Washington lost a true champion of arts and heritage last Friday. Senator Scott White, one of the prime forces behind the passage of SB 5834 in the 2011 legislative session, passed away last Friday ... Continue
arias to zen: 72 artist-made projects funded
4Culture is pleased to finally announce the 2011 Individual Artist Project award recipients! In late June, our Board of Directors approved recommendations from the 4Culture Arts Advisory Committee to support 72 artist-generated projects to benefit ... Continue
SB 5958 would fund art and heritage programs through 4Culture
UPDATED May 12, 4:00: Apologies for any confusion the last 36 hours with our post from yesterday (below). Bills have been introduced, withdrawn, had their name changed, have links on the site, that later don’t ... Continue
bills, bills, bills: in olympia
As you may know, the 2011 Washington State legislative session in Olympia is in full swing. We are trying to track the bills related to our work within the fields of arts, heritage, preservation and ... Continue
bugging you: arts application deadlines
Deadlines for 4Culture’s Individual Artist Projects (IAP) and Group Arts Projects (GAP) are coming up in early March. We have some great workshops coming up to help you navagate the process. At these workshops you’ll ... Continue
4Culture included in king county’s state legislative priorities for 2011
This news from King County Councilmember Larry Phillips:
On January 3rd, the Metropolitan King County Council passed Ordinance 2010-0624, adopting King County’s State Legislative priorities for 2011. The agenda outlines-in two short pages-the top ... Continue
4Culture included in king county's state legislative priorities for 2011
This news from King County Councilmember Larry Phillips:
On January 3rd, the Metropolitan King County Council passed Ordinance 2010-0624, adopting King County’s State Legislative priorities for 2011. The agenda outlines-in two short pages-the top ... Continue
letter from the director: tick, tick, tick
If this is January, then it must be time again for 4Culture staff, board and advisory committees to gear up to talk to legislators about securing future funding for arts and heritage in King County. ... Continue
funding for sustained support preserved for 2010
Despite uncertain funding for 4Culture, over 240 King County arts organizations opened annual Sustained Support award letters to find grant funding stable for at least one more year
A sigh of relief was heard across ... Continue
from the director: another year lost?
March 28, 2010
As I write this, the 2010 state legislative session is in overtime, with legislators battling over the revised 2010 budget, grappling with a $2.9 million deficit. Does the legislature “enhance revenues,” as ... 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
letter from the director: 4culture 2010 budget
As we near the end of 2009, I wanted to share with you the current outlook for 4Culture’s funding and services next year and some of the thoughts we are having as we make decisions ... Continue
