Artist Trust newsletter: Meet our new staff member, check out the 2022 Fellowship guidelines, and more!

 

THE ARTIST TRUST NEWSLETTER September 2021 Artwork detail: Tatiana Garmendia, 2020 Fellowship recipient  Welcome and Farewell As the seasons change, we are also experiencing change here at Artist Trust. While we are sad to say goodbye to our long-time Communications Manager Elizabeth Colzani, we are thrilled to introduce our new Communications Manager, Arel Watson! Elizabeth will be working with us through the end of the month. Arel's first day is September 22. Welcome, Arel! Born and raised in Mobile, AL, Arel is a Photographer & DJ of many crafts and talents. He moved to Seattle in 2014 to pursue a passion for marketing/communications in the music/art world to showcase the untold history and story of what came before and what is to come. Before Artist Trust, he has done this through his own community projects focused on showcasing the history and artist of underground culture within music with House Party SEA.  Farewell, Elizabeth We’re wishing a fond farewell to our Communications Manager, Elizabeth Colzani! After moving back to Michigan in June, Elizabeth is leaving her position of over two years at Artist Trust to start a new chapter in Detroit with her husband, while continuing to pursue a career in marketing and communications. When asked what she’ll miss most, Elizabeth said, "I will miss the AT team the most! We've been through a lot together in the past year and a half, but it brought us all closer. Each person at Artist Trust is so special, smart, and hard-working - I look up to all of them and have learned by their example. From sharing hilarious memes and GIFs over Teams to making impactful change at the organization, I will miss it all. Goonies never say die."  Check out the 2022 Fellowship Guidelines! The guidelines for the 2022 Fellowship Awards are now available! Artist Trust Fellowship Awards are merit-based awards of $10,000 for 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 in recognition of artistic excellence and dedication to their practice. Fellowship Awards also include The Vadon Foundation Fellowship Award for Native Artists. The application for 2022 Fellowship opens on October 5. Click here to learn about our grant support programs that can help you with your application. Artwork detail: Joe Feddersen, 2019 Fellowship recipient Building Resilience by Building Community What role do our communities play during unexpected change? How can we collectively build resilience by coming together as creatives? During this hour-long workshop, artist and educator Shantell Jackson will discuss how embracing community can play a central role in the stability and well-being of artists. Join us on September 9 at 12 p.m. to learn about how creativity can be synonymous with resilience.  Also, stay tuned for info on a workshop with glass artist Fumi Amano later this month!  This program is presented in partnership with the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and CERF+.   Update Your Artist Trust Profile! If you're an Artist Trust grant recipient, you received an email from us yesterday with an invitation to update your Artist Trust profile. It came to our attention that after we made the switch to our new website, some images and links on the artist profiles were broken. We want to fix that! Whether you received a grant from us in 2006 or 2019, we'll ensure that your profile accurately reflects your current work. We are collecting changes and updates through this Submittable form. Please fill it out no later than September 30 to update your artist profile. If we don't hear from you by then, we'll check in with you next year. Take ArtsFund's COVID Cultural Impact Study Since March 2020, ArtsFund has been collecting quarterly snapshot data to capture some of the impacts across the sector. As Washington State approaches recovery, ArtsFund is tackling a comprehensive COVID Cultural Impact Study of arts, cultural, heritage, and science nonprofit organizations. Take it here.  Apply for an Innovate Grant Innovate Grant distributes (2) $550 grants each quarter, to one Visual Artist and one Photographer. Winners will also be featured on their website! Their Summer 2021 Cycle deadline is September 16.  September Resources & Opportunities Digest This is the September 2021 digest of resources and opportunities for artists during the COVID-19 pandemic. Artwork detail: Lynne Siefert, 2019 Fellowship recipient  Applications for our 2021 Grants for Artists’ Progress (GAP) have closed. Click here for information about the 2021 GAP Awards timeline.

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