Newsletters and Press
Newsletters:
- March 2026: Budget Action Alert – click here
- February 2026: ArtsWA Grants and Legislative Updates – click here
- February 2026: AHS Week Recap – click here
- January 2026: WAVE Act Action Alert – click here
- January 2026: Action Alert SB 6113 – click here
- December 2025: End of Year Giving and ESSB 5814 – click here
- December 2025: End of Year Letter – click here
- November 2025: 5814 Advocacy Guide – click here
- October 2025: Webinar and ESSB 5814 – click here
- September 2025: ESSB 5814 Update – click here
- September 2025: King County Candidate Forums – click here
- September 2025: SB 5814 – click here
- August 2025: King County Candidate Forums – click here
- July 2025: NEA & NEH Action Alert – click here
- April 2025: Federal Webinar – click here
- April 2025: NEH Action Alert – click here
- March 2025: Announcing 2025 Cultural Futures tour – click here
- March 2025: IMLS Action Alert – click here
- March 2025: Federal Advocacy update – click here
- February 2025: AHS Week update – click here
- February 2025: WA Legislative Session Update 2 – click here
- February 2025: WA Legislative Session Update 1 – click here
- January 2025: Impacts of Federal Funding cuts – click here
Download newsletters from 2022-2024: Inspire WA Newsletters 2022 through 2024
Press:
- February 26, 2026: ‘Discover What Moves You’ campaign to help boost attendance at arts, culture organizations, click here
- January 12, 2026: Big Dark is a big bummer for Seattle arts organizations, click here
- May 6, 2025: As Trump targets NEA, funds for WA arts organizations vanish, click here
- April 5, 2025: Trump cuts to grants, funding send WA arts organizations reeling, click here
- December 5, 2023: King County OKs sales tax increase for ‘transformative’ cultural funding, click here
- November 30, 2023: Hold King County’s Doors Open arts tax accountable, click here
- October 9, 2023: King County Considers Major Investment into Cultural Sector, click here
- October 4, 2023: King County proposes millions in funding for cultural sector, click here
- September 18, 2023: Inspire Washington Hosts Cultural Candidate Forums, click here
- March 31, 2023: WA bill would make it easier for cities and counties to raise taxes for arts, click here
- Sept 21, 2022: Congresswoman Jayapal co-sponsor Advancing Equity Through the Arts and Humanities Act (HR 7627), click here
- May 25, 2022: There’s $50 million available for WA arts and culture groups. Here’s how to apply, click here
- May 2022 – Press Release for Cultural Futures state-wide tour
- August 26, 2019 – Seattle City Council Cultural Sector Forum Announced