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Allied Arts Seattle's oldest arts advocacy organization.

Artist Trust is a non-profit organization offering grant, education, and information programs to individual artists in Washington State. Artist Trust has two grant programs for artists: A Fellowship grant of $5,000 to artists working in the disciplines of craft, dance, design, music, media (film/video), literature (fiction/poetry), theater, and visual art; A GAP grant of up to $1,200 is awarded every year to support artist's projects.

Arts West West Seattle's community non-profit arts agency. Visual arts, music, theater, literary arts, exhibitions, and more.

The Bellevue Arts Commission supports the arts in the City of Bellevue through a public art program and arts education program.

Business Volunteer for the Arts links volunteers with business expertise to area arts organizations. Also maintains resource listings and offers workshops. They also have a comprehensive A-Z listing of arts organizations/Puget Sound Arts Directory. Listing includes description of organization and services.

The Chinese Arts and Music Association is a non-profit organization founded in May 1984 by a group of artists and musicians with a goal to introduce and promote Chinese culture in the United States.

Centrum The historic Victorian seaport town of Port Townsend is home to Centrum, a non-profit center for the arts and creative education. Programs include an artists in residence program, workshops for school-age children and elders, and arts education programming for teachers.  Located on the 440-acre grounds of Fort Worden State Park, Centrum hosts a summer-long series of workshops and festivals.

King County Office of Cultural Resources in partnership with other public and private entities, the King County Office of Cultural Resources works to help open the doors of cultural opportunity for the benefit of all citizens. This web site includes: King County Arts Commission, Landmarks and Heritage Program, Public Art Program, Cultural Education Program.

Northwest Folklife is a comprehensive multi-cultural arts organization dedicated to serving the ethnic, traditional, and folk arts communities of the Northwest. Northwest Folklife creates opportunities for individuals and communities to celebrate, share, and sustain the vitality of ethnic and traditional arts for present and future generations.

Puget Sound Art Directory a comprehensive listing of not-for-profit arts organizations in the Puget Sound Region. This well designed site is a great place to search for organizations by name, or by subject, it also includes accessability and cost guidelines.

Seattle Arts Commission is a city government organization charged with enriching the presence of the arts in the city of Seattle. Programs include grants to arts organizations, artists, and an extensive Public Art program.

Seattle Community Network - Arts links to additional arts organizations in all media.

Washington Alliance for Arts Education is dedicated to promoting comprehensive, statewide arts education in partnership with artists, educators, organizations, schools and agencies through collaboration, inservice education, communication and recognition.

Washington State Arts Commission dedicated to supporting the promotion, growth, development, and preservation of the arts within the state. The Commission strives to foster artistic merit and ensure accessibility to all citizens of the state.

Western States Arts Federation WESTAF is a non-profit arts service organization dedicated to the creative advancement and preservation of the arts in AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, and WY. Site includes ArtJob, tons of links, and upcoming grant info.



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