Artists At the Center is a multi-year collaboration between Seattle Office of Arts & Culture and Seattle Center, with support from Uptown Arts & Culture Coalition and the communities adjacent to Seattle Center campus.
Donor Name: City of Seattle Office of Arts & Culture
State: Washington
City: Seattle
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/25/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Artists at the Center funds individual artists, groups, and organizations to develop and present pop-up performances throughout the year at Seattle Center. Artistic genres may include music, dance, theater, demonstrations, and multi-disciplinary work. Performances will be scheduled between October 2024 and September 2025. Selected participants will receive either $2,000, $4,000, or $6,000 in funding based on the artist/group size and complexity of scope. Awardees from the current season (2023-2024) are not eligible to apply for the 2024-2025 season.
Grant Purpose 
Artists at the Center was designed to support the vibrant arts communities by introducing emerging and established artists to a revitalized Seattle Center campus, while broadening the arts and cultural experiences in the Uptown Arts & Cultural District. Selected artists reflect the city’s cultural diversity and have the unique opportunity to perform at Seattle Center, enjoy technical production support, connect with new audiences, and showcase their talents. Visitors to the campus and the surrounding neighborhood benefit from surprising and delightful pop-up performances throughout the year.
Funding Information
Applicants can apply for the following levels of funding:

$2,000 award (typically 1-2 performers), plus $680 in-kind production support from Seattle Center.
$4,000 award (typically 3-5 performers), plus $1,235 in-kind production support from Seattle Center.
$6,000 award (typically 6+ performers), plus $1,700 in-kind production support from Seattle Center.

Uses of funds 

You may use the award funds for artist fees, marketing and promotional fees, project management and personnel costs, supplies, equipment rentals or other production-related costs, required insurance, and no more than 10% for food-related costs. Additional expenses may be allowed upon advance approval by the grant project manager.
Funds from Artists at the Center cannot be combined with other City funding sources nor with funds supporting another Seattle Center event (e.g. Festál, Folklife, etc.).

Eligibility Criteria
You are eligible to apply for this grant if you meet the following criteria:

You are an individual artist, organization, or community-based group located in, or presenting work regularly in, Seattle.

Organizations and individual artists representing communities most impacted by systemic oppression including low-income, people with disabilities, immigrant and refugee communities, and communities of color are encouraged to apply.

You have a Federal Tax ID number (Social Security Number, ITIN, or Employee Identification Number) and are based in, or have current and active programming within, the City of Seattle.

Groups applying are not required to be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, nor are they required to use a fiscal sponsor or fiscal agent.

You may submit only one application per year to this program.
Awardees from the current season (2023-2024) are not eligible to apply for the 2024- 2025 season.

For more information, visit City of Seattle Office of Arts & Culture.