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May 15, 2008
May is National Historic Preservation Month and Museum Month. This seems like a great time to tell you about a couple of brand new heritage and preservation funding programs at 4Culture, and other news related to local history.
Preservation 4Culture, for the first time, is launching a "bricks and mortar" incentive program for historic preservation in each and every jurisdiction in King County, including the City of Seattle. Landmark Challenge Grants will provide meaningful support to the stewards of designated historic properties, while at the same time leveraging private investment in our collective heritage through a required cash match.
We all recognize that historic buildings, sites and landscapes lend distinctive character to every neighborhood, and every community. Now, we also know that they boost the local economy, protect the environment, and provide a real anchor in people's lives. So I'm especially pleased that we're beginning to expand the financial support we can offer to private landmark owners - who, after all, shoulder the burden of maintaining most of the county's historic buildings.
Watch for the application and guidelines for Landmark Challenge Grants on our website in late May. If you own (or lease long-term) a property officially designated as a City or County landmark, or if your property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, we'd love to hear from you.
Heritage 4Culture has already published its guidelines and application for a new Heritage Collections Care program. I learned an interesting fact about a year ago that seems obvious now, but at the time genuinely surprised me. Ninety percent of American history is preserved at the local level. Local history museums in communities across the country each steward a piece of our collective national, regional and local history. Heritage organizations are not well funded and are often staffed by committed volunteers, who struggle to properly care for the artifacts and documents in their collections. Heritage Collections Care, funded by a portion of the King County document filing fee, will provide support to local museums, helping staff and volunteers better preserve the artifacts of King County history in their care.
2009 approaches, the centennial of the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle's first World's Fair. How remarkable that 58 years after the Denny Party landed at Alki Point, Seattle had the gumption to formally introduce itself on the world stage. Seattle and King County will celebrate A-Y-P in June of 2009. Last week, History Link, in partnership with 4Culture, premiered its new A-Y-P Exposition Community website. This website is intended to assist organizations and individuals planning A-Y-P projects and events. It is a clearinghouse for information about A-Y-P projects being developed for the centennial, including a calendar to assist in planning events and to avoid conflicts in scheduling.
Finally, last month we announced that we would be presenting the 2nd Annual Heritage Tourism Award, the Golden Rain Globe, at the annual meeting of the Association of King County Historical Organizations. But to not spoil the surprise, we didn't tell you who would win it. We are pleased to announce that the 2008 Heritage Tourism Award was presented to the little museum that could, Northwest Railway Museum in Snoqualmie. Congratulations to Executive Director Richard Anderson, the Board of Directors, staff and volunteers for all they do to demonstrate the impact of great heritage programs on tourism and economic development.
Jim Kelly
Executive Director
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Arts Sustained Support
Heritage Sustained Support
4Culture's Board of Directors has approved $1,881,500 in operating support for arts and heritage organizations in every corner of King County. 2008 Sustained Support awards, funded through King County's Lodging Tax for Culture, will go to 211 arts organizations and 36 heritage organizations. The 2008 awards represent an increase of 23% over 2007 in the number of applications requesting funding, with 49 new arts organizations and 6 new heritage organizations applying. This increase in requests was met by a 20% increase in the Lodging Tax funding available for operating support. 4Culture's largest and broadest funding program, Sustained Support offers operating support for two calendar years with allocations made annually; the 2008 awards represent the first year of funding in the 2008-2009 funding cycle.
image: © Cinema Seattle, Seattle International Film Festival 2006 screening
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deadline June 12, 2008
Open to artists in Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho
www.4culture.org/publicart
4Culture is seeking two artists from Harborview's WAMI service area (Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho) to create artwork for the newly constructed Ninth and Jefferson Building on the medical center's campus in Seattle's First Hill neighborhood. The lobby entry to the building is light-filled and spacious. The floor material is flame-finish granite. A budget of $75,000 has been set aside to commission an artist-designed treatment that utilizes the stone material. The construction budget will pay all the costs associated with purchasing the stone and its installation. The art budget will cover the artist's fee and the cost of treatments.
