The Artist Trust is seeking applications for the Support Old Lady Artists (SOLA) Award to encourage and celebrate women’s achievements in the arts.
Donor Name: Artist Trust
State: Washington
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Awards and Prizes
Deadline: 03/23/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
SOLA (Support Old Lady Artists) Awards are ten unrestricted awards given annually to Washington State female visual artists, age 60 or over, who have dedicated 25 years or more to creating art.
One of the ten SOLA Awards will specifically honor a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) artist. This funding is part of an overall strategy by SOLA and Artist Trust to reverse historic inequities in arts funding programs and move resources to Washington State communities with more limited access to other funding for individual artists.
They define BIPOC artists as individuals identifying as one or more of the following ethnicities: Alaskan Native, Asian/Asian American/Pacific Islander or Hawaiian, Black/African/African American, Latinx, Middle Eastern, Native American or Indigenous, or South Asian.
Funding Information
Awards Up to $5,000.
Eligibility Criteria
The 2026 SOLA (Support Old Lady Artists) Awards is open to female-identified visual artists living in Washington State, age 60 or over, who have dedicated 25 years or more to creating art.
- Applicants Must Be:
- A female-identified visual artist; 60 years of age or older by March 23, 2026;
- Washington State residents at the time of application and payment;
- A practicing artist who has dedicated 25 years or more to creating art.
- Applicants Must Not Be: Graduate or undergraduate matriculated students enrolled in any degree program at the deadline date of March 23, 2026;
- Recipients of another Artist Trust grant in 2026;
- Applying on behalf of a company, nonprofit, organization, or community group.
- Current Artist Trust staff, Board of Trustees, honorary committee, consultants, contractors, current Twining Humber / SOLA panelists, or their immediate family.
For more information, visit Artist Trust.
