Advancing Conversation About Culture in King County, Washington
Posted in Feature Stories, Preservation, Recommended Events on Aug 25th, 2010
Exciting news from 4Culture-funded heritage sites.
Saturday, September 25th will be a busy day around the county as three different grand openings will offer unique opportunities to celebrate local culture.
7:00 am – 7:00 pm: Grand Opening of Lake Union Park, with viewings…
Posted in Heritage, Recommended Events on Aug 19th, 2010
From Crosscut:
Up at Stevens Pass on the Iron Goat trail lie old-growth railroad history and one of the finest hiking trails you’ll ever find. Among the many great stories are the sagas of John Stevens, heroic engineer of tunnels, and…
Posted in Arts, Feature Stories, Heritage, Preservation on Jul 27th, 2010
In a melding of arts and heritage, the creative minds at Book-It Repertory Theatre broke new ground in historical interpretation with four performances at Kent’s Saar Cemetery on a recent July weekend. The idea for an on-location presentation came from…
Posted in Arts, Feature Stories, Heritage, Heritage Opportunities, Recommended Events on Jul 21st, 2010
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the Bank of America Charitable Foundation have announced the 2011 guidelines for the American Heritage Preservation Program. This public-private partnership will fund the preservation of endangered and fragile art works, rare…
Posted in Feature Stories, Heritage on Jun 23rd, 2010
My first encounter with Ruth Ittner took place in the late 1980s, when she initiated and accepted the challenge of establishing a hiking trail as a Washington State Centennial legacy project. At first, Ruth had no trail site in mind,…
Posted in Arts, Feature Stories, Heritage on Jun 23rd, 2010
4Culture’s Site-Specific Summer is up and rolling at full speed! We have two very big, very exciting projects happening in July, click on the project title to learn more about the who/what/where/when.
artSparks seeks to infuse new creative…
Posted in Feature Stories, Heritage, Heritage Opportunities, Recommended Events on Jun 21st, 2010
We’re on a roll folks…first state, now national recognition for Destination Heritage!
The American Association of State and Local History (AASLH) has selected Destination Heritage as a 2010 Award of Merit winner. The AASLH Leadership in History Awards is the nation’s most…
Posted in Heritage, Heritage Opportunities, Preservation, Recommended Events on Jun 1st, 2010
1st Thursday – Free Museum Admission
First Thursday of each month
Participating museums include, but are not limited to: Seattle Art Museum, Museum of Flight, The Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture, MOHAI, and the Seattle Asian Art Museum (a designated…
Posted in Heritage, Heritage Opportunities, Preservation, Recommended Events on May 13th, 2010
Recommended by Heritage and Preservation Staff
In Residence: How to Research a Building
Saturday, May 15, 2010, 9:30am-4:30pm
Museum of History & Industry, 2700 24th Ave. E., Seattle
A MOHAI Nearby History Workshop, this full day class is presented in partnership with Historic Seattle.…
Posted in Feature Stories, Heritage, Heritage Opportunities, Preservation on May 12th, 2010
News from a 4Culture 2010 Heritage Special Projects recipient.
In July 2008, the Pioneer Square Community Association, with support from the Klondike National Historical Park, initiated a project to produce a Development Concept Plan to set forth a community vision for…
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 May 6th, 2010
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 the public trust. One group…
Posted in Heritage, Heritage Opportunities on May 5th, 2010
Anticipation is growing for the upcoming 50th Anniversary of Seattle World’s Fair in 2012. Seattle Center Foundation is planning the celebration called The Next Fifty, and has just launched a fun new way for the public to share their memories…
Posted in Heritage on May 4th, 2010
The Highline Historical Society’s museum design by Rohleder Borges Architecture has been named a finalist in the American Institute of Architect’s “What Makes It Green” Award competition for 2010. With entries from Montana to Hong Kong, the Highline design is…
Posted in Feature Stories, Heritage, Heritage Opportunities on Apr 29th, 2010
4Culture is offering 10 Heritage Collections Care workshops prior to the program’s June 30 application deadline. In addition to drop-in workshops at 4Culture, Heritage staff will be providing application guidance at various locations around the county.
All applicants are encouraged to…
Posted in Heritage, Heritage Opportunities, Recommended Events on Apr 16th, 2010
Libraries, museums, archives, and arts and historic preservation organizations across the nation will set aside May 1, 2010, to participate in MayDay, a national effort to prepare for disasters. Sponsored by Heritage Preservation and other members of the Heritage Emergency…
Posted in Heritage on Jan 25th, 2010
The White River Valley Museum in Auburn has announced a new series of classes on family heirloom conservation. The three-part series will feature discussions and demonstrations on caring for personal collections. Basic preservation materials will be provided, as well as…
Posted in Feature Stories, Heritage, Recommended Events on Dec 30th, 2009
Warship Under Sail: The USS Decatur in the Pacific West by Lorraine McConaghy has been published by University of Washington Press with support from 4Culture and is on bookstands now. The author has announced a schedule of upcoming public readings and…
Posted in Feature Stories, Heritage on Dec 18th, 2009
To help make American Association of State and Local History Workshops available to all history professionals regardless of budget size, AASLH offers workshop scholarships! Recipients receive registration fee reimbursement and a one year individual membership in AASLH. The next round…
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,”…
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