Theatre Production Guide: Support Services
Seattle Area and Washington
4Culture
101 Prefontaine Place South
Seattle WA
98104
(206) 296.7580
hello@4culture.org
Web: 4culture.org
Web: 4culture.org/grants-artist-calls/other-listings
Facebook:
4Culture
Twitter: 4Culture
Instagram: kc4culture
4Culture is a support agency for the arts in King County. 4Culture offers
opportunities for all kinds of cultural funding and support in King County, with
deadlines rolling out throughout the year.
It also offers project consulting services. (See also Theatre Production Guide: Business & Legal, Support Services)
Artist Trust
1835 12th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98122-2437
(206) 467-8734
info@artisttrust.org
artisttrust.org
facebook.com/ArtistTrust
Founded in 1986, Artist Trust helps Washington State artists of all disciplines thrive. Since then, Artist Trust has invested over $10 million in Washington State artists through funding, trainings, and resources and has provided programs that meet the changing needs of artists. Artist Trust helps artists establish and maintain careers through direct support, connections, and advocacy.
- Support – AT directly supports artists with: grants that invest in artists
at crucial points in their careers; classes and webinars teach the business of
being an artist, from financial management to marketing and social media; and
online resources provide information specifically for artists about employment,
healthcare, and housing, among other vital needs.
- Connect – AT helps artists connect with other artists, gatekeepers, and
supporters through events and networking opportunities, and give them the tools
to create community and build audience in the Northwest and beyond.
- Advocate –AT listens to what artists need and advocate with them locally and nationally. An annual artist survey and town halls help AT discover and make visible current issues impacting the livelihoods of working artists across Washington State.
Arts Northwest
104 N. Laurel Street, Suite 116
Port
Angeles, WA 98362
(360) 457-9290
admin@artsnw.org
artsnw.org
facebook.com/artsnorthwest
Arts Northwest is a unique partnership organization that has been serving presenters and artists in WA, OR, ID and beyond for more than years. Arts Northwest features an annual booking conference originally supported by the Idaho, Washington, and Oregon Arts Commissions. As a result, the conference started rotating between the three states to a variety of cities.
Arts NW serves a growing membership of more than 500 organizations and individuals from 10 of the western states, and increasing participation by artists and agents from most of the nation and several countries. Arts NW services range from technical support and publications, mentoring and professional development programs and of course, the annual convening of the Arts Northwest Booking Conference.
Check website for member benefits.
Seattle Office of Arts and Culture
PO Box
94748
Seattle, WA 98124-4748
(206) 684-7171
arts.culture@seattle.gov
The Seattle Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS) manages the city's public art program, cultural partnerships grant programs, LANGSTON (formerly the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute), and The Creative Advantage initiative. Its work fosters a city driven by creativity that provides the opportunity for everyone to engage in diverse arts and cultural experiences. In alignment with the City's Race and Social Justice Initiative, it works to eliminate institutional racism in its programs, policies and practices.
The Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs maintains a website of listings for grants, arts jobs, arts news and educational and networking events.
Washington State Arts Alliance Foundation
6114 12th Ave
NE
Seattle WA 98115
206) 437-3784
info@washingtonstateartsalliance.org
washingtonstateartsalliance.org
Washington State Arts Alliance, the statewide arts advocacy organization,
works to promote public funding, legislation, and policy favorable to the arts.
Washington State Arts Alliance Foundation works to increase knowledge,
understanding, appreciation and practice of the arts through communication and
education. A dedicated board runs the Arts Alliance and Foundation, and works
with arts advocates around the state.
Washington State Arts Commission
Mailing Address:
PO
Box 42675
Olympia, WA 98504-2675
Location:
711 Capitol Way S., Suite 600
Olympia, WA 98501
(360) 753-3860
info@arts.wa.govarts.wa.gov
arts.wa.gov/grants
facebook.com/WashingtonArts
ArtsWA is the Washington State Arts Commission, a state government agency established in 1961. ArtsWA offers grants aimed at conserving and developing the state’s arts resources. ArtsWA programs and funding opportunities include grants to K-12 education, partners, special projects, and organizations.
ArtsWA is committed to values of inclusion, diversity, equity, and creative expression. It believes in diverse forms of artistic expression, and in access to arts and arts education for all individuals in our state.
Portland and Oregon
Oregon Cultural Trust
775 Summer Street NE, Suite
200
Salem, Oregon 97301
(503) 986-0088
cultural.trust@oregon.gov
The Oregon Cultural Trust supports the arts in the State of Oregon.
The Oregon Cultural Trust champions and invests in the statewide cultural
exchange and creative expression that make Oregon uniquely Oregon. OCT awards
grants to individual artists and organizations and offers webinars on how to
write an effective grant.
Regional Arts & Culture Council
108 NW 9th Avenue,
Suite 300
Portland, OR 97209-3318
(503) 823-5111
info@racc.org
racc.org
racc.org/resources/listings/opportunity/funding
facebook.com/RegionalArts
The Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) receives funding from a variety of public and private partners to serve artists, arts organizations, schools and residents throughout Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington counties.
RACC awards grants to individual artists and organizations; manages a grant search engine for regional, national and international grants; manages a call-board for jobs and auditions; hosts an online resource directory of research publications, businesses and organizations that support the arts, available workspace and housing, and upcoming workshops and lectures; and lobbies on behalf of the arts in the State of Oregon and Washington D.C.
* Also see Film Production Guide: Support Services