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Reminder: Monday Deadline for Wayne Tunnel Public Art Opportunity

Reminder: Monday Deadline for Wayne Tunnel Public Art Opportunity

Bothell, WA + Burke-Gilman Trail: Wayne Tunnel Surface Treatment

Washington and Oregon Artists, you have just a few more days to apply for the Wayne Tunnel project – read on:

4Culture, working in partnership with ... Continue

4Culture Gets Its Fingerprints All Over SIFF!

4Culture Gets Its Fingerprints All Over SIFF!

As the dazzling cavalcade of cinema that is the Seattle International Film Festival zooms upon us, 4Culture happily trumpets our support of not one…not two…not three…but FOUR films screening in the festival! That’s three wildly ... 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

Folklife turns 42 over Memorial Day Weekend

Folklife turns 42 over Memorial Day Weekend

The 42nd Northwest Folklife Festival: Music from Accordion to Zither

Memorial Day Weekend, May 24-27 Seattle Center

Folklife is back and better than ever. Guest Ryan Davis shares this celebration of the venerable festival.

Think ... 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

Honoring King County's Heritage & Preservation

Honoring King County’s Heritage & Preservation

In acknowledging how far King County’s heritage and preservation efforts have advanced in the last thirty-five years, Phyllis Keller, founding president of the Association of King County Historical Organizations, said it best at this year’s ... Continue

Engaging Youth and New Immigrants

Engaging Youth and New Immigrants

Announcing the 2013 Heritage Projects Awards

4Culture is proud to announce recipients of 2013 Heritage Projects funding, which provided $208,884 for thirty-two projects countywide. We are pleased that many funded projects addressed underrepresented aspects of ... 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

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

Save the Date Latin@ Artists!

Save the Date Latin@ Artists!

Bilingual Information Sessions for Latino Artists

DATE: Monday, July 8 (6-8pm) & Monday, July 15 (6-8:30pm)

LOCATION: Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute – 104 17th Ave S, Seattle

Artists Up welcomes Latina/o artists in all ... Continue

Rediscovering Asian Pacific Islander Heritage

Rediscovering Asian Pacific Islander Heritage

News from a 2012 Heritage Special Projects recipient

International Examiner has recently posted it’s “Snapshots in Time” online photo project – a collection of images that span social movements, civic engagement, immigration and a changing ... Continue

Come Help Celebrate!

Come Help Celebrate!

In celebration of the 35th Anniversary of King County’s Historic Preservation Program, join King County Executive Dow Constantine for a joint awards ceremony of the Association of King County Historical Organizations Annual Awards & the ... Continue