4Culture News

Join us! October 10 dedication event will celebrate new artwork Why We Have to Work

Johnson|Ramirez. Why We Have to Work (detail), 2024. Painted, etched, and mirrored steel. Burien Transit Center, Burien, WA. King County Public Art Collection. Photo: joefreemanjunior.com

Amid the daily bustle at the Burien Transit Center, many passengers come and go on the RapidRide H Line, traveling between Burien and Downtown Seattle on one of King County Metro’s busiest routes.

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Announcing three art opportunities for Metro’s newest bus base

South Annex Base, 90% rendering of building entry.

As King County Metro transitions to a 100% zero-emissions fleet, they are expanding capacity at their South Campus in Tukwila to make room for approximately 250 battery electric buses. The South Annex Base (SAB) will be Metro’s first new permanent base in generations. Like the electric buses, the facility itself will prioritize sustainability in its design and building principles, including a large solar installation and net zero energy consumption.

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$2.7 Million Awarded Through Cultural Producers Recovery Fund

In 2021, the King County Council allocated $9.4 million in federal COVID relief funding to 4Culture to distribute to the cultural sector. At the end of last year the final round of this funding was put in motion, with roughly $2.7 million available for King County cultural producers who have experienced COVID-related economic impacts since March 2020. 

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