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🎉 Governor Ferguson invited Washington State Poet Laureate Derek Sheffield and Poetry Out Loud students to the Residence for an event later today. 2026 Washington Poetry Out Loud State Champion Jade Terriss Talamo and 2026 Poetry Forward winner Eric Soto-Luna will join Sheffield as they read and discuss poetry together with the Governor.

Due to limited space, the event will be livestreamed and you’re invited to tune in. 👉🏽Watch the livestream: tvw.org/watch/?clientID=9375922947&eventID=2026051103

📅Thursday, May 21, 2026, 5:45 – 6:30 p.m.

ID: Portrait of Derek Sheffield with trees and water behind him.

@wapoetlaureate@humanitieswa#poetryforward #PoetLaureate #poetry #poetrylovers #poem #poems #readmorepoetry #artsed #students #teaching #literacy #artsintegration

📣SAVE THE DATE! The Serving Those Who Served Conference returns to the Wenatchee Convention Center on 📅 August 19–20, 2026.

This two day event, in partnership with Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs and Washington Employment Security Department brings together Veterans resource providers from across Washington State to strengthen collaboration, share expertise, and deepen support for Veterans and their families.
Want to get involved or learn more? Email vtsc@dva.wa.gov.

👉🏽 More details coming soon on www.dva.wa.gov/stws

ID: Save the date: 19-20 Aug. Serving Those Who Served Conference 2026. Images from past conferences with people raising their hands and honoring service members. Partner logos, event address.

@wsdva@washingtonesd#STWSwa #ServingThoseWhoServedConference #ArtsandMilitary #wellnessartsmilitary #WAM #washingtonstate #washingtonarts #washingtonculture #waarts #waculture #creativeeconomy #veterans #military #veteran

📣 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: 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
📆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.

@wastatecommerce#washingtonstate #washingtonarts #washingtonculture #waarts #waculture #creativeeconomy

📣 This May, we’re sharing voices from the Washington Youth Arts Leadership (WAYAL) cohort in celebration of Arts Education Month. Today is the debut of a new video produced by 2025-2026 WAYAL cohort member Viswajith Venugopal from Bothell, Washington.

Watch the video to meet these amazing young people and hear their perspective on arts education in Washington State. YouTube: youtu.be/ScGZaYWK3rI

👉🏽Learn more about Washington Youth Arts Leadership: arts.wa.gov/youth-arts-leadership-program

#WAYAL #ArtsWA #washingtonstate #washingtonarts #creativeeconomy #waedu #waeducation #artsintegration

📣Apply: WACultures is currently seeking a qualified fieldworker to document the folk and traditional arts of North Central Washington during the summer of 2026. This project involves conducting ethnographic fieldwork and documenting 5–8 cultural practitioners through interviews and photography. Conversational Spanish is highly desirable for this role.

📅 Deadline: Friday, May 22, 2026
💵 Pay: $6,500 contract (includes honorarium and travel expenses)
🌎 Location: North Central Washington (Douglas, Chelan, and Okanogan Counties)
👉🏽Learn more and apply: wacultures.org/request-for-proposals-fieldwork-in-north-central-washington

ID: Line of horses and their riders during an event in Omak. We’re Hiring! With description and job info. wacultures@humanities.org.

@wacultures#washingtonarts #waarts #pnwarts #pnwjobs #washingtonjobs #wajobs #creativejobs #creativeeconomy

📣 Calling all youth eco-poets! Derek Sheffield’s poetry series Words, Woods, and Wellness seeks poems by residents or former residents of Washington State ages 21 and younger that engage the natural world.

📆Submissions close December 31, 2026
👉🏽Learn more: arts.wa.gov/washington-state-poet-laureate

Thank you to Olympia Poetry Network for sponsoring this project.

ID: Line drawing of fir trees. Words, Woods, and Wellness opportunity information. Visit bit.ly/wa-pl

@wapoetlaureate@humanitieswa@terrain_org#PublicArt #PoetLaureate #poetry #poetrylovers #poem #poems

📣 TODAY: Join the Washington State Arts Commission (ArtsWA) and the Office of Equity at 12 p.m. for a Webinar and Listening Session about issues related to immigration and creative communities. ArtsWA and the Office of Equity will share resources and invite you to share your experiences and concerns.

