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Our 2025 Highlights

From gallery exhibitions to grant workshops, thank you for being in community with us this year. As we look back at 2025, join us in celebrating a year of artist support! Keep reading to learn about some of our highlights and stay tuned for more in our upcoming Report to the Community.

In 2025…

  • We awarded $4,774,275 in grant funding to 494 artists and organizations.
  • Our team produced more than 30 days of activations at ARTS at King Street Station and welcomed over 14,500 visitors to the gallery.
  • 106 artworks were accessioned into the Civic Art Collection, 87 of which were curated by the Fresh Perspectives youth cohort.
  • We hosted over 16,000 visitors at Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute
  • Over 290 educators received professional development training in music, visual arts, and theater.
  • We supported 23 Hope Corps grantees in producing activations throughout Downtown.
  • During the 2024-2025 school year, 11,204 Seattle Public Schools students received arts education through The Creative Advantage, and we provided over $218,000 to arts partners to make this possible.
  • 54 Seattle Public Schools hosted teaching artists in a total of 64 school day residencies.

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