Clarion West Receives Three-Year Grant for New Development Staff from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust
Clarion West recently received a grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust of Vancouver, Washington, for the organization’s first Development Director. This is a full-time, hybrid position based in Seattle, WA.
More information about the position and how to apply can be found here. This grant will provide the capacity to hire our new development position and to establish the infrastructure for a capital project that will help ensure the long-term sustainability of the Six-Week Workshop — effectively expanding our summer residency program.
Clarion West has no physical location of its own for classrooms, events, and residency programs. Instead, the organization partners with other organizations and universities when offering in-person classes, workshops, and other events. However, these spaces are often not easy to access and prohibitively expensive.
As a long-term solution, the organization seeks to lay the groundwork for a community center serving Pacific Northwest organizations who specialize in supporting writers, literacy, and publishing of underrepresented and marginalized groups. The organization seeks to purchase or renovate a facility that provides free and reduced rate spaces for speculative fiction artists, writers, and those that love their work.
Click here to learn more about our ongoing search for workshop housing.
About M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust
M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, created by the will of the late Melvin J. (Jack) Murdock, provides grants to organizations in five states of the Pacific Northwest—Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington—that seek to strengthen the region’s educational and cultural base in creative and sustainable ways.
www.murdocktrust.org