💵 Free
📅 Monday, May 18
⏰ 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
👉🏽 bit.ly/arts-immigration

ID: Pink to purple gradient background. Webinar + Listening Session: Immigration Issues – Artists and Arts and Culture Organizations. Monday, May 18. 12:00 p.m. Zoom. Registration link same as above. Hands holding hearts graphic.

@officeofequitywa#washingtonstate #washingtonarts #washingtonculture #waarts #waculture

📣Join us in Moses Lake on June 11! ArtsWA and Moses Lake Creative District invite members of the community to gather at Moore Brewing Co to talk arts, culture, and bold visions for the future. No host bar, open to the public.

📆 Thursday, June 11, 2026 | 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
🌎 Moore Brewing Co, 302 W Broadway Avenue, Moses Lake

ID: Illustrated hands hold iced drinks against a background of twinkle lights. Sip & Chat hosted by ArtsWA and Moses Lake Creative District. Details same as above.

@moseslakecreativedistrict@moorebrewingco#washingtonstate #washingtonarts #washingtonculture #waarts #waculture #creativeeconomy #creativedistricts #washingtoncreativedistricts

Catch WACultures’ Heritage Arts Apprenticeship Program teams at the 2026 Northwest Folklife Festival!

Experience living traditions and amazing artistry at the Heritage Arts Apprenticeship Program (HAAP) showcase on May 22, Friday, 4 p.m. at the Bagley Wright Theater in Seattle Center.

Members of the Lao Senior Outreach Musical Ensemble will be playing the khaen and other traditional Lao musical instruments while HAAP Master Artist Sirichanh Sisavatdy and her Apprentice Keira Gan perform Lao classical dance.

All the way from Walla Walla, HAAP Master Artist Saraí González, her Apprentice Mariana Ruiz-González, and the rest of their group, El Color de México, will dazzle as they perform danza folclórica or Mexican folkloric dance.

Last but not least, HAAP Apprentice Amatra Jagannathan, under the mentorship of Grammy-award winning HAAP Master Artist Ganesh Rajagopalan, will perform Carnatic music on the Indian violin. She will be accompanied by Krishna Srikanth on the double-headed drum.

Don’t miss this unique gathering of Washington state’s traditional artists!

To learn more about WACultures’ Heritage Arts Apprenticeship Program (HAAP), go to wacultures.org

To learn more about Northwest Folklife, go to nwfolklife.org.

Hope to see you all there!

@artswa @humanitesWA @nwfolklife @performance.elcolordemexico

Catch WACultures’ Heritage Arts Apprenticeship Program teams at the 2026 Northwest Folklife Festival!

Experience living traditions and amazing artistry at the Heritage Arts Apprenticeship Program (HAAP) showcase on May 22, Friday, 4 p.m. at the Bagley Wright Theater in Seattle Center.

Members of the Lao Senior Outreach Musical Ensemble will be playing the khaen and other traditional Lao musical instruments while HAAP Master Artist Sirichanh Sisavatdy and her Apprentice Keira Gan perform Lao classical dance.

All the way from Walla Walla, HAAP Master Artist Saraí González, her Apprentice Mariana Ruiz-González, and the rest of their group, El Color de México, will dazzle as they perform danza folclórica or Mexican folkloric dance.

Last but not least, HAAP Apprentice Amatra Jagannathan, under the mentorship of Grammy-award winning HAAP Master Artist Ganesh Rajagopalan, will perform Carnatic music on the Indian violin. She will be accompanied by Krishna Srikanth on the double-headed drum.

Don’t miss this unique gathering of Washington state’s traditional artists!

To learn more about WACultures’ Heritage Arts Apprenticeship Program (HAAP), go to wacultures.org

To learn more about Northwest Folklife, go to nwfolklife.org.

Hope to see you all there!

@artswa @humanitesWA @nwfolklife @performance.elcolordemexico

Catch WACultures’ Heritage Arts Apprenticeship Program teams at the 2026 Northwest Folklife Festival!

Experience living traditions and amazing artistry at the Heritage Arts Apprenticeship Program (HAAP) showcase on May 22, Friday, 4 p.m. at the Bagley Wright Theater in Seattle Center.

Members of the Lao Senior Outreach Musical Ensemble will be playing the khaen and other traditional Lao musical instruments while HAAP Master Artist Sirichanh Sisavatdy and her Apprentice Keira Gan perform Lao classical dance.

