The Seattle Office of Arts & Culture invests in Seattle’s arts and cultural sector, including cultural organizations, arts groups, individual artists, youth arts programs, and neighborhood and community groups. See our open opportunities for 2025 below!
smART Ventures
Monthly Rolling Deadline
Apply for up to $1,500
smART Ventures provides support ranging from $500 to $1,500, proving that small investments can have big impacts. smART Ventures is flexible, inclusive, simple, and encourages innovation by individuals, organizations, and communities that may not qualify for other funding programs.
The Creative Advantage Community Arts Partner Roster
Rolling Deadline: February 28, May 31, September 30
The Creative Advantage Community Arts Partner Roster consists of artists, teaching artists, and community arts and cultural organizations approved to partner with Seattle Public Schools through The Creative Advantage.
Youth Arts Grant
Open January 21 – March 4, 2025
Apply for $12,000
The Youth Arts grant supports two years of equitable access to arts and cultural learning opportunities for Seattle’s middle and high school-aged youth. Individual artists, artists, arts and cultural organizations, youth-service agencies, and degree-granting institutions are eligible to apply.
Hope Corps
Open April 8 – May 20, 2025
This cycle, Hope Corps will support Seattle’s Downtown Activation Plan, engaging audiences and creating community in Downtown neighborhoods in the summer of 2026. Individuals, community groups, and organizations will be eligible to apply.
Artists at the Center
Open May 6 – June 17, 2025
Artists at the Center is a multi-year collaboration between Seattle Office of Arts & Culture and Seattle Center. Artists are given a performance opportunity, allowing them to connect with new audiences, display their talents and advance their careers.
Centering Art & Racial Equity
Open May 20 – August 5, 2025
The Centering Art & Racial Equity grant awards funding to Seattle arts and culture, heritage, and arts service organizations with a minimum three-year history of providing accessible programming for Seattle residents and visitors.
Cultural Facilities Fund
Open May 20 – August 5, 2025
The Cultural Facilities Fund awards funding to Seattle arts, heritage, cultural and arts service organizations with facility projects that create greater access for those who have been (and are) inequitably excluded from owning, managing and leasing property. Communities of color have had the least access to controlling cultural space. This fund will prioritize projects that eliminate this disparity.
CityArtist
Open June 17 – July 29, 2025
Apply for $8,000
CityArtist provides grants for Seattle-based individual artists/curators to research, develop, and present ideas or ventures. The 2026 CityArtist cycle will fund artists operating in the following disciplines: literary, film/media, and visual arts.
Arts in Parks
Open September 16 – October 28, 2025
Apply for up to $8,000
Arts in Parks, a partnership between the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture and Seattle Parks and Recreation, supports new and established festivals or events that promote arts and cultural participation, celebrate diversity, build community connections, and activate parks through arts and culture.
For additional information about open grants and funding opportunities, please visit our Opportunities page.