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The Way Film Is Meant to be Seen

The Way Film Is Meant to be Seen

Through the On-Site Review program, 4Culture evaluates arts and heritage organizations who receive Sustained Support funding. On-Site Reviewers attend events produced or presented by recipients and write up short reviews, which give the adjudicating Sustained ... Continue

Video production workshop for nonprofits at 4Culture in June

Video production workshop for nonprofits at 4Culture in June

UPSTREAM 2013

June 6, June 13, June 27 & July 11

All workshops take place 2:00-6:00 pm at 4Culture, 101 Prefontaine Place S., Seattle 98107

ChangeStream Media is offering a series of four hands-on video ... Continue

A place called Shirakawa

A place called Shirakawa

News about a 4Culture supported project

A guest blog post by Barbara McMichael gives us an intimate look at a new art exhibit in Auburn:

Art exhibit as apology? That’s a gross oversimplification of “Nihon/WA,” ... Continue

Happy National Nurses Week!

Happy National Nurses Week!

The dedicated nurses that we all depend on at various stages of our lives offer care and medical expertise that is most deserving of celebration. National Nurses Week does just that, dedicating the week of ... Continue

When It Comes To Arts Education, Every Voice Counts

When It Comes To Arts Education, Every Voice Counts

Washington State celebrates Arts Education Month this May.  In our guest blog post, ArtsEd Washington’s Executive Director, Una McAlinden, challenges us all to be involved and speak out on behalf of the arts in schools:... Continue

2 for 1 Registration Offer

2 for 1 Registration Offer

For 2013 RevitalizeWA Main Street Conference in Vancouver, WA

The Washington Trust for Historic Preservation will hold its annual RevitalizeWA conference in Vancouver, Washington, May 15-17, 2013.

Thanks to funding from 4 Culture through the ... Continue

Lungs + Learning

Lungs + Learning

“I developed bronchitis early in my career as I was trying, unsuccessfully, to teach myself to TIG weld aluminum. I phoned OSHA to check on a possible link between my illness and outgassing from the ... Continue

Living Longer with Safer Ceramics

Living Longer with Safer Ceramics

4Culture and the Local Hazardous Waste Management Program in King County (LHWMP) are partnering to spread the word about Hidden Hazards in the Arts. 

The Healthy Ceramicist 

I recently saw a NY Times article on ... Continue

Snorting Spray Adhesives for Minimum Wage

Snorting Spray Adhesives for Minimum Wage

4Culture and the Local Hazardous Waste Management Program in King County (LHWMP) are hosting a series of free workshops focused on Hidden Hazards in the Arts along with a collection of guest blog posts. 

During ... Continue

Dance and the Dancer:  “It’s Not Just a Phase You’re Going Through….”

Dance and the Dancer: “It’s Not Just a Phase You’re Going Through….”

A guest post from a funded artist, presenting in Bellevue during the month of February:

There is a great opening quote for a dance film called, “Never Stand Still:  Dancing at Jacob’s Pillow” in which ... Continue

A Vashon Islander Faces the World

A Vashon Islander Faces the World

I first met painter Pam Ingalls of Vashon Island on a cold winter day in 2011. She was one of many artists attending our Art Projects application workshops. I was pleased to see her ... Continue

I See the World Differently

I See the World Differently

Donna Miscolta, a writer, educator and 4Culture award recipient, shares her experience in working with students in the Proyecto Saber program, as well as some of the student’s writing.

I See the World Differently ... Continue