Current Calls and Funding
Call for 2027 ARTS at King Street Station Exhibitions
We invite individual artists, curators, organizations, and community-based groups to propose 2027 exhibitions for our cultural space and gallery, ARTS at King Street Station. This call is for exhibitions and related programming only. We are not accepting standalone performance-based work through this call.
Up to $20,000 is available for creative worker wages and project expenses.
Please read the full guidelines for this call.
You are eligible to apply for funding if you meet the following criteria:
- You are an individual artist, curator, organization, or community-based group located in and with a strong connection to the city and that regularly presents work in Seattle.
- You are part of an organization or are an individual artist representing communities most impacted by systemic oppression. Persons that are low-income, people with disabilities, immigrant and refugee communities, and communities of color are encouraged to apply.
You are not eligible for this funding if:
- Your project directly sells materials, posts prices, and/or has ticket sales. All programs must be presented free of charge to the public.
Guidelines and Translations
Please read the full guidelines for this call. They are also available in:
Apply online through Submittable.
If you don’t have computer or internet access or would like to discuss alternative ways of applying, please contact James Coley, King Street Station Program Lead, at 206-684-4186 or James.Coley@seattle.gov.
Due Date
Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, 5 PM Pacific
You must submit your application by this date and time. Please give yourself enough time to finish it. We won’t accept applications submitted after this deadline.
We recommend you submit your application at least a few days to a week before closing to account for any upload errors or system overload on the closing date.
This timeline is subject to change:
- Sept. 29, 2026, 5 PM Pacific: Application closes.
- Winter 2026: ARTS at King Street Station Advisors review applications according to the evaluation criteria. Recommendations for funding are reviewed by OAC leadership.
- December 2026: Applicants are notified of funding decisions.
- January 2027: Contracting with awardees.
- April–December 2027: Exhibitions take place at ARTS at King Street Station.
Selection
The ARTS at King Street Station Advisors work with our staff to ensure that the programming at ARTS at King Street Station centers racial equity, represents and welcomes diverse communities, and showcases many creative disciplines. Advisors review and evaluate applications according to the program eligibility and criteria and recommend applications to move forward in the process.
Join a virtual information session to learn more about this opportunity and how to submit your best application. We highly encourage first-time applicants to attend.
Session 1
Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, 4-5 PM
RSVP to Aug. 26
Session 2
Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, 3-4 PM
RSVP to Sept. 1
Session 3
Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026, Noon-1 PM
RSVP to Sept. 15
Session 4
Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, Noon-1 PM
RSVP to Sept. 22
Supplemental Documents
You can use this document to draft your application responses: Application Preview for ARTS at King Street Station Exhibitions
The Creative Advantage Community Arts Partner Roster (Rolling Deadline)
The Creative Advantage is a city-wide initiative to establish equitable access to arts learning for every student in Seattle Public Schools (SPS). The Creative Advantage is made possible through a public-private partnership with SPS, the Office of Arts & Culture, the Seattle Foundation, and over 100 community arts partners.
The Community Arts Partner Roster consists of individual teaching artists and community arts and culture organizations approved to work in SPS through The Creative Advantage. Community Arts Partners collaborate with schools to provide:
- Student Art Residencies
- Teacher Professional Development
Please Note: You can apply to lead student arts residencies and/or teacher professional development.
Helpful Resources
Creative Youth Programs Glossary
Visit The Creative Advantage for more information.
Eligibility
Open to teaching artists, community arts organizations, and cultural institutions serving students, teachers, and schools in Seattle with three or more years of teaching experience. Applicants must be over the age of 18.
The Roster application reopens on November 1, 2025, and will stay open year-round for new artists, teaching artists, community arts organizations, and cultural institutions to apply. Applications will be vetted and approved by Creative Advantage Advisors, through a panel process three times annually (March, June, October). Roster Advisors are Seattle Public School teacher leaders and current Roster partners.
Review Deadlines
- Applications submitted between Nov. and Feb. will be reviewed during the March review cycle
- Applications submitted between March and May will be reviewed during the June review cycle
- Applications submitted between June and Sept. will be reviewed during the Oct. review cycle
Application
If you have trouble with Submittable, check their FAQ which offers step-by-step guides. For further assistance with the Submittable online application, please contact Submittable tech support at support@submittable.com.
Contact
For questions about the program or for help with the online application, please contact Arts Education Project Manager, Tina LaPadula, at (206) 518-4205 or Tina.Lapadula@seattle.gov.
We can speak to you in your language, including American Sign Language (via video). Just call us and tell us what language you speak. Expect a short pause while we find an interpreter to join the call.
SmART Ventures Grant (Rolling Due Date)
Black Arts Love, photo by Jenny Crooks
SmART Ventures is flexible, inclusive, simple, and encourages innovation by individuals, organizations, and communities that may not qualify for other funding programs. It provides support ranging from $500 to $1,500, proving that small investments can have big impacts.
Eligibility
- Individuals or groups of people – including youth and older adults – seeking support for a unique project, opportunity, or event involving arts and culture who are not currently funded by us.
- Organizations – arts and culture and others – do not have to have 501(c)(3) non-profit status.
You are not eligible if:
- You are a practicing artists currently funded by us and/or you've received our CityArtist grant within the past four years.
Due Date
This grant is open year-round and accepts applications every month. The application is due at 5 PM on the last Friday of the month. You will hear of our funding decisions during the third week of the following month.
Application
To apply, you must attend an information session first. Search our web calendar for a date/time and register for one that works for you.
Information Sessions and Draft Application Review
Come learn more about this grant and how to submit your best application.
Virtual Information Sessions
After reviewing the SmART Ventures guidelines, attend a group session to learn how to submit your best application.
Sessions are available the first and third Thursday of each month (excluding City Holidays), 11:30 AM-12:15 PM Pacific.
Virtual Draft Application Review Sessions
You must attend a smART Ventures info session first.
Attend this group session and bring 2-3 questions you may have regarding your application to share.
Sessions are available the first and third Thursdays of each month (excluding City Holidays), 12:30-1:15 PM Pacific.
RSVP for a session on our calendar.
Contact
For questions about the program or for help with the online application, please email the Project Manager at SmARTVentures@seattle.gov.
We can speak to you in your language, including American Sign Language (via video). Just call us at 206-684-7171 and tell us what language you speak. Expect a short pause while we find an interpreter to join the call.
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