Grants
In the past 20 years, the Anacortes Arts Festival has given over $500,000 in grants and scholarships alone. Thanks to another successful year, arts related grants totaling $32,000 were awarded to the following individuals and organizations this year:
- 213: A Show of Hands
- Anacortes Arts Commission
- Anacortes Community Theatre
- Anacortes School District Brodniak Hall Stage
- Anacortes School District Cultural Arts Series
- Department of Safety
- The Depot Arts Center
- Hilary Garrett
- Deborah Kenote
- Bill Mitchell
- Museum of Northwest Art
- Tracy W. Powell
Giving Philosophy
The Anacortes Arts Festival strives to impact the whole community through its range of giving by advancing arts education, increasing participation in the arts in the community and better linking the arts community to the community at large. The Festival endeavors, over time, to fund a well-balanced group of grant requests and projects, some self-initiated, that involves a diverse group of people and diverse art activities. Giving includes grants and scholarships.
Giving Guidelines
The deadline this year is February
19, 2009.
View the Guidelines page.
Ginger Orsini instructs a Mt. Erie Elementary School class
using ukuleles purchased with a grant from the Festival.
Our Mission Statement
"The Anacortes Arts Festival is a nonprofit organization that promotes and funds arts, artists and art education to create a vibrant arts community."
Our mission statement reflects the Board’s desire to expand support of the arts to a broader community base. Our primary emphasis continues to be the promotion of a high-quality yearly festival, with a renewed commitment to produce an outstanding fine art show.