Cultural Access Washington and the Washington State Arts Alliance have joined forces. With an energized vision and new name, Inspire Washington aims to build a broad and powerful statewide coalition to champion advocacy and resource development for Washington's cultural sector. Our powerful union of science, heritage, and the arts, creates extensive reach, profound impact and innovative opportunities.
MISSION/VISION STATEMENT
Our Mission:
Inspire Washington nurtures the human spirit and strengthens communities by increasing access to science, heritage, and arts programming through advocacy, resource development, education, and coalition building.
Our Vision:
We envision vibrant communities where:
- Our unique and shared histories bring people together, lift them up and empower them to succeed;
- Everyone in our society has the ability to benefit from and be inspired by the cultural experiences available in our state;
- Our arts, science, and heritage organizations, from the smallest grassroots enterprises to the largest institutions, have sustainable resources to create wide and deep human impact through their work.
Inspire Washington
Board of Trustees
- Josh LaBelle
Seattle Theatre Group
President - Ellen Walker
Pacific Northwest Ballet
Vice President - Melissa Huggins
Spokane Arts
Secretary - Christopher Shainin
WSAAF
Treasurer - Benjamin Moore
WA State Cultural Leader - Richard Beckerman
Museum consultant - Janell Johnson
Philagiving - Putter Bert
Kids Quest Museum - Alejandro Grajal
Woodland Park Zoo - Dwight Gee
WA State Cultural Leader - Will Daugherty
Pacific Science Center - Bob Davidson
Seattle Aquarium - Andy Jensen
WA State PTSA/Seattle Council of PTSAs - Karen Mobley
WA State Cultural Leader - Dominica Myers
King County Library - Steve Sneed
WA State Cultural Leader - Bernie Griffin
5th Avenue Theatre - Danielle Gahl
WA State Cultural Leader - MaryGrace Goddu
City of Olympia - Lorie Hoffman
Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council - Latha Sambamurti
Ananda Mela - Preeti Shridhar
City of Renton - Krishna Thiagarajan
Seattle Symphony - Adriana Wright
Seattle Theatre Group - Marlette Buchanan
Seattle Music Partners - Kelly Hart
Allied Arts of Whatcom County - Michael Herschensohn
Queen Anne Historical Society - Karen Hanan
ArtsWA - Michael Greer
ArtsFund - Jane Repensek
Seattle Opera - Sarah Michael
Seattle Art Museum
Staff
- Manny R. Cawaling
Executive Director
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- Jessi Wasson
Programs and Operations Manager
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Outreach Coordinator
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