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May 6, 2009
Preservation Month and Heritage Tourism
The National Trust for Historic Preservation was created through legislation signed by President Harry Truman in 1949, sixteen years before the establishment of the National Endowment for the Arts. Its charge was simple: to provide leadership, education, advocacy and resources to protect the irreplaceable places that tell America's story.
May is Preservation Month in America and it's fitting that we acknowledge the accomplishments and evolution of the preservation field. 4Culture is proud to offer two funding programs backed by Lodging Taxes - Landmark Rehabilitation Program and Landmark Challenge Grants. These two programs provide financial resources to ensure that sites and structures significant to King County's unique history are preserved for future generations of residents and visitors to our region.
The preservation movement has grown exponentially over the past sixty years and its advocacy efforts have made communities much more aware of the economic and ecological benefits of preserving older buildings. The "out with the old, in with the new" attitude is no longer sustainable. Adaptive reuse is the new mantra. Older buildings can easily be retrofitted for new uses, with enormous benefits to tourism and the environment. When older buildings are torn down or allowed to deteriorate, a part of our past is irrevocably lost and our landfills are stretched to capacity.
Preserving older buildings or districts like Pioneer Square creates places that encourage tourism. Think about where you go when you travel. Most of us travel to experience a place that is not like home. King County's story is preserved in its farms, barns, historic houses, museums, maritime centers, districts, and industrial sites, many of which are promoted in our new Destination Heritage guide series.
For the past three years, 4Culture's Heritage and Preservation programs have collaborated on the "Golden Rain Globe Award" for Heritage Tourism. It is the only award program in the state of Washington that specifically celebrates the contributions of historic places and history museums to the local tourist economy. Our first two recipients were The Center for Wooden Boats and the Northwest Railway Museum. These two organizations do a great job of promoting their many programs beyond the region and the interpreting two themes that were critical to the region's growth.
This year 4Culture is proud to acknowledge The Museum of Flight, one of the great cultural attractions in the Pacific Northwest. I have visited many times, especially when my children were younger. My (at the time) eight-year-old son sat in the cockpit of an F-16 until he had to be yanked out. We walked through Air Force One; visited the exhibits in the Red Barn, the historic birthplace of the Boeing Company; and sailed in a simulated glider. On his twelfth birthday my son and a few friends took control of a space mission in the Challenger Learning Center. An unforgettable family experience.
I'm often asked to explain the difference between heritage and preservation. The truth is these two fields are one and the same, when it comes to heritage tourism. The Museum of Flight is both a heritage museum dedicated to telling the story of aviation, and a preservation site, preserving irreplaceable aircraft and the original structure in which Bill Boeing and a collection of brilliant engineers launched the industry that put Seattle on the map.
Congratulations to The Museum of Flight and its Director Dr. Bonnie J. Dunbar for being this year's Golden Rain Globe award recipient. And thank you for all you do to promote tourism in King County.
Jim Kelly
Executive Director
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www.4culture.org
The new 4Culture ARTIST REGISTRY VOLUME VI, a comprehensive source of pre-qualified artists prepared to realize both public and private commissions is now available.
Juried by a panel of peer professionals, each artist's work meets rigorous standards of quality and expertise. Think of it as a collective, user-friendly portfolio that you can access whenever you wish. Here, you will find the right artist to help you create vibrant, inviting places that resonate with meaning.
Just as building projects are diverse and wide-ranging, so are the processes by which different artists work. To reflect this, the REGISTRY is organized into three categories: PARTS, SITES and PLANS. Rely on PARTS to implement small-scale projects, SITES for large-scale, wholly integrated works, and PLANS when you require art integration services. Each category presents artists who apply creative problem solving in ways that immediately enrich, challenge and excite.
