Deadline: 2/23/2010
The Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs is accepting funding applications for its Youth Arts program. The program supports arts training for Seattle's middle and high school youth outside of school hours in all artistic disciplines. Individual artists, artist teams, arts and cultural organizations, and/or youth-service agencies with nonprofit status or fiscal sponsorship are eligible to apply.

Funds and technical assistance from this program help experienced teaching artists lead training programs and projects in all arts disciplines, including visual and literary arts, theater, music, dance and film. These programs give young people a chance to shine, to express themselves, and to develop positive goals for the future. Youth Arts prioritizes youth or communities with limited or no access to the arts. Funding awards range up to $10,000 for projects that will take place between September 2010 and September 2011.

Last year the Youth Arts program awarded $225,000 to 36 artists, cultural organizations and community-based organizations serving youth. It is estimated the projects will engage 7,297 young people in 26,189 hours of after-school arts training throughout the city from September 2009 through September 2010.

For an application and complete details please go to:
http://www.seattle.gov/arts/funding/youth_arts.asp. Application deadline is 11 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010. For more information, contact Irene Gomez at 206.684.7310 or email irene.gomez@seattle.gov.

Deadline: February, 23, 2010