Keeping the Music Alive
Jayden Chae is an accomplished artist and a member of the 2025 Washington Youth Arts Leadership (WAYAL) Program. The WAYAL program is an annual cohort of youth and young adults…
Read more Apply to the 2025-2029 Public Artist Roster
Nourish / Enrich / Nurse Log by the artist team Acrylicize is a recently installed work at the UW Health Sciences Education Building.The log-like sculpture’s copper bark represents the beginnings…
Read more Apply now: WAYAL 2025-2026 cohort
Applications for the 2025-2026 cohort are now open from April 14, 2025 – July 10, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. View Application Guidelines View Application Outline View Nomination Outline What is…
Read more You’re invited: Passing of the Laurel
Passing of the Laurel Update: the in-person event is sold out. You can stream the event here at 7:00 p.m. Join us at the Music and Art Center (MAC)’s Grove…
Read more Sip & Chat: Wenatchee, April 29, 2025
Join us in Wenatchee on April 29! ArtsWA staff & Board invite members of the community to gather at the Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce & Visit Wenatchee Visitor Center…
Read more Celebrate Billy Frank Jr. Day 2025!
. Join North Thurston Public Schools and the Nisqually Indian Tribe in honoring the life and legacy of Billy Frank Jr. The event is free for families. Enjoy presentations and…
Read more 🎧 Listen: 2025 Poetry Forward Winners
Poetry Forward (formerly known as Poetry Ourselves) is an optional, original poetry contest open to all Poetry Out Loud school champions and students participating in POL Virtual. Of the 52 students…
Read more Sydney Frost named 2025 Washington State Poetry Out Loud Champion
2025 Washington State Poetry Out Loud Champion Sydney Frost. Photo by Pavel Verbovski. 🎉 Congratulations to 2025 Washington State Poetry Out Loud Champion Sydney Frost! Frost is a senior at…
Read more Soap Lake is announced as latest Certified Creative District
Downtown Soap Lake, Washington. Photo courtesy of the Soap Lake Creative District. Following a unanimous vote by the ArtsWA Board of Commissioners on February 4, Soap Lake is now Washington’s…
Read more 2025 artREMEDY Trainings (updated dates)
In collaboration with Path with Art, we are excited to announce artREMEDY, a trauma-informed arts training program for arts and cultural institutions, practitioners, and healthcare providers with two trainings free of…
Read more Now hiring: Tribal Cultural Affairs Program Manager
ArtsWA seeks an individual with an understanding of Native arts, culture, and community relationships to serve as Program Manager for Tribal Cultural Affairs. You will engage with diverse groups of…
Read more Apply now: Tribal Cultural Grant
These grants are non-competitive, and the application is short and simple.