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Fellowship Awards - Artist Trust Eligible Disciplines: All Disciplines Deadline: November 2, 2026 at 11:59pm Artist Trust Fellowship Awards are merit-based awards of $10,000 to practicing professional artists of exceptional talent and ability residing in Washington State.
These unrestricted awards are open to artists of all disciplines and are given annually to 8+ artists of in recognition of artistic excellence and dedication to their practice.
In addition to the Artist Trust Fellowship Awards are the Fellowship Award for Black Artists, the Greg Kucera & Larry Yocom Fellowship Award, The Lillian Miller Foundation Fellowship for Trans* and Indigiqueer Artists, and The Vadon Foundation Fellowship Award for Native Artists . The first Fellowship Awards were selected in 1987, making it Artist Trust’s longest-running award program. Read the 2026 Fellowship Guidelines (webpage).
Click here to read the 2026 Fellowship Reference Guide to see excerpts from past recipients’ applications. The background and experience of the artist Artist’s continued dedication to their artistic practice All applications are reviewed by one multidisciplinary panel consisting of five artists from across the state with expertise in a range of artistic disciplines.
Panelists review all eligible applications online through Submittable and meet to discuss applications and recommend recipients. Panelists are asked to review all applicants through a lens of racial equity, consider geographic diversity, and highlight a range of disciplines and practices. September 4 Guidelines available.
October 5 Application opens. October 16 & 23 Office hours. November 2 Application closes.
November – January 2027 Panel review. February 2027 Board votes. March 2027 Notification of award status.
March 2027 Public announcement. The 2026 Fellowship Awards will be open to artists residing in Washington State working in all disciplines. 18 years of age or older; Washington State residents at the time of application and payment; Individual artists (or artist teams): those who are the originators of works of art.
Fellowship recipients from 2018 – 20 25 (this includes recipients of the Lillian Miller Foundation Fellowship Award, the Fellowship Award for Black Artists, and the Greg Kucera & Larry Yocom Fellowship) ; Previous recipients of two or more Fellowship Awards in a lifetime ; Previous recipients of the James W.
Ray Distinguished Artist or Arts Innovator Awards; Recipients of another Artist Trust grant in 2026 ; Graduate or undergraduate matriculated students enrolled in any degree program at the deadline date of November 3, 2025 and the time of payment (March 2026) ; Applying on behalf of a company, nonprofit, organization, fiscal sponsorship, or community group ; Current Artist Trust staff, Board of Trustees, honorary committee member , current Fellowship panelists, or their immediate family .
Please read this FAQ prior to contacting our staff with questions. Due to the high volume of applications, we are not able to respond to every question we receive. Am I eligible for this Award?
You can check the eligibility requirements for this award above under the “Eligibility Information” heading. You can also view this information in our Guidelines document. Note that the 4 named awards have additional eligibility requirements which you can read about in our Guidelines document.
How much money will I receive, and how many awards will be given out? Fellowship awards are $10,000 awards. 8+ awards are given out each cycle, including 4 named awards with additional eligibility requirements.
Can I apply as part of a collaboration or team? A team of two or more artists may apply if you have a documented history of creating and presenting work as a team. Artists applying as a team must contact Artist Trust to confirm eligibility before applying.
If eligible, one artist will submit the application and list team members. All team members must meet the eligibility requirements for the respective award. Applications made on behalf of a company, nonprofit, organization, community group, or a fiscally-sponsored entity will not be accepted.
If I apply as part of a team, how much money will we receive? The team will receive $10,000 total. When can I apply, and what is the application timeline?
You can view the timeline for this application above under the Timeline heading, and in our Guidelines document linked above. To apply, you must create a Submittable account and submit an application through Submittable. A link to the application will be available beginning on the day the application opens.
Applications must be submitted through Submittable. Emailed or physical applications will not be reviewed. Do you accept late applications?
We do not accept late applications under any circumstances. Note that Submittable often slows down due to high use on the day of the deadline. We recommend submitting early to avoid last minute technical difficulties that may result in missing the deadline.
Can I edit my application after I submit? If you submit your application before the deadline, we are able to open your application for edits. You will be responsible for re-submitting your application after it’s opened for editing.
Requests to re-open applications for editing made close to the deadline may not be accommodated, due to the high volume of requests and questions at that time. The Artist Trust team does our best to assist with all requests. After the deadline, applications cannot be edited.
Where can I find help with my application? We offer several support services and resources to help you with your application, including virtual Info Sessions, Office Hours, workshops, reference guides, and other resources. They are listed above in the Timeline.
You can view and register for them on our Events page once the guidelines are published. What do I do if I’m having technical difficulties with my grant application? What materials do I need to include in my application?
You can view the complete list of required application materials in our guidelines document linked above. Can I see examples of past successful application materials? Yes!