The King County Medical Examiner's (KCME) Office will occupy the second floor level of the building. A budget of $25,000 has been set aside to create site specific art for the space. The Medical Examiner's Office serves the living, by investigating sudden, violent, unexpected, and suspicious deaths which occur in King County. The complete call for artists is available online. If you have questions about these opportunities, please contact Cath Brunner at 206.296.8680.
image: © Ninth and Jefferson Building lobby illustration courtesy of Wright Runstad & Company
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deadline June 30, 2008
www.4culture.org/heritage
Timed to coincide with Museum Month and National Preservation Month, both in May, the guidelines and application for 4Culture's newest funding program are now available online. The Heritage Collections Care program provides financial support specifically for the care and maintenance of historic artifacts and archives. In the past, heritage organizations have applied to 4Culture's Heritage Special Projects to fund collections conservation and to purchase archival supplies. Now, institutions seeking support for their collections are encouraged to apply to Heritage Collections Care. The program will distribute up to $52,500 specifically for this critical need. Funds for the program come in part from King County, legislated by Washington State House Bill 1386 designating $1 of county filing fees for historical preservation and programs. Eligible organizations include King County-based nonprofit historical organizations, such as museums, archives and public agencies that collect, preserve and hold in public trust historic artifacts, photographs, documents, ephemera, etc. The program will fund projects including, but not limited to, collections cataloging and access projects; training for staff and volunteers; needs assessment surveys; collections management software; upgrades to security and storage conditions; and hiring of professional assistance for development of plans and policies. For further information or questions regarding the Heritage Collections Care program, contact Eric Taylor at 206.296.8688.
image: © Courtesy of Southwest Seattle Historical Society
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deadline June 23, 2008
Interior Commemorative Artwork: Open to artists and illustrators living in King County, Washington
Garage Tunnel Entry Artwork: Open national call
www.4culture.org/publicart
4Culture is seeking two artists to create works for the newest King County office building in downtown Seattle: The Chinook Building. The Chinook already includes integrated works by California artist Anna Valentina Murch and Washington artist Glenn Rudolph, along with an extensive collection of portable works by artists from throughout the country. The Chinook Building was developed for King County by Wright Runstad & Company using a non-profit/private/public partnership model. As part of the opening of The Chinook, King County Councilmembers and King County Executive Ron Sims nominated 13 citizens of King County that have made a significant mark on the history of this region. Each floor of the building is named after these outstanding individuals. To make visitors more aware of these remarkable citizens, 4Culture is commissioning artwork for the 13 floors that documents some aspect of their life and work. A site in the elevator lobby on each floor has been set aside as a location for the artwork. This competition is open to visual artists and illustrators living in King County. One artist will be selected to develop all 13 works, one for each floor.
Directly across the street from The Chinook Building, a long pedestrian tunnel leads to a parking garage that serves the downtown King County municipal campus. The entry to the tunnel is a small glass enclosed structure on the corner of Fifth Avenue and Jefferson Street. A clerestory light well brings natural light into the tunnel at its mid-point. 4Culture is looking for an artist that can make the experience of traveling in the tunnel more enjoyable for the hundreds of pedestrians that use it each day. If you have questions about these opportunities, please contact Cath Brunner at 206.296.8680.
image: © Glenn Rudolph, Brewing Storm. Pacific Coast Trail (north wall detail), Chinook Building, 2008, sandblasted granite with white pigment, photo by YaM Brand
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at Gallery4Culture through May 30th
at SAM's Olympic Sculpture Park through Fall 2008
In Seattle for the opening of his exhibit of models, drawings and photographs of public art at Gallery 4Culture, Dennis Oppenheim spoke at the Seattle Public Library on April 30th. Oppenheim's narrative of forty years of art making was tied to the emergence of new forms of expression in contemporary art: body work and performance, minimalism, conceptual art, installation and a continuing fascination with sculpture and architecture. The models and drawings on display manifest his ideas about how site and object should interact. From Here, continues at Gallery 4Culture through the month of May, while his large scale fiberglass sculptures, Safety Cones, presented through a partnership with Seattle Art Museum, are installed at the Olympic Sculpture Park.
