Elizabeth Mo, 2014 Washington State Poetry Out Loud. Photo courtesy of Jesse Michener.

              

"The Washington State Poetry Out loud finals were my first official event as executive director of ArtsWA and I could not be more inspired to be an advocate for arts education after seeing these students," said Karen Hanan. "The original way the students interpreted these writings and made them their own is a clear example of the kind of creative thinking that Governor Inslee knows will help Washington's students successfully compete in a world that demands innovation and 21st century skills."

 

 

Cooperative Partnership Grants for Statewide Partners:

 

Cooperative Partnerships fund organizations that provide services to support artists and arts professionals across the state of Washington. Five statewide arts service organizations are directly invited to apply for Cooperative Partnership grants (listed in the guidelines).  

 

 

 

Project Support Grants:

 

Project Support grants provide funding for arts organizations, community service groups, and local or tribal governments that provide arts events targeted to public audiences in Washington. This funding supports a diverse array of performances, exhibitions, workshops and services to expand arts engagement and arts participation.

 

Project Support grant guidelines and deadlines will be as follows. See www.arts.wa.gov/grants for full guidelines.

 

 

 

Small arts organizations (under $200,000 budget) and other community service groups may apply for matching grants for specific arts events targeted to a general public audience. Organizations or ensembles of artists may apply with a fiscal agent. Grants range from $800 to $2,500.  

 

Project Support Program Level B: Deadline April 24, 2014  

 

For midsized arts organizations of $200,000 to $1 million budget, or local arts agencies sponsored or designated by local government or tribal agencies, grants are $2,500 to $5,500

 

Project Support Program Level C: Deadline May 12, 2014  

 

For large arts institutions over $1million budget, grants are $5,500 to $9,000

 

Innovation Incentive Award

 

 

  

 

The State Art Collection includes a legacy of more than 350 artworks acquired in the 1970s, when the Art in Public Places (AIPP) program was established as only the second statewide public art program in the country.

 

 

ArtsWA's conservation technician, Adam Fah, recently completed repair of the artwork, which has fared well over its 37 years. The bronze wrap has protected the more vulnerable cedar, even as the trees in the surrounding area have grown up and changed the space from an open lawn to a more enclosed, shaded wood. Conservation included mold, mildew, and insecticide treatments of the wood, maintenance of the bronze, and repair of mortar at the sculpture's base. With ongoing maintenance, we hope to celebrate this artwork again in another 40 years!

 

 

Segmental Sculpture was recently conserved by ArtsWA staff.