image: © Courtesy of 4Culture
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public reception May 7, 2009, 6 to 8pm
exhibit May 7 to May 29, 2009
www.4culture.org/publicart/gallery
Zack Bent: Buffalo Trace
Home and family are the epicenter of Zack Bent's artwork - photographs and video derived from make-shift historic scenarios which he stages and directs, casting his two sons Ezra and Solomon and his wife Gala as stand-ins. The scenes reference the behaviors of other tribes and communities; for example in Buffalo Trace, Bent focuses on the Boy Scouts, an iconic American institution. Bent's father was a Boy Scout within the Buffalo Trace Council in southern Indiana. "The tradition of scouting was handed down to me by him. And like the true Buffalo Trace, which was a migratory buffalo path through Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois that acted as road west for early Americans, scouting bears its trace in my life." Read more
image: © Zack Bent, Contusion, 20"x20", archival inkjet print, 2009
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Stephen Hilyard: Always
In conjunction with First Thursday Artwalk 4Culture is excited to premiere an electronic artwork adapted for e4c by Stephen Hilyard (Madison, WI). Hilyard created Always as part of a trilogy entitled The Ends of the Earth. Always is a digital animation of a cloud dancing in front of a synthetic landscape in time to the melody of the song "You Were Always on My Mind" played on a vibraphone in a church in Duluth, Minnesota. Following the Northwest premiere of Always on e4c, new work by Stephen Hilyard will be featured at Seattle's Platform Gallery, right around the corner from e4c, in July 2009.
Hilyard's project joins the ongoing rotation of work on e4c, currently featuring pieces by: Perry Bard, Thom Heileson & Wyndel Hunt, Gazelle Samizay, Kamran Sadeghi, Robert Zverina, Salise Hughes, Bennett Morris, Relja Penezic & Victoria Jordanova. Read more
image: © Stephen Hilyard, Always, video still, 2008
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One of the area's most popular local attractions, The Museum of Flight was presented the 2009 Golden Rain Globe Award for outstanding promotion of King County's heritage tourism at the Association of King County Historic Organization's (AKCHO) annual awards ceremony. Each year, 4Culture presents the award to an individual, organization, or agency that has most effectively shared distinctive cultural heritage through successful promotion beyond the local level.
With 7 permanent exhibit spaces, education programs for people of all ages and a publicly accessible aircraft restoration facility in Everett, The Museum of Flight demonstrates five principles of sustainable heritage tourism. These include: finding a balance between community and tourism, through the Museum's broad-based educational programs and use as an event venue; making sites and programs come alive, with exhibits that focus on the people behind the aircraft; and the preservation of heritage resources, at the Museum's aircraft Restoration Center. Read More.
image: © Courtesy of 4Culture
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In honor of Earth Day 2009, Public Art 4Culture partnered with the King County Solid Waste Division to launch Re: cycle, a temporary public art project. Co-opting existing infrastructure typically used for advertising to bring art into the every day lives of County residents and visitors, Re: cycle brings an otherwise permanently sited artwork to over 40 billboards throughout King County for four weeks.
The billboards confront commuters with two landforms, one natural and one man-made and the words "Re: cycle", prompting consideration of cycles of nature and cycles of waste. The project website, www.earthcycle.info, provides opportunities to learn about the artwork and artist which, together with statistics, interactive tools, and links to local resources, invite residents to consider waste reduction, reuse and recycling.
The artwork was originally created for, and is permanently installed at the Shoreline Transfer Station, the first LEED platinum-certified industrial site in the United States. Fascinated by the strata of the earth created at landfills, artist Carol DePelecyn and photographer Steve McGehee made repeated visits to the Cedar Hills Landfill, where waste from local transfer stations is delivered and compressed on a vast scale. Mount Rainier, perhaps the most iconic symbol of our region's natural beauty overlooks this "mountain" of garbage. The two landforms, one natural and one man-made, reflect earth cycles we are all a part of.
Make your Earth Day resolution today, make it for all year round.
image: © Courtesy of 4Culture
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This year, 4Culture's Heritage program received an unprecedented 60 applications for its annual Cultural Education and Special Projects funding programs. Proposals included requests for educational kits exploring native culture through the tradition of canoe carving; celebration of Arab and Hmong culture in the Northwest; an exhibit of women's history through underwear; and heritage tourism maps that explore local communities. Read more
For more information on these or other Heritage Programs contact Eric Taylor, 206 296.8688.
image: © Courtesy of Nordic Heritage Museum
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In honor of preservation month, 4Culture announces the funding of 14 Landmark Rehabilitation projects, providing $93,390 in financial assistance for local communities. This year's award recipients include the Auburn Carnegie Library, which was constructed in 1914 on the site of the Ballard family's original claim and was designed by prominent Seattle architect, David Myers. The award will help repair the outside windows sills, sashes, doors and doorframes. The Tollgate Farmhouse in North Bend, constructed around 1895, will also receive funding for foundation and floor joist repairs, as well as clean-up of the interior and area surrounding the home. To find out more about these projects or other award recipients visit the Preservation 4Culture website.
