From Hiroshima to Hope, dance performance by Tsuro Koi. Since 2016, Seattle’s Office of Arts & Culture (OAC) has partnered with Seattle’s Parks and Recreation (SPR) to increase arts and culture-based events in parks throughout the city. Through the Arts in Parks (AiP) program, the City invests in the vibrant cultural work being done in and by diverse communities throughout Seattle.
This program supports grassroots organizations, community-based groups, and individual artists seeking to activate Seattle parks through arts and culture in underserved and economically constrained areas of the city. This grant supports new and established festivals or events that promote arts and cultural participation, celebrate diversity, and build community connections while connecting with communities and audiences from historically unserved and/or underserved communities that represent Seattle’s diversity.
For more details, please read the full guidelines. They are also available in these languages:
Due Date
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, 5 p.m. (Pacific)
Please allow ample time to complete and submit your application. Applications submitted after the 5:00 p.m. Pacific deadline will not be accepted.
Eligibility
You are eligible to apply for this grant if you meet the following criteria:
- You are an individual, organization, or community group that regularly presents arts and cultural-based programming in Seattle.
- You reside in King County or unincorporated King County within Washington State.
- Organizations and individual artists representing Seattle’s diverse communities are encouraged to apply.
- You have a Federal Tax ID number (Social Security Number, ITIN, or Employer Identification Number).
- Groups are not required to be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, nor are they required to use a fiscal sponsor or fiscal agent.
You are not eligible to be awarded for this grant if you have an open AiP contract after Dec. 31, 2025.
Funding
You can apply for the following amounts:
- $2,000
- $4,000
- $6,000
- $8,000
Information Workshops
Learn more about this grant and how to submit your best application:
Information Session 1 (Virtual)
Wednesday, Sept. 24
3 – 4:30 p.m. (Pacific) on Microsoft Teams
RSVP to Sept. 24
Information Session #2 (In-person)
Wednesday, Oct. 8
6 – 7:30 p.m. (Pacific) at Garfield Community Center
RSVP to Oct. 8
Draft Application Feedback Session (Virtual)
Thursday, Oct. 16
4:30 – 6:00 p.m. (Pacific) on Microsoft Teams
RSVP to Oct. 16
Contact
If you don’t have computer or internet access, contact Zach Frimmel, Grants Project Manager, at (206) 963-9226 or Zach.Frimmel@seattle.gov.
Please reach out with any questions about this opportunity or for help with the online application.
We have interpreters who can speak to you in your language, including American Sign Language (via video). Just call us and tell us what language you speak. Expect a short pause while we find an interpreter to join the call.
