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The Conru Art Foundation · Seattle, WA · Est. 2022
We build beautiful, dedicated spaces where artists and community connect, championing art that inspires, heals, and reconnects us with beauty, truth, and love. Through direct patronage, media coverage, grantmaking, and public programming, we’re building a new model for how a city supports its artists.
Guided by three principles: beauty, truth, and love.
A night at the Art Love Salon, Pioneer Square, Seattle
Invested annually in Seattle arts
Annual stipend per artist fellow
Local nonprofits funded
Sq ft cultural venue
Our Mission
Founded by technology entrepreneur Andrew Conru, CAF emerged from a conviction that art holds unique power to create meaning and connection in an increasingly isolated world.
Unlike traditional foundations, we create and operate our own initiatives: running venues, publishing media, and directly funding artists. This hands-on approach lets us test innovative models, learn in real-time, and build sustainable ecosystems rather than dependent relationships.
Read Our Full StoryWe build and operate venues where art catalyzes genuine human connection.
Through patronage and residencies, we enable artists to focus on work that elevates the human spirit.
We develop self-sustaining cultural initiatives that are both transformative and viable.
Through salons, conferences, and public programs, we create opportunities for meaningful conversation.
What We Do
16,000 sq ft cultural hub in Pioneer Square hosting curated exhibitions, live performances, philosophical discussions, and unique social events that foster authentic human connection. Available for nonprofits and private events.
For the first time since the great patrons, 8 emerging artists receive full patronage: studio space, stipend, mentorship from master artists, and materials, to create ambitious traditional art. A $1M+ annual investment in artistic excellence.
Seattle's creative media engine. Daily digital arts coverage, comprehensive event calendar, artist directory, and a quarterly print magazine reaching tens of thousands of readers across the Pacific Northwest.
“Seattle has more creative talent per square mile than almost anywhere. Most of it is underfunded. We’re trying to fix that.”
Andrew Conru, Founder, Conru Art Foundation · conru.com
