4Culture News
Guest Post: Summer of Virtual Internships
To offer a capacity-building and professional development opportunity during the pandemic, our Heritage department implemented the King County Heritage Virtual Internship Program as a 3-month virtual program. Three host organizations were selected through a competitive panel process in early 2021: StoryBoards in Sammamish, the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park in Seattle, and the Kenmore Heritage Society. Interns have been working on their projects since June; as they near the end of the program, we asked them to share what their experience has been like this summer.
Continue Reading ›Meet the 2021 Arc Artist Fellows
Our Arc Artist Fellowship provides critical—but rare—unrestricted funding to a new and unique cohort of King County artists every year. The six 2021 Fellows are all between the ages of 18 and 25 and are creating art that challenges structures of power in the global fight for social justice. Here’s your chance to meet this incredible group! Join us for a two-part virtual showcase to hear from each artist about their work:
Continue Reading ›Sustained Support Program Update
For those of you who are current Sustained Support recipients or interested in applying to 4Culture’s Sustained Support program for funding in 2022, we want to let you know of some significant, temporary changes to the program. We historically have been, and will continue to be, deeply committed to supporting the cultural sector with operating funds. With this year’s significant reduction of the lodging taxes that make 4Culture’s grant programs possible and the approval of the American Rescue Plan Act, operating support will look different in 2021 for funding in 2022.
Continue Reading ›Robert Morris Earthwork Listed in the Washington Heritage Register
Robert Morris’ celebrated Untitled Earthwork (Johnson Pit #30), one of the first ever publicly-funded Land Art projects, is now listed in the Washington Heritage Register.
Continue Reading ›Congratulations, 2021 Projects Grant Awardees!
Doing cultural work amidst a global pandemic is no easy feat. King County creatives of all disciplines have faced closures, loss of work, and uncertainty—and we at 4Culture are navigating COVID-19-related financial challenges as well. Throughout it all the cultural sector’s creativity shines through undiminished, and that’s especially evident in our 2021 Projects grant awardees!
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