4Culture

Guidelines and Process for 2012 Program Below | Deadline: passed

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Who Can Apply

Applicant eligibility

Applicants MUST:

Be a partnership, group, ensemble, co-op, collective, commercial or DBA ("Doing Business As") entity
Have a physical presence and address in King County (both at the time of application and through completion of the proposed project)

Applicants MUST NOT:

Be a current Sustained Support program recipient
Be an Individual Arts applicant. You cannot apply to both Group Arts Projects and Individual Artists Projects for the same project.
Serve as a current staff or board of 4Culture
Be a 2012 Group Artist Projects selection panelist

Groups may submit only one application annually to Group Artist Projects.

What We Fund

Project eligibility

Projects MUST:

Offer public benefit (see section below on public benefit) and be accessible to the citizens and visitors of King County
Begin no earlier than June 1, 2012 and be completed by December 31, 2013.
Be directly related to the mission of the applicant group

Projects MAY include the following:

The development of new work
The interpretation of existing work
The presentation of new work or collection of works
Support professional development for artists or arts / cultural groups (e.g. workshops, training, conferences)
Support the rental or purchase of materials that further the applicant's artistic project

Projects MAY NOT include:

Tuition and cost-of-living expenses for matriculated students in any degree program
Projects in which fundraising is a primary purpose
Permanent public art projects or planning for permanent public art projects
Equipment purchases
Applications from religious institutions
Applications from schools and school districts
Capital construction projects
General operating support

Confused by language we use? Check out our glossary of terms

Collaborative Projects

Groups applying for a collaborative project (a project developed between two or more organizations or groups) may apply to Group Arts Projects IF the collaborators have agreed to stay in partnership while completing the proposed project. We define "collaborator" as an entity who is considered to be a co-owner of the project, not someone who provides technical or creative services or support.

Applying for both Arts and Heritage Project Support

Heritage 4Culture offers funding for heritage interpretation projects. Some projects may meet eligibility criteria for both Arts and Heritage funding programs. Heritage 4Culture has different deadlines, guidelines and application requirements. Applicants who are considering applying to both programs are strongly encouraged to contact program staff before submitting an application to either program.

When

2012 Program Deadline: passed

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Projects or portions thereof that are funded through Group Arts Projects may begin no earlier than June 1, 2012.

2012 Application Review Timeline

The following is an approximate schedule. The actual timeline may differ.

March: Deadline is March 7, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. PST. No late applications will be accepted.
April: Applications will be reviewed and organized by staff in preparation for the peer-panel review process. A peer review panel meets to review applications. The panel will recommend funding for the most highly ranked projects from among the applications submitted. The panel's funding recommendations are forwarded to the 4Culture Arts Advisory Committee for approval. The Arts Advisory Committee reviews and takes formal action on the panel recommendations, then makes its recommendations to the 4Culture Board of Directors.
May: The Board of Directors approves the recommendations and the award recipients will receive formal notification from 4Culture.
June: Each award recipient will receive a contract that governs the payment of funds. Award recipients will be required to meet recipient obligations. Funds become available after contracts are signed and submitted with all necessary documents. Projects may begin June 1, 2012. Award recipients are expected to initiate their project within the contract period. Completion of the project, including final documentation and invoice, is expected by December 31, 2013.

Public Benefit Requirement

4Culture receives all funding for its Group Arts Project program from a portion of Lodging Tax revenues collected in King County. Because of this, groups funded through this program must provide some kind of public benefit to the citizens of King County. The following are examples of services that meet the public benefit:

Free/discounted admissions to project event: performances, exhibitions, workshops, screenings, readings, etc...
Presenting a project-related event outside of the Seattle metropolitan area, in suburban, unincorporated or rural King County.
Free distribution of resources including publications, CDs, DVDs etc... to the King County Library system.
Creation of free, publicly accessible materials including audio/video recordings and electronic files.

Your public benefit must be described in the Project Impact section of the application.

How

Selection process and criteria

Review Process

Applications to Group Arts Projects are reviewed by staff for eligibility, accuracy, and completeness. 4Culture staff will facilitate a peer panel review of your application. This panel is made up of artists, administrators and arts workers from throughout King County and have expertise in one or more artistic disciplines. This panel will select and recommend the most highly qualified projects for funding based on the following criteria:

Artistic merit, excellence or innovative quality of project
Access and public benefit for King County residents and visitors
Artistic excellence as demonstrated in the work samples provided
Feasibility and applicant's demonstrated ability to accomplish the project
Appropriateness of the funding request and project feasibility demonstrated in the budget

Additional program goals of geographic and cultural diversity will be considered after vetting based on above criteria.