image: © Dennis Oppenheim, 2007, Safety Cones, courtesy of ArtNews
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deadline July 21, 2008 (application available online June 2)
http://www.4culture.org/arts
The Arts Cultural Facilities Program seeks to enhance the cultural life of King County citizens by funding the purchase, design, construction, and remodeling of arts and cultural facilities and the purchase of fixed assets to further the mission of arts organizations. In 2008, 51 project proposals, including 20 from first time applicants, requested funds totaling $2,168,681.00. The 2008 recommended awards will fund 42 projects from large and small, suburban and urban organizations throughout King County with a total of $949,462. In addition to the regular cycle of awards, a $6,500 Cultural Facilities Unforeseen Opportunity award to Maple Valley Creative Arts Council (MVCAC) will support ArtHouse, a new home for MVCAC with space for visual and performing arts programs in Maple Valley.
2008 also marks the return of the Arts Cultural Facilities program from an 18-month funding cycle for construction projects to an annual 12-month cycle. In addition, two application deadlines will serve requests for funding for equipment projects. The next Cultural Facilities application deadline for equipment projects will be July 21, 2008. Guidelines and application available online June 2, 2008.
image: © Arts 4Culture Cultural Facilities
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www.4culture.org/preservation
Thirteen historic structures, including a 1950 Northwest-style lodge, will receive a total of $95,400 in grants from Preservation 4Culture's 2008 Landmark Rehabilitation Program. The program supports the preservation of designated county and suburban city landmarks by providing funds for rehabilitation work. Construction-related planning and design, architectural and engineering expenses, and materials and labor are eligible costs. This year's grant recipients include the Lake Wilderness Lodge, which is owned by the City of Maple Valley. The 1950 structure embodies characteristics of Northwest-style architecture including glass curtain walls, planar finishes, and floating horizontal slabs. The LRP award of $7,500 will contribute to the restoration of existing cedar siding, which is one component of a much larger $1.1 million restoration project. Another LRP grant will pave the way for work on the Peter Kirk Building in Kirkland, described by the grant review committee as one of the most important late 19th-century buildings still standing in the county. The $12,000 award will fund an architectural structural condition review and work to mitigate drainage problems. Completed in 1892 by Kirkland founder Peter Kirk, the building has housed the Kirkland Arts Center since the early 1960s. "It's one of the tent poles of the community arts scene," says Christopher Shainin, the center's executive director.
image: © Courtesy Lake Wilderness Lodge
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deadline June 2, 2008
www.4culture.org/e4c
Media artists working in all genres are encouraged to apply for Electronic 4Culture (e4c), a high quality, high visibility venue for the exhibition of dynamic electronic artworks and projects intrinsic to 4Culture's work. Twenty media works or media proposals will be selected for presentation through this new, public, electronic gallery. e4c consists of four LCD monitors and exterior and is located adjacent to Gallery4Culture facing Prefontaine Place South in Seattle's Pioneer Square neighborhood. This new street-level media gallery is visible by foot, bike, car or bus to more than 20,000 people each day, and is supported by 4Culture and the National Endowment for the Arts.
image: © Courtesy of Mind Opera
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reception June 5, 2008, 6 to 8pm
exhibit June 5 to 27, 2008
www.4culture.org/publicart
By blurring the line between naturally occurring accumulation and that caused by humans, Seattle artist Jamie Potter illuminates the fundamental similarities of molecules, pocket lint, islands and globular clusters. The scale of the thoughts expressed in this work is infinitely variable. Although never totally recognizable, the shapes hint at natural and made objects. Drawing inspiration from such diverse sources as comic books, the work of Phillip Guston, and the sculpture of Sarah Sze, Potter comments on how acquiring things has become almost second nature for us, and as a result, we are defined by a large assortment of objects linked only by the fact that they all belong to one person.
