Grandfather's Wisdom, New Artwork Installed at Brightwater

Grandfather’s Wisdom, New Artwork Installed at Brightwater

Join Public Art 4Culture in celebrating the recent installation of Andrea Wilbur-Sigo’s Grandfather’s Wisdom, an artwork that brings the history, perspectives and culture of the First Peoples of Puget Sound to Brightwater.

Artwork discussion and ... Continue

Collections Care Application Window is OPEN

Collections Care Application Window is OPEN

Once again this year, 4Culture is pleased to offer funding opportunities for care of historical collections through the 2012 Heritage Collections Care program. While addressing critical conservation needs, the program’s priority is aimed at basic ... Continue

Principals Shine as Arts Leaders

Principals Shine as Arts Leaders

We welcome Una McAlinden, Executive Director of ArtsEd Washington.

While schools across the country attempt to operate with the best interests of students at heart, they continue to face major challenges in delivering a complete education. Tough ... Continue

Announcing Funding for King County Landmarks

Announcing Funding for King County Landmarks

2012 Landmark Rehabilitation Program Recipients

May is Preservation Month! In celebration, 4Culture is pleased to announce funding for fourteen local restoration projects through the 2012 Landmark Rehabilitation Program – providing over $100,000 in critical support ... Continue

Letter From The Director: Bird Watching, Bicycles, Ecology and Art

Letter From The Director: Bird Watching, Bicycles, Ecology and Art

On June 2nd bicyclists are invited to participate in the Earthworks Tour Inaugural Ride, a half-day exploration of four extraordinary land art and reclamation projects in the Green River Valley.  It’s free and fun for ... Continue

News from 4Culture

Teaching Workshop Using Primary Sources

News from a 2012 Heritage Cultural Education recipient

Exciting news from Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project! Densho was recently funded through 4Culture’s Heritage Cultural Education program to develop a teacher workshop on using ... Continue

Pullman Porters & Microsoft Swedes

Announcing 2012 Heritage Cultural Education & Special Projects Awards

 

From the largest applicant pool to date, 4Culture approved funding awards for 41 projects under the 2012 Heritage Special Projects and Heritage Cultural Education programs. ... Continue

4CTV Documents NW Folklife Festival 40th Anniversary

4CTV Documents NW Folklife Festival 40th Anniversary

4Culture, King County TV and Northwest Folklife partnered to produce this documentary about 40 years of Seattle’s signature Festival. The Director and longtime Festival volunteers tell host Vivian Phillips about what this festival means to ... Continue

Destination Maritime: Richmond Beach Saltwater Park

Destination Maritime: Richmond Beach Saltwater Park

2021 NW 190th Street, Shoreline

This waterfront park, located in northwest King County, evokes both Native American heritage and industrial history of the Richmond community. A cast bronze ‘Welcoming Figure’ designed in the Coast Salish ... Continue

Breakfast at the Panama Hotel

Breakfast at the Panama Hotel

Property Owners gather to Learn about Preservation Incentives

Last week at the Panama Hotel, the owners of some 15 historic buildings gathered at a breakfast workshop sponsored by the Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation and ... Continue

What's Up Next Fifty?

What’s Up Next Fifty?

Next Fifty celebrated its opening on April 21 at the Seattle Center with performances, exhibits and art installations. Events, symposia, and opportunities for participation will go on for the next six months as we ... Continue

Grandfather's Wisdom, New Artwork Installed at Brightwater

Grandfather’s Wisdom, New Artwork Installed at Brightwater

Join Public Art 4Culture in celebrating the recent installation of Andrea Wilbur-Sigo’s Grandfather’s Wisdom, an artwork that brings the history, perspectives and culture of the First Peoples of Puget Sound to Brightwater.

Artwork discussion and ... Continue

Jacob Foran in Gallery4Culture

Jacob Foran in Gallery4Culture

Jacob Foran: New Works

May 3 – June 1, 2012

Opening: First Thursday, May 3, 6:00- 8:00 pm

Gallery4Culture is pleased to present, for the month of May, Jacob Foran: New Works, an installation of ... Continue

e4c Call for Artists

e4c Call for Artists

e4c is…

Free! Media art, accessible to everyone, every day. Fast! Videos are short, between 1-5 minutes. Fabulous! A curated collection of electronic artworks, selected by local artists.

e4c offers…... Continue

Great exposure. e4c is visible
Collections Care Application Window is OPEN

Collections Care Application Window is OPEN

Once again this year, 4Culture is pleased to offer funding opportunities for care of historical collections through the 2012 Heritage Collections Care program. While addressing critical conservation needs, the program’s priority is aimed at basic ... Continue

May on e4c: Artists Celebrate the Everyday

May on e4c: Artists Celebrate the Everyday

Beginning May 3rd, 4Culture proudly presents work by Ellen Lake & Chris Green and George Lee to e4c. New works, selected by a peer-panel in 2011 will be added to e4c’s rotation for the next ... Continue

4Culture Board of Directors Recognizes Arts Education Month

4Culture Board of Directors Recognizes Arts Education Month

At its April meeting the Board of Directors of 4Culture signed a resolution affirming May 2012 as Arts Education Month – a time to celebrate and strengthen arts education in all schools for all students.  Arts ... Continue