Grants for Artist Projects (GAP)
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Grants for Artist Projects (GAP) supports Washington State artists across disciplines with flexible funding for new or ongoing artistic projects, helping advance their work and artistic progress.
Funder: Artist Trust
Due Dates (Anticipated): June 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $2,500 per artist or artist team; 65 awards in the published 2026 cycle
Summary: GAP provides flexible project-based funding for Washington State artists in all disciplines to develop new or ongoing artistic work.
Key Information: Applicants must be Washington State residents at both application and payment; degree-seeking students are ineligible.
Description
Grants for Artist Projects (GAP) is Artist Trust’s unrestricted project-based grant program for artists across Washington State. It supports work in literary, media, performing, and visual arts, with projects ranging from a series of poems to large-scale performances. Funding can help artists continue an existing project or begin new work, covering a broad range of project-related needs.
The program values artistic excellence, clarity of vision and project, and the potential progress and impact an award could have on an artist’s life. Racial equity is central to review, alongside geographic diversity and a range of artistic disciplines and practices. Panelists consider structural, institutional, and historical barriers, with particular attention to Black and Indigenous artists, rural artists, and LGBTQIA+ artists. Community donors fund the program.
