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Contact: info[at]4culture.org 206 296.7580
University of Washington History Department, Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History

University of Washington History Department
Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History
2005 Heritage Special Projects project

Would you like to work with 4Culture to help shape and support local culture in King County? 4Culture staff and intern positions are posted here, as they become available. We also invite King County residents to get involved as a volunteer, by serving on a 4Culture panel or committee. More information can be found in the tabs below.

Committees =  Volunteer on a regular basis

Board

A 15-member Board of Directors governs 4Culture, with individuals representing the broad cultural, geographic and ethnic diversity of King County, as well as backgrounds in arts, heritage, historic preservation, and public art, finance, tourism, education, real estate and government relations. Board members serve up to two three-year terms, are appointed by the King County Executive and approved by the King County Council. Members are required to attend at least 1 monthly meeting. No current openings

For more information, or to submit a letter of interest to the Council for future openings, please contact Jim Kelly.

Advisory Committees

The four 4Culture program areas - Arts, Heritage, Historic Preservation and Public Art - are managed by staff working closely with Advisory Committees. These Advisory Committees bring together a maximum of nine specialists who provide expert professional input, guidance and advice from the field. Members are nominated by 4Culture staff/current advisory committee members and approved by the 4Culture Board of Directors. Members are required to attend at least one monthly meeting.

For more information, or to submit a letter of interest via email for future openings, please contact:
Arts: Charlie Rathbun | Heritage: Eric Taylor | Preservation: Flo Lentz | Public Art: Cath Brunner

Local Arts Agency Network

Local Arts Agencies (LAA'S) are non-profit or government agencies in suburban and unincorporated areas of King County that provide arts and cultural programs and services for a municipality or geographically defined community. 4Culture facilitates a regional network and bi-monthly meetings of more than 25 LAA's including both well-established and developing agencies. These meetings provide an opportunity for participating agencies to share resources, knowledge, expertise, and innovative avenues for collaboration. The meetings are open to the public and take place in various communities throughout King County. The public is welcome to attend.

Any new or existing cultural commission or agency in King County is welcome to join. For more information, or to submit a letter of interest to join the LAA Network, contact Charlie Rathbun at 206.296.8675

Panelists =  Volunteer one day

Each year, 4Culture also receives valuable help from hundreds of volunteers serving on selection panels. Applications to 4Culture funding programs and public art opportunities undergo a peer-panel review process with recommendations based on published eligibility and review criteria. Funding panel recommendations are submitted to the related 4Culture Advisory Committee(s) and the Board of Directors for final approval.

If you are interested in serving on a panel, please contact:
Arts, Heritage, & Preservation: Deb Twersky | Public Art: Willow Fox

On-Site Review Program =  Become a reviewer

Henry Art Gallery Open House. 2010 © Jon Manning

2011-2012 Forms

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FOR REVIEWERS

 

ON-SITE REVIEWS ON BLOG4CULTURE

4Culture administers a number of funding programs available to King County artists, arts organizations, and heritage organizations on a competitive basis, including Sustained Support, Special Projects, and Cultural Facilities. Among the criteria used to evaluate applications for funding is the quality and community engagement of the applicants' programs.

The goal of the On-Site Review Program is to acquire detailed, qualitative assessments of the programming of organizations funded by 4Culture. Reviews are conducted for approximately 300 arts and heritage organizations that have been awarded 2011-12 Arts or Heritage Sustained Support funding. Organizations to be reviewed may include producing and presenting groups in theatre, dance, music, media, literary and visual arts; arts service and arts education groups; and heritage and preservation organizations.

Reviewers attend a scheduled event and provide written comments for use by grant review panels during their deliberations. Events may include, but are not limited to, performances, festivals, exhibits, classes, meetings, or open hours.

The 2011-12 On-Site Reviewers have been selected; we are not currently seeking more Reviewers. The next round of applications for On-Site Reviewers will be in the summer of 2013. If you are interested, we encourage you to sign up for our newsletter above, which will feature a call for applicants in June of 2013.

For more information, please contact Bret Fetzer at 206 205.8592.

Employment =  Apply to be part of our team

4Culture lists employment opportunities with our organization below, as positions become available. We also post these opportunities, and many others we learn about on the Opportunities section of the website.

 

There are no current employment opportunities available but we thank you for your interest in working with us at 4Culture.

Internships =  Learn on the job

In order to help nurture the next generation of cultural leaders, and in recognition of the benefit of including fresh perspectives in our programming, we invite those interested in pursuing careers in cultural administration to gain valuable on-the-job training and professional connections through our internship program. Positions include volunteer and paid internships, as well as work-study positions as available.

Public Art

The Public Art Internship focuses on maintaining the program's widely-used online resources, managing the community resource area in the front of our office, acquiring knowledge of the region's public art collection and best practices in the field, and assisting with projects and events as needed. This internship generally has two annual openings: Winter/Spring (mid-January - mid-June), and Summer/Fall (mid-June - mid-December).

To apply, visit our online opportunities page. Detailed opportunity descriptions and application requirements will be posted approximately 6 - 8 weeks prior to the start of each internship.