For more information about the Landmark Rehabilitation Program or other preservation funding sources, contact Flo Lentz at 206 296.8682.
image: © Auburn Carnegie Library, courtesy of Robert E. Smith (owner)
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From puppets building a library to artists building a mini-mart, 4Culture is proud to acknowledge the recent award recipients of the Arts Facilities and Equipment Program. Awards totaling $941,610 will fund 38 projects in large and small, suburban and urban organizations in 8 (of 9) districts throughout King County. This program enhances the cultural life of King County citizens by funding the purchase, design, construction and remodeling of cultural facilities, and the purchase of equipment intended to be used by the recipient organization for at least 10 years. Read more
image: © Northwest Puppet Center, whose award will aid in the renovation of the 1st level of Northwest Puppet Center's two-story 1929 building. The project significantly expands the center's impressive research library, to enable incorporation a recent gift of over 1,000 books.
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Click the links to learn more about these upcoming funding opportunities through 4Culture
e4c
Exhibition opportunity for artists working with media
Deadline: May 25, 2009
Heritage Collections Care
Support for the conservation of historic collections
Deadline: June 29, 2009
Arts Equipment
Support for equipment purchases by organizations
Deadline: June 29, 2009
image: © Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, photo by Inti St. Clair
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event May 18, 2009 11am – 2pm
Join Artist Mandy Greer in the 4Culture offices as she works on her temporary public artwork Mater Matrix Mother and Medium, a process-based, temporary public art installation. Help create a 200-foot-long Fiber River, to be used in a performance later this summer by visionary choreographer and dancer Zoe Scofield.
This new work is commissioned by Seattle Public Utilities 1% for Art Funds, and administered by Seattle Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, as a way to celebrate and interpret the splendor of Seattle's urban creeks and encourage community involvement in the stewardship of our essential watersheds.
Website: matermatrixmother.wordpress.com
image: © Crochet by Mandy Greer. Pictured, Zoe Scofield. Photo by Jennifer Zwick.
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event May 23, 2009
With excitement building for the official kickoff of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition Centennial, now is the time to join the countywide community in commemorating the colorful past of this region’s first world's fair. Northwest Folklife officially kicks off the celebration with its 38th annual festival Memorial Day weekend with an A-Y-P cultural focus. In addition to performances, exhibits and demonstrations by ethnic groups represented at the A-Y-P, Folklife will recreate the 1909 opening event on Saturday, May 23.
But Folklife is only the beginning of the festivities and, in reality, not even the first of A-Y-P centennial observances. In March, The Museum of History and Industry opened an exhibit, funded in part by a 2008 4Culture Heritage Special Projects award, showing photos by Frank Nowell, official photographer to the fair. The exhibit was preceded with "Discovering A-Y-P: A Community Research Project" which continues to cultivate grassroots exploration of fair-related themes.
A number of other organizations and individuals are presenting their perspectives on the A-Y-P and its impacts through projects including public radio spots, tours, books, symposia and reenactments. For example, this June, Gallery4Culture will feature an A-Y-P-inspired exhibit. Check out the official A-Y-P website www.ayp100.org
Read more about upcoming A-Y-P events
image: © Historic AYPE image courtesy of HistoryLink
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event on view through June 30, 2009
Viable Resources showcases more than 50 artworks made from recycled materials at Washington State Convention & Trade Center through June 30.
This very special exhibition features 40 artists and 53 artworks made from recycled and repurposed materials. Nine of these works are from the King County Collection, maintained by 4Culture, and the others were culled from the art collections of the city of Seattle, Safeco Insurance Company, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington Medical Center and Washington State Arts Commission.
This exhibit was put together by curator Deborah Paine, collections manager with Seattles Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs. Paine states, "With today's awareness of sustainability, it is not surprising that more and more artists are looking to reuse materials. This exhibition is a reminder to all that reusing, recycling, and responding to our environment creatively is a valid approach to the creative process."
The exhibition is on the second floor of the Washington State Convention & Trade Center, 800 Convention Pl., and is open 7am to 10pm daily through June 30. For information, call 206 684.7171.
image: © Ross Palmer Beecher, Mosaic Quilt #1, Aluminum and found objects, 48" x 48", 1998
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June 18 – 20, 2009
Seattle, WA
www.artsusa.org
4culture invites you to join us at the annual Americans for the Arts this June in Seattle! You can read more about the conference here - note the general registration deadline of May 22, 2009.
