2026 Youth Arts Grant Deadline

The Youth Arts Grant is a 2-year program that helps middle and high school students in Seattle get more access to arts and cultural opportunities. These programs happen outside of school hours and are led by skilled artists and teaching artists. The goal is to create more opportunities for young people from a variety of racial and socioeconomic backgrounds to connect with the arts.

Eligibility

Projects must take place between September 2026 – August 2027 and September 2027 – August 2028.

Eligible applicants include individual artists, teaching artists, arts and cultural organizations, youth-service agencies, and degree-granting institutions.

Programs must be available to middle and/or high school-aged young people and take place within Seattle city limits. Talk with the project manager if you have questions.

Your physical address may be outside Seattle city limits.

All artists and teaching artists hired by awardees must have at least one (1) year of experience working with the project age group and art and/or cultural forms.

Projects must reflect the Youth Arts grant priorities and demographics.

Funding

Selected awardees will receive a total of $12,000 in funding support distributed over two (2) years of programs: $6,000 in 2026-2027 and $6,000 in 2027-2028.