Shunpike
Application deadline: 7/6/2013
Reporting to the Board of Directors, Shunpike’s Executive Director manages the organization, supports its growth and development, and works to continually improve the services we offer to our member arts organizations. Shunpike is a nonprofit arts organization whose mission is to fuel innovation in the arts by building productive partnerships, cultivating leadership and providing direct services to arts groups of all kinds.
Arts Unlimited
Register for the 8th Annual Downtown Renton Art & Antique Walk, which will be held on August 24, 2013. It will feature paintings, multi-media, pottery, sculpture, crafts and photography displays from over 100 local artists, as well as live music and dance performances, from Burnett to Main, along S 3rd Street. Free parking available along surface streets. For an application, click here.
4Culture
Deadline for 2013 positions: 6/24/2013
4Culture (King County) King County residents interested in public service and with knowledge of and interest in the areas of arts, heritage, preservation or public art are invited to apply for one of four positions on the 4Culture Board of Directors. If selected and confirmed by the King County Council, Board members serve a maximum of two three-year terms.
Arts Crush
Deadline: 7/12/2013
Arts Crush is a collaborative, interactive, month-long arts and cultural event throughout October aimed at Engaging Community, Creating Access, Inspiring Creativity and Building Arts Participation throughout Puget Sound. Arts Crush brings artists and communities together with existing events, and also will work with you to create new experiences that encourage artists and organizations to engage with audiences in new ways.
Renton History Museum
Deadline: 7/26/2013
Renton photographers of all ages, we are looking for your work! The Renton History Museum will host a juried photography show, Sept. 10, 2013 – Feb. 14, 2014, and curated by Mary Clymer. We will be accepting emailed submissions until Fri., July 26, 2013. You may submit up to three photographs of a daily sight, experience, place, or feeling that says “Renton” to you. Photos must have been taken in the last two years. Be creative. (Family-friendly, please.) For application and more details, click here.
4Culture
Application deadline: 6/28/2013
4Culture, the cultural services agency for King County, seeks a communications specialist to provide staff coordination and management of 4Culture’s marketing, advocacy, communications and public relations needs, including annual communications work plan and budget. Development and implementation of marketing, advocacy and promotional materials, in print, experiential and online is in collaboration with the communications team. This position also works with local and regional community representatives to promote 4Culture programs, the communities they serve, and outreach to and engagement with new communities throughout King County. For more information click here (and then scroll down).
SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve
June-August, 2013
With a 5,000-year-old bog, native plants, and much more, there is a lot to see at SHADOW. Share photos of your time at SHADOW between June and August 2013 to enter the contest and you could win some great prizes! Winners will be announced at the 17th annual Frog Frolic on September 14, 2013.
4Culture
6/8 & 15/2013
4Culture is collaborating with Artist Trust and the Office of Arts and Culture to encourage Latino/a artists to use the resources of our agencies. Artists Up welcomes Latina/o artists in all disciplines (dance, literary, media, music, public art, visual and theater) for a bilingual informational series with resources, tips and networking. Interpreters and translated materials will be available with light refreshments provided by El Quetzal Restaurant.?
Auburn Arts Commission
Art check-in: 7/26/2013
Auburn City Hall Gallery – Friday, July 26 – Friday, August 23, 2013
Auburn’s robust art community is on display this summer, and invites regional artists to submit artwork for display in the City Hall Gallery (25 W Main). The show will run July 26 through August 23.
4Culture
Deadline: 6/24/2013
4Culture and the Local Hazardous Waste Management Program (LHWMP) seek two visual storytellers to create artwork that will stimulate dialogue about hazardous materials as a social issue that affects public health and environmental quality. One artist will be commissioned to create a comic book and one artist will be commissioned to create a short film. Both artworks will be produced in English and also translated into Spanish
Rosebud Children’s Theatre Conservatory
Audition date: 6/19/2013
Actors ages 13-20 are invited to audition on June 19, 3 PM. You must attend the placement auditions if you want a speaking part and/or solo. Those who just register and do not attend the audition will be placed in the chorus/ensemble. Rehearsal dates run Monday – Friday, July 1 – August 2, (except July 4 and 5). Tuition $345. Performances August 2-11. For more information visit www.rosebudctc.org.
4Culture
Deadline: 6/26/2013
Heritage collections care is a fundamental function for any organization holding materials in the public trust. This annual program provides support for projects that promote and encourage professional standards and practices in the collection, preservation, assessment and perpetual care of historic and cultural materials, artifacts, records and information pertaining to the heritage of King County.
