Dr. Quinton Morris, an educator and performer, received the Governor's Young Arts Leader Award in 2016. Photo by Eva Blanchard Photography. | |
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We're hiring: Creative Districts Program Manager
The Creative Districts Program Manager has full responsibility for the Creative Districts program and related economic and community development initiatives. You will ensure the success of Washington State’s Creative Districts, helping communities access resources, build creative businesses, and grow local economies. This position also fosters partnerships and promotes Washington as a hub for the creative sector.
💵 $75,000 - $90,000 annually
🌎 Flexible/Hybrid
📅 Deadline to apply: January 1, 2025
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Arts in Education grants opening early 2025
We’re excited to launch two new Arts in Education (AIE) Grants, both opening January 6. Due to limited funding available for AIE grants at this time, applicants can only apply for one of the following grants within the AIE Program with exceptions for regional agencies; contact tamar.krames@arts.wa.gov to see if your organization is eligible.
The AIE Creative Start Project Grant supports projects that expand opportunities for preschool to 3rd grade students to engage in arts-integrated learning. Public schools, Head Start/ECEAP, nonprofits, and Tribal communities are eligible to apply.
💸 $10,000 (only full amounts awarded)
📆 Apply by February 13, 2025
💡 Need help? Register for an info session with the Arts in Education team. Click the date you’d like to attend: Tuesday, January 14 or Thursday, January 23 at 3:30 p.m.
The AIE Sustaining Project Grant is a two-year grant that supports a variety of arts learning projects in Washington’s schools, nonprofits, Tribal communities, and other community settings. This grant funds efforts to sustain, deepen, and grow arts learning opportunities for PreK-12 students.
💸 Up to $30,000 over two years (up to $15,000 per year)
📆 Apply by February 13, 2025
💡 Need help? Register for an info session with the Arts in Education team. Click the date you’d like to attend: Tuesday, January 14 or Thursday, January 23 at 3:30 p.m.
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Grants to Organizations grants opening early 2025
Grants to Organizations (GTO) will launch grants programs starting January 6, 2025. Mark your calendar for the following dates:
- Art Service Organization* grant - January 6 - January 31
- General Operating Support: Emerging & Small - January 21 - February 28
- General Operating Support: Medium - March 3 - April 7
- General Operating Support: Large - March 3 - April 7
- Project Support - April 14 - May 12
*An Arts Service Organization (ASO) provides training, workshops, convenings, conferences, networking, technical assistance, and other professional development services to established and emerging arts professionals.
To learn more about the application or ask questions, register for our Arts Service Organization Support application webinar and office hours:
Application Webinar: Monday, January 13, 2025 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Office Hours:
- Tuesday, January 14, 2025, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
- Tuesday, January 21, 2025, 11:00 am – 2:00pm
- Monday, January 27, 2025, 11:00 am – 2:00pm
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Tribal Cultural Affairs grant opening early 2025
The next Tribal Cultural Grant application opens February 4, 2025, and closes on March 31, 2025. This grant will fund costs Tribes have between July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026 for cultural projects. These grants are non-competitive, and the application is short and simple.
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Lisa Siewert, Grants to Organizations Program Specialist
With an extensive background in community-based arts, Lisa supports Grants to Organization's funding across the state, with a focus on equity and access. Lisa is inspired by the arts’ ability to provide connection and meaning in all our lives. Lisa holds an MA in Critical Theory and Creative Research from the Pacific Northwest College of Art, graduate coursework in ethics and technology from Erasmus University (The Netherlands), and a BA in Philosophy (U of MN). As a practicing visual artist and educator, Lisa brings a hands-on perspective to her work in the arts.
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Janessa Post, Art in Public Places Project Manager
Janessa manages Art in Public Places projects in public schools, colleges, universities, and state agencies. Before joining ArtsWA in 2024, she oversaw art projects for corporate and hospitality spaces and contributed to curation, marketing, and community programming at arts nonprofits, museums, and galleries. Passionate about fostering inclusivity and creating community impact through art, Janessa holds a Master’s in Visual and Critical Studies, a Bachelor’s in Art History, and a Museum Studies Certificate.