Examples of past successful application materials can be viewed in the Reference Guide linked above. I can’t decide on my career stage. Will that affect the panelists’ decisions?
Select the career stage that feels like it best describes your experience. Career stage is not part of the selection criteria for this award and does not have an impact on whether you are chosen for a grant. This information is collected only for demographic purposes.
What happens if I don’t follow the application guidelines? If you do not follow the guidelines for this application, your application will be marked ineligible and will not be viewed or considered by the panel. Applications are most commonly found ineligible because an applicant has included more work samples than permitted, or included promotional materials in their work samples.
Make sure to carefully read through the work sample guidelines before submitting your application. What’s the most important part of this application? Your work samples are the most important part of your application.
Spend the most time honing your samples. If you are submitting images, audio, or video, make sure your documentation is high quality. An applicant can only submit up to 10 work samples (1 work sample means either: 1 image, 1 minute of video, 1 minute of audio, 1 page of manuscript).
Be sure to follow the work sample guidelines outlined in our guidelines linked above. Additionally, the written parts of your application help panelists understand your vision, process, and philosophy and give context for the work in your work samples. Start on these parts early and have friends or colleagues read them.
You can find examples of successful applications in our Reference Guide. For tips and tricks on the written parts of your application, visit our Resources here . How are the awards selected?
All applications are reviewed by one multidisciplinary panel consisting of three to five artists from across the state with expertise in a range of artistic disciplines. Panelists review all eligible applications online through Submittable and meet over Zoom to discuss applications and recommend recipients.
Panelists are required to review all applicants through a lens of racial equity, consider geographic diversity, and highlight a range of disciplines and practices. Artist Trust recognizes that Black and Indigenous people experience more barriers and less opportunities than other people of color. We use the term BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) to acknowledge this reality.
Throughout the process, panelists will be asked to prioritize Black and Indigenous artists, artists living in rural areas, and artists who identify as LGBTQIA+ by considering structural, institutional, and historical barriers artists face and how it can impact their career. The members of each panel change for each award, every grant cycle. How does racial equity impact the selection of awardees?
We have a strong commitment to racial equity throughout our organization. Within our award programs, we ask selection panelists to review all applications through a lens of racial equity. This means when a panelist is considering an applicant, we ask them to be mindful of structural, institutional, and historical barriers artists of color face and how those barriers may impact their work and their career.
Additionally, panelists are encouraged to have an intersectional approach and to highlight a range disciplines and practices as well as discuss marginalized identities within BIPOC communities. How are the awards funded? Our support for artists is powered by donors from our community.
To make a gift in support of this grant, visit www. artisttrust. org/donate .
Deep appreciation to our donor community, participants in our statewide artist focus groups, the Artist Trust Strategic Vision and Stewardship Committee and Racial Equity Committee, Board of Trustees, and staff for making this program possible. If you have questions not addressed in this FAQ, please be in touch with our Program Director, Lydia Boss at lydia@artisttrust. org .
Fellowship Awards Reference Guide We work hard serving thousands of individual artists across Washington State each year, but we can’t do it without you! Learn how you can support artists year-round. Image: Peggy Piacenza, 2024 Fellowship Recipient
Scoring criteria used to review proposals for this grant.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Individual artists or documented artist teams who are Washington State residents, at least 18 years old, and not recent Fellowship recipients (2018-2025) or current students. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates $10,000 Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is November 2, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
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The Twining Humber Award is a grant from Artist Trust that funds a Washington State female-identified visual artist with a $10,000 unrestricted cash award. Given annually, the award honors artists aged 60 or over who have dedicated 25 or more years to creating art. The award was established through a generous gift from painter Yvonne Twining Humber (1907–2004) and carries no restrictions on how funds may be used. The application window for 2026 ran February 23 through March 23, 2026. Eligible applicants must be female-identified visual artists, age 60 or over, residing in Washington State with at least 25 years of sustained art creation.
SOLA Awards (Washington State) is sponsored by Artist Trust. The SOLA (Support Old Lady Artists) Awards are ten unrestricted awards given annually to Washington State female visual artists, age 60 or over, who have dedicated 25 years or more to creating art. The awards were created by artist Ginny Ruffner.
SOLA Awards (Support Old Lady Artists) is a grant from Artist Trust that funds female-identified visual artists in Washington State, age 60 or older, who have dedicated 25 or more years to creating art. Ten unrestricted awards of $5,000 each are given annually, with one award specifically honoring a BIPOC artist. Founded in 2016 by Seattle artist Ginny Ruffner, the program honors lifetime contributions of women whose artwork has not been widely recognized. Eligible applicants must reside in Washington State and not be current matriculated students or recipients of another Artist Trust grant in the same year. The award may only be received once. The 2026 application window was February 23 through March 23, 2026. Artists are selected by a three-person panel using a racial equity lens.