It supports projects throughout King County, recognizing strategic planning as a foundation for effective collections stewardship; and promotes collections care as a high priority within institutional missions. For more information contact Eric Taylor, eric.taylor@4culture.org or 206-296-8688.
4Culture
Deadline: six weeks before public event
4Culture recognizes a need for an entry point into 4Culture’s funding opportunities. Open 4Culture provides awards of up to $1,500 for projects that are created by or for underserved communities of King County, and are not served by other 4Culture programs.
Projects created by or for underserved communities, including groups and individuals that may not have equitable access to the arts, heritage or preservation opportunities, due to income, geography, age, physical abilities, race or ethnicity may be eligible for Open 4Culture. Proposed projects must substantially include the arts, historic preservation or King County heritage; offer an event or presentation that is open to the public; and if an art project, be created and presented outside of the City of Seattle.
Open 4Culture has no deadline, but you must submit your application at least six-weeks before your public event/presentation in order for us to process and review your application. Contact Deb Twersky, 206-205-8558 or Debra.Twersky@4culture.org for more information.
City of Burien
Deadline for submissions: 4 PM, 6/28/2013
Artists are invited to submit proposals to provide new or existing temporary illuminated artworks as part of the Arts-A-Glow Lantern Festival on September 7, 5-10 PM, at Dottie Harper Park in Burien. The festival is sponsored by the City of Burien.
Washington Attorneys Assisting Community Organizations
WAACO provides free legal services to nonprofit organizations on their business transactional legal issues and can help your organization if you need legal help.
EntrePre Arts
Happy New Year to SoCo members from EntrePre Arts Consulting! EntrePre Arts Consulting provides services in nonprofit board development, enterprise management, revenue strategies and engagement strategies for non-profit arts organizations facing opportunities for growth. Anna Brodie and Nancy Gosen are offering free organizational assessment to SoCo members. To schedule your consultation please email: info@entrepreartsconsulting.com or call EntrePre Arts at 206.316.8994. For more information about who we are, visit our website: www.entreprearts.com.
Kent Arts Commission
Year-round
This new funding program will be directed to projects that serve the general public in Kent. Give Me Culture Grants are small, flexible grants available to individuals, organizations, and community groups. The Give Me Culture program is intended to broaden participation in, and showcasing of, arts and culture activities throughout Kent with a special interest in supporting projects that serve and showcase ethnically diverse or underserved communities. Funding amounts will be up to a maximum of $1,000 per project.
SoKing Internet Radio
Ongoing
SoKing Internet Radio is all about promoting local artists. If you’re a local band/musician and want to be featured on this new station, please e-mail music@sokinginternetradio.com. Please attach any MP3s, include metadata (song title, artists, genre, bio, artwork, etc.) and/or include a link to any online.
CDs also accepted via snailmail here:
SoKing Internet Radio
15106 10th Ave SW, Suite C
Burien, WA 98166
NOTE: SoKing Internet Radio is fully licensed through ASCAP/BMI/SESAC/SoundExchange.
Ongoing
The Plateau Community Orchestra is recruiting members for upcoming concert season. Particularly seeking string players, but musicians in all sections, and of all ages and abilities, are welcome – no audition required. Rehearsals are held Tuesdays, 7-9 PM in the music room at Enumclaw Middle School, Highway 410 at 550 Semanski Street S in Enumclaw. For more information call Suzanne at 360-825-8520.
Free Consultation on Good Management Strategies for Cultural Organizations. This offer is exclusive to SoCoCulture members only.
Marcia Holland, CAE, CEO, of Outcomes Unlimited, LLC, and a member of the SoCoCulture leadership team, is offering free, two-hour consultations on how to make your organization more effective. Marcia has spent 20 years working with boards of directors and volunteers, helping them focus on going forward into the future with a sense of excitement. She is available to sit down with any SoCo member organization to talk about how to have a peak performing board of directors, how to get new people to volunteer, and how to develop a simple but effective strategic plan. Contact Marcia at mhollandrisch@comcast.net.
Ongoing
Come play with the Gateway Concert Band. We particularly need more trumpeters, clarinetists, and an oboist, but anyone playing a band instrument is welcome. We rehearse Monday nights, 7-9 PM, at the Enumclaw Middle School music room in Enumclaw. Call our Director at 360-825-5369 for information, and visit http://www.gatewayconcertband.org. No auditions, no dues, just fun and a lot of playing time.
Ongoing
The Rainier Symphony is seeking violists, percussionists and a timpanist for the orchestra. Auditions are scheduled upon request. Visit http://www.rainiersymphony.org for more information or contact Marisa Hartman, Orchestra Manager, at 206-781-5618 for audition details.