One highlight for conference attendees are "Artventues" - guided tours of our region's most unique cultural amenities. 4Culture's staff has planned and will be leading several of these tours. If you're signed up for the conference, we encourage you to join us and discover something new about King County!
A few examples:
Walking Tour: Seattle's Historic Theaters
Jim Kelly, 4Culture executive director will lead a walk through four landmark theaters in downtown Seattle built between 1908 and 1928: The 5th Avenue Theatre, A Contemporary Theatre, The Paramount, and The Moore. Meet the staff and artists who create and perform shows in these spaces, and learn about the challenges of maintaining these architectural splendors.
Georgetown: Portrait of a Developing Neighborhood
Georgetown has been called the "last outpost of any blue-collar, bohemian arts culture in Seattle." Despite an encroaching wave of gentrification, it remains a place where neighbors organize, coalesce, and build community. 4Culture Public Art project manager, Jordan Howland will help lead this tour of businesses and artist studios to hear from residents about their creative approaches to surviving the challenges of a changing region.
image: © Courtesy of Americans for the Arts
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Looking for a regional artist available to perform in your festival, school, library, convention or party? Check out 4Culture's Touring Arts Roster to find the perfect group for your event. The 2009 edition boasts over 100 artists and ensembles representing a diverse range of performing disciplines and genres including: contemporary Chinese percussion, traditional Croatian dance, improvisational theater, Scottish bag piping, vintage 1920's jazz, contemporary modern dance, and a saw-playing comedic thespian. Twenty-two new artists and ensembles joined the ranks of this growing, juried directory in 2009 and their profiles have recently been updated on the Touring Arts Roster website.
Browse the directory today www.4culture.org
image: © Pffft Dance Company
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4Culture Public Art Calls List
subscribe - www.4culture.org/publicart
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.
Call to Artists of all Disciplines
Georgetown's Artopia 2009
Deadline: May 15, 2009
Seeking Seattle artists of all kinds to submit ideas for this third annual showcase. "No idea is too crazy." This collaborative grassroots celebration of emerging and established artists and communities will happen on June 27, 2009. Funding opportunities available. Visit Artopia.seattleweekly.com to submit your idea.
Call for Artists (RFQ)
Kayu Kayu Ac Park
Deadline: May 15, 2009
www.shorelinewa.gov/parks
The City of Shoreline is seeking an artist(s) or artist team from the greater Puget Sound area to create artwork that will enhance Kayu Kayu Ac Park, a newly created park overlooking Puget Sound in the northwest corner of Shoreline, WA. It is the desire of the City that the art created through this project reflect the Coast Salish connection to the area and help establish a cultural heritage theme at this park. There are two opportunities available. Prospectus with full details is on the City website.
Call for Submissions
The Sammamish Arts Commission "Eco Art" Exhibition
Deadline: May 15, 2009, 6pm
The Sammamish Arts Commission invites Puget Sound Regional artists to submit artwork for exhibition by guest curator Donna Lindeman Porter, MFA. The Commission seeks artwork that will use recycled materials in new ways for form, texture and dynamic presentation. An opening reception will be held June 24 from 6-8pm. The exhibit runs through mid-September 2009.
Seeking Providers of Parks Programs
Seattle Parks and Recreation
Deadline for RFP: May 15, 2009
Seeking individuals, groups, or organizations that can demonstrate their ability to provide culturally relevant, safe, and reliable programs to the community through the Summer Art in the Park Program. The focus of this program is to provide fun, innovative, curriculum based visual and performing arts that will have a positive impact on the children, families, early childhood education facilities, and community centers of Seattle's central and southeast neighborhoods. Parks include: Othello Playground, Brighton Playfield, Judkins Playfield, and/or Maplewood Playfield. Info and RFP www.seattle.gov
Call for Artists
Normandy Park Arts Festival
Deadline: May 15, 2009
www.normandyparkwa.gov
The annual Normandy Park Arts Festival, open to the public, will be held from 10am to 4pm, June 6 through 7. The festival will include a juried art show, vendor exhibits, and artist demonstrations. A call for artists is currently open for new and original works of fine art in drawing, painting, photography, artisan works and sculpture categories, with professional adult, amateur adult, and youth divisions. An artist's reception is planned for Friday, June 6th, at the Normandy Park City Council Chambers. The juried show judges include Esther Luttikhuizen and Rock Hushka.
