Arts & Culture

Designed, implemented, and administered by ArtsFund and funded through a $10 million grant by the foundation, this program will award grants of $2,500 to $25,000 in unrestricted funding to arts and cultural nonprofit organizations across the state of Washington.

The Covid Cultural Impact Study was released in ArtsFund in 2021 and was the result of an expansive effort to understand and analyze the pandemic's impact on Washington's cultural institutions and their essential role in the state's communities.

This grant supports the Octave 9: Emerging Artists creative program dedicated to supporting the career growth of emerging artists with a focus on BIPOC and female creators through community-building experiences. The project provides resources for musicians, visual artists, filmmakers, and audiences to learn from and create with one another through multiple events each month.

The Regional Arts Festivals serve more than 1,500 students in underserved communities in Seattle Public Schools, allowing them to share and celebrate arts learning.

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Oregon offers more than 800 performances of Shakespeare, classics, musicals, and world premieres from late February through October each year.