Artworks are commissioned or directly purchased by the Seattle Arts Commission Permanently-sited major artworks are selected for placement in prominent sites owned by the City. Portable Works is a rotating collection of relatively small-scale artworks exhibited in public buildings Design team projects bring artist, architects and design professionals together on the overall design of a site or major planning project. Arts in Education Program - For artists and arts organizations in partnership with a school. Supports projects which bring together artists, teachers and students in Seattle public and private schools.
Projects take place in the classroom.
Artists and community and neighborhood groups are eligible to apply. Each funding program serves as a specific purpose, which defines who may apply and how funds may be used. These funding programs are being reorganized.