Call for Photographers
14th Annual Photographic Competition Exhibition, Photo-Op
Deadline: May 15, 2009
www.pcnw.org
This annual juried exhibition (this year chosen by Ms. Jen Bekman) is open to entries from across the country and around the world. Selected entries will be exhibited at PCNW in Seattle from July 13 - September 4, 2009. First, second, and third prize winners will take home $1000, $500, and $250 as well as $75 Gift Certificates of Blurb Scrip for each winner. The competition is open to all photographers, all photographic processes, and all themes. The juror is looking for work that represents a larger, cohesive body of work and will be selecting a short series from each photographer chosen.
Art in Great Spaces (Everett, WA)
Deadline: May 27, 2009
www.artscouncilofsnoco.org
The Arts Council of Snohomish County invites artists to apply for Art in Great Spaces, a new program in downtown Everett. We are working with 5-6 business owners who have unoccupied storefronts and want to find artists interested in using these storefronts as studio/gallery space between July and September 09. Must be willing to work onsite 30+ hours/week and participate in two scheduled "studio walks". Spaces are in "ready to rent" condition with water and electricity provided. $375 stipend per session, one or two 6-week sessions available.
Call for Proposals
Art in Odd Places 2009: SIGN (New York NY)
Deadline: May 30, 2009
www.artinoddplaces.org
Inviting proposals from visual and performing artists interested in the spectacle of daily urban life. In its 5th edition, AiOP takes place on 14th Street, NYC from October 1-26, 2009. Interests include but are not limited to artist proposals for walks, tours and maps, (re)uses of public space, site-specific performance, social interventions, artists' projects with community partnerships, innovative uses of new technology. 2009 guest curators: Erin Donnelly and Radhika Subramaniam. AiOP Director: Ed Woodham.
Washington State Arts Commission (WSAC)
Roster of Teaching Artists
Deadline: June 1, 2009
www.arts.wa.gov
Experienced teaching artists throughout Washington State are encouraged to apply for this statewide resource that identifies and promotes high quality teaching artists who have particular expertise with K-12 public schools. Successful applicants will be strong individual artists who are also experienced educators, and are able to make connections between their art form and the state standards in the arts set by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI).
Recycled Water Art and Writing Contest
King County Wastewater Treatment
Deadline: June 1, 2009
www.kingcounty.gov
KCWT is partnering with a national water reuse organization to organize a public art outreach and education project a part of a national conference which is going to be held in Seattle this coming fall. Student artists and writers are encouraged to contribute their perspective on issues of water supply, quality and use and the concept of recycling water. Any medium will be accepted and shown in various locations throughout King County during the month of June. Winning entries will also be on display at the conference in September. All students elementary through college can submit entries.
Tukwila Paints the Town
Plein Air Competition
June 13 - 19, 2009
Artists are invited to create paintings anywhere within the City of Tukwila the week of June 13-19. All paintings must be created en plein air. Registered artists will have seven days to complete their works of art, which must be executed outdoors and on-site within the city limits. For application and further information, please contact: Jacque Carroll
Call for 1,000 artists
A Million Little Pictures: Documentary
Sign up Deadline: July 1, 2009
Postmark Deadline: September 1, 2009
www.amillionlittlepictures.com
Art House is looking for 1,000 people from around the world to receive 1000 disposable cameras. We'll mail the camera to you to document your life in 24 exposures and then you simply send us back the prints. Not only will we have the exhibition here in Atlanta, we will also travel to the city with the most participants.
The Redmond Arts Commission
Seeking first Poet Laureate
Sign up Deadline: July 1, 2009
Position pays up to $15,000 for three years. Applicants must be an established poet, resident of Redmond or unincorporated King County or record of involvement with Redmond's literary organizations. Applications must have a record of public performance. And, the kicker, they must be willing to promote poetry in Redmond. mattbriggs.wordpress.com
Call for Proposals
what comes after oil?
Deadline: September 1, 2009
www.hot-spots.net
This call invites individuals and interdisciplinary teams, internationally, to respond to the past, present and future of oil through temporary works, including performance, installation, multimedia, public/private collaboration, and educational projects. Abandoned petro stations - Hot-Spots - will serve as platforms for public art and multi-national dialogue.
