The City of Seattle Office of Arts & Culture has a Neighborhood & Community Arts program to help neighborhood arts council, and other community-based groups, to produce festivals and events that enhance the visibility of neighborhoods, promote cultural participation, celebrate diversity and build community through arts and culture. In 2014, this program provided $1,200 each to 42 organizations in Seattle, to support public festivals and events. The deadline for applications for this year’s program is 11p on Wednesday, October 22nd.
All neighborhood arts councils, and community-based groups, may seek support for a recurring festival or event that has been in existence for at least one year, has a significant arts and cultural component, in open-to-the-public and takes place in Seattle. Applicants need not have a 501(c)3 status.
Those organizations chosen will receive two years of Neighborhood & Community Arts funding support (for events in 2015 and 2016) of $1,200 per year to support direct project expenses: artist fees, marketing & promotional materials, project management & personnel costs, supplies, equipment rentals, or other production-related costs.
Find guidelines, and the on-line application, on the Office of Arts & Culture website. Other information can be obtained from Jenny Crooks, at 206/684-7084