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ArtsFund Study Uncovers Profound Impact of COVID-19 on Washington State’s Arts & Culture

ArtsFund announces the release of the COVID Cultural Impact Study, an expansive effort to analyze the pandemic’s impact on Washington’s cultural institutions and their essential role in the state’s communities.

Staggering New Data on COVID-19 Impacts for Arts & Cultural Orgs

Staggering New Data on COVID-19 Impacts for Arts & Cultural Orgs

$135M in projected revenue losses, 97% of orgs have canceled programs, and 76% have cancelled fundraisers. Learn more about how the pandemic’s hit on arts and culture.

ArtsFund Invests $4.8M in Grants and Releases New Data on COVID-19 Impact on Cultural Nonprofits

Responding to COVID-19’s devastating impacts on the nonprofit arts and cultural sector in the Central Puget Sound Region, ArtsFund announces grants to arts and cultural nonprofits totaling $4,831,100.

COVID-19 Arts Emergency Relief Fund Surpasses $2.4M

ArtsFund announces the funds raised to date for the COVID-19 Arts Emergency Relief Fund total $2,450,947.

COVID-19 Arts Sector Impacts

COVID-19 Arts Sector Impacts To view the latest findings, visit the COVID Cultural Impact Study page, here. Download this Winter […]

 ArtsFund Releases Data on COVID-19 Impacts of Arts & Cultural Nonprofits

ArtsFund releases new data from a recent survey assessing the early impacts of COVID-19 on arts and cultural nonprofits in the Central Puget Sound Region. ArtsFund’s findings highlight the impacts to three key operational areas–finance, programming, and workforce–and offer data on both immediate and anticipated impacts. 

COVID-19 Arts Emergency Relief Fund

COVID-19 Arts Emergency Relief Fund

ArtsFund created the COVID-19 Arts Emergency Relief Fund to help stabilize the sector with immediate relief grants for arts organizations negatively impacted by COVID-19. Arts organizations are bracing for worst case scenarios which could include closure, bankruptcy and insolvency. The goal of ArtsFund’s COVID-19 Arts Emergency Relief Fund is to enable arts and cultural organizations to maintain essential functions and retain core staff throughout the current public health crisis so that they are positioned to reopen when possible.

COVID-19 Response

COVID-19 Response

ArtsFund Response The COVID-19 global pandemic has heavily impacted ArtsFund’s work. In mid-March 2020, we launched an ongoing and multifaceted […]

An Unprecedented Time: COVID-19 & the Arts

There is a role for everyone in in responding to and recovering from this public health emergency. Here’s what you can do to help right now.

Supporting Artists and Arts Organizations during COVID-19

Here’s how you can help our regional arts organizations during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Pop-Up Museum of Glass

Pop-Up Museum of Glass

Pop-Up* with Museum of Glass *Pop-Up invitations are a donor benefit at the Ovation level and up When Thursday, June […]

Cultural Partners Network Summit: Reworking Work Culture

Cultural Partners Network Summit: Reworking Work Culture As our world has shifted, arts and culture have remained key vehicles for […]

Reunite with the Arts

Reunite with the Arts

Join ArtsFund in person at the beautiful Seattle Opera Center to reconnect with artists, cultural workers, patrons, and leaders in support of our region’s arts community.

Welcome to 5 New Cultural Partners!

Welcome to 5 New Cultural Partners!

Introducing the five newest arts and cultural nonprofits to join ArtsFund’s network! Learn about who they are and the amazing work they are doing in our community.

ArtsFund Expanding Staff to Meet Increased Need

ArtsFund Expanding Staff to Meet Increased Need

With a significant new investment, we are working to add additional staff and increase community connections in the face of pandemic drains on sector.

Digital Dilemmas: Q&A with Legal Expert

Digital Dilemmas: Q&A with Legal Expert

Join ArtsFund’s Cultural Partners Network and legal expert, Mark Wittow (K&L Gates) on August 24, 2021 between 2-3pm to discuss important legal considerations around making cultural programming available online.

Linda Yan | Zooming in on the Future of Theater

Linda Yan | Zooming in on the Future of Theater

Linda Yan, an intern for Penguin Productions, a youth-focused theater company based in Seattle, shares her reflections on how theatre has been shaped by the events of the past year.

ArtsFund’s 2020-21 Campaign 97% to goal

ArtsFund’s 2020-21 Campaign 97% to goal

Donors have one week left to support the Recovery and Reimagination of our arts sector!