Annual

Application form availability date

March 16, 2012

Application Deadline

May 20, 2012

Submission Address

Application is currently closed.

...I finally have time to pursue my work as a studio artist, something that was very difficult for me to do with a full-time job. The grant gives me support and confidence to continue my work. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

—GAP Recipient Ann Chadwick Reid

Eligible disciplines

All

Who is eligible

Applicants must be a practicing artist, 18 years of age or older by application deadline date, a generative artist, and a resident of Washington State at the time of application and when the award is granted.

Who is NOT eligible

1) Applicants may NOT be a graduate or undergraduate matriculated student enrolled in any degree program at the deadline date or when the award is granted; 2) Current Artist Trust staff, Board members, Honorary Committee members, consultants, or their immediate family members.

Panel info

A panel of artists and arts professionals selected from around Washington State select GAP recipients.

Fellowships award $7,500 to practicing professional artists of exceptional talent and demonstrated ability. The Fellowship is a merit-based, not a project-based award. Recipients present a Meet the Artist Event to a community in Washington State that has little or no access to the artist and their work.

Type of Award

Merit-based

Number of Awards

16

Amount awarded

$7,500

Frequency

Annual. 2012: Music, Media, Literary and Crafts. 2013: Emerging Fields & Cross-Disciplinary, Performing, Visual and Traditional & Folk.

Application form availability date

January 13, 2012

Application Deadline

February 26, 2012, 10:59pm

Submission Address

www.callforentry.org

Guidelines PDF file

Download PDF guidelines

As a full-time studio artist, a grant makes a profound difference in the scale, ambition, and experimental edge that I can bring to the work.

—Fellowship recipient Beth Cavener Stichter

Eligible disciplines

Fellowships are awarded in two-year cycles: Music, Media, Literary and Crafts disciplines are awarded in even-numbered years (2012). Emerging Fields & Cross-Disciplinary, Performing, Visual and Traditional & Folk Arts Fellowships are awarded in odd-numbered years (2013).

Who is eligible

Applicants must be a practicing artist, 18 years of age or older by application deadline date, a generative artist, and a resident of Washington State at the time of application and when the award is granted. See application for more information on eligibility.

Who is NOT eligible

1) Applicants may NOT be a graduate or undergraduate matriculated student enrolled in any degree program at the deadline date or when the award is granted; 2) Current Artist Trust staff, Board members, Honorary Committee members, consultants, or their immediate family members.

Panel info

A selection panel of three artists and arts professionals in each discipline select the Fellowship recipients.

The Arts Innovator Award is an unrestricted award of $25,000 given annually to two Washington State generative artists of all disciplines who are originating new work, experimenting with new ideas, taking risks and pushing the boundaries in their respective fields. The award recognizes artists who demonstrate innovation in their art practice. Two $2,500 Arts Innovator Special Recognition Awards are also distributed. This award is funded by The Dale and Leslie Chihuly Foundation.

Type of Award

Merit-based

Number of Awards

2

Amount awarded

$25,000

Frequency

Annual

Application form availability date

May 4, 2012

Application Deadline

June, 17, 2012

Submission Address

On-line Application Only: This application is now closed.

It was gratifying to be included among the amazing artists who were also nominees and finalists for this award. In addition to the incredible honor and the support for continuing my research, the award left me feeling emboldened and encouraged.

—Margie Livingston, 2010 Arts Innovator Award Recipient

Eligible disciplines

All

Who is eligible

Applicants must be a practicing artist, 18 years of age or older by application deadline date, have a minimum of 5 years in professional art practice, and a resident of Washington State at the time of application and when the award is granted. See award guidelines for more information on eligibility.

Who is NOT eligible

1) Applicants may NOT be a graduate or undergraduate matriculated student enrolled in any degree program at the deadline date or when the award is granted; 2) Current Artist Trust staff, Board members, Honorary Committee members, consultants, or their immediate family members.

Panel info

Evaluation of applications and selection of recipients will be performed by selection panels of artists and arts professionals.

