Arts Projects

SEE, HEAR, FEEL — EXPERIENCE
4Culture Supports Art Projects for King County

New dance, music, theater, media, literary and visual arts experiences for residents and visitors to King County are on the way! 4Culture's Board of Directors has approved peer panel recommendations for the 2008 Individual Projects, Group Projects and Underserved Communities awards to support 329 art projects for $541,199 in funding.

What do artists and organizations do with the money?
They offset expenses related to their project such as: a photographer buying a new printer; a composer paying musicians to learn and perform their work; a writer paying an editor for their latest book of poems. By providing this funding, 4Culture supports the ordinary needs of extraordinary projects.

How do these art projects benefit folks living in or visiting King County?
They are the reason many of us live and work here. Dance the night away at a festival; download free music; ponder why someone is living on a sea-sawing house; and learn about Chief Seattle's daughter.You have 329 new projects to experience. You'd better get started!

How do I know when to apply next year? How to I find out when some of these interesting things are happening?
Subscribe to news4Culture and we'll do our best to keep you updated on application workshops, deadlines and upcoming art events around the County.

• King County-based artists and groups creating new work and/or organizing projects in all disciplines are eligible to apply.
• Applications are available annually in late winter with a spring deadline.
• Awards generally range from $1,000 to $8,000
• Projects must offer some benefit in King County including performances, exhibitions, publications, screenings, open studios and presentations.
• Lodging Tax Revenues from in King County provides funding for these awards.
• Organizations currently receiving Sustained Support from 4Culture are not eligible for the Arts Projects funding.

The Group Projects peer review panel reviewed 98 applications with budgets totaling $3,562,199 and requests totaling $517,193. 52 groups were awarded $199,998.

The Individual Projects peer review panel reviewed 220 applications. Project budgets totaled $4,265,400 with requests totaling $1,153,924. 75 Individual artists were awarded $299,943.

11 applications from underserved geographic areas had budgets totaling $47,595 with requests of $43,758. Of these 11 applications 11 were awarded funds totaling $41,258.

A grand total of 329 applications were reviewed. The combined budgets equaled $7,875,194 with requests totaling more than $1,714,875. A total of 138 projects were awarded a total of $541,199. This represents 41% of project proposals that were awarded some level of funding.

Approximately 41% of project proposals were awarded some level of funding.