image: © Jamie Potter, Frontier Justice in the Weirdest Way, 2008, ink, acrylic and collage on paper
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www.aype.org
4Culture and HistoryLink have launched a new website www.aype.org, which is a virtual gathering spot for organizations and individuals working on projects commemorating the centennial of the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Washington State's first World's Fair. The A-Y-P Exposition opened on June 1, 1909, on what is now the campus of the University of Washington and attracted 3.7 million visitors before it closed on October 16 of that year. In 2009, cultural organizations, historians, folklorists, photographers, documentarians, and artists in Seattle, King County, and Washington State will present exciting projects that tell the story of how the 1909 event changed the course of local history and still influences the region today. The A-Y-P Exposition community website helps producers of projects share information, request assistance, and learn about the progress of others. Organizations and individuals are invited to browse the website and add to the growing inventory of developing projects.
image: © AYPE website
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application deadline September 15, 2008 (application available online June 1)
www.sitespecificarts.org + www.aype.org
In 2009, SITE-SPECIFIC and Arts 4Culture will help commemorate the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition Centennial by encouraging artists to seek out historical themes, events and places and propose projects that enliven or reinterpret King County history and/or the future of King County for the next 100 years.
SITE-SPECIFIC/2009 King County Performance Network will seek to connect local artists and arts organizations with heritage experts, organizations and local history. Join SITE-SPECIFIC in exploring our history, or help to create a vision for our future through theater, music and art installation in communities throughout King County. Learn more about SITE-SPECIFIC and download the 2009 Application Form online.
image: © sitespecificarts.org
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reception June 5, 2008, 4:30 to 6:00 pm, free and open to the public
King Street Center, 201 South Jackson, Seattle
Enter through the main lobby on the corner of 2nd Avenue and South Jackson Street.
Take the elevators to the 2nd floor.
4Culture and the Brightwater project team invite you to a new installation of photographs by Eduardo Calderón. The installation is in the King Street Center on the 2nd floor walkway between the elevators and the public plaza. The installation of black & white photography will be on display from June 2008 to June 2009. In 2004, Calderón was commissioned to poetically document the evolution of Brightwater, a new King County regional wastewater treatment plant, associated conveyance and marine outfall. The images in this exhibition span a three-year time frame, depicting the area before the site development began, some of the individuals that are helping to build the project, and the beginning stages of construction including the tunnel conveyance structures.
image: © Eduardo Calderón, Razor fence, 2007, black and white photograph, 9" x 13 3/8"
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Outside
May is National Preservation Month, and to celebrate, Preservation 4Culture sat down with new Historic Seattle Executive Director Kathleen Brooker to discuss her views on historic preservation. Below are excerpts from some of Brooker's responses during the Q & A conversation. For the full Q&A, see www.4culture.org/preservation/viewpoints.
Q: Why does historic preservation excite you?
A: Preservation has always interested me, first as a kid (I liked my parents' and grandparents' childhood toys and books better than my own!) and then as I became interested in the stories of my family roots in Iowa and Minnesota. As a young adult I started out in the arts field and discovered architecture as a really public kind of art. My original desire to work in the museum field was transformed into an interest in the built environment, where our entire life as a community is played out. When I trained as an architect, my interest in history and heritage was renewed. That excitement occurs on a daily basis for me; I love being at the heart of great places.
Q: How can the preservation movement in Seattle best make the link between preservation and sustainability?
A: To quote Dick Moe, the president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the greenest building is the one we already have. Our existing building stock represents a huge investment in material and labor and energy already made. By developing new uses for our existing buildings we can avoid adding them to the landfill. We also know that many older buildings are inherently energy efficient due to the quality of their construction. The challenge is to demonstrate how they can be effectively rehabilitated and to become more active in creating partnerships that respond to community needs. We then end up with not just restored buildings, but places that shelter vibrant use. The Good Shepherd Center is a great example. We know there are many more ahead.
Q: What opportunities do you see to partner with 4Culture, another PDA, in preserving historic properties?
