As of the end of July, we have received over 400 community signatures calling for change at Artist Trust, and we have stopped taking signatures. Thank you for your support and solidarity.
Updates:
July 10: Artist Trust Response to Open Letter
July 30: Co-organizers Respond with Invoice
Aug 3: Letter from Organizers to Letter Signatories
Press:
July 7: Seattle Times A Blowup Around An Award Leads to Broader Questions About Artist Trust
July 16: South Seattle Emerald Artist Distrust: Open Letter to Artist Trust Demands Accountability for Sudden Dismissal of Majority POC Jury
July 17: International Examiner Artists tell Artist Trust the organization has been “inequitable, opaque, and unresponsive” to the local artist community
July 17: Converge Media Talk Show [segment on AT begins at 24min] The Morning Update Show with Trae Holiday & The Big O
July 23: The Hill: Changing America Seattle-area Nonprofit Apologizes After Accusations of Misogyny, Toxic Work Culture
Pending…
The Chronicle of Philanthropy [by Emily Haynes]
Seattle Met [by Stefan Milne]
