Current Calls and Funding

ARTS at King Street Station Exhibitions and Events Call

Adé A. Cônnére performs at the opening of IMMINENT MODE: US, photo by Jo Cosme

ARTS at King Street Station is a dynamic space for arts and culture in the heart of Seattle. We invite you to propose exhibitions and events to take place on King Street Station’s top floor, a 7,500 square-foot cultural space, during the 2025 calendar season.

You can propose visual art exhibitions, performances, literary readings, lectures and symposia, screenings, reading groups, debates, sketching and figure drawing, combinations of these formats, and more. You can request funding in set amounts from in-kind (gallery usage only with staff support) up to $7,000.

Please read the guidelines for full details.

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Eligibility

You can apply as an individual or a group of people if:

• You are 15 years of age and older.
• You represent emerging and/or established artists.

Groups and organizations can also apply:

• They can be nonprofit, grassroots, or business organizations.
• They seek support for a project or event involving arts and culture.
• They are NOT required to be dedicated to an arts and culture mission.
• They are NOT required to have 501(c)(3) non-profit status.

Your proposal must:

• Take place onsite at ARTS at King Street Station, 303 S. Jackson Street. The majority of selected programming will take place on the top floor.
• Align with our commitment to race and social justice.
• Have a significant arts and culture component.
• Be free, all-ages, and open to the public.
• Take place during our gallery public hours: Wednesday–Saturday 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; First Thursdays 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. Sundays and Mondays are not available for events.

Your project must NOT:

• Directly sell materials or post prices, though you may place identification and contact information so buyers may arrange for sales outside of ARTS at King Street Station.
• Use ticket sales. All programs must be presented free of charge to the public.
• Be a for-profit or commercially touring event.

We strongly encourage compensation for labor. ARTS at King Street Station references WAGE (USA), CARFAC (Canada), and NAVA (Australia) recommendations on equitable compensation. Additionally, Seattle’s minimum wage is $19.97/hour.

Funding

Funded proposals will receive in-kind (use of the gallery with curatorial and communications support) or financial support in the following set amounts:

• Exhibitions/Installations: in-kind only, $500, $1,000, $2,500, $5,000, $7,000
• Events: in-kind only, $500, $1,000, $2,500, $5,000
• You may be offered a funding level different from your request.

You can use funding to support direct project expenses: artist fees, marketing and promotional fees, project management and personnel costs, supplies, and equipment rentals or other production-related costs. Funding may not be used for equipment purchases.

We will not fund:

• Fundraising efforts
• Gifts
• Administrative costs not directly related to your proposal
• For-profit or touring event/exhibitions
• The purchase of equipment.

Due Date

The call remains open through 2024 with a rolling deadline. Cycles for review in 2024 have these due dates: June 25, Sept. 10, and Nov. 9.

Please allow ample time to complete your application. Applications submitted after 5 p.m. (Pacific) on each due date will be considered for the following cycle.

Information Workshops

Learn more about this opportunity and how to submit your best application. If you need interpretation, please contact James Coley at (206) 684-4186 or James.Coley@seattle.gov.

Virtual Workshop 1
Wednesday, June 5, 3 - 4:30 p.m. (Pacific)
RSVP to Workshop 1

Virtual Workshop 2
Wednesday, Aug. 14, 5 - 6:30 p.m.
RSVP to Workshop 2

Virtual Workshop 3
Wednesday, Oct. 23, 5 - 6:30 p.m.
RSVP to Workshop 3

Application

Apply online through Submittable.

If you have trouble, check their FAQ for step-by-step guides. You can also contact Submittable tech support at support@submittable.com.

Contact

For information and assistance with the application, eligibility or online technical support, please contact KSS Program Lead, James Coley at (206) 684-4186 or James.Coley@seattle.gov.

We have interpreters who can speak to you in your language, including American Sign Language (via video). Just call us and tell us what language you speak. Expect a short pause while we find an interpreter to join the call.

Artists at the Center Grant

King Youngblood performs at The Armory, photo by House Tornado

Artists at the Center introduces emerging and established artists to Seattle Center, while broadening the arts and cultural experiences in the Uptown Arts & Cultural District. Selected artists reflect the city’s cultural diversity and have the unique opportunity to perform at Seattle Center, enjoy technical production support, connect with new audiences, and showcase their talents. Visitors to the campus and the surrounding neighborhood benefit from surprising and delightful pop-up performances throughout the year.

Artists at the Center is a multi-year collaboration between Seattle Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS) and Seattle Center, with support from Uptown Arts & Culture Coalition and the communities surrounding the Seattle Center campus. This project is made possible by a 10-year community benefit grant from Climate Pledge Arena and Seattle Kraken.

Read the full guidelines.

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Eligibility

You are eligible to apply for this grant if you meet the following criteria:

• You are an individual artist, organization, or community-based group located in, or presenting work regularly in, Seattle.
• You have a Federal Tax ID number (Social Security Number, ITIN, or Employee Identification Number) and are based in, or have current and active programming within, the City of Seattle.
  • Groups applying are not required to be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, nor are they required to use a fiscal sponsor or fiscal agent.
• You may submit only one application per year to this program.
• Awardees from the current season (2023-2024) are not eligible to apply for the 2024-2025 season.

