Arts-Related Resources & Opportunities

Note: These links are provided for informational use only and are not endorsed by Pierce County or the Pierce County Arts Commission.

Arts Agencies

National

• Americans for the Arts
• National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)

Regional

• Western States Arts Federation

Statewide

• Washington State Arts Commission

County Arts Agencies

• 4Culture (King County)
• Snohomish County Arts Commission

Local Arts Agencies in Pierce County

• Fife Public Arts Commission
• Gig Harbor Arts Commission
• Lakewood Arts Commission
• Puyallup Arts Downtown
• Sumner Arts Commission
• Tacoma Arts Commission
• Two Waters Arts Alliance (Key Peninsula)
• UP for Art (University Place)
• Valley Arts United (Puyallup)

Arts Advocacy

• Washington State Arts Alliance Foundation

Arts Event Information

• TacomaArt Listserv
  • Subscribe to receive arts event notices for Tacoma / Pierce County
• Take Part in Art
  • A calendar of arts events in the greater Puget Sound area

For Individual Artists & Arts Organizations

• ArtistTrust
  • Grants, professional development, opportunity listings

• CaFE (Call For Entry)
  • Search and apply for opportunities online
• GrantStation
  • Online source of funding opportunities and newsletter subscription service
• Shunpike
  • Business clinics and fiscal sponsorship for arts projects
• Washington Lawyers for the Arts
  • Seminars and legal resources for artists in all disciplines

Public Art

• Public Art Archive
  • Browse or search a nationwide database of projects
• Public Art Network
  • Professional network for the field of public art and listserv
• Public Artist Handbook
  • Produced by the Washington State Arts Commission
• Public Art Toolkit
  • Information and examples from concept to construction