Arts Support!

Writing Prompt: What are some of the ways in which the arts are supported in the city of Seattle?

The arts have so much support in the city of Seattle. So much more than I would have thought! Artist Trust is amazing. Everything it does for artists, funding them, providing courses, providing the opportunity for them to share their work with the public and get themselves out there. There is support financially. Work-wise, there is help for artists to get out and be part of the community. Artist Trust is one of the most generous organizations that I have encountered in this class this semester. I feel like this is one of the greatest gifts people who love art could support it.
Jim Tune is also one of those people who helps the arts because he loves it. I like the quote about him and his more organized nature from Donnelly, "He's much more organized and methodical than I am. I'm better at free-falling and landing on my feet; he uses a road map. But with that road map, he really knows the community. People know him and trust him already. With his great track record, everyone just fell in behind him. He knows where all the bodies are buried - and who buried them." It is so important for the arts to have a liason between the organization itself and the corporations who support them. That is who Tune is. He has ArtsFund now, and continues to inspire other organizations in different cities to support the arts.