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RYAN! Feddersen's The Supervisors debuts at Irving R. Newhouse Building dedication | |
🎉RYAN! Feddersen (Okanogan and Arrow Lakes) installed The Supervisors (2024) at the Newhouse Building dedication in Olympia on December 11. | |
Feddersen’s artist statement says that The Supervisors "honors endangered, threatened, and at-risk species by giving them a special vantage point, peering into the conference and work rooms. Organized by biome, the North Entry features our Mountain (NE) and Maritime (NW) habitats, while the South Entry features our Prairie (SW) and Shrub Steppe (SE). By re-centering the land and species of this place, the artwork recognizes the intrinsic value of the life forms we share Washington with. Their gaze is a reminder of the legacy of our actions and offers symbolic oversight of how we carry on into a shared future." | Right: artist RYAN! Feddersen with The Supervisors. | |
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From left to right: TCA Program Coordinator Linnea Ingalls, TCA Program Lead Todd Clark (Wailacki-Round Valley), TCA Program Manager Cheryl Wilcox (Cowlitz), Alaska State Council on the Arts Indigenous Arts & Culture Program Director Patti Lillie (Inupiaq). The group is standing in front of Welcome to Squaxin Territory designed by Joseph (wahalatsu?) Seymour, Jr. (Squaxin Island and Pueblo of Acoma). | |
Tribal Cultural Affairs team hosts Alaska's Patti Lillie | |
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The Tribal Cultural Affairs team was honored to host Patti Lillie, the director of the Indigenous Arts and Culture Program at Alaska State Council on the Arts, during her visit to Washington State last month. The visit was the first step in an intentional collaboration between the states to better support Alaska Native artists living in Washington State.
The visit included a meeting at the Burke Museum with multiple Alaska Native artists to discuss current barriers for Alaska Native artists in Washington State and generate ideas for the Silver Hand certification, granting, and how programs can honor the knowledge and experience of each artist regardless of where they reside. Program staff also had the privilege of visiting Suquamish, where Barbara Lawrence, a Suquamish Tribal Elder and Storyteller, shared stories and provided historical context to the Suquamish lands and peoples. The House of Welcome was host to the final day of the visit, where Managing Director Laura VerMeulen provided a view into the textiles, weaving, and carving programs at the Longhouse.
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ArtsWA Winter listening session
ArtsWA held a community listening session on Wednesday, December 4. You can watch the session online.
| ArtsWA will host another listening session after the 2025 legislative session ends. We will announce the Summer listening session in our newsletter, on our website, and through our social media channels. | |
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Poetry Out Loud - Regional finals
Top scorers from the School Final Competitions and participants in POL Virtual will come together at five Regional Final Competitions to compete for a spot in the State Final Competition, held in Tacoma on March 8, 2025.
Central: Sunday, February 2 at 1:00 p.m. – Kendall Hall, Yakima Valley College
Eastern: Sunday, January 26 at 1:00 p.m. – Hamilton Studio
Northwest: Saturday, February 1 at 12:00 p.m. – Anacortes Library
Southwest: Saturday, January 25 at 1:00 p.m. – Minnaert Center for the Arts, South Puget Sound Community College
POL Virtual: Saturday, February 1 at 10:00 a.m. – online from Tacoma Little Theatre
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Remembering artists who passed away in 2024 | |
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Remembering the artists in Washington's State Art Collection who left us in 2024: Gloria Bornstein (1937-2024), Terrance Buckendorf (1942-2024), Ken Lundemo (1931-2024), Tuan Nguyen (1972-2024), Elizabeth Sandvig (1937-2024), and Jeffrey Veregge (Port Gamble S’Klallam, 1974-2024).
In celebration of their lives and their dedication to art, we present selected artworks by these artists in Washington's State Art Collection.
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