Requirements and appeals

Learn about the legal requirements of award recipients, and about the process for appeal of a 4Culture award here.

FAQ

This is my first time applying, how can I get help?

Applicants are strongly advised to take advantage of the following helpful resources:

Review successful applications submitted by other artists in previous years. You may visit our office to review successful project descriptions, project impact descriptions and sample budgets from past award recipients in 4Culture's resource room at 4Culture's office during open hours; 9-5pm M-F.
Communicate with program staff about eligibility requirements, project ideas and other resources. All applicants are strongly encouraged to contact staff prior to preparing an application if there is a question about eligibility.
Attend a free application workshop. Workshops are presented by 4Culture staff to help guide you through the application process.

Q: I received an award from 4Culture last year, can I apply again?
A: You may have received support from King County programs last year and still apply this year. You may not apply for the same phase of the project if you received funding for it in previous years.
Q: What if the project I want to do is totally different than what I have done in the past?
A: If your project is different than what you have to present in your work samples, be sure to help the panelists understand why you are taking on this new challenge and how your past work demonstrates your ability to achieve this new kind of work. You should include this in the "project description" section of the application.
Q: Can you give me an example of what "in-kind" support is?
A: Here is an example for you. Say your brother is letting you borrow a generator for your project, find out how much a generator would cost you to rent for the length of your project. That rental amount can be included in your budget under In-Kind, as support your brother is providing toward the project.
Q: Who is the person I contact if I have other questions?
A: Doreen Mitchum is the program coordinator for Group Arts Projects. You can reach her via email at Doreen.Mitchum[at]4culture.org or by phone at 206 296.7579

Ready to Apply

How to submit your application

STEP 1 - Read all of the above sections

STEP 2 - Prepare your information before you apply online. This section contains guidance on how to prepare your online application, and the support materials you are required to submit with your application.

Required Support Materials

File Uploads Required

The following two file uploads are required as part of your application. Applications without the following uploaded documents will be considered incomplete.

1. Project Budget

Use this one-page budget form to enter your estimated project expenses and your expected income, including your request to 4Culture. Although not required, a cash match or in-kind resources of materials and/or labor will make your application more competitive. You can add detail as to how you arrived at these figures in the Project Implementation section of the online application. [Open this form, save to your computer, complete, save, and upload to application].

4Culture Project Budget
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Step 3: Right-click on the PDF document you saved, choose "Open with" in the drop-down menu and select Adobe Reader.

2. Work Sample Description

Identify your work sample(s) on this form only. Include titles (and/or track numbers) of the work(s) submitted in the order in which they are to be reviewed. Include, the date the work(s) was completed or if it is in-progress and indicate the role of the applicant (Examples: choreographer, photographer, guitarist, director). Applicants may elect to write a few brief sentences about the work sample(s). If the work sample is in the Manuscript Format, identify if the sample(s) is a complete work, abstract, excerpt or a group of works. If work samples are in the Image Format include the medium and dimensions of the artwork(s) and completion date. [Open this form, save to your computer, complete, save, and upload to application].

Work Sample Description

Work Samples are required of all applicants

Applicants are encouraged to submit work samples of past work that best illustrates their qualifications for the proposed project. Prints, transparencies, musical scores, brochures and press-clippings will not be accepted. The following Work Sample guide outlines the options available for submitting work samples.

You may choose only one format and one way-to-submit

Recommended formats by discipline:

Music - Audio Format
Dance - Video Format
Theater - Video or Manuscript Format
Visual - Digital Image Format
Literary - Manuscript Format
Media - Video or Manuscript Format

Audio Format

A maximum of three (3) work samples. Each applicant's work will be reviewed for a cumulative total of five (5) minutes maximum.

Way To Submit (choose one)
External Site Upload:
You may submit up to three audio files using SoundCloud. Once you have uploaded the files to SoundCloud that you would like the selection panel to review, indicate the SoundCloud URL (e.g. http://soundcloud.com/bob-m/03-bob-smith) on the Work Sample Description sheet in the order in which you would like the files reviewed. Work samples may not be submitted through other media sharing sites. All submissions must be publicly accessible (not private).

