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Organization
Community Focus
Location
Community Focus
WA, American (US), Native American
Location
Vancouver, WA
Since 2011, the NACF has supported artists whose innovative and multifaceted approaches to literature, dance, visual arts, film, storytelling, music, and traditional arts strengthen culture, foster creativity and economic opportunity, and impact issues of social progress, environmental sustainability, and cultural equity.
Community Focus
WA, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), For All, Multicultural
Location
Seattle, WA
We are a Washington state-based 501(C)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to engage youth, artists, and communities in the creation of public art that inspires connections and honors their voices.
Community Focus
WA, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), For All
Location
Seattle, WA
Community Focus
WA, For All
Location
Olympia, WA
ArtsWA is the Washington State Arts Commission. We are a state agency, formed by the Washington State Legislature in 1961. Our mission is to nurture and support the role of the arts in the lives of all Washingtonians.

ArtsWA values diversity, equity, and inclusion. We believe in diverse forms of artistic expression. The arts amplify voices across all populations. Access to arts and arts education should be available for everyone. The arts can and should address inequities, model inclusion, and teach empathy.
Community Focus
WA, For All
Location
Seattle, WA
Hugo House is now a hub for a swelling community—one that is producing some of the nation’s most dedicated writers. Hugo House opened a brand-new home for writers in the fall of 2018, a place tailored to programs for writers and readers and dedicated to everyone who loves the art of writing.
Community Focus
West African, WA, Ghanaian
Location
Seattle, WA
Gansango Music & Dance presents traditional and contemporary dance and music from West Africa – drawing on the stunning talent of multicultural dancers and musicians.
Community Focus
WA, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC)
Location
, WA
LLL is a new concept in public access TV. As an educational program, we inspire and advance early learning in young Black, Indigenous & POC children.
Community Focus
WA, For All
Location
Seattle, WA
Blue Earth believes documentary photography can inspire positive change. We support visual storytelling on critical environmental and social issues through direct assistance to photographers and a collaborative community of professionals.
Community Focus
WA, For All
Location
Seattle, WA
We activate and sustain Seattle through arts and culture.
Community Focus
WA, Latina/e/o/x
Location
Seattle, WA
La Sala is a collective formed to coalesce and mobilize the growing Latino/Latina arts community of the Seattle/Bellevue and surrounding districts.
Community Focus
WA, Mexican
Location
Burien, WA
¡VEN E INSPIRA A OTROS!
Come to be part of this celebration where the colors give life to the moments of mourning. Be part of this tradition as a visitor or as a volunteer. We will wait for you!

Ven a ser parte de esta celebración donde los colores le dan vida a los momentos de duelo. Se parte de esta tradición como visitante o como voluntario. ¡Te esperamos!
Community Focus
WA, Irish
Location
Lynnwood, WA
Students learn the traditional, artistic, and competitive forms of Irish dancing in a welcoming and supportive environment from qualified Irish Dance instructors with extensive training in Ireland.
Community Focus
WA, For All
Location
Seattle, WA
Since 1980, CoCA has served the Pacific Northwest as a catalyst and forum for the advancement, understanding, and development of contemporary art.
Community Focus
WA, For All
Location
Tacoma, WA
Tacoma Art Museum is an anchor in the city’s downtown area and a gathering place for connecting people through art via thoughtful exhibitions, exciting events, and enriching programs.
Community Focus
WA, For All
Location
Seattle, WA
MadArt is a contemporary arts organization that supports artists in making new, installation-based works, while encouraging engagement with the creative process by remaining free and open to the public during all stages of exhibition development.
Community Focus
WA, Mexican
Location
Redmond, WA
Centro Cultural Mexicano strives to inspire inclusive participation by the community in all aspects of education, culture, and society by providing opportunities to create a positive future.

El Centro Cultural Mexicano se esfuerza por inspirar la participación inclusiva de la comunidad en todos los aspectos de la educación, cultura y sociedad al brindar oportunidades para crear un futuro positivo.
Community Focus
WA, Native American
Location
Poulsbo, WA
The JayHawk Institute was founded out of the desires of noted Pacific Northwest Native Style artist Duane Pasco and his wife Betty, a Suquamish tribal elder and weaver/artist/teacher to pass on their considerable knowledge of, and passion for, Pacific Northwest traditions and culture.
Community Focus
East Asian, WA, Asian, Japanese
Location
Bellevue, WA
Connecting the World with Japanese Music and Culture.
Community Focus
WA, Japanese
Location
Seattle, WA
Japan Arts Connection Lab (JACLab) was born to provide a dynamic platform for Japanese artisans and master craftsmen to share their gifts, techniques, and passion for their craft with the rest of the world.
Community Focus
WA, For All
Location
Seattle, WA
Jack Straw Cultural Center is the Northwest's only non-profit multidisciplinary audio arts center. A community-based resource since 1962, we provide a production facility that is unlike any other in the region for local artists who work creatively with sound.