A: I see 4Culture and Historic Seattle coming together to create the partnerships that bring the arts and neighborhood conservation together. A project like Washington Hall, which would house arts groups in a landmark fraternal hall, creates a highly visible, tangible link to the past and is an expression of optimism about the potential for vibrant uses in old places. These are the kinds of places that become the cornerstones of our community that encourage the best kinds of reinvestment.
Q: What is Historic Seattle's place in the national discussion about preservation?
A: Historic Seattle has been a leader nationally in the preservation movement. We were established in 1974, at a time when urban renewal and under-investment threatened major cities across the county. As a public development authority, Historic Seattle demonstrated that cities could be effective developers of historic properties. The future challenges are related to our own success as preservationists in making cities attractive again. All the urban stakeholders, developers and residents alike, understand that unique assets which give our cities identity must be protected. We have a new generation to support and encourage.
Kathleen Brooker
www.historicseattle.org
image: © Kathleen Brooker, courtesy Historic Seattle
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Public Art 4Culture compiles a list of current public art opportunities available through Public Art 4Culture and other agencies across the country. The Public Art Calls List provides brief project descriptions, deadlines, and how to receive more information about each opportunity -- bimonthly, free of charge.
Burien Strawberry Festival
Call for artist and craft vendors
deadline May 30, 2008
www.burienstrawberryfestival.org
The City of Burien is looking for artist and craft vendors for this year's summer arts festival. Vibrant community festival with focus on performance, visual arts, and family activities. Event is June 28-29th.
Washington State Arts Commission
Roster of Teaching Artists
application deadline June 2, 2008
www.arts.wa.gov
Washington State Arts Commission seeks teaching artists who have strong skills and experience as individual artists, as well as strong skills and experience working with students in K-12 public schools, to apply for the Roster of Teaching Artists. Teaching artists accepted to this roster will be articulate about how they impact and assess student learning in the arts, and will be able to demonstrate how they align their lessons with the Essential Academic Learning Requirements (EALRs) in the arts. The roster is open to teaching artists working in any artistic discipline; applicants must be Washington State residents, or residents of Oregon or Idaho who live within 60 miles of a Washington State public school.
Artist Trust
2008 Fellowship Program
application deadline June 20, 2008
www.artisttrust.org
The Artist Trust/Washington State Arts Commission Fellowship Program recognizes practicing professional artists of exceptional talent and demonstrated ability, acknowledging an artist's creative excellence and accomplishment, professional achievement and continuing dedication to their artistic discipline. The Fellowship Program makes annual awards of $6,500 each to Washington artists working in four disciplines. In 2008 (and even-numbered years), 21 individual, generative* artists who work in Emerging Fields & Cross-Disciplinary Arts, Performing Arts, Traditional & Folk Arts, and Visual Arts will receive Fellowships. (In odd-numbered years, Fellowships are awarded to artists working in Craft Arts, Literary Arts, Media Arts, and Music Arts.) *Generative artists are defined as the originators of a work of art.
City Arts Magazine
Creativity is...
www.cityartsmagazine.com
This July, City Arts magazine will launch two new monthly editions, for Seattle and the Eastside. Folks are invited to fill in the blank, "Creativity is..." and submit for inclusion in the July issue. In addition to filling in the blank, answers must include your full name and title/association. Send your answer to bondh@cityartsmagazine.com.
Pratt Fine Arts Center
2008-2009 Scholarships
application deadline July 1, 2008
www.pratt.org
Ten scholarships in a variety of artistic disciplines are available for 2008-2009. Last year Pratt awarded $21,550 in scholarships and tuition assistance! Pratt is committed to making its classes available to those interested in attending by offering a variety of merit scholarships. All of the scholarships are juried by non-Pratt affiliated persons and are either merit or financial-need based. Scholarships are valid for Pratt programs from September 1, 2008 through August 31, 2009.
Poets & Writers, Inc.
Readings/Workshops Program
ongoing
www.pw.org
Poets & Writers, Inc. has funding available for literary events in Seattle. The Readings/Workshops program provides matching grants to writers who give public readings of their work or teach creative writing workshops. Organizations must apply for the grants on behalf of the writer(s) they are hosting. However, many writers initiate events and the application process. Applications must be submitted at least 8 weeks before the proposed event.