Mail/Deliver:
Mail in or deliver one (1) CD with audio samples, in the required format. Label the CD clearly with your group name and Project and Title. All CDs must be self-executable and ready to play on a portable sound system or computer.

Image Format

A maximum of ten (10) JPGs in the order in which they are to be reviewed. JPG (.jpg) files only. Images must be under 2MB, 1920 pixels on the longest side and 72 dpi at least. TIFF and other file formats will not be accepted. Files names must use only numbers, letters and underscores. Label your images in the following manner: 01_LastName_FirstInitial. Example: 01_Smith_A, 02_Smith_A etc... Images will be presented one at a time during the application review process.

Way To Submit (choose one)
Upload:
Upload JPGs in the order in which they are to be reviewed, in the required format.

Mail/Deliver:
Mail in or deliver one (1) CD with images, in the required format. Label the CD clearly with your group name and Project Title.

Manuscript Format

A writing sample, in English, on white, 8.5x11" paper, of no more than ten (10) pages (plus one (1) cover page) with a minimum font size of 12 points. Include a cover page with your group name, author name and title of work(s) and label each page with group name and author's first and last name.

Way To Submit (choose one)
Upload:
Portable Document Format (.pdf) or Word (.doc) only, in the required format.

Mail/Deliver:
Mail in or deliver 1 copy of your manuscript, on white, 8.5x11" paper, in the required format. Do not punch holes or staple, paperclip only.

Video Format

A maximum of three (3) work samples. Each applicant groups work sample submission will be reviewed for a cumulative total of five (5) minutes maximum.

External Site Upload:
You may submit up to three videos using Vimeo. Once you have uploaded video selections to Vimeo that you would like the selection panel to review, indicate the Vimeo URL (e.g. http://www.vimeo.com/2992575) on the Work Sample Description sheet in the order in which you would like the videos reviewed. Work samples may not be submitted through other media sharing sites. All submissions must be publicly accessible (not private).

Mail/Deliver:
Mail in or deliver One (1) DVD with a maximum of three (3) work samples in the order in which they are to be reviewed. DVDs must be self-executable and if possible, with chapters. DVDs must be clearly labeled with group name and project title. DVDs will be played on a DVD player, not a computer. Test your DVD on stand-alone players prior to submission. MOV, WMV and other file formats will not be accepted.

Mail In/Delivery Instructions

Applicants may mail in or hand-deliver work samples. Hand-delivered materials may be brought to 4Culture offices by 5:00pm. Mailed materials must have a United State Postal Service March 7, 2012 postmark and be sent to:

Doreen Mitchum
4Culture
101 Prefontaine Pl S
Seattle, WA 98104

STEP 3 - Sign in to fill out your application

Note: Once you have started the process of applying online, you can click "save" after each step in the application, sign out, and your application will remain saved as a draft. Please make sure you have prepared all documents to be uploaded prior to completing the application. You can then return to your application any time before the deadline to continue working or to make changes by signing in with the username and password you created. Once you click "submit," you will still be able to see your application but you will not be able to make any more changes.

For technical questions about the online application system, contact staff member Doreen Mitchum at 206 296.7579.

This funding opportunity is currently closed. We will reopen the application for this opportunity at least 6 weeks before the next deadline.

Upcoming Workshops

All applicants are encouraged to attend a workshop prior to submitting your application. These free workshops provide you an opportunity to ask questions, understand specific guidelines, and be taken through a step-by-step review of the application process.

There are no scheduled workshops at this time. Check back 6 weeks before the deadline.

Online Workshop

This online workshop is approximately 30 minutes, split into 5-minute segments for your convenience. Simply push "play" to watch all the videos consecutively or use "next" to skip forward.

