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Entrepreneurial
Artist Trust 
Seattle non-profit that offers grants, business practice programs, and resources for WA State artists of all disciplines. 
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation 
Improve the quality of people's lives through grants supporting the performing arts, environmental conservation, medical research and child well-being, and through preservation of the cultural and environmental legacy of Doris Duke's properties.
4Culture 
4Culture is King County’s cultural services agency. 4Culture provides funding for King County organizations and individuals.
IndieGoGo 
Crowdsourcing platform for artists to use to fund their projects and ideas. 
Kickstarter 
Crowdsourcing platform for artists to use to fund their projects and ideas. 
Women Arts 
Includes many resources for women artists including funding sources.
Puffin Foundation 
The Puffin Foundation make grants that encourage emerging artists in the fields of art, music, photography, theater, video and literature whose works.
How To Release A Record 
Quick guide through the maze of the release process.
Sou'wester Artist Residency 
During winter months, they offer reduced weekly rates for artists wishing to devote themselves to their creative pursuits.
Centrum Residency 
Residency projects can be focused on a single genre or be a multidisciplinary undertaking, and might be the creative work of an individual or encompass the collaborative work of a group.
TransArtists Residence Guide
TransArtists.org is your platform for artist-in-residence information, resources and knowledge.
Shunpike
Independent arts groups in Washington State with the services, resources, and opportunities they need to forge their own paths to sustainable success.
Essentials
Allliance 
Mission is to ensure that residents thrive in safe, healthy, affordable homes. They accomplish this through advocacy, education, and organizing. 
Capitol Hill Housing 
CHH builds vibrant and engaged communities through affordable housing and community development. CHH owns and manages 48 affordable properties throughout the Seattle area.
MusicPro Insurance 
MusicPro Insurance Agency provides insurance for the music professional. Coverage for instrument & equipment, studio, tour or composer liability, travel accident and business as well as health insurance.
Smash Seattle 
SMASH is a nonprofit organization dedicated to keeping our music community healthy and thriving, by providing health education, advocacy and healthcare to low-income Seattle area musicians.
Sweet Relief 
Sweet Relief Musicians Fund provides financial assistance to all types of career musicians who are struggling to make ends meet while facing illness, disability, or age-related problems.
Artist Health Insurance Resource Center 
Serve thousands of performing arts and entertainment professionals across the country every year, in person, and via online resources.
Ventures 
Ventures helps potential entrepreneurs create businesses by offering: initial business training, access to small credit through a peer-lending model, ongoing technical assistance, and mentoring.
DIY Venue Harm Reduction 
This is a working draft of incomplete, evolving suggestions for free and low-cost harm reduction strategies that venues can implement immediately.
Jazz Foundation of America 
The Jazz Foundation offers a variety of programs and assistance to jazz and blues musicians in need. 
Racial Equity Toolkit 
A glossary of racial equity terms and leading concepts to understand the landscape of racial issues.
Equity vs Equality 
A quick infographic to better understand the difference between equity and equality.
A Guide to Bullying: What you can do about it 
A resource on how to stand up to bullying.
Washington Lawyers for the Arts 
Lawyers specializing in arts & entertainment law for artists and arts at low costs or free of charge.
Legal Voice 
Talk to legally trained volunteers about legal matters.
Tenants Union 
Information on tenants' rights. Office is open during business hours for consultations as well. 

ARTIST SUPPORT

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