The Artist Trust is seeking applications for its 2026 Artist Projects Grant.
Donor Name: Artist Trust
State: Washington
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/12/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Funding may be used for but not limited to artist fees, materials, equipment, space rental, travel for research, documentation, professional development opportunities, marketing and promotion, support to continue a current project, support to start a new project, and many other needs related to your project.
Disciplinary Categories
Disciplinary categories may include the following practices:
- Literary Arts: Creative Nonfiction, Experimental/Hybrid Works, Fiction, Graphic Novels, Poetry, Zines.
- Media Arts: Animation, Augmented Reality, Film, Immersive Audio & Video Works, Podcasts, Screenplays, Sound Art, Teleplays, Video Art, Virtual Reality, Web-based Art.
- Performing Arts: Costume Design, Dance, Music, Music Composition, Musical Theater, Performance Art, Playwriting, Puppetry, Set Design, Sound Design, Spoken Word, Storytelling, Theater, Traditional/Folk Performance.
- Visual Arts: BioArt, Craft, Digital Arts, Drawing, Ecological Art, Environmental Design, Furniture Art, Illustration, Installation, Interactive Installation & Sculpture, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Public Art, Sculpture, Traditional/Folk Art.
Funding information
GAP Awards are $2,500.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must be:
- 18 years of age or older;
- Washington State residents at the time of both application and payment;
- Individual artists (or artist teams) who are the originators of works of art.
Ineligibility
Applicants must not be:
- A recipient of a GAP from 2021–2025 (including recipients of Grants for Artists’ Progress);
- Previous recipients of the James W. Ray Distinguished Artist Award or Arts Innovator Award;
- Recipients of another Artist Trust grant in the 2026 calendar year;
- Currently enrolled in a degree-seeking program, including undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral programs, at the time of application and at the time of payment. (payment will be made October 2026);
- Applying on behalf of a company, nonprofit, organization, fiscal sponsorship, or community group;
- Current Artist Trust staff, Board of Trustees, honorary committee, current GAP panelists, or their immediate family.
For more information, visit Artist Trust.