Artist Trust
Major Gifts Officer
open until filled
www.artisttrust.org
Full-time, salary doe. See full job description online.
Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI)
Assistant Director of Development
open until filled
www.seattlehistory.org
Full-time, salary doe. See full job description online.
Northwest Film Forum
Executive Director
open until filled
www.nwfilmforum.org
Full-time, salary doe. See full job description online.
Seattle Children's Theatre
Managing Director
open until filled
www.sct.org
Full-time, salary doe. See full job description online.
Pacific Northwest Ballet
Certified Pilates Instructors for Eastside Location
open until filled
www.pnb.org
Flexible schedule. See full job description online.
City of Auburn
Consultant
open until filled
Temporary/Short-Term Contract Position (now through August): to assist with Auburn Ave Theater business plan and performing arts programming. Ideal consultant will have at least 2 years business management experience in small to medium size arts organizations, local arts agency and/or artistic direction, preferably in community-based arts organizations. Experience with government agencies or performing arts presenters helpful. Interested applicants should submit a resume, cover letter, hourly rate to: Laurie Rose, Cultural Arts Manager, c/o City of Auburn Human Resources, 25 W. Main St., Auburn, WA 98001.
City of Auburn
Visual/Public Arts Coordinator
open until filled
www.auburnwa.gov
Full-time Position. See full job description online or contact City of Auburn Human Resources, 253-931-3077.
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Jack Straw Productions
Basic Field Recording Workshop
May 18, 2008, 9am-5pm
http://www.jackstraw.org
Learn techniques for high quality field recording of music, ambience, sound effects, and voice with portable equipment. Useful for radio and TV producers, as well as sound artists and engineers. Students will practice field recording and listen to their work. Fees are $135/member or $160/non-member. Register by calling 206 634.0919.
Docomomo_WEWA
A Second Look: Googie Architecture and the Modern Ideal
May 20, 2008, 6:30pm
Swedish Cultural Center, 1920 Dexter Avenue N, Seattle
www.docomomo-wewa.org
California architecture critic Alan Hess discusses Googie architecture, examining how the style has successfully combined Modernism and popular culture and why it is important today. Presented by Docomomo WEWA, with co-sponsors 360 Modern, Historic Seattle, Seattle MODERN, the Swedish Cultural Center, and the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation. Tickets are $10 each, and available online.
Washington Lawyers for the Arts
Negotiating Music Contracts
May 29, 2008, 6 to 8pm
Seattle University School of Law, Sullivan Hall, Room 109, 1110 E Columbia Street, Seattle
www.thewla.org
Attorneys Nick Mitchell and Mark Saku will discuss various business models musicians can make use of to protect themselves and their music in the process of business negotiations. They will also highlight and analyze the most common music and entertainment contract clauses, and outline sound strategy and tactics to use in contract negotiation. They will provide broad, basic marketing and promotional ideas which musicians and other artists can use to orient themselves through their conversations and negotiations with industry and label representatives toward being properly rewarded for their artistic work. An important introduction to an important subject for musicians, and for attorneys who work with musicians. Bring your questions. Tickets are $10 artists and students, $35 attorneys in advance, $15-$40 at the door. To register, visit Brown Paper Tickets or phone 206.328.7053.
Centerstage
My Fair Lady
through June 1, 2008
Knutzen Family Theatre, 3200 SW Dash Point Road, Federal Way
www.centerstagetheatre.com
Centerstage presents a production of the classic musical My Fair Lady, written by Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe and directed by John Farrage, with musical direction by Karen Knoller. Tickets $25 adult, $20 senior/student, $8 youth. More information and tickets available by calling 253 661.1444.
Town Hall
Richard Florida: The Importance of Place
June 3, 2008, 7:30 pm
www.townhallseattle.org
Town Hall presents Richard Florida, best-selling author of The Rise of the Creative Class and new book Who's Your City? Presented by the Town Hall Center for Civic Life with University Book Store and the Mayor's Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs. Tickets, $5 at the door only. Town Hall members receive priority seating.
