Washington State Arts Commission

06/06/2026

📣On Sunday June 21, Make Music Day returns to Jefferson County! Make Music Day is a free, multi-site, spontaneous day of music participation that happens at 2000 locations all over the world.

📆Sunday, June 21, 2026, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.
🌎The Cotton Building, Port Townsend
👉🏽Learn more: https://www.facebook.com/events/the-cotton-building/make-music-day-east-jefferson-county/1682478619431767/

ID: Blue and purple background with event information. Play sing Learn Listen Jam Compose. Sing up now to Play, host or volunteer. Sponsorship opportunities available.

Songwriting Works Educational Foundation City of Port Townsend, WA Government

06/05/2026

Registration is open for Serving Those Who Served 2026! If you work with Veterans and their communities, make sure to reserve your spot. ArtsWA is proud to partner with Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs and Washington Employment Security Department on this important annual event.

06/05/2026

📣Join Soap Lake Creative District for the third annual Food & Folk Festival! This free music and culture weekend celebrates food, folk, and community. All ages, open to the public.

📆June 19-20, 2026
🌎Downtown Soap Lake and Cloudview Farm, Ephrata
👉🏽Learn more: https://www.friendsofthelowergrandcoulee.org/solawafff.html

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Friends of the Lower Grand Coulee Cloudview Farm Ephrata

06/04/2026

If your organization supports Veterans and their communities, please consider sponsoring this important statewide conference. ❤️
Info at: https://dva.wa.gov/stws

Contact To learn more about the conference or explore future involvement opportunities, please email [email protected]. Become a sponsor for this year's Serving Those Who Served Conference! Sponsorships help reduce overall conference costs while supporting an event dedicated to strengthening service...

06/04/2026

🎉Tenino Arts Stone City Arts Festival is June 13! Tenino Arts in collaboration with the Tenino Stone Carvers are hosting a summer art party! Join us for a vibrant day of creativity as we welcome skilled artists with the Northwest Stone Sculptors Association along with quality handcrafted wares from talented local artists, live music, stone painting and a food truck.

📆 Saturday, June 13, 2026 | 10:00 a.m. – 3 p.m.
🌎 Corner of Sussex Ave W and Olympia St N, Tenino, WA
👉🏽Learn more: https://teninoarts.org/

Free and open to the public. Family event.

ID: Colorful letters and graphic with tools. Stone City Arts Festival and Creative Market.

Tenino Arts Tenino Area Chamber of Commerce

06/03/2026

📣 New episode of the WAM podcast! In this episode, we speak with Army veteran and photographer Daniel Parrot, an Ansel 25 Victor Combat Documentation Production Specialist whose passion for photography deepened after moving to Olympia, Washington.

Meet Daniel Parrot: Army vet, photographer, and storyteller of Pacific Northwest light. From Olympia’s long summer days to early morning canoe journeys that shaped his creative eye, he uses his lens to transition to civilian life and inspire tourism across Washington.

👉🏽 Listen on YouTube: https://youtu.be/VxCT4DzPV8M
👉🏽 Listen on Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-4g8wb-1ad5d90

ID: Makah Canoe Family departs on their journey from Neah Bay. Photographed by Daniel Richard Parrott, 2023. Trees and land only just visible through the fog as the canoe slides through early morning waters.

06/03/2026

📣 Learn more about TAT Lab’s Core Program! Join TAT Lab faculty and staff to learn how the Core Program, an 8-month professional development program for teaching artists throughout Washington State, can take your teaching to the next level.

Bring your questions about eligibility, program content, schedule, the R.I.S.E. Award, financial aid, travel assistance and more!

Upcoming Info Sessions:
• Tuesday, June 9, 9:30 – 10:30 am
Register: https://tinyurl.com/2026CoreInfo1
• Sat, July 11, 4:00 – 5:00 pm
Register here: https://tinyurl.com/2026CoreInfo2
• Mon, July 20, 6:00 – 7:00 pm
Register here: https://tinyurl.com/2026CoreInfo3
Need help with your application? Join us at Core Program Application Assistance:
• Mon, June 22, 11:00 – 12:30 pm
https://tinyurl.com/2026AppAssistance

ID: Questions? TAT Lab Core Program Join us on Zoom to learn about TAT Lab, the R.I.S.E. Award, and more. Sessions dates and times. Black speech bubble with question mark at upper right.

Washington State Teaching Artist Training Lab

06/02/2026

📣 Apply by July 9: Building for the Arts grant. Building for the Arts is a capital projects program funded by Washington State Department of Commerce that awards grants to performing arts, art museum, and cultural organizations for as much as 33% state match of eligible project costs for acquisition, construction, and/or major renovation of capital facilities.

📆Deadline to apply: July 9, 2026
👉🏽Learn about Building for the Arts: https://www.arts.wa.gov/building-for-the-arts/

The Department of Commerce will host two Building for the Arts webinars in June. Register or join at the links below.

Webinar: Nonprofits
📆Tomorrow: June 3, 2026, 11 a.m. Pacific 👉🏽Register: https://wastatecommerce.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_T8JZq1HPSqiwFPw_u0WM2A

Webinar: Tribes
📆June 4, 2026, 11 a.m. Pacific 👉🏽Join: https://wastatecommerce.zoom.us/j/84784362014?pwd=vnpabdTzoIMu6kFfO6mU0ALEaVobCz.1

ID: Green graphic with architectural building sketch. Building for the Arts application apply now. Application closes July 9, 2026.

Washington State Department of Commerce

05/30/2026

🎉Toledo High School is the home of a new artwork by artists Sandra and Carl Bryant. The glass mosaic, titled “Toledo,” is 5x23 feet and graces a wall in the commons area.

👉🏽 Read The Chronicle’s article celebrating this installation: https://www.chronline.com/stories/state-arts-commission-artwork-unveiled-at-toledo-high-school,401838

👉🏽 Learn more about the artwork: https://www.arts.wa.gov/collection/artwork/?id=14219

ID: Mosaic depicts animals and plants around the town of Toledo, Southwestern Washington, on the banks of the Cowlitz River. In the distance, Mount Rainier and Mount Saint Helens rise above the river valley teeming with a colorful array of birds, fish, animals, insects, and plant life.

05/30/2026

📣 Apply or Nominate Now! Are you a creative young person, ready to grow as a leader? The Washington Youth Arts Leadership (WAYAL) program selects youth to join a cohort during the next school year to build community among their peers, gain leadership skills, and explore arts careers. Youth leaders receive a stipend for their participation.

⏰ Nomination deadline: June 25, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.
⏰ Application deadline: July 9, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.
📅 Program period: Sept, 2026 – June 2027
👉🏽 Learn more & apply: arts.wa.gov/youth-arts-leadership-program

💡 Have questions or need support?
Contact the Arts in Education team:
Carina A. del Rosario [email protected]
Kalei Matsui [email protected]

ID: Green background with white letters and outline of student jumping. Washington Youth Arts Leadership. Career-connected learning opportunities and mentorship for youth ages 16-19. Nominate by June 25. Apply by July 9.