The Irving and Yvonne Twining Humber Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement is an unrestricted award given annually to a Washington State female visual artist, age 60 or over, who has dedicated 25 or more years of her life to creating art. The award recognizes creative excellence, professional accomplishment and dedication to the visual arts. This award is made possible by a generous gift from Yvonne Twining Humber to the Artist Trust Endowment Fund. Learn more about the work and legacy of Yvonne Twining Humber.

Type of Award

Merit-based

Number of Awards

1

Amount awarded

$10,000

Frequency

Annual

Application form availability date

October 15, 2011

Application Deadline

December 15, 2011

Submission Address

Artist Trust 1835 12th Avenue Seattle, WA 98122

Guidelines PDF file

Download PDF guidelines

When affirmation comes along I am buoyed and encouraged to press on. And press on, I will.

—Twining Humber Award Recipient Anne Hirondelle

Eligible disciplines

Visual art

Who is eligible

Nominees must be a Washington State resident, female, age 60 or older, and have a minimum 25-year record of creating art. Any U.S. resident may nominate an artist who meets the eligibility requirements.

Panel info

A peer panel comprised of three visual artists and/or arts professionals select the award recipient. A two-step process is used to select the annual recipient: an open nomination, followed by a peer panel review.

An annual award for 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, pushing the creative act beyond the accepted limits, definitions or purposes of art while engaging audiences outside the aesthetic industrial complex. This grant is administered by Artist Trust and 4Culture with the assistance of the late artist Su Job's personal representative, Lynn Schirmer.

Type of Award

Merit-based

Number of Awards

1

Amount awarded

$3,000

Frequency

Annual

Application form availability date

June 20, 2011

Application Deadline

August 1, 2011

Submission Address

4Culture 101 Prefontaine Place South Seattle, WA 98104

I'm thrilled to be the grantee, it means a lot — the peer recognition as much as the financial reward.

—Conductive Garboil Grant recipient Kelly Lyles

Eligible disciplines

All

Who is eligible

Seattle artists of all disciplines who have a connection to the Pioneer Square neighborhood

Created by the generosity of donors Emer Dooley and Rob Short, the Claire Short Ireland Residency provides a one-month stay in West Cork, Ireland plus a $5,000 award. The Claire Short Ireland Residency is awarded annually to one finalist of the Artist Trust Fellowship competition.

Type of Award

Residency

Number of Awards

1

Amount awarded

$5,000 plus one-month residency

Frequency

Annual

Application form availability date

N/A

Application Deadline

N/A. Residencies are discretionary awards given to Fellowship applicants and criteria decided on a case-by-case basis.

Submission Address

N/A

…I doubt that I would ever have been so deeply engaged in exploring the meaning of landscape if I hadn’t gotten that surprise call from Artist Trust. For the first time in my life, I spent a month tied to the rhythm of rural life…

—Claire Short Ireland Residency Recipient Serge Gregory

Eligible disciplines

All

Who is eligible

N/A. Residencies are discretionary awards given to Fellowship applicants and criteria is decided on a case-by-case basis.

Artist Trust partners with Centrum – a gathering place for artists and creative thinkers from around the world, located at Fort Worden State Park in Port Townsend, WA – to provide residencies for artists. Residency recipients are chosen from Grants for Artist Projects (GAP) recipients, and receive private accommodations and access to the studios and resources at Centrum.

Type of Award

Residency

Number of Awards

2

Amount awarded

Week-long residency

Frequency

Annual

Application form availability date

N/A

Application Deadline

N/A. Residencies are discretionary awards given to GAP recipients; criteria is decided on a case-by-case basis.

Submission Address

N/A

During my time at Centrum I accomplished a great amount of work and was able to start a special commissioned painting for a client… There is something very special about this place. I’ve been inspired by the environment and the peaceful quiet moments spent reflecting on my life.

—Centrum Residency Recipient Dionne Bonner

Eligible disciplines

All

Who is eligible

Residencies are discretionary awards given to Grants for Artist Project recipients and criteria decided on a case-by-case basis.