Artist Resource Toolkit
Below is a comprehensive list of artist resources curated by our Seattle Restored team!
Participant recommended print services
Girlie Press: – Girlie Press Inc. is a full-service commercial print shop located in east Capitol Hill
Color 1 Photo: – Order photo prints, art prints, metal prints, and canvas wraps here in the Greenwood area
Bellevue Fine Art Reproduction: – Print service located in Bellevue, specializing in fine art scanning and giclée printing of your original artwork.
Perfect Copy & Print- Perfect Copy & Print is a full-service digital print shop locally-owned and located on Capitol Hill in Seattle since 1990.
City of Seattle’s Office of Arts and Culture has curated a Spacefinder website. This is a great resource if you are looking for an event, art studio, performance, rehearsal or specific space in the Seattle metro area
As a Seattle Restored artist, you will receive a fixed stipend. If you have never submitted an official invoice, there are plenty of templates on Word and Canva that are customizable for you to download. Please find a Step-by-Step Guide here.
These are some of the specifications that we will require you to include in your invoice
- Submit as PDF
- Under “Send To” please list your mailing address. This address should match the address on your W9
- Have the line item read “Seattle Restored Participant Stipend”
- Under “Bill To” please type “Shunpike Arts Collective, 815 Seattle
Boulevard S, Suite 215 Seattle, WA 98134. (206) 905 1026.”
*note, for any tenant improvement payments, paritcipants must attach receipts to their itemized invoice. Receipts must total requested dollar amount
Please note that the Seattle Restored program does not provide you with hanging materials for your installation. Here are recommendations based on past-participants
- Archival Linen Tape
- Doubled Hooks
- Screws and shelf hardware. Would avoid double-sided tape because of the temperature fluctuations
- Regular hanging nails and heavy duty stapler
You can find below a non-exhaustive list of marketing strategies to pursue on your social media, but if you need additional support, please reach out to your Seattle Restored Lead:
- Targeting specific/selective hashtags
- Boosted ads
- Giveaways
- Engagement Captions
The Office of Economic Development offers Seattle Restored participants exclusive access to their Accounting Business Consulting service. This service provides up to 10 FREE hours of one-on-one business counseling. Service topics include
- Bookkeeping and accounting guidance
- Business plan development
- Marketing plan assistance
- Cash flow management
- Loan readiness
While you will receive free photography through your Seattle Restored installation, here are some additional participant recommendations
- Courtney Martin Photography – Great experience working with her for my artist photos (headshots & portraits)
- @beniam_y
- @tatyanakurepina
- Bellevue Fine Art & Reproduction for imaging art
- Spike Mafford
Attention to mental health and wellness is a priority for the Seattle Restored Program. Therefore, we would like to direct you to a specific artist-curated mental health resources, compiled by the Artist Trust organization. This comprehensive list is specfically designed for Washington State artists.
