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Published by 4Culture on May 12, 2025

Spontaneous Recollection: Nak Bou’s Water Shop reflects personal and cultural history

A gallery wall displays colorful paintings, including portraits, water jugs, charts, and text in various languages. A neon sign reading WATER 25 is illuminated in the upper right corner.

For Nak Bou, every painting or drawing is an adventure, an improvisation, a discovery that begins without a plan or intention.

Published by 4Culture on May 08, 2025

Emergency Resources for Organizations Facing Federal Funding Cuts

We know that many organizations in the King County cultural, arts, and science sectors have been impacted by federal funding cuts announced in recent weeks. We’re sharing some resources that organizations can use right now, especially those considering a grant withdrawal appeal. In certain instances, organizations have until May 9 to file these appeals.

Published by 4Culture on April 29, 2025

Learn more about our new public school cultural education program

A young girl with blonde hair, wearing blue gloves, paints a small rock purple outdoors. She is focused on her work, surrounded by paint supplies and natural elements like rocks and plants. — UHeights Center, photo by Rebecca Ellison Photography

Hello, King County! On Wednesday, May 21, 12:00 to 1:00 pm PST, we invite you to attend a webinar to learn more about our new public school cultural education program! 4Culture staff will share about upcoming opportunities including:

Published by 4Culture on April 23, 2025

Getting into nature—and art—at King County parks

All the way back in 1978, the giant red metal X known as The Kiss was first installed at Ronald Bog Park in Shoreline, becoming a local landmark. The Kiss is among the oldest artworks made possible by 4Culture’s rich and enduring partnership with King County Parks, but it’s only one of many. All across the county, a wide and ever-growing collection of artworks contributes to the experiences people have when visiting the region’s parks—and, if you live here, you’re bound to be familiar with at least a few of them.

Published by 4Culture on April 14, 2025

Otherworldly Detail: In Trip West, Hyunjeong Lim sets the scene for extraordinary stories

A vibrant, detailed painting of a fantastical landscape with colorful hills, cliffs, and diverse flora. Numerous imaginative creatures and figures explore the terrain, creating a whimsical and enchanting scene.

Hyunjeong Lim never imagined she’d live in the United States. But when her husband got a tech job here in 2018, she suddenly found herself in San Francisco, some 5,600 miles from her home in Busan, South Korea. Right away, the couple set about exploring their new home on a series of road trips—and discovered a California landscape that felt very foreign.

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