The City of Seattle Office of Arts & Culture (OAC) is accepting applications for its 2026 Centering Art & Racial Equity Grant.
Donor Name: City of Seattle Office of Arts & Culture
State: Washington
City: Seattle
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/05/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Centering Art & Racial Equity is the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture’s organizational support program designed to inspire Seattle’s arts and culture organizations to work collectively towards a more equitable ecosystem. Arts, culture, heritage, and arts service organizations with a minimum of three years of providing accessible programming in Seattle are encouraged to apply. They prioritize support for Seattle organizations with an arts-focused mission, taking action centered in inclusive, anti-racist, and human-centered values.
Grant Purpose
Arts and culture organizations are an essential part of Seattle’s ecosystem. The Seattle Office of Arts & Culture’s investments are a vital way to partner with the cultural community to achieve the aim of becoming a more equitable, inclusive and anti-racist City. The Centering Art & Racial Equity grant aims to leverage the collective community action of Seattle’s arts and cultural sector to create a city where all artists, performers, writers and creative workers have the freedom, agency and platform to share and amplify their stories, art, cultures and experiences, regardless of race, class, gender, age, ability, education, country of birth, religion, or sexual orientation.
Funding Information
The funding range is anticipated to be between $500 to $18,000 for each year of funding received.
Eligibility Criteria
Arts, culture, heritage, and arts service organizations are eligible if:
- Your primary location is within Seattle city limits
- You have an arts and culture mission, programs, or you are a culturally specific organization with significant arts and cultural programming
- You have a minimum three-year history of providing public benefit through arts and culture to Seattle residents
- You have a Federal Tax ID number, though you are not required to have 501(c)(3) status
- You have a commitment to and actions consistent with being an anti-racist organization through an intersectional lens
- You have no concurrent funding through the smART ventures grant.
For more information, visit OAC.
