4Culture is accepting applications for its Art Projects Grant.
Donor Name: 4Culture
State: Washington
County: King County (WA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/11/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
Artists and art groups all over King County use the Art Projects grants to create and share their work of any medium with communities, residents, and visitors.
Funding Information
- You may request funding for $2,500, $5,000, $7,500, $10,000, $12,500, or $15,000.
- Your project, or a phase of a larger project, must take place between July 1, 2026—July 1, 2028.
Are You and Your Project Eligible?
You
You can apply for Art Projects as an individual artist or an art group based in King County. You may only apply in one category.
Apply as an individual if:
You are the sole creator, a curator, or are leading other artists in the creation of your project. The panel will assess your individual contribution to the project and your work samples.
- Individuals must be at least 18 years old and a resident of King County when you apply through completion of your project.
- If selected for an award, you must provide a Social Security Number to receive payment. No fiscal sponsors may be used.
- You may only submit one application per year. Multiple applicants may not apply for the same project.
- The following are not eligible to apply:
- 4Culture staff, Board, or Arts Advisory Committee members.
- 2025 Art Projects for Individuals grant recipients.
- Art Projects grant recipients with incomplete contracts.
- Individuals applying on behalf of a current Sustained Support or Launch recipient organization.
Apply as a group if:
You represent an arts group, a grassroots or non-profit organization, municipality, Tribal government, or business that creates art projects. The panel will assess your group’s contribution to your project and work samples.
- Groups must be based in King County with a core mission dedicated to the arts. If your group is not arts-focused, you must have a formal partnership with an artist or art group.
- If selected for an award, you must provide an Employer Identification Number (sole proprietorship, LLC, S-Corp, General Partnership, nonprofit, etc.). Your EIN must be registered under the same group name as your 4Culture account. They cannot accept proprietorships under personal names or Social Security Numbers.
- Fiscally sponsored groups and nonprofits are eligible but not required.
- An arts group is led by two or more artists who share equal credit and decision-making for the project, and work together under a group name. If your project is led by one person, even if you are working with a team, please apply as an Individual.
Groups may only submit one application per year. Multiple applicants may not apply for the same project. - The following are not eligible to apply:
- 2025 Art Projects for Groups grant recipients.
- Art Projects for Groups grant recipients with incomplete contracts.
- Current Sustained Support or Launch grant recipients. If members of your group. are staff at a one of these organizations, please let us know in your application.
- 2026 Art Projects for Groups selection panelists.
Your Project
- Your project creates art of any discipline that offers an opportunity for our King County communities to experience or participate in your project. Projects can include readings, screenings, exhibitions, performances, festivals, workshops, collaborative artmaking, residencies, conferences, discussions, and more. Projects can be the creation of new work or the interpretation of existing work.
- If your Art Project involves heritage or historic preservation work and you are interested in applying for multiple Projects grants, you must contact the Program Manager for approval. You may request funding for different elements of your project, but you must disclose this in your application and budget. Applications that do not meet this requirement may be ruled ineligible.
Criteria
They fund these grants through a competitive process. A panel of local artists and art professionals reviews all eligible applications based on these five (5) criteria, including one (1) Artistic Impact criteria you choose.
Core Criteria:
- Artistic impact: the chosen criterion accurately describes the project’s artistic goal and impact:
Continuity: your project continues a long-term artistic practice or tradition and demonstrates value in sustaining or repeating this work.- Growth: your project expands your practice, medium, or artwork in new directions, and shows artistic development.
- OR Engagement: your project focuses on participation, arts education, or collaboration beyond a presentation. The project intentionally engages or collaborates with specific communities based on their interests and needs.
- Public benefit: art is the primary component of your project. The project includes a compelling and feasible public event for King County residents and visitors to enjoy, experience, or benefit from the art or artmaking. The project makes clear efforts to be accessible to many ages, disabilities, languages, and communities.
- Quality and qualifications: your work samples and experience show an ability to successfully complete the project. If applying as a group, the group as a whole or partnering artists have the relevant experience to achieve the project. Qualifications can be skill, experience, training, or knowledge-based.
- Feasibility: your project will be completed within the 2-year grant period, with a practical timeline and thoughtful planning. This is demonstrated through the qualifications of the applicant, realistic and balanced budget, and details provided in the Project Plan section.
- Advancing equity (optional): 4Culture’s mission focuses on racial equity and envisions a county where culture is essential and accessible to all. Your project specifically benefits communities of color and/or historically marginalized communities. The project serves or collaborates with members of these communities. This is not a requirement.
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