The Seattle Metals Guild offers grant opportunities to both emerging and established artists. The Emerging Artist Grant is awarded on even numbered years, while the Established Artist Grant is awarded in odd numbered years.

Member grants are designed to provide financial assistance to Seattle Metals Guild members in support of their personal artistic development. Each year, one recipient is awarded $2,500 to be used toward their personal artistic development. Examples include but are not limited to: the creation of new work, the installation of new work, the curation of an exhibition, the acquisition of studio equipment, documentation, research, travel, or a public performance.

Please see below for eligibility and selection criteria, and more.

The 2024 Seattle Metals Guild
Emerging Artist Grant

Application: Opens July 1st, 2024
Amount Awarded: $2,500
Number of Awards: 1
Eligibility: See below
Deadline: Applications due Friday, August, 9th 2024

Award

• $2500, to be used toward personal artistic development

• Complimentary registration to attend our October 5th, 2024 Symposium

• An opportunity to present at the June 2025 Annual Members Meeting

• A solo display case in the October 2025 Members Biennial Exhibition

• An opportunity to be featured in the Guild Newsletter and social media accounts

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must be:

• A current member of the Seattle Metals Guild

• A current resident of Washington State, and

• A jewelry/metals artist or student with fewer than five years of professional/practical experience

Applicants must not be:

• A current member of the Seattle Metals Guild Board of Directors

• A prior recipient of the SMG Emerging Artists Grant

Application Materials

• Documentation of your body of work (10-20 images as a PDF or individual files)

• A statement of artistic intent, goals, inspirations, successes, and hardships, of up to 1000 words

• A statement of your intended use of the awarded funds, of up to 500 words

• Your professional resume

• A professional reference

Selection Criteria

• Artistic and technical excellence

• Clarity of vision & purpose

• Potential for impact of funds toward artistic development

Selection Process

Each year, applications are reviewed by a rotating panel of three jewelry and metalsmithing industry professionals.

Timeline

Applications open – Monday, July 1st, 2024

Application deadline – Friday, August 30th, 2024

Panel review – September, 2024

Notifications to all applicants – October 1st, 2024

Public announcement of award recipient - October 5th, 2024, at our Annual Symposium