Grants
Allied Arts Foundation provides $15,000 in grant funding for artists. The artistic category changes each year.
The 2022 awards will be given in the genre of CRAFTS. See details below.
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Allied Arts Foundation will award $15,000 in grants this year (2022) to persons working in Crafts.
The number and amount of awards will be based on entries received, with minimum award amounts of $1,000.
All entrants will be juried for possible inclusion in a Bellevue Arts Museum crafts exhibition scheduled for the fall of 2023.
Awards are based on merit; no needs statement or project description is required. Applicants must reside in western Washington State.
Applicants should submit:
Deadline is 5:00 PM Monday, May 16, 2022.
This year’s award will focus on Crafts: works where craft materiality (clay, fiber, glass, metal, wood, or combinations of those) is an integral component of the work.
Submitted artworks need not necessarily be functional, but should be connected to craft traditions and innovations.
We are looking for works that explore the connection between the material and the maker.
Applicants must meet the following requirements:
To foster equity and inclusion for these Artist Grant Awards, we encourage artists of underrepresented backgrounds to apply. We welcome applications from a community diverse in race, ethnicity, religion, gender and sexual orientation, inviting new perspectives, experiences, and varied cultural traditions.
Awarded grant funds are considered Earned Income by the IRS and must be reported on your taxes. Award winners will be required to submit a signed Form W-9 to Allied Arts Foundation. Forms 1099 reporting the grant award will be sent by Allied Arts Foundation to the IRS with a copy sent to the award winners.
Our jurors for the 2022 AAF Artist Awards in Crafts, who are generously volunteering their time and expertise for these awards, include:
If you have questions, contact: the AAF Operations Manager: grants@alliedarts-foundation.org
To be considered for a grant you must do the following by 5:00 PM PST on May 16, 2022:
Late materials cannot be considered.
For questions about your application, email our Operations Manager: grants@alliedarts-foundation.org.
Please allow plenty of time to complete the form and to provide the appropriate support documents. Allied Arts Foundation has only one part-time staff person; last-minute requests cannot be accommodated.
Applications submitted without the entry fee or fee waiver being received or postmarked by May 16, 2022 will be ineligible. Entry fees are not refundable for any reason whatsoever.
If you would like request a fee waiver, please contact grants@alliedarts-foundation.org and we’ll be glad to help you.
Fees may be paid one of three ways:
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Allied Arts Foundation
3518 Fremont Ave N #521
Seattle, WA 98103
For questions about your application, email our Operations Manager at grants@alliedarts-foundation.org.