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2011

Organization	Title	Award
Against the Grain	The 9th Festival of Against the Grain/Men in Dance	$5,000
American Poster Institute	VERA International Artist Exchange	$3,500
Anything is Possible Theatre Co.	"How Things Work"	$3,000
Arts-a-Glow	Arts-A-Glow Community Lantern Installations	$2,500
At the Ridge Theatre	ART 2011 Musical Production and Children's Theatre Camp	$2,000
Bailadores de Bronce	Bailadores de Bronce 40th Anniversary Gala Show	$5,000
Bellevue Downtown Association	2012 Bellevue Jazz Festival	$2,500
Bherd Studios Gallery	(Un)Sanctioned	$3,000
BQdanza	Nincompoopiana	$3,000
Bus Shelter Mural Program	Mirroring Life: Photographic Artworks on Bus Shelters	$8,000
Canine Productions	Outside Experts	$4,000
Cascade Foothills Chorale	Winter Holiday Season	$1,000
Central Area Community Festival	Central Area Community Festival	$1,000
Cherdonna and Lou Show, The	Not Dead Yet (working title)	$2,500
City of Bothell	Music in the Park	$2,000
City of Snoqualmie	Sounds of Snoqualmie	$3,000
Decibel Festival	Decibel Festival	$3,500
East African Arts & Culture	Beneath the Burqa	$3,500
El Centro de la Raza	Día de los Muertos Altar Exhibit	$3,000
eSe Teatro	Multicultural Playwrights Festival	$1,500
Federal Way Senior Center	Sharing Lives, Sharing Art	$2,000
Fisher Ensemble	Magda Goebbels, a new opera	$4,000
Foundation for Sex Positive Culture	Seattle Erotic Art Festival	$4,500
Friends of Third Place Commons	A Musical Sampling of the Americas	$3,000
Gay City Health Project	Gay City Anthologies: Volume 4	$2,500
Ghost Light Theatricals	Freak Storm by Don Fleming	$1,500
Great Western Community Concert Association	2011-2012 Community Concert Program	$3,000
International Conservation Photography Awards	International Conservation Photography Awards	$2,500
International District Engaged in the Arts Odyssey Collective Gallery	IDEA Odyssey Collective Gallery Exhibitions Exploring Culture, Diversity and Identity	$3,000
Intuitive Learning Systems	Valley Center Stage Children's Theater Ensemble	$1,500
Inverse Opera	Liebeslieder Waltzes	$3,000
Iranian American Community Alliance	Persian Calligraphy Art & Tradition	$2,000
Jackson Street Music History Collective	Jackson Street Music History Project	$3,000
KCTS Television, aka "KCTS 9"	Reel NW	$7,000
King County Parks and Recreation Division	King County Parks White Center Teen Program Arts Program	$6,000
Kirkland Summer Concert Series	Kirkland Summer Concert Series	$3,000
Ladies First Collective	Ladies First 2011-2012 Season	$2,000
Live Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival	Hi'ikua Headlining Entertainment	$3,500
LiveARTs Bothell	LiveARTs Bothell	$3,000
MadArt	The Mad Home Project	$2,000
Mirror Stage Company	ODIN'S HORSE by Robert Koon	$4,000
NEPO House	NEPO 5K: Show and Run	$5,000
New Century Theatre Company	FESTEN by David Eldridge	$4,500
North City Business Association	The North City Jazz Walk	$3,000
Open Space for Arts & Community	Burlesco Notturno	$2,000
Othello Park Alliance	Othello Park International Music & Art Festival	$2,000
Pioneer Square Community Association	Artoleptic 619	$2,500
Plateau Community Orchestra	"The Gateway to Mt. Rainier Through the Ages"	$2,500
PLAYWORKS	I CAN'T REMEMBER ANYTHING by Arthur Miller TOUR	$2,000
quiet	The Beating of a Warrior's Heart	$2,000
Sapience Dance Collective	Species	$3,000
Scrape - an original music string orchestra	Bill Frisell Meets Scrape	$2,500
Seattle Jazz Composers Ensemble	SJCE and KSD's Composer/Choreographer Pairing	$3,000
Seattle Jewish Film Festival	17th annual AJC Seattle Jewish Film Festival	$6,000
Seattle Latino Film Festival	Seattle Latino Film Festival 2011	$4,500
Seattle True Independent Film Festival	2012 Seattle True Independent Film Festival	$3,000
Sno-Valley Senior Center	Community Dance	$3,000
StoneDance Productions	Chop Shop: Bodies of Work	$8,000
Tasveer	Seattle's 7th Independent South Asian Film Festival	$4,500
theater simple	WONDERLAND: Alice Adventures	$8,000
Upper Bear Creek Community Council	Music in the Park at Cottage Lake	$2,000
Vashon Folkdancers	Ethnic Music and Dance Concerts	$1,500
Vashon Island Chamber of Commerce	Strawberry Festival	$2,000
Vashon Opera	Carmen, Bizet's Opera set in a Matador's Bull Ring	$2,000
Vedic Cultural Center	Ananda Mela: Joyful Festival of India	$2,500
Watermark Project	The Last Travel Agency on Earth	$3,500
We Are Golden	These Streets	$3,000
West Hill Community Council	Skyway Outdoor Cinema Festival	$5,000
West Seattle Community Orchestra	Community Outreach Concert, Spring 2011	$500
World Kulturz	Catching Two Birdz Songz	$3,000

