Pioneer Square · Seattle
A working studio and gallery developing exceptional artists through fellowships, subsidized and free workshops, and commissions.
Our mission
The Conru Art Foundation invests in high-skill art development and supports Seattle's working artists through subsidized workshops, year-long fellowships, and meaningful commissions.
At Occidental we treat technical mastery as service: the highest skill in pursuit of the highest purpose. The studios, the gallery wall, and the workshops are all on one block in Pioneer Square.
A Prize Fellow at her easel
Three programs · One block
Free workshops, year-long fellowships, and the Love Portrait commission program — all rooted in Pioneer Square.
1Free · Master artistsFree programming
Free, high-level workshops with master artists and Seattle Art Prize Fellows.
Browse upcoming2Year-long fellowship
Studio and stipend for serious painters. A full year to make real work.
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3Working artists
Connecting Seattle's working painters with meaningful portrait and painting commissions.
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311½ Occidental Ave S · Pioneer Square
A landmark Pioneer Square storefront restored into artist studios, a working gallery, and the workshop floor. Cast-iron columns, original brick, north light.
Sixteen working studios on the second and third floors, a salon-hung gallery on the main level, and a new street-level event space opening this summer. Fellows in residence and master-artist workshops year-round.
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First-floor gallery
First-floor event space
The family
Conru Art Foundation
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Studios, gallery, and workshops in Pioneer Square.
Seattle Art Prize
