Artist Trust
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Artist Trust is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting Washington artists working in all creative disciplines. Artist Trust provides artists the time and resources necessary to prosper. Since 1987 it has invested over seven million dollars in grants, resources and career training to thousands of Washington State’s most promising and respected musicians, visual artists, writers, dancers, craft artists, filmmakers, cross-disciplinary artists and more. It is located in Seattle, Washington, and serves the entire state.
To accomplish its mission, Artist Trust raises funds from an array of sources in order to: 1) Give financial grants, through a peer review process, to individual artists working in the visual, performing, media, literary, and interdisciplinary arts; 2) Serve as a professional information resource for artists and encourage artists to support each other; and, 3) Provide recognition and support for the contributions artists make to the lives of people of Washington State and for the merit and integrity of artists' work.
Vision statement: "Artist Trust envisions a future where artists throughout Washington State have access to the resources they need to express their creative spirit and where artists are held in the highest esteem."
Artist Trust offers several grants to Washington State artists: 1) Grants for Artist Projects (GAP); 2) Fellowships; 3) Twining Humber Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award; 4) Arts Innovator Award; and 5) Conductive Garboil Grant.
Artist Trust's Creative Career Center provide career training and professional development necessary for artists, including information on funding, health care, opportunities, legal issues, housing and studio space, and more. It offers workshops on grant-writing and resources for artists throughout the year, as well as the comprehensive EDGE Professional Development Program.
, Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
, Ford Foundation
, Leveraging Investments in Creativity, Washington Women's Foundation, Washington State Arts Commission, and many other government, corporate, foundation and individual supporters.
Mission and vision
Artist Trust is a not-for-profit organization "whose sole mission is to support and encourage individual artists working in all disciplines in order to enrich community life throughout Washington State."To accomplish its mission, Artist Trust raises funds from an array of sources in order to: 1) Give financial grants, through a peer review process, to individual artists working in the visual, performing, media, literary, and interdisciplinary arts; 2) Serve as a professional information resource for artists and encourage artists to support each other; and, 3) Provide recognition and support for the contributions artists make to the lives of people of Washington State and for the merit and integrity of artists' work.
Vision statement: "Artist Trust envisions a future where artists throughout Washington State have access to the resources they need to express their creative spirit and where artists are held in the highest esteem."
Background and programs
Artist Trust was founded in 1987 by a group of artists and artist supporters who sought a creative way to remedy the lack of support for individual artists of all disciplines in Washington State. It is the only organization in Washington State, and one of few throughout the country, that provides grants directly to individual artists. Artist Trust serves thousands of artists annually through its core programs of Grants and Information Services.Artist Trust offers several grants to Washington State artists: 1) Grants for Artist Projects (GAP); 2) Fellowships; 3) Twining Humber Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award; 4) Arts Innovator Award; and 5) Conductive Garboil Grant.
Artist Trust's Creative Career Center provide career training and professional development necessary for artists, including information on funding, health care, opportunities, legal issues, housing and studio space, and more. It offers workshops on grant-writing and resources for artists throughout the year, as well as the comprehensive EDGE Professional Development Program.
Funding
Artist Trust is supported by the National Endowment for the ArtsNational Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created by an act of the U.S. Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. Its current...
, Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation is a private foundation located at in Seattle, Washington. Their mission is to transform individual lives and strengthen communities by fostering innovation, creating knowledge, and promoting social progress.-About:...
, Ford Foundation
Ford Foundation
The Ford Foundation is a private foundation incorporated in Michigan and based in New York City created to fund programs that were chartered in 1936 by Edsel Ford and Henry Ford....
, Leveraging Investments in Creativity, Washington Women's Foundation, Washington State Arts Commission, and many other government, corporate, foundation and individual supporters.