2010

Organization	Title	Award
47th Parallel Films	WASTE OF TIME	$8,000
Against the Grain	8h Festival of Against the Grain/Men in Dance	$5,000
American Asian Performing Arts Theatre	Chinese Moon Festival Extravaganza 2010	$4,000
ANAR Helene Eriksen's Traditional Dance Theatre	ANAR new repertoire and concert development	$6,000
ArtDish	Artdish Writers Fund	$3,000
Arts-a-Glow	The Teahouse Lantern Theater	$4,000
At the Ridge Theatre	ART 2010 Musical Production and Childrens Theatre Camp	$2,000
Bellevue Downtown Association	Bellevue Jazz Festival	$7,500
Bothell Regional Library	Make a Splash @ Your Library - Summer Program Series	$1,485
Bus Shelter Mural Program	Mirroring Life: photographic artworks on bus shelters	$8,000
Catherine Cabeen and Company	Into the Void	$6,000
Central Area Community Festival	Central Area Community Festival	$2,000
Cherdonna and Lou Show	It's a Salon!	$3,000
CineSeattle	Seattle International Latino Film Festival	$6,000
City of Bothell	Music in the Park Concert Series	$4,500
Decibel Festival	Decibel Festival	$3,000
Downtown Seattle Association	Out to Lunch Concert Series	$4,000
Eastside Nihon Matsuri Association	2010 Aki Matsuri-Bellevue College	$4,000
El Centro de la Raza	Dia de los Muertos Altar Exhibit	$3,000
eSeTeatro	eSe Teatro: Seattle Latinos take Stage	$3,000
Federal Way Senior Center	Drawing Together: Seniors Celebrate Art in Community	$5,500
Fisher Ensemble	Kocho, a new opera	$4,000
Franchesska Berry and Som La Bi Joli	Nile Intersection: A North/West African Dance Fusion	$4,000
Free Sheep Foundation	Seattle Street Bienniale 2010	$4,000
Friends of Third Place Commons	Third Place, One World: Uncommon Music in the Commons	$3,000
Gallery at Fall City Inn	Gallery at Fall City Inn	$4,500
Ghost Light Theatricals	The Clouds by Aristophanes, a play adapted by Alexis Holzer	$1,500
Hidmo	Live At Hidmo	$4,000
Hindustani Musical Arts of Bellevue	Parampara Hindustani Music Festival 2010	$3,000
Joyas Mestizas Mexican Folk Dance Youth Group	Joyas Mestizas 2010 Gala Performance	$3,000
Juliana & PAVA + Russian Community Support Group, Inc	Russian Beauty In Songs: A Bridge From The Past	$4,000
Live Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival	Hawaiian Living History Exhibit	$3,000
LiveARTs Bothell	LiveARTs Bothell	$4,000
Maple Valley Creative Arts Council	12th Annual Maple Valley Days Arts Festival	$7,000
Millinery Artisan Guild	Dancing Hats	$6,000
Monktail Creative Music Concern	Sounds Outside: A Celebration of Adventurous Music & Community	$3,500
Museum of History and Industry	Celluloid Seattle: A City at the Movies	$4,000
Music Stimulus Package	Georgetown Music Fest	$4,000
Lucia Neare's Theatrical Wonder	Lullaby Moon 2010	$9,000
New Century Theatre Company	CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION by Annie Baker	$3,500
NewsWrights United	The New New News: A Living Newspapper	$3,000
Open Satellite	Civic Knot Road Tattoo	$3,000
Othello Park Alliance	Othello Park International Festival	$2,800
Pacific Musicworks (Sweet Bird Classics)	Handel Oratorio "Esther"	$8,500
Seattle Composers Salon	Is That Jazz? Festival 2011	$4,000
Seattle Dance Project	Project 4	$5,000
Seattle Jewish Film Festival	16th annual Seattle Jewish Film Festival	$3,000
Seattle Subversive Square Dance Society	Dare to be Square	$2,000
SEKY Ensemble	Moth Light Prophecies	$6,000
Show Brazil! (Eduardo J De Mendonca)	Chiquinha Gonzaga	$4,000
Snoqualmie Valley Arts, LLC	Snoqualmie Valley Festival of Music	$4,500
Southeast Seattle Community Youth Orchestra	Southeast Seattle Community Youth Orchestra - Summer Workshop	$8,000
SPLAB	Visiting Poet Series: Poetry of Dissent	$5,000
Stage Door Productions	STage Door Productions Summer Youth Theatre Camp	$2,000
Steambot	Steambot	$6,500
Stimulate Dance	"Open Air Performance Series"	$4,000
StoneDance Productions	Chop Shop: Bodies of Work	$9,000
TARL	Flint Jamison & TARL @ Open Satellite	$4,000
Tether	K-5	$2,000
theater simple	WONDERLAND: Alice Adventures	$5,000
Tukwila Paint Out	Tukwila Paint Out	$2,500
Upper Bear Creek Community Council	Music in the Park at Cottage Lake	$3,000
Vashon Folkdancers	Ethnic Music and Dance Concerts	$2,000
Vashon Island Chamber Music	Vashon Island Chamber Music Series and Festival	$3,200
Vashon Park District	Summer in the Parks	$2,500
Voices Rising	2010-2011 Season	$4,000
West Hill Community Council	Skyway Outdoor Cinema Festival	$4,500
Whim Whim	La Guillotine (tentatively)	$5,000
	TOTAL	$289,985

