Advancing Conversation About Culture in King County, Washington
Posted in Artist Opportunities, Arts on Mar 10th, 2010
ARTOPIA is an annual celebration of emerging and established artists. The multi-media, experimental and experiential event is Saturday, June 26 in Georgetown. ARTPOPIA is looking for artists to participate – no idea is too crazy. You can submit your idea online…
Posted in Arts on Feb 25th, 2010
Arts Leadership Lab, a program of Shunpike, is accepting applications for its new CORE TEAM. The Arts Leadership Lab CORE TEAM is a professional development, peer learning and community building program for emerging arts leaders.
UPDATE: The application deadline has been…
Posted in Artist Opportunities, Arts on Feb 25th, 2010
The Dumbo Arts Center – Exhibition Proposals for 2011
Deadline: March 1, 2010
The Dumbo Arts Center (DAC) is a non-profit contemporary arts organization located in Dumbo Brooklyn, DAC invites artists or curators (individuals or groups) from all levels of experience to…
Posted in Arts, Feature Stories, Public Art on Feb 25th, 2010
a LOW IMPACT VEHICLE exploration (aLIVe)
Inspiring connections > transportation, transit and storm water systems
In December 2009, 4Culture posted a call for ideas that will inspire and engage the broader community in a conversation about transportation. The aLIVe project aims to spark interaction…
Posted in Arts, Feature Stories, Public Art on Feb 25th, 2010
On February 9, 2010, a selection panel of arts professionals met to review 140 online applications to Gallery4Culture from King County artists working in a wide range of media. With exhibition months to be determined in the near future, the…
Posted in Arts, Feature Stories, Recommended Events on Feb 25th, 2010
Alicia Basinger: Souvenir
Exhibition Running: MARCH 5 – 26, 2010
Artist Reception: First Thursday, MARCH 4, 2010, 6 – 8pm
Alicia Basinger’s installation of ceramic sculpture takes its inspiration from various objects (tschotskes, antiques, and the garden). Her predilection ranges from everyday kitsch to…
Posted in Artist Opportunities, Arts, Feature Stories, Heritage, Preservation on Feb 25th, 2010
If you’re an artist, arts group, heritage organization/specialist/educator, or someone needing help to rehabilitate a landmark, don’t forget to apply to 4Culture for project support – several deadlines are coming up in early March:
Landmark Rehabilitation: deadline March 3, 2010
Heritage Special…
Posted in Arts, Heritage, Uncategorized on Feb 25th, 2010
Spotlight on an Individual Artist Projects Recipient
The West Hylebos Wetlands in Federal Way are considered by many to be a natural and cultural gem of the region. Captivated by this site and the efforts to preserve it, Federal Way artist Mary…
Posted in Arts, Feature Stories, Recommended Events on Feb 24th, 2010
Scott Groeniger: Ping Yao Continuum
Kenny Schneider: 1002 Rothko’s
Coming soon! Dynamic new media works by Scott Groeniger and Kenny Schneider will be added to e4c’s rotation this March.
Scott Groeniger
e4c will feature Groeniger’s The Ping Yao Continuum, depicting a scene of daily…
Posted in Artist Opportunities, Arts, Feature Stories, Heritage, Recommended Events on Feb 17th, 2010
Ethnic Arts Connection
Come join 4Culture in a collaborative effort in connecting communities. This FREE event features artists working in culturally specific traditions to showcase their work both on stage and an art exhibit of emerging talent. This is a great…
Posted in Arts, Heritage, Preservation, Public Art on Feb 11th, 2010
A reminder to all that 4Culture’s offices and Gallery4Culture are closed Friday, February 12 for a staff furlough day, and Monday, February 15 for Presidents’ Day.
A full list of 4Culture furlough days can be viewed here.
Relja Penezic & Victoria Jordanova,…
Posted in Arts, Heritage, Preservation, Recommended Events on Feb 10th, 2010
Washington Hall needs your TLC! Please join us for a work party on Saturday, February 27 , 2010, 9am – 1pm at the hall – 153 14th Avenue, Seattle
We need volunteers who are willing to help with clean up and…
Posted in Arts, Recommended Events on Feb 9th, 2010
Recommended by Heather Dwyer
Saturday, February 13, 2010
11 am – 1:30pm
Frye Art Museum
Free
“Look at the subject, think about it before photographing, look until it becomes alive and looks back into you.” —Edward Steichen
Poets Susan Rich and Lillias Bever lead a workshop on ekphrasis,…
Posted in Artist Opportunities, Arts, Heritage, Preservation, Public Art on Feb 8th, 2010
Deadline February 10, 2010
Commission $1,500
4Culture seeks to commission an artist, designer or creative team to create a three dimensional, sculptural object for their annual Golden Rain Globe Award for Heritage Tourism.
Each year, 4Culture honors the stewards of a local historic site or…
Posted in Arts, Feature Stories, Heritage, Preservation, Public Art on Feb 4th, 2010
The dawn of a new day?
Over the past several years, I’ve written many messages about 4Culture’s legislative efforts in Olympia. Lodging taxes are the primary source of the revenues we use to support our major arts, heritage and preservation funding…
Posted in Arts, Feature Stories, Recommended Events on Feb 4th, 2010
Sol Hashemi: Object History Awareness
Exhibition: February 5 – 26, 2010
Artist Reception: First Thursday, February 4, 2010, 6 – 8pm
Tonight, stop by Gallery4Culture during First Thursday artwalk to check out Object History Awareness, a solo exhibition of photographs and ready mades…
Posted in Artist Opportunities, Arts, Feature Stories on Feb 3rd, 2010
Are you a King County artist, musician, filmmaker, writer, social service group, community youth center, neighborhood festival, dance company, ensemble theater or other group who need funding for an upcoming show/project/performance/exhibition in the next year or so?
If so, we hope…
Posted in Arts, Feature Stories, Recommended Events on Feb 3rd, 2010
This First Thursday, several new media works will premiere on e4c and be added to the e4c rotation for the next year:
David Kwan
Kwan has adapted his work SOLARIS, a series of sound-generated video projections for e4c. Kwan composes soundscapes…
Posted in Arts, Recommended Events on Feb 3rd, 2010
Recommended by Tina Hoggatt
February 11, 1:30 p.m.
Eckstein Middle School has been working on the Fundred Dollar Bill Project, a hands-on art project to advocate for funding to clean up polluted soils in New Orleans. Hurricane Katrina’s flooding left a legacy…
Posted in Arts, Feature Stories, Heritage, Preservation, Public Art on Feb 3rd, 2010
The U.S. Census is coming up this April and the cultural community in King County is being called to play a role in communicating the importance of the Census and encouraging participation in the nation’s once-a-decade population count.
The United States…
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