Gates Open WA

Four days of wine, food and fundraising! Thank you to everyone who came and visited us during any of the .washington events this weekend. It was another great success! We raised over $4,500 this year! Thank you for supporting arts and artists in WA. Special thank you to all our board members and volunteers that worked their butts off for the cause! Go ice your feet!

It’s time for our favorite and least favorite part of our work to support art and artists in Washington State!
Here are the recipients of the Winter 2026 round of grants for Gates Open WA! Check your emails as well.
Congratulations to the recipients and all our applicants for creating and putting yourself out there. We all need it right now! Keep creating! This was another AMAZING round of projects. Special thanks to our selection committee for doing the hardest part.

As our selection committee continues there journey to choose the recipients of our Winter 26 grants, you can stay up to date on all the Gates Open WA news and updates (including grant deadlines and events) by joining our email list. Just go to GatesOpenWA.com/contact and scroll down to the join our list section. One email a month to keep ya updated. Not bad.

Happy New Year to all. And thank for to all of our Winter 2026 applicants. Make sure to check your emails this morning for what comes next

Getting close to the deadline (but still time to apply!)Get funding for your creative project this winter. Funding one General Arts Grant and one Comedy Grant on February 1st. Application deadline is 12/31/25 by 11:59PM. Apply now at

Apply | Gates Open WA *DISCLAIMER: By submitting to Gates Open WA you are acknowledging your work will be reviewed only by the selection committee and Board of Directors. None of the work or ideas submitted will be shared or distributed. If your project receives funding Gates Open WA does not own any of the work that is....

What a weekend! Thank you so much to our audiences. In Bainbridge and Renton! Especially to , and for being so hilarious. Big shoutout to for providing security for two big crowds! Happy holidays. Happy creating! And don’t forget to apply for our winter grants before 12/31/25

THREE WAYS TO “GIVE” on Giving Tuesday:
1. “I got all this money!” Just donate, literally. Go to the charity website (GatesOpenWA.org) click donate. Donate. Feel good.
2. “I don’t have money to give this year” We all get it! Many other things are helpful to non-profits, sharing online content, following on social media, attending events all help. Do one of those!
3. “I’m someone who needs this charity” PERFECT! A non-profit loves nothing more than to serve the community it intends to. Are you an artist? Looking for funding for your career and projects? APPLY! GatesOpenWA.org our Winter Grant deadline is 12/31.

Just a reminder the deadline for our Winter 2026 Grants is approaching. Apply by 12/31/25 to be considered for our General Arts or Comedy Grant!

Tickets for our upcoming comedy show on Bainbridge Island and in Renton are going fast! (So get yours now) Feels like a great time to announce we are very excited to be partnering with Reign Protection LLC for our upcoming fundraising events! Reign Protection is a Western Washington based security company, they provide high quality security services to events, buildings and living communities. Our mission is to support art and artists in Washington State so we want our partners to reflect our same goals and values. We strive to support local business, family run businesses and other Washingtonians in all our partnerships, Reign Protection fits all those perfectly. Welcome! Give them a follow and get your tickets to 12/5 Bainbridge and 12/6 Renton for our comedy shows! Link in bio.

Congrats to us! We are verified on the Nextdoor App! Just trying to get the word about art (and saving it!) in Washington State.

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