2009

Organization	Title	Award
Abrace	World Music of Peace Concert	$2,500
aLIVE: a Low Impact Vehicle exhibition	aLIVE: a Low-Impact Vehicle exhibition	$2,000
American Asian Performing Arts Theatre	Traditional & Modern Chinese Acrobatic	$3,000
Anything is Possible Theatre Co.	It's a Whatchamadoozie with a Whaddayacallit	$3,000
Aono Jikken Ensemble	Sounds of Shadow & Light	$5,000
Arab Center of Washington	Arab Rhythms: Dance & Music Workshops	$2,225
ARC Dance	ARC Dance Concert	$2,000
Artoleptic	Artoleptic 2009	$3,000
Arts-a-Glow	Gathering!	$4,900
Bellevue Downtown Association	Bellevue Jazz Festival	$10,000
Bend It	Bend-It Extravaganza 2010	$5,000
Bothell Regional Library	Be Creative @ Your Library	$1,550
Burien Interim Art Space	Artist P-Patch	$2,000
Cascade Performing Arts Council	Cascade Call for Screenplays	$3,385
CineSeattle	Seattle International Latino Film Festival	$5,000
City of Sammammish	Summer Nights in the Park Concerts Series	$5,000
Couch Film Fest	Couch Fest Films	$2,000
DASSdance	Nevermore	$2,000
Decibel Festival	Decibel Festival	$5,000
Digital Double Network of Artists	Dancing with Light	$2,000
Eastside Heritage Center	2009 Strawberry Festival	$4,000
Eastside Nihon Matsuri Assoc.	Aki Matsuri 2009	$2,000
El Centro de la Raza	Dia de los Muertos Altar Exhibit	$3,000
Fisher Ensemble	At the Hawk's Well	$6,000
Free Sheep Foundation	Moore Theatre -- Inside Out	$5,000
From Within Nucleus	Siva Tandavam	$4,000
Gallery 1412	Gallery 1412 Presents	$5,090
Gansango Music & Dance	Horizon	$5,000
Garinagu	Garifuna Music, Dance & Culture	$3,250
Hidmo	Live at Hidmo	$7,700
Iranian American Community Alliance	Seattle Iranian Festival	$6,000
James & Janie Washington Foundation	JJWF Youth Poster Workshop	$2,000
Lead Pencil	Future Perfect	$5,000
Live Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival	Live Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival	$5,000
Longhouse Media/Native Lens	2009 SuperFly Filmmaking Gathering	$5,000
Los Poetas del Monton	Martin Espada in Martin Luther King County	$6,385
Manifold Motion	Miscellanea II	$2,000
Miho & Diego Duo	A Musical Trip Around the World	$2,000
Molten Vocals	Mother Tongue	$2,000
Monktail Creative Music Concern	Sounds Outside: Celebration of Adventurous Music & Community	$5,000
Music Stimulus Package	Georgetown Music Fest	$8,000
New Century Theatre Company	Orange Flower Water	$6,000
Night Zero	Night Zero Photo Shoot	$6,010
Northwest Playwrights Alliance	Second Monday Reading Series	$3,900
One World Theatre	14/48 the World's Quickest Theatre Festival	$4,000
Our American Theatre Company	Eyes For Consuela	$2,000
Ozya Performance Ensemble	The Story of Love	$2,000
Path With Art	Path with Art at the Frye	$2,000
Reptet	The Rat City Rhapsodies	$8,500
Seattle Composers' Salon	Is That Jazz? Festival	$1,300
Seattle Dance Project	Project Three	$6,000
Seattle Improvised Music	Seattle Improvised Music Festival	$7,900
Seattle Print Arts	2010 Year of the Print, 10th Anniversary	$3,800
Seattle World Percussion Society	2010 World Rhythm Festival	$1,500
StoneDance Productions	Chop Shop: Bodies of Work	$8,000
SuttonBeresCuller	Solo Exhibition at Lawrimore Project	$3,000
Talented Youth	2010 National Film Festival for Talented Youth	$5,000
Umami Productions	Completion of Finding Home Series	$4,200
Upper Bear Creek Comm. Council	Music in the Park at Cottage Lake	$3,000
Valse Café Orchestra & Company	Gold Dust Vaudeville Revue - 1909	$2,000
Vashon Opera	The Tender Land, an opera production	$3,000
Washington Composers Forum	Transport Series	$5,000
Whit Press	PLAY	$2,000
Woman Seeking…Theatre West	Last Summer at Bluefish Cove	$2,000
	TOTAL	$256,095