Wood Works
Book Release Party
June 6, 2008, 7 to 9pm
Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Avenue, Seattle
www.woodworkspress.com
Free book release party for Shortness of Breath and Other Symptoms, a collection of stories and poems by Seattle writer and Executive Director of Arts and Visually Impaired Audiences Jesse Minkert. The book is published by Wood Works, printed from hand-set metal types on archival quality papers, with original woodcuts in numbered, limited editions run through muscle-powered equipment. Along with the letterpress edition, versions of Shortness of Breath will be available from the author in large print and Braille. For more information, call 206 323.7190 or email aviaboss@msn.com.
Earshot Jazz
Art of Jazz
June 12, 2008, 5:30pm
Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Avenue, Seattle
www.earshot.org
Ziggurat, new quartet of Bill Anschell and Eric Barber, performs for the June installation of Art of Jazz. A collaboration between Earshot Jazz and Seattle Art Museum, Art of Jazz offers after-work concerts presented monthly on the 2nd Thursday. Free with museum admission.
Unexpected Productions
54 Hour Improvathon
June 13-15, 2008, starting at 6pm Friday
The Market Theater, 1428 Post Alley, Seattle
www.unexpectedproductions.org
In honor of its 25 year anniversary, Unexpected Productions will host 54 hours of non-stop improv. Audience members lasting through all 54 hours will receive a lifetime pass to see any Unexpected Productions show. Tickets are $15 for a one-time entry or $20 for come and go pass. Other anniversary events include a Theatresports 25th Anniversary Show on June 16 and the International Festival of Improv June 17-22. More information and tickets available by calling 206 587.2414.
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What's Happening at Lake Union?
www.atlakeunionpark.org
Find out with AtLakeUnionPark.org, a new website dedicated to all things Lake Union. The website includes a calendar of events for the park, as well as details on the history of Lake Union, information on wildlife around the lake, and maps and plans for the site.
Seattle Times
Exposition's centennial to be celebrated
seattletimes.nwsource.com
"For freelance radio producer Harriet Baskas, the next year's centennial celebration of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) is a chance to combine what she loves best - history and sound. She poked around the University of Washington's Special Collections and the Washington State History Museum and found sheet music written just for Seattle's first world's fair in 1909. Now Baskas, the recipient of a Humanities Washington grant for the project to record AYPE-related history into a radio broadcast, will be among those applying for a share of some $190,000 in funding from 4Culture, a county-affiliated organization that supports the arts." Read Seattle Times reporter Nancy Bartley's full story online.
Seattle Times
Landmark Status for Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks
seattletimes.nwsource.com
Seattle Times reporter Sheila Farr writes about the landmark designation of Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks. "Last week, the King County Landmarks Commission, acting on behalf of the city of Kent, made a momentous ruling: It designated the Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks in Kent a historic landmark. It is the city's first."
Queen Anne News & Magnolia News
Queen Anne/Magnolia thrive with arts
www.pacificpublishingcompany.com
Guest columnist Senator Jeanne Kohl-Welles writes about the importance of arts and culture for local papers. "The stereotype of the starving artist has a grain of truth at its core. And like artists struggling to make ends meet, the arts community struggles to pull together the funding and support to keep our artists fed, our cultural heritage preserved, and our communities enriched by art. Every year, I champion arts funding in the state Legislature, and this year is no exception. It's never easy, but this year we had special challenges. State revenue projections declined, and the need for education, health care and job creation programs is growing. The arts face stiff competition for every dollar. Over time, though, I'm encouraged by the growing effectiveness of local advocacy for arts funding. This year, I was especially pleased to see more than 200 arts supporters in the Senate gallery on Arts Day on Feb. 19. That was the day the Senate passed an important bill to preserve funding for 4Culture, the public/private King County arts and heritage agency."
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top image: © Jamie Potter, Frontier Justice in the Weirdest Way, 2008, ink, acrylic and collage on paper