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The City of Kent
Visual Arts Program Assistant internship
Deadline: May 15, 2009
www.KentArts.org
The focus of this internship will be creating public art resource materials. Job duties will include: writing descriptions of public art; contacting artists directly; collaborating with the City’s graphics department to create printable walking maps; collaborating with educational and heritage volunteers to create hands-on activities; posting materials to the City website; related field work.
Community Relations and Public Education Internship
Part-time internship – open to college undergraduate and graduate students running August of 2009 through June of 2010. Primary work: 1) providing educational field trips for school and community groups of the King County regional wastewater treatment plants and 2) working on various public education and information projects focused on water quality infrastructure, water conservation, pollution prevention and recycling of energy, water and fertilizer created during the wastewater treatment process. This internship also involves ongoing education/training and field site visits focused on different aspects of environmental management, resource recovery, community education and training, environmental education programs and structure, wastewater planning, management and construction. This is also a good opportunity to learn about the general operations of large county government organization. For more information on this internship: agency.governmentjobs.com
For other summer internships: www.kingcounty.gov
MusicianCorps Fellow
Deadline: May, 18, 2009
www.musicnationalservice.org
Music National Service (MNS) is a new social enterprise that supports and expands the use of music to meet important civic and social goals. In the fall of 2009, MNS will pilot MusicianCorps, a "musical Peace Corps" that recruits, trains and places musicians in disadvantaged public schools, therapeutic settings and low-income neighborhoods nationwide. In exchange for 1-2 years of service, MusicianCorps Fellows receive a stipend, health care, training and the opportunity to use music for positive social change. Compensation: Living stipend of $2,300/month plus health benefits. Responsibilities: One-year commitment to service leadership through music.
Village Theatre
Online and Graphics Marketing Associate
FT, salaried/exempt, $28,000-$30,000. Benefits. Responsible for implementing all online marketing strategies in support of all Village Theatre programs; maintenance and updating of Village Theatre's website; and page layout and graphic design projects as assigned by Village Theatre's Marketing Manager.
Request for proposal: AKCHO Administrative Lead
The Association of King County Historical Organizations (AKCHO)
Deadline: May 15, 2009
Seeking RFP from Administrative Lead for a seven-month contract position (June 2009 through December 2009) with potential for upgrade to a 12-month contract in 2010. The Administrative Lead reports to the Board of Trustees and works to streamline AKCHO’s day-to-day operations, including general bookkeeping, scheduling and communications functions. AKCHO is a 501(c)3 membership organization of more than 150 King County, WA, historical organizations and professionals in heritage and historic preservation, The contracted amount in the proposal should not exceed $2,625 for the seven-month period.
Kirkland Arts Center
Bookkeeper
Open until filled
www.kirklandartscenter.org
PT, 15 hours a week at $15-17/hr doe. Nonprofit experience is a plus. The bookkeeper reports to the Executive Director, accurately maintains financial records and monitors internal controls to promote and protect sound financial management practices. The bookkeeper is responsible for updating and maintaining accounting records, including recording income, issuing checks, managing accounts payable and receivable, maintaining the general ledger, reconciling bank statements, and updating the trial balance. The bookkeeper also prepares payroll, produces monthly, quarterly, annual financial statements, and facilitates the annual audit. EOE.
Henry Art Gallery
Collection Access and Outreach Manager
Deadline: May 15, 2009
www.henryart.org/employment
32 hours per week, with full health care benefits and other perquisites, including discounted transportation options and access to some UW facilities (such as libraries and athletic facilities). The salary range, based on 32 hours per week, is $28,000 - $29,600 (annualized), doe. Seeking an individual with a strong academic and museum background to join the staff as our Collection Access and Outreach Manager. This unique new position will serve as a critical information bridge between departments as well as play a key role in outreach and education. The individual will manage the museum's online experience, oversee our collections database, manage physical access to our collections, explore new programming and education opportunities related to the collection, and brainstorm future Web 2.0 strategies and projects.
Cornish College of the Arts
Dance Department Coordinator
Deadline: June 10, 2009
Full-time, providing administrative and organizational support to the Department. Starting date for the position is August 3, 2009. A job description and application instructions are available at www.cornish.edu/hr
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Seattle Architectural Foundation
Recommended by Brandi Link, Heritage & Preservation 4Culture
May 7, 2009, 6pm
www.seattlearchitecture.org
SAF, in partnership with MOHAI, presents "A-Y-P Exposition Centennial: Come Back to the Fair," a guided walking tour of the UW campus highlighting its history as the site of Seattle's first World's Fair. The tour is approximately 90 minutes, with an informal discussion at the College Inn after. Tour is $10 MOHAI members/$15 non-members.
