4Culture News
Announcing the 2019 Arc Artist Fellows
We are honored to announce the recipients of our Arc Artist Fellowship!
Continue Reading ›New Year, New Art: Announcing Our Recent Portable Purchase
Did you know that King County has an art collection? We’re proud to be its caretakers, and thrilled to announce that it just got bigger!
Continue Reading ›King County’s 4Culture Task Force
The King County Council has created a Task Force to evaluate 4Culture through an equity and social justice lens. In the coming weeks, the Task Force invites you to give feedback and engage in dialogue with its members at a series of community input sessions:
Continue Reading ›Hernan Paganini Selected for Stormwater Artist in Residence
Last year, a Yale study found that Latinx communities are especially ready to take action on climate change. Inspired by this collective will, and committed to growing our practices in equity and inclusion, we partnered with King County Water and Land Resources Division’s Stormwater Services Section to creatively engage local Latinx communities. We invited Spanish-speaking artists to apply for a new role in the Stormwater Section: Artist in Residence. This month, we’re thrilled to announce that Hernan Paganini was awarded this unique commission and has already begun work centering art in fostering dialogue and environmental change.
Continue Reading ›Guest Post: BHS Honors Edwin T. Pratt
We are proud to have awarded a grant to the Black Heritage Society of Washington State (BHS) to preserve the legacy of Edwin T. Pratt, Seattle’s renown civil rights leader. On the eve of the 50th anniversary of his assassination, BHS shares how they are putting these funds to work:
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