Deadline: 17 March 2025
Applications are now open for Artist Trust (AT) Arts Innovator Award (AIA) to recognize artists who demonstrate innovation in their art practice.
Funding Information
- This unrestricted award of $25,000 is given annually to two Washington State artists of any discipline who are originating new work, experimenting with new ideas, taking risks, and pushing the boundaries of their fields.
Eligibility Criteria
- The 2025 Arts Innovator Award is open to artists and artist teams residing in Washington State working in all disciplines.
- Applicants must be:
- 18 years of age or older;
- Washington State residents at the time of both application and payment (payment will be made June 2025);
- Individual artists (or artist teams) who are the originators of works of art;
- Available for finalist cohort meeting on May 6 and interviews on May 8, 2025.
- Applicants who will not be interviewed as finalists will be notified on Friday, May 2,2025.
Ineligibility Criteria
- Applicants may not be:
- Recipients of more than one AT grant per calendar year;
- Previous recipients of the James W. Ray Distinguished Artist Award or Arts Innovator Award;
- Current graduate or undergraduate students enrolled at the time of the application and/or payment (payment will be made June 2025)
- Applying as cultural organizers, curators, or applying on behalf of a company, nonprofit, organization, fiscal sponsorship, community group;
- Current AT staff, Board of Trustees, AIA panelists, or their family;
- Affiliated with Chihuly Studio, the Dale and Leslie Chihuly Foundation, or family of Dale or Leslie Chihuly.
Application Requirements
- Materials to Submit:
- Discipline Statement (50 words or less)
- Artist Biography (150 words or less or up to 1.5 minutes of video/audio)
- Innovation Statement (400 words or less or up to 3 minutes of video/audio)
- Work Samples (10 work samples)
- Artist Resume (8 page limit)
- Impact Statement (150 words or less)
For more information, visit Artist Trust.
