2024 Endurance Grant
Deadline: July 29, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. PST
ABOUT THE ENDURANCE GRANTS
The Artist Trust (AT) Endurance Grants (END) are unrestricted emergency need-based grants of $2,500 to artists working in all disciplines across Washington State to assist with an unforeseen emergency, crisis, or catastrophic event. These 40 grants will funds artists who identify with one or more of the following communities: Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and/or Native, LGBTQIA+, immunocompromised, with immigrant status, have or are living with a disability, residing outside King County, and/or low income.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE
The 2024 Artist Trust Endurance Grants are open to artists residing in Washington State working in all disciplines. This grant is also open to 2024 Artist Trust recipients of other awards. Recipients of the 2024 Artist Trust Endurance Grants are still eligible for other Artist rust grants of the same year.
APPLICANTS MUST BE
- An artist practicing in one or more of our disciplinary categories; Literary, Media Arts, Performing Arts, Visual Arts
- 18 years of age or older by application deadline and payment (payment will be made in October 2024)
- Washington State residents at the time of both application and payment (payment will be made in October 2024)
- Individual artists who are the originators of works of art
- Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) and/or Native, LGBTQIA+, immunocompromised, with immigrant status, having or are living with a disability, residing outside King County, and/or low income
AND
- Have had an unforeseen emergency, crisis, or catastrophic event between February 1 - July 29, 2024 (or within 6 months of the application closing on July 29), that has significantly and adversely affected your ability to meet your basic needs (see What Is an Unforeseen Emergency, Crisis, or Catastrophic Event section below)
APPLICANTS MUST NOT BE
- Current graduate or undergraduate students enrolled at the time of both the application deadline and payment (payment will be made early October 2024)
- Applying as cultural organizers, curators, or applying on behalf of a company, nonprofit, organization, fiscal sponsorship, or community group
- Current AT staff, Board of Trustees, END panelists, or their family
Applicants may only apply once per cycle.
What is an unforeseen emergency, crisis, or catastrophic event?
Artist Trust defines an emergency, crisis, or catastrophic event as a recent, unforeseen, or triggering event that has significantly and adversely affected your ability to meet your basic needs, including natural disaster, theft, or serious illness or injury. Financial distress that results from the normal uncertainties of being an artist is not considered an emergency.
All applicants will be asked to select at least one of the following needs they are experiencing as a direct result of an emergency:
- Food Insecurity
- Medical Bills
- Rent, Mortgage, or Foreclosure
- Utility Payments
This is not a merit-based award. Recipients will not be chosen based on artistic excellence. We are requiring work samples as part of our verification processes. If you are selected for funding, you will be asked to provide documentation of your emergency and need. The following documentation is acceptable:
- Invoices or bills (paid or unpaid) that document costs for utilities, food, or other expenses related to emergency needs
- Written prognosis from your doctor, health provider, or insurance company and/or a bill that outlines medical expenses
- A copy of the police report listing major items lost
- Photos, lists of items lost/damaged and/or official documents from an emergency management agency or insurance company indicating loss or damage
- A copy of your rental ledger, foreclosure notices, eviction notices, or housing-related letters
CONTACT ARTIST TRUST
- with questions about the application requirements, guidelines, eligibility, etc.
- if you need to access or edit a submitted application (if still prior to the deadline of July 29)
ARTIST TRUST
Monday-Friday: 9:00AM-3:00PM PST
Lydia Boss (she/her) // Program Co-Director
lydia@artisttrust.org / 206-467-8734 x25
Luther Hughes (they/them) // Program Co-Director
luther@artisttrust.org / 206-467-8734 x20
Anna Teiche (she/her) // Program Coordinator
anna@artisttrust.org / 206-467-8734 x26
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