2008

Organization	Title	Award
Alliance Francaise de Seattle	A Week Celebrating the Graphic Novel	$4,000
Artoleptic	Artoleptic	$2,000
Asian Counseling Service	Community Quilt Project	$5,000
At the Ridge Theatre	Peter Pan Theatre Camp	$2,000
Bellevue Downtown Assoc.	Bellevue Jazz Festival	$8,000
BQdanza	Frame	$4,800
Brazil Center for Brasilfest	Rose Max & Ramatis de Moraes at BrasilFest	$2,384
Broadway Bound Children's Theatre	Outreach Project Choreographers' Collaboration	$4,500
Bus No. 8 LLC	Christiania: Our Heart is in Your Hands	$2,500
Century Ballroom	Masters of Lind Hop & Tap 2008	$4,000
dirty girl productions	Hot Girls	$2,500
Eastside Nihon Matsuri Assoc.	Aki Matsuri	$3,250
Ethnic Heritage for CroatiaFest	Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra	$4,854
Evening of Sevdah	Evening of Sevdah: Love Songs of Bosnia & Herzegovina	$3,150
Friends of Third Place Commons	Third Plays Music Festival	$4,000
La Jefa	Cultural Collisions: Women Poets & Their Craft	$5,000
La Sala	Strengthening Cultural Communities	$1,500
Latino Cultural Magazine	Web page latinoculturalmagazine.com	$3,700
Lelavision	Musico Ballistica	$5,000
locust	crushed	$3,750
Monkey Wrench Puppet Lab	Bloody Henry	$5,000
Monktail Creative Music Concern	Sounds Outside: A Celebration of Adventurous Music	$6,000
Mujeres: Spanish-English Writers	Bilingual Literary Reading Series	$4,500
Musical Connections	Master Music Concert Series	$2,000
Nebunele Theatre	We're Hiking to the Top of a Mountain	$4,000
Northwest Asian Am. Film Festival	NWAAFF 2009	$4,000
Omentum Zine	Omentum Zine	$1,000
One Family Inc.	Oziya: A Legend of Many	$6,000
Pacific Ballroom Dance	Feelin' Good	$3,100
Rainier Chorale	Holiday Concert	$2,000
Rainier Youth Choirs	Rainier Kids Honor Choir	$1,500
RIVET Magazine	R21: The RIGHT Issue	$2,000
S.L.A.M. Festival	2008 SLAM Festival	$3,260
Seattle Dance Project	Project Eurydice	$4,000
Seattle Improvised Music	Seattle Improvised Music Festival	$5,000
Seattle Jewish Film Festival	2009 Seattle Jewish Film Festival	$2,500
Seattle Weekly	Seattle Weekly's Artopia	$2,000
SITE Specific	SITE Specific	$3,000
Sketchfest	Sketchfest Seattle 2008	$1,300
SuttonBeresCuller	Mini-Mart City Park	$5,000
TASVEER	5th Independent South Asian Film Festival	$5,000
The Living Barge Project	Living Barge Project Video	$1,000
Theatre at Meydenbauer	Contemporary Dance @ Meydenbauer	$3,500
theatre simple	The Snow Queen: Gerda's Journey	$7,000
Truth Sessions	Truth Sessions	$7,950
Tukwila Historical Society	Tukwila Centennial Musical Heritage CD Project & NW Boychoir Concert	$6,000
UMO	Rubble Women	$6,000
Valley Center Stage	Open House	$5,000
Washington Composers Forum	Transport concert series.	$3,000
White Center Teen Program	White Center Teen Art Program	$5,000
World Kulturz	Prophecy to Promise Indigenous Climate Change Prophecies	$2,500
Young Shakespeare Workshop	YSW Revolving Company Romeo & Juliet	$5,000