Your performance is eligible to be funded by this grant if it meets the following criteria:

• Your performance will be free and open to the public.
• You will have event insurance for the performance.
• The performance will last 90 minutes or less.

Funding

You can apply for the following levels of funding:

• $2,000 award (typically 1-2 performers), plus $680 in-kind production support from Seattle Center
• $4,000 award (typically 3-5 performers), plus $1,235 in-kind production support from Seattle Center
• $6,000 award (typically 6+ performers), plus $1,700 in-kind production support from Seattle Center

Due Date

Tuesday, June 25, 2024, 5 p.m. Pacific

Please allow ample time to complete your application; applications submitted after the deadline will not be accepted.

Information Sessions

Learn more about this opportunity and how to turn in your strongest application. We highly encourage first-time applicants to attend one of the below workshops or watch this recording:

Session 1 (Hybrid)
Thursday, May 16, 4:00 - 5:20 p.m. (Pacific)
In-Person: Seattle Center Armory, Loft 4
Virtual: Webex
RSVP

Session 2 (Hybrid)
Thursday, June 13, 10:00 - 11:20 a.m. (Pacific)
In-Person: Seattle Center Armory, Loft 4
Virtual: Webex
RSVP

Application

Apply online through the City of Seattle’s grant portal.

If this is your first time using FLUXX, you will have to create a user profile before you start your application. If you don’t have computer or internet access, contact staff as soon as possible.

Info

For questions about the program please refer to these Frequently Asked Questions, or contact Project Manager, Alex Rose.

We have interpreters who can speak to you in your language, including American Sign Language (via video). Just call us and tell us what language you speak. Expect a short pause while we find an interpreter to join the call.

The Creative Advantage Community Arts Partner Roster (Rolling Deadline)

The Creative Advantage is a city-wide initiative to establish equitable access to arts learning for every student in Seattle Public Schools. The Creative Advantage is made possible through a public-private partnership with Seattle Public Schools, the City of Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, the Seattle Foundation, and over 100 community arts partners.  
 
The Community Arts Partner Roster consists of individual teaching artists and community arts and culture organizations approved to work in Seattle Public Schools through The Creative Advantage. Community Arts Partners collaborate with schools to provide:  

• Student Art Residencies
• Teacher Professional Development 

Please Note: An applicant can apply to lead student arts residencies and/or teacher professional development. 

Visit the Creative Advantage website for more information. 

Eligibility

Open to teaching artists, community arts organizations, and cultural institutions serving students, teachers, and schools in Seattle with three (3) or more years of teaching experience. Applicants must be over the age of 18.

The Roster application is open, and will stay open year-round for new artists, teaching artists, community arts organizations, and cultural institutions to apply. Applications will be vetted and approved by Creative Advantage Advisors, through a panel process three times annually (March, June, October). Roster Advisors are Seattle Public School teacher leaders and current Roster partners. 

Review Deadlines:

• Applications submitted between 10/11/23 and by 5 PM (PST) 3/1/24 will be reviewed during the March review cycle
• Applications submitted between 3/1/24 and by 5 PM (PST) 6/7/24 will be reviewed during the June review cycle
• Applications submitted between 6/7/24 and by 5 PM (PST) 10/11/24 will be reviewed during the October review cycle

An applicant can apply to provide both student art residencies and/or professional development opportunities for teachers and will have the option to indicate that on the application.

Application

Apply on Submittable.

If you have trouble with Submittable, check their FAQ which offers step-by-step guides. For further assistance with the Submittable online application, please contact Submittable tech support at support@submittable.com.

Info

For questions about the program or for help with the online application, please contact Project Manager, Tina LaPadula.

We can speak to you in your language, including American Sign Language. Just call us and tell us what language you speak. Expect a short pause while we find an interpreter to join the call.

smART Ventures Grant (Rolling Due Date)

Black Arts Love by Jenny Crooks

smART Ventures is flexible, inclusive, simple, and encourages innovation by individuals, organizations, and communities that may not qualify for other funding programs. smART Ventures provides support ranging from $500 to $1,000, proving that small investments can have big impacts.  

Read the full guidelines.

Eligibility

• Individuals or groups of people – including youth and older adults – seeking support for a unique project, opportunity, or event involving arts and culture and not currently funded by our office
• Organizations – arts and culture and others – organizations do NOT have to have 501(c)(3) non-profit status
  • emerging (less than 3 years old), OR
  • not currently funded by our office, OR
  • grassroots or business organizations
• Practicing artists not currently funded by our office and who have never received a CityArtist grant before

Due Date

The application is open and will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Application

Apply here.

Info

For questions about the program or for help with the online application, please contact Project Manager, Kristi Woo.

We can speak to you in your language, including American Sign Language. Just call us and tell us what language you speak. Expect a short pause while we find an interpreter to join the call.