may_8_facilitiesFrom puppets building a library to artists building a mini-mart, 4Culture is proud to acknowledge the recent award recipients of the Arts Facilities and Equipment Program. Awards totaling $941,610 will fund 38 projects in large and small, suburban and urban organizations in 8 (of 9) districts throughout King County. This program enhances the cultural life of King County citizens by funding the purchase, design, construction and remodeling of cultural facilities, and the purchase of equipment intended to be used by the recipient organization for at least 10 years. Read more

image: © Northwest Puppet Center, whose award will aid in the renovation of the 1st level of Northwest Puppet Center’s two-story 1929 building. The project significantly expands the center’s impressive research library, to enable incorporation a recent gift of over 1,000 books.