Space.City presents Richard Gluckman:
Recommended by Willow Fox, Public Art 4Culture
May 7, 2009, 6:30 - 8pm
Seattle Central Library
www.brownpapertickets.com
Gluckman Mayner Architects, located in New York City, is the successor firm to Richard Gluckman Architects, established in 1977. Led by principals Richard Gluckman, FAIA and David Mayner, the office has designed a wide range of institutional, commercial, and residential projects throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. A major component of the firm's practice has been the design of art-related facilities, and much of the firm's work has grown out of an exchange with artists, curators and museum directors.
Seattle Theatre Group
More Music @ The Moore
Recommended by Sara Edwards, Communications 4Culture
May 8, 2009, 7:30pm
www.theparamount.com
For one night only more than 30 of this region's finest young musicians and market Buskers will storm the Moore Theatre with pop, indie rock, Irish fiddle and strings.
Duwamish Longhouse
Cecile's Fry Bread for Justice
Recommended by Sara Edwards, Communications 4Culture
May 9, 2009, 10am – 5pm
duwamishtribe.org
A Fundraiser for the Duwamish Tribe's Legal Defense Fund featuring: Native entertainment; all you can eat fry bread; Indian tacos, honey, jams and jellies. $20 donation at the door.
The Steamer Virginia V
2009 Seattle Maritime Festival & Tug Boat Races
Recommended by Eric Taylor
BOAT RIDES: From South Lake Union Pier 66 - May 9, 2009 (Boarding at 1pm)
Enjoy an informational presentation while passing through the Ballard Locks.
During the Tug Races - May 9, 2009 (Boarding at 11:30am)
Enjoy the Tug Races from the class and comfort of the Virginia V, official finish line vessel for the event. Bring a box lunch or order one in advance. Enjoy an informational presentation about Tug Boats by local authors Mark Freeman and Chuck Fowler. For more information or for tickets contact The Steamer Virginia V Foundation at 206-624-9119 or email info@virginiav.org.
Arts Leadership Lab – ALL OUT
Recommended by Paige Weinheimer, 4Culture Funding Programs
May 11, 2009, 6:30
This month ALL is partnering with Shunpike's innovative Accountability & the Arts series and the exciting new Canoe Social Club! Join us at 7pm for a great Shunpike workshop on "Creating Effective Work Samples" featuring 4Culture's Heather Dwyer and Artist Trust's Monica Miller. Then join us at 8:30pm to socialize, meet, and greet. Full Bar Available (21+, no host). Come to one part of the evening or both!
Shunpike
Canoe Social Club
Transforming Cities with Public Art
a brownbag lunch forum with artist and architect Christopher Janney
Recommended by Willow Fox, Public Art 4Culture
May 14, 2009, noon - 1pm
Redmond City Hall Council Chambers
15670 NE 85th St, Redmond
www.janney.com
Cascade Community Youth Theatre
Grease
Recommended by Doreen Mitchum, Arts 4Culture
May 15 - 17, 2009
Cedarcrest High School Theatre
cascadecommunitytheatre.org
Broadway Bound Youth Theatre
CATS
Recommended by Doreen Mitchum, Arts 4Culture
May 15 - 18, 2009
www.broadwaybound.org
A very original spin on the musical, setting it apart from any production of CATS you may have seen before.
40th Annual University District StreetFair
Recommended by Melissa Newbill, Administration 4Culture
May 16 - 17, 2009, beginning at 10am each day
Dozens of new artisans, craftspeople and performers are joining the line up that makes this StreetFair an easy, edgy, energetic and FREE celebration of art, community and commerce. Look for the special U District history exhibits, fire eaters and much more. www.udistrictstreetfair.org or 206 547.4417.
Seattle Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs
Public Art in Two Dimensions
Recommended by Heather Dwyer, Arts 4Culture
May 18, 2008, 6 - 8pm
Seattle City Hall's Bertha Knight Landes Room, 600 Fourth Ave
Studio artists, including painters, printmakers and photographers, can gain insights into creating art for public places at this free workshop. Advance registration is required. To register, contact Eleanor (Elly) Beerman at 206 233.3930.
