Advancing Conversation About Culture in King County, Washington
Posted in Feature Stories, Heritage on May 11th, 2010
They are all subjects of this year’s Heritage Special Projects and Cultural Education project awards.
4Culture is pleased to announce thirty-five applications were selected for funding as part of the 2010 Heritage Cultural Education and Special Projects programs, totaling $174,998 in…
Posted in Heritage on Mar 24th, 2010
To strengthen my faith in the younger generation’s ability to be good stewards of our heritage, I volunteered to be a judge at the 15th annual North Puget Sound Regional History Day competition in Shoreline on March 19. The regional…
Posted in Feature Stories, Heritage on Feb 16th, 2010
HistoryLink.org, the free online encyclopedia of Washington state history, has just launched an amazing new resource especially tailored for educators and students. The exciting new education project was unveiled a couple weeks ago and features over 40 classroom-ready K –…
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, Heritage, Preservation, Public Art on Nov 20th, 2009
Cultural Tourism: Realizing the Opportunity
HA 489H (1.5 units) – On-campus offering
January 18 – 23, 2010
For the past decade, the growth of cultural tourism has challenged cities and regions to capitalize on their cultural and heritage assets. Once regarded as a…
Posted in Heritage, Recommended Events on Nov 13th, 2009
Tom Ikeda, Executive Director of Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project, will be conducting an oral history workshop at the Densho office, 1416 S. Jackson Street, on Saturday, November 21, from 1-4. It isn’t a “how to do oral history,”…
Posted in Feature Stories, Heritage on Oct 12th, 2009
Through a series of innovative public workshops, Northwest Seaport is restoring the 1934 diesel engine that powers the Arthur Foss (a National Historic Landmark vessel). The Diesel Engine Theory Workshop program began in 2004 with…
Posted in Artist Opportunities, Arts, Recommended Events on Oct 8th, 2009
Hugo House
Write Time
Recommended by Heath Lambe, Communications
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
A weekly drop-in writing circle for teens facilitated by Hugo House writer-in-residence Karen Finneyfrock. Bring something you’re working on, or just come ready to write. This…
Posted in Public Art, Recommended Events on Sep 24th, 2009
Recommended by Sara Edwards, Communications
Thursday, September 24, 2009
5 – 6pm, Art Walk of select artworks in the downtown core.
6 – 7:30pm, Art Talk public artists panel.
Join the Auburn Arts Commission and 4Culture in a panel discussion with nine nationally and…
Posted in Arts, Heritage, Preservation, Public Art on Sep 9th, 2009
Application Deadline Friday, October 30, 2009
Springboard is a five month program, supported by 4Culture, designed to help small & mid-sized arts and cultural organizations address issues like: improving business operations, increasing revenues, building audiences, and strengthening governance. The program includes…
Posted in Arts, Feature Stories, Recommended Events on Sep 2nd, 2009
4Culture is pleased to host Washington Lawyers for the Arts for an upcoming presentation, Copyright and Creative Commons: Alternative Licenses in the Arts
Copyright is the primary means of protecting an artist’s rights in his or her works. However, understanding the…
Posted in Arts, Heritage, Preservation, Public Art, Recommended Events on Aug 4th, 2009
As part of a national tour for Arts in Crisis: A Kennedy Center Initiative, Kennedy Center President Michael M. Kaiser will visit Washington state August 20 – 21 to conduct free arts leadership symposia in Seattle and Tacoma.
Hosted by ArtsEd…
Posted in Heritage on Mar 28th, 2009
Heritage 4Culture and HistoryLink.org are pleased to announce the launch of Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition: Centennial 1909-2009 available as of February 20, 2009. This new curriculum for elementary and middle school teachers connects children with the history and centennial celebration of the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific…
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