All the way from Walla Walla, HAAP Master Artist Saraí González, her Apprentice Mariana Ruiz-González, and the rest of their group, El Color de México, will dazzle as they perform danza folclórica or Mexican folkloric dance.

Last but not least, HAAP Apprentice Amatra Jagannathan, under the mentorship of Grammy-award winning HAAP Master Artist Ganesh Rajagopalan, will perform Carnatic music on the Indian violin. She will be accompanied by Krishna Srikanth on the double-headed drum.

Don’t miss this unique gathering of Washington state’s traditional artists!

To learn more about WACultures’ Heritage Arts Apprenticeship Program (HAAP), go to wacultures.org

To learn more about Northwest Folklife, go to nwfolklife.org.

Hope to see you all there!

@artswa @humanitesWA @nwfolklife @performance.elcolordemexico

Catch WACultures’ Heritage Arts Apprenticeship Program teams at the 2026 Northwest Folklife Festival!

Experience living traditions and amazing artistry at the Heritage Arts Apprenticeship Program (HAAP) showcase on May 22, Friday, 4 p.m. at the Bagley Wright Theater in Seattle Center.

Members of the Lao Senior Outreach Musical Ensemble will be playing the khaen and other traditional Lao musical instruments while HAAP Master Artist Sirichanh Sisavatdy and her Apprentice Keira Gan perform Lao classical dance.

All the way from Walla Walla, HAAP Master Artist Saraí González, her Apprentice Mariana Ruiz-González, and the rest of their group, El Color de México, will dazzle as they perform danza folclórica or Mexican folkloric dance.

Last but not least, HAAP Apprentice Amatra Jagannathan, under the mentorship of Grammy-award winning HAAP Master Artist Ganesh Rajagopalan, will perform Carnatic music on the Indian violin. She will be accompanied by Krishna Srikanth on the double-headed drum.

Don’t miss this unique gathering of Washington state’s traditional artists!

To learn more about WACultures’ Heritage Arts Apprenticeship Program (HAAP), go to wacultures.org

To learn more about Northwest Folklife, go to nwfolklife.org.

Hope to see you all there!

@artswa @humanitesWA @nwfolklife @performance.elcolordemexico

🎉 Governor Ferguson invited Washington State Poet Laureate Derek Sheffield and Poetry Out Loud students to the Residence on May 21. 2026 Washington Poetry Out Loud State Champion Jade Terriss Talamo and 2026 Poetry Forward winner Eric Soto-Luna will join Sheffield as they read and discuss poetry together with the Governor.

Due to limited space, the event will be livestreamed and you’re invited to tune in. We will post the livestream link on the morning of May 21.

📅Thursday, May 21, 2026, 5:45 – 6:30 p.m.

ID: Portrait of Derek Sheffield with trees and water behind him.

@wapoetlaureate@humanitieswa#poetryforward #PoetLaureate #poetry #poetrylovers #poem #poems #readmorepoetry #artsed #students #teaching #literacy #artsintegration

📣 This Monday: Join the Washington State Arts Commission (ArtsWA) and the Office of Equity for a Webinar and Listening Session about issues related to immigration and creative communities. ArtsWA and the Office of Equity will share resources and invite you to share your experiences and concerns.

💵 Free
📅 Monday, May 18
⏰ 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
👉🏽 bit.ly/arts-immigration

ID: Pink to purple gradient background. Webinar + Listening Session: Immigration Issues – Artists and Arts and Culture Organizations. Monday, May 18. 12:00 p.m. Zoom. Registration link same as above. Hands holding hearts graphic.

@officeofequitywa#washingtonstate #washingtonarts #washingtonculture #waarts #waculture

📣#JobOpportunity: WACultures is currently seeking a qualified fieldworker to document the folk and traditional arts of North Central Washington during the summer of 2026. This project involves conducting ethnographic fieldwork and documenting 5–8 cultural practitioners through interviews and photography. Conversational Spanish is highly desirable for this role.

📅 Deadline: Friday, May 22, 2026
💵 Pay: $6,500 contract (includes honorarium and travel expenses)
🌎 Location: North Central Washington (Douglas, Chelan, and Okanogan Counties)
👉🏽Learn more and apply: wacultures.org/request-for-proposals-fieldwork-in-north-central-washington

ID: Line of horses and their riders during an event in Omak.

@wacultures#washingtonarts #waarts #pnwarts #pnwjobs #washingtonjobs #wajobs #creativejobs #creativeeconomy