August 2022

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Working Washington Grants: Round 5

$45 million for businesses and nonprofits in arts, heritage, and science

The Working Washington Grants: Round 5 and Convention Center Grants programs are now open. These two grant programs will bring $75 million in pandemic relief funds to small businesses and nonprofits across Washington.

💡 Demonstrating hardship—more than the bottom line

You will have two ways to show hardship from the pandemic:

• financial documents

• your own words

Everyone has a different story of how the pandemic impacted their organization. Your story matters. (You won't be graded on spelling or grammar.)

✔️ Not sure if you qualify? Take the eligibility quiz by starting an application

The application starts with eight simple yes-or-no questions. It only takes a few moments to find out if you are eligible for funding.

Apply by Friday, September 9, 2022.

Apply now: 2022 Curator Roster Call



The Curator Roster is a pre-qualified list of people available to research and recommend artworks for purchase for the State Art Collection.

The 2022 Curator Roster Call will accept applications between August 23-September 27, 2022.

Register for Poetry Out Loud



Poetry Out Loud is a national poetry recitation competition for high school students, supported by The National Endowment for the Arts and The Poetry Foundation. School registration is now open.

Register by November 18, 2022.

Join our team: openings at ArtsWA

Project Manager

We are searching for a new Project Manager to join our Art in Public Places team. In this position, you will work with artists to bring new artworks to communities across Washington state.

Apply by September 6, 2022.

Administrative Assistant

We are searching for an Administrative Assistant to support our Grants to Organizations (GTO) team. In this position, you will perform administrative and fiscal support for the program and related projects.

Apply by August 29, 2022.

Pictured above: Omnibus (2020) by Bruce Andersen and Shannon Andersen, located at the Pierce County Skills Center, Puyallup.

Rena Priest earns prestigious Fellowship

Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest was named a 2022 Fellow by the Academy of American Poets, for her "positive contributions" to her community—and beyond.

Click here to learn more about the Fellowship.



Click here to learn more about her call for Salmon Poems.

Discovery Forest by Sumi Wu, located at Parkwood Elementary, Shoreline, WA.

New video: How to get a UEI

You need a Unique Entity ID (UEI) to receive funds from federally-funded grants like Working Washington Grants: Round 5.

Watch this new video for a step-by-step guide through the UEI registration process.