Artist Support

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.