El Tianguis, Burien Town Square Park, Photo by Michael, NWLens

Mission

ARTISTS UP is a collaborative effort to improve and expand capacity and networks for artists in Seattle, King County and Washington State. ARTISTS UP aims to support artists of color, from other countries or new to our region, with resources, services…

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Activities

ARTISTS UP Grant LAB awards announced! We’re thrilled to announce that eighteen artists from Washington State were awarded funds from Grant LAB! Congratulations to Kamari Bright, John Bunkley, Danielle Christian, Alex Crozier, Lynn DeBeal, Rome Esmaili, Kiana Harris, Sarah Moreno León,…

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Grant LAB

ARTISTS UP Grant LAB awards support vision and inspiration for 18 Washington artists Eighteen artists from Washington State were awarded funds from Grant LAB, an experimental program designed to remove barriers for historically under-represented artists and increase racial equity in…

News

ARTISTS UP Grant LAB awards support vision and inspiration for 18 Washington artists

Eighteen artists from Washington State were awarded funds from Grant LAB, an experimental program designed to remove barriers for historically under-represented artists and increase racial equity in grant making programs. Inspired by qualitative research with artists, Grant LAB aligned the…

Grant LAB in process….

We’ve closed applications for our Grant LAB, an experiment of Artists Up, offering cash awards of $3,000 to Washington State artists working in all disciplines, to enhance their creative process. We are currently in the organization and review process and we will be…

Grant LAB Launched!

We’re excited to announce the launch of our Grant LAB. This is an experiment of Artists Up [a collaborative effort between the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, 4Culture, and Artist Trust], offering cash awards of $3,000 to Washington State artists…