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Welcome to the Washington House and Studio

This site offers a wide range of resources and information on the art and life of the celebrated African American artist James W. Washington, Jr.

To learn about the life and work of James W. Washington, Jr. we invite you to explore our site using the links in the navigation bar at the top and bottom of each page. Please visit this site again to discover more about the legacy of this original American artist whose life contains lessons for us all.

The James & Janie Washington Foundation is offering artist in residence positions for 2009.

The Foundation is dedicated to supporting emerging visual artists by providing them an opportunity to have time and space to create. The Foundation offers one month residencies to visual artists living in King County and Washington State. Artists will be provided with the equipment, space and technical assistance to make sculpture on a scale which might otherwise be unaffordable, in a setting conducive to experimentation. Artists will work in Washington’s historically significant house and studio in an environment that is both reflective and close to Seattle’s downtown experiences. The residency will be open to artists who work in all mediums, but who are interested in focusing on sculpture during the residency. Please click on the application below to find out more.
Call to artists 2009 AIR application.

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