You've been approved to receive 4Culture funding for your project. What now? Here's what to expect

Notification

4Culture will send a letter to notify you of your award when it has been approved by our Board of Directors.

Contract

In order to receive your funds, you must sign a Contract or Letter of Agreement with 4Culture, making your organization the "Contractor". The contract spells out the services your group will provide and the public benefits described in your application. If you want to make any modifications to the project or public benefit described in your application, please contact Doreen Mitchum to discuss the changes to your agreement.

We will prepare the forms and get you a Contract Packet as soon as possible - we're often doing dozens of contracts at once, so please be patient. The Contract Packet will contain:

Check List - Outlining what is included and required
Two (2) copies of your Contract or Letter of Agreement
One (1) Phase 1 Invoice (for 50% of your awarded funds)
One (1) Final Invoice
One (1) Evaluation Form

Depending on your project and the status of any forms we already have from you on file, the Contract Packet may also contain:

One (1) W-9 Form
One (1) ADA Form

When you receive and review the contract packet, please:

Sign and return both copies of your Contract or Letter of Agreement
Fill out and return any additional required forms. Contact Doreen Mitchum if you have questions or problems with any of these forms. If you need a notary public for your ADA form we can provide that service.

Once the above documents are received by 4Culture, we will:

Return one signed copy of your Contract or Letter of Agreement for your records
Review all other forms and make sure they are filled out correctly

Requirements as you prepare to present or publish your 4Culture-supported project

Please acknowledge 4Culture funding. This helps to ensure there will continue to be funds available in the future! You must include this logo on project acknowledgements, brochures, press releases, programs, posters, flyers, advertisements, signage, etc.
Send Information about your public presentation or final product to Doreen Mitchum. We may be able to post information about your project on our blog and assist with outreach.

Getting Paid

(If you need payment for the planning portion of your project) Complete, sign and return your Phase 1 Invoice - both front and back sides. You may request up to 50% of the award. This is all that will be available to you until you finish the project and the Evaluation form.
Upon receipt and approval of your Phase 1 Invoice and W9 Form, we will send you a check (usually within 14 days).

Final Payment Requirements

In order to receive your final payment and close out your contract you must do the following by the deadline date indicated on your Contract or Letter of Agreement document. If you cannot complete your project and public benefit by that date, please contact Doreen Mitchum for a possible contract extension. Final documents include:

One (1) Final Invoice (included in your contract packet)
One (1) Evaluation Form (included in your contract packet)
Project documentation - in the form of images of your event (digital preferred) and/or copies of any materials produced, such as CDs, DVDs, books, including proof of your acknowledgement of 4Culture funds
ALL REQUIRED FORMS MUST BE COMPLETED AND ON FILE BEFORE WE CAN CLOSE OUT YOUR CONTRACT.

Best Practices

Let us know if we can provide you with any of the following:

Other funding resources
Artist-friendly venue ideas
Sample press releases
Tips on contacting your legislators and King County Council members - your elected officials should know that your organization makes an impact!

Stay in touch with us throughout this process

Let us know if your plans change or if you have any questions or concerns along the way. We are proud to support your project and we hope we can assist you in making it a success! If needed, please contact Doreen Mitchum for help.

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