Member Grants Application

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Next grant cycle opens Monday January 5, 2026 at 6am PST.

Application Deadline: Friday January 16, 2026 at 11:59pm PST

Eligibility:
• applicants must be age 18+,
• applicants must be current WIAC members in good standing, through February 28, 2026,
• sorry, WIAC board members, staff, jurors and their families are not eligible.
Join here or email admin@islandartscouncil.org to inquire about the details of your existing membership.

WIAC Member Grants are designed to encourage adult WIAC Members with creative practices in the visual, performing, literary or culinary arts by providing funds to further their current projects in any of these fields, genres or mediums. Funds may be used at the recipient’s discretion, however a description of the project and how you plan to use the funds will be required to complete the application process. Currently, funding includes five $500 awards.​ There is no application fee. Recipients will be announced in February 2026.

PREPARE FOR THE 2026 MEMBER GRANT APPLICATION...

Collect the following information to be ready for the application launch.

  • WIAC Membership Level (Individual, Family, Business)

  • Is Applicant Age 18+?

  • Applicant Name

  • Family or Business Member Name (if different)

  • Mailing Address

  • Phone#

  • Email Address

  • Website or primary online portfolio

  • Brief Description of Medium/Genre

  • Description of Your Current Project

  • Description of How You Would Use This Grant

  • Five Work Samples (png, jpg, pdf, mp3, mp4)

Funding for WIAC's Member Grants program is provided, in part, by the Community Accelerator Grant. The Community Accelerator Grant, administered by ArtsFund and funded by the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation,  provided $10M in unrestricted grants to 671 cultural nonprofit organizations across Washington state in amounts of $2,500 to $25,000. The program prioritized communities with less access to mainstream funding, including organizations who center BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and people with disabilities, and rural communities. The funds were made available in order to boost arts organizations’ ability to invest in their missions and support essential roles serving communities across the state.'