Seattle music/theater/art group "Awesome" premiered at noSIGNAL at On the Boards. Photo by David Nixon.
2009 CityArtists awards announced
The Office has awarded $225,000 to 39 individual artists working in the performing arts. The annual CityArtist Projects program supports the development and presentation of original work by Seattle artists.
The funded projects will involve more than 256 paid artists. Click here for a list of 2009 award recipients. Thirty of the 39 artist projects funded are first-time recipients, representing 77 percent of the awards. The awards range from $1,500 to $10,000, with an average award of $5,769.
The program received a record 148 applicants, a 25 percent increase in applications from the previous 2007 funding cycle for dance, theater and music.