Historic Seattle celebrates its 35th Anniversary
Recommended by Brandi Link, Heritage & Preservation 4Culture
Arctic Club Hotel, Seattle
May 20, 2009, 5:30-7:30pm
Historic Seattle will celebrate its 35th anniversary with its First Annual Awards Ceremony on May 20th. The ceremony will take place in the Northern Lights Dome Room at the Arctic Club Hotel in Seattle. The keynote speaker will be Knute Berger, noted local author and journalist. The Awards will acknowledge organizations and individuals who demonstrate community excellence in preservation of Seattle's built heritage. For more information or to register for this event visit Historic Seattle's website or call 206-622-6952.
2009 SITE SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE
Recommended by Charlie Rathbun, Arts 4Culture Program Manager
May 29, 2009, 6pm
Devils' Dance Parade in White Center followed by concert at Café Rozella, 7pm
9434 Delridge Way SW, Seattle, WA 98106, 206 763.5805
Rose Cano and the AFrican ConeXion Project present a free Peruvian Street Parade and performance with Peruvian musician Juan Medrano Cotito. This is the real deal. Juan Medrano Cotito will also be performing on Saturday May 23 at 7:30 PM at the Langston Hughes Cultural Arts Center. For parade details and more information go to www.northsouthconexions.org
King County's Annual Historic Preservation Awards
Recommended by Flo Lentz, Preservation 4Culture
May 29, 2009, 10-11:30am
May is Preservation Month! Join the King County Landmarks Commission and King County Council member Kathy Lambert for the presentation of the 2009 John D. Spellman Awards for Achievements in Historic Preservation. The award ceremony will be held at the Meadowbrook Farm Interpretive Center in North Bend, from 10-11:30am. For more information contact Doug Eglington at 206 296.1681.
MOHAI
Recommended by Flo Lentz, Preservation 4Culture
The Arts and Crafts Movement in the Pacific Northwest
Opening May 30, 2009
Check out this outstanding traveling exhibition chronicling the history of the arts and crafts movement of our region. Recommended particularly for those interested architecture, interior design, fine and decorative or applied arts, book arts, printing and publishing, and social and cultural history.
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MetLife Arts in Education Grants
Deadline May 26, 2009
www.nationalguild.org
MetLife Foundation Partners in Arts Education Grants are designed to support exemplary partnerships which demonstrate best practices in creating and sustaining effective collaborations; serve large numbers of public school students; provide sound arts education experiences; prioritize student learning and achievement; and address national, state, and/or local arts education standards. Applicants must be Full Members of the National Guild and partnerships must serve K-12 public school students in one of the targeted localities, including New Orleans.
"Upper Skykomish Valley," Book Release
Authored by Warren Carlson and the Skykomish Historical Society
The eagerly awaited Arcadia book produced by the Skykomish Historical Society was recently released just in time for the Skykomish Centennial celebration June 5-7, 2009. Read more
SAVE OUR HISTORY GRANT
Deadline: June 5, 2009
The History Channel Save Our History Grant Program inspires youth to become the preservationists in their communities. Museums, historic sites, historical societies, preservation organizations, libraries, and archives are invited to partner with a local school or youth group and apply for funding to help preserve the history of their communities. Maximum award: $10,000. Eligibility: 501(c)(3) history organizations
Artist Trust Fellowship Applications Online
Deadline: June 12, 2009
Artists practicing in Craft Arts, Literary Arts, Media Arts, and Music Arts in Washington State are eligible to apply for the Artist Trust/Washington State Arts Commission Fellowship Program. This 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 total award amount is $7,500. Apply online.
Funding for Film Festivals
Deadline July 1, 2009
2009 Academy Film Festival Grants will be given to festivals occurring during the 2010 calendar year. While the grants are awarded for a variety of programs, film festivals are encouraged to submit proposals that make festival events more accessible to the general public, provide greater access to minority and less visible filmmakers, and help strengthen the connection between the filmmaker and the public. Only festivals based in the U.S. that have held at least five festivals as of December 31 of the year prior to applying are eligible to apply.
Call for Presenters
2010 VSA arts International Conference
The Conference will be held in Washington D.C June 10-12, 2010, in conjunction with the 2010 VSA arts International Festival, an international and multicultural event celebrating the accomplishments of artists with disabilities.The conference aims to advance inclusive education and 21st Century Learning Skills through the Arts, and seeks policy-makers, artists, school and program administrators, researchers, and educators around the world to submit proposals.
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