4Culture News

When Ric’kisha Taylor was growing up in Miami, vibrant clothes, glitzy jewelry, exotic reptiles, and bright-colored cars with flashy rims were all defining features of the city’s visual culture. Her own family had a pet iguana for a time. Her dad wore bright green crocodile-skin shoes to church on Sundays.

Hello! I’m Sol Dressa, Community Outreach and Engagement Support Specialist here at 4Culture. I’m so excited to help relaunch Hello 4Culture and help expand access to arts, science and cultural funding across King County! I will be traveling throughout the region to hear directly from communities—their ideas, questions, and concerns. As an artist, organizer, and staff member at 4Culture, I’m thrilled to connect with those who build spaces for communities of color—spaces that celebrate joy and play, honor ancestors through arts and culture, and foster healing and intergenerational learning.

Last year, artist Laura C. Wright embarked on a months-long endeavor to plant a pair of dye gardens in Seattle’s Duwamish Valley and then harvest plants to make pigments for creating watercolor paints.

“What would a firefly look like if it was actually on fire?” James Hartunian wondered.

4Culture is excited to announce the selection of four artists who will elevate themes of connectivity, empowerment, sustainability, and biophilia at King County Metro’s forthcoming South Annex Base (SAB) in Tukwila.