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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

Vets Restore

Vets Restore

Connecting Veterans with Places back Home

4Culture is delighted to announce the launch of Vets Restore, an initiative that offers training, mentoring, and job placement guidance for returning vets in preservation carpentry.

About 1000 military ... Continue

Musician Gust Burns explores listening, understanding and more in Gallery4Culture installation

Musician Gust Burns explores listening, understanding and more in Gallery4Culture installation

Gust Burns, review studies, May 2 – 31, 2013 Opening: First Thursday, May 2, 6 – 8 P.M.

Artist Talk/Performance: Thursday, May 30 at 6:00 P.M., Free and open to the public

Gallery4Culture proudly presents ... Continue

Preservation through Innovation

Preservation through Innovation

Announcing the 2013 Preservation Special Projects Awards

May is Preservation Month, and 4Culture is pleased to announce the first roster of awardees under our new Preservation Special Projects program. A total of $100,000 has been ... Continue

4Culture is now OPEN

4Culture is now OPEN

Welcome to Open 4Culture! Open 4Culture is a new program designed to serve the underserved. Open 4Culture is an entry point into 4Culture’s many funding opportunities.

Open 4Culture offers competitive awards of up to $1,500 ... Continue

Spangled Manner by Stephanie Dodes on e4c

Spangled Manner by Stephanie Dodes on e4c

 

4Culture is pleased to feature work by Stephanie Dodes on e4c beginning in May. Her selected video, Spangled Manner will be added to e4c’s rotation for the next 12 months.

Stephanie Dodes new 4-channel video ... Continue

Happy Trails to Sara Edwards

Happy Trails to Sara Edwards

Today we say farewell (but not goodbye) to Sara Edwards, who has worked in communications and outreach at 4Culture for the past five years. While her departure is a loss to the organization and to ... Continue

Thom Heileson returns to e4c in April

Thom Heileson returns to e4c in April

4Culture is pleased to welcome Thom Heileson back to e4c beginning in April. Heileson was one of the first artists select for e4c in 2008. His new video, Yr (For seasons) will be added to ... 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

The Long Walk Revisited

The Long Walk Revisited

Did you miss last month’s Long Walk Short Film Fest at the Northwest Film Forum? If so (or if you want watch them again), here are links to the three videos that were screened:

The ... Continue

Media by Erin Elyse Burns and Ryan Fedyk on e4c

Media by Erin Elyse Burns and Ryan Fedyk on e4c

Beginning March 7, 2013, 4Culture’s media gallery, e4c will feature work by Erin Elyse Burns and Ryan Fedyk. Their selected videos will be added to e4c’s rotation for the next 12 months.

 

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Announcing 4Culture’s Awards for Excellence

Announcing 4Culture’s Awards for Excellence

Thank you to everyone who came to 4Culture’s 2013 “What We Do 4Love” Open House on February 12th. From the various reports staff received, it sounds like a good time was had by all!

We ... Continue