The Washington State Archives and the Washington State Historical Records Advisory Board (WSHRAB) are pleased to announce the opening of a new grant cycle for the Digitization Grant Program. This grant is available to libraries ... Continue
tukwila to trinidad: opportunities for artists
International Artists in Residency: Budapest 2011 Deadline: February 6, 2011
AIR/HMC, Budapest, International Artists in Residencies is now accepting entries for 2011. The jurors will select 4-10 artists for each session. Selected artists will exhibit ... Continue
new year, new opportunities – go for it!
Artists in Residence Program at I-Park Deadline: January 11, 2011
The I-Park Foundation, Inc., a 450-acre natural woodland retreat in East Haddam, CT, announces its eleventh season hosting its multi-disciplinary residency program. Self-directed artists’ residencies ... Continue
hedgebrook to haukijärvi: opportunities for artists
PLOP!: Call for Writers Deadline: September 6, 2010
PLOP! Literary Series is a monthly series hosting writers and musicians from across the Northwest in an intimate house setting. Providing artists with an opportunity to challenge, ... Continue
free heritage grants & sponsorships workshop
Do you know the difference between a sponsor and a donor? Do you leverage your best heritage assets to raise visibility for your organization?
Wendy Becker, Snohomish County’s Historic Preservation Officer, shares her tips on ... Continue
let’s do collections care right
As 4Culture’s Heritage Collection Care program opens its annual application cycle for a third year, organizations are encouraged to assess their collection needs and to propose projects that will advance stewardship of collections held in ... Continue
hello money: opportunities for organizations
MetLife Foundation Innovative Space Awards (last chance!) Deadline: April 23, 2010
The MetLife Foundation Innovative Space Awards (ISA) program recognizes, rewards, and promotes successful artist space development projects that exhibit innovation, affordability for artists, sustainability, ... Continue
get out there! amazing opportunities for artists
San Juan Islands Museum of Art & Sculpture Park: Call for Artists Deadline: April 30, 2010
San Juan Islands Museum of Art (IMA) and Sculpture Park is seeking submissions of large, outdoor sculptures for the ... Continue
NEH preservation assistance grants
Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions help small and mid-sized institutions, such as libraries, museums, historical societies, archival repositories, town and county records offices, and colleges and universities, improve their ability to preserve and care ... Continue
from the director: lodging tax for culture
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 ... Continue
stand up and be counted
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 ... Continue
letter from the director: 2010 deadlines
2010 deadlines and workshops
Happy 2010! Can you believe how quickly a decade passes? It seems like only yesterday that we were all worried about the Y2K menace that would paralyze every function of life ... Continue