Announcing 2011 Cultural Facilities Awards

Announcing 2011 Cultural Facilities Awards

4Culture is pleased to announce 37 cultural facility projects across King County have been approved to receive funding awards. A total of over $970,000 will be invested in the creation and maintaining of public, cultural ... Continue

Workshops for Upcoming Funding Opportunities

Workshops for Upcoming Funding Opportunities

This winter, 4Culture staff is pleased to offer free workshops to assist applicants interested in applying to our programs. Applications for artists, art groups, heritage specialists, landmark property owners, arts organizations and heritage organizations will ... Continue

Preservation $$ support the Arts

Preservation $$ support the Arts

Royal Room jazzes up Columbia City

We love it at 4Culture when our grant-making supports the community in more than one of our four program areas.  We found that sweet spot between preservation and the ... Continue

Going Green - New Art Installed in Bothell

Going Green – New Art Installed in Bothell

King County’s Wastewater Treatment Division and 4Culture are proud to announce the latest installation of public art for Brightwater.

Christian Moeller’s Verdi, a 65-foot sculptural tower at the Influent Pump Station in Bothell, ingeniously encloses ... Continue

News from 4Culture

Gearing up for Fabrication

I took a little road trip with Tim Lane and Barbara Grygutis last week.

Tim is an engineer with King County Road Services supervising the South Park Bridge Replacement Project. Barbara is a public artist ... Continue

Andre Feriante’s Annual Valentine’s Day Concert

Andre Feriante’s Annual Valentine’s Day Concert

In The Theater of Love

February 11, 2012     8:00 pm.

Benaroya Hall’s Nordstrom Recital Hall, with Guest Artists: Overton Berry, Jeff Davies, Swil Kanim, Steve Thoreson, Stella Rossi and Whitton

2012 marks the ... Continue

public art opportunity in Aberdeen

public art opportunity in Aberdeen

J.M. Weatherwax High School, a historic building in Aberdeen, WA was destroyed by a fire in 2002. The 1909 building facade’s architectural sandstone blocks survived, and were salvaged for reuse. A meaningful artifact to the ... Continue

Call for Museum Conference Session Proposals

Call for Museum Conference Session Proposals

The Washington Museum Association Conference at Seattle Center, June 13-15, is shaping up to be an exciting event. From the opening reception and exhibit, Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs, at Pacific Science ... Continue

Transportation History of Des Moines

Transportation History of Des Moines

News from a 2011 Heritage Sustained Support Recipient

Join the Des Moines Historical Society at the Des Moines IOOF Hall, Wednesday February 8th at 7pm to hear the fascinating story of “Des Moines Transportation From ... Continue

Heart-warmer of the Day: Dedicated Public Servants

Heart-warmer of the Day: Dedicated Public Servants

Can’t stop. Won’t stop.

Seattle’s Public School art teachers protest the district furlough this afternoon, at Pacific Place Mall in downtown Seattle. Pictured is Jed Dunkerley, one of several who provided free drawing lessons to ... Continue

4Culture Closed for Snow

4Culture’s offices will be closed on Wednesday due to snow. We are sorry for any inconvenience and hope to be open Thursday. Stay up to date on bus routes with King County Metro’s Snow and ... Continue

artEAST Class Schedule Announced

artEAST Class Schedule Announced

The artEAST Art Center in downtown Issaquah has announced its Winter Quarter 2012 education program, offering workshops for students of all levels from beginning to advanced, as well as professional development sessions, writer’s workshops, and ... Continue

Youth Arts Programs at Centrum

Youth Arts Programs at Centrum

Guest blogger Martha Worthley is the Program Manager for The Young Artists Project at Centrum Foundation, which is located in historic Fort Worden in Port Townsend, Washington. In addition to presenting conferences and festivals in the ... Continue

Funding Opportunity For Local Landmarks

Funding Opportunity For Local Landmarks

4Culture’s 2012 Landmark Rehabilitation Program Application Now Available Online

Funding through the Landmark Rehabilitation Program is open to private, nonprofit, and public stewards of designated King County (WA) landmarks and landmarks in cities that have  ... Continue

Have A Cool Idea for A Project? Need Some Funds?

Have A Cool Idea for A Project? Need Some Funds?

Opportunities Now Available through the 2012 Heritage Special Projects and Heritage Cultural Education programs

The guidelines are up! The applications are open! 4Culture’s 2012 Heritage Special Projects and Cultural Education opportunities are now available online. ... Continue

Letter from the Director: Person of the Year

Letter from the Director: Person of the Year

As is its custom, Time magazine’s final issue of the year names its Person of the Year.   This year: “The Protester.”

That got me to thinking.  What if 4Culture started an annual tradition deeming an ... Continue