Seattle International Film Festival Submission deadline: 1/8/2021 The 47th annual Seattle International Film Festival will be held virtually April 8 – 18, 2021. Categories are: Features – 31 minutes or longer – entry fee $70 Shorts & Episodics... Read more...
Seattle Public Library Submission deadline: 11/30/2020 Seattle Public Library seeks submissions for SPL’s free music collection, PlayBack. PlayBack contains 250 albums by “Seattle-area” artists including SassyBlack, Tomo Nakayama, Lori Goldston and... Read more...
City of Burien Application deadline: 12/21/2020, 5 PM The City of Burien has two exhibition spaces that it makes available to artists for four-month periods. Selected artists will receive a $150 stipend. Insurance coverage is not provided for artwork in Gallery... Read more...
Poetry Northwest Deadline: 3/1/2021 Poetry Northwest welcomes queries concerning visual art from October 1 – March 1. Simultaneous submissions are accepted in all categories with advance indication and prompt notification upon acceptance elsewhere. Please make a note... Read more...
Allegro Performing Arts Academy Dates: Every Thursday at 6:50 PM, 1/7 – 3/11/2021 DanceAble is a specialized program at Allegro Performing Arts Academy for any student with special learning differences. Including, but not limited to, students with down syndrome,... Read more...
City of Auburn Application deadline: 2/18/2021, 10:59 PM The City of Auburn invites sculptors to submit applications for Auburn’s Downtown Sculpture Gallery. The works selected for this public art exhibition will be on loan to the City for a period of twelve months... Read more...
Mary Olson Farm/Auburn Parks, Arts and Recreation Application deadline: 2/25/2021, 10:59 PM The Mary Olson Farm Artist in Residence is an opportunity for an artist to pursue their work in, and to be inspired by, the unique and beautiful setting of the Mary Olson Farm... Read more...
Highline Heritage Museum Now through January 2021 This exhibit will be onsite at the Museum, 819 SW 152nd Street, in Burien, but the exhibit opening reception will be online on November 21, 7 PM. Go to this Zoom link at that time. Read more...
University of Washington Center for West European Studies & European Union Center of Excellence, in partnership with Working in Support of Education (WISE) and The World Affairs Council Registration deadline: 12/31/2020 Launched in 2006, the Euro Challenge is an... Read more...
World Affairs Council Submission deadline: 3/20/2021 The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were agreed upon by the United Nations in 2015 to address global issues by 2030. Their primary purpose is to improve the living standards of everyone and every country... Read more...
King County Library System Tuesdays through 12/8/2020, 7 PM For all ages. Enjoy classes with Master Yijiao Hong that will include warm-up, meditation, QiGong and Silk Reeling exercises. The class is for all levels and beginners can see where continuing Tai-Chi... Read more...
Auburn Parks, Arts and Recreation Auburn residents who plan on decorating their homes with lights this holiday season can register their home to be a part of Auburn’s Holiday Lighting Displays. The city will then post a list of all the locations to view decorated... Read more...
Auburn Parks, Arts and Recreation Register by 11/23/2020 This fun event celebrates the holidays and brings the community out to see what Auburn can build! Any structures real or imaginary, houses, igloos, spaceships, etc. will be accepted. This event is free and open... Read more...
4Culture Date: 12/8/2020, Noon-1:30 PM Marketing for your cultural organization is challenging enough—what happens when you add a capital campaign into the mix? In this session, long-time cultural communications experts Vivian Phillips and Leilani Lewis will help... Read more...
Washington State Teaching Artist Training Lab Nomination deadline: 11/30/2020 The Washington State Teaching Artist Training Lab announces a new award for folks who are interested in the Washington State Teaching Artist Training Lab Core Program. The R.I.S.E.... Read more...
Northwest Film Forum in collaboration with the Andy Warhol Foundation Application deadline: 11/30/2020, 11:59 PM A national initiative established in 2007, the Andy Warhol Foundation’s Regional Regranting Program recognizes and supports the movement of... Read more...
Bellevue Art Museum Application deadline: 12/13/2020 20 Under 20 is an annual exhibition showcasing young artists from the Puget Sound area. This exhibition is designed to feature youth ages 13 – 19 as emerging artists, and is juried by the Teen Arts Council in... Read more...
4Culture Deadline: 1/15/2021 The King County Heritage Internship Program has been part of our heritage capacity-building programs since 2018. In the past, we paired graduate students with host sites around the county to complete help complete projects—you can read... Read more...
Price Sculpture Forest Deadline: 12/31/2020 Price Sculpture Forest, close to downtown Coupeville on Whidbey Island, has just opened to the public and is proactively reaching out to sculptors who would like to publicly exhibit your outdoor work for sale or otherwise... Read more...
Foss Waterway Seaport Deadline: 7/1/2021 The Foss Waterway Seaport is a maritime museum in Tacoma. It seeks products created by local artists and craftspeople to add to the museum’s store. These proposals should be for pieces that you make that can be modified... Read more...
City of Puyallup and Arts Downtown Deadline: 1/24/2021 Arts Downtown, in partnership with the City of Puyallup, is pleased to announce the opening of its twentieth rotating gallery exhibit in 2021. This public art program invites artists to exhibit works in the... Read more...
Bellevue Arts Museum Deadline: 1/1/2021 Bellevue Arts Museum is seeking artists, designers, and makers of all kinds working in the Northwest (AK, BC, ID, MT, OR, and WA) to apply to the BAM Biennial 2021: Architecture & Urban Design (scheduled to open November... Read more...
SDI Rolling deadline SDI (Spiritual Directors International) is a Bellevue-based non-profit, member-supported community of over 6000 spiritual companions from around the world. We are an inclusive, global contemplative movement that contributes to peace, justice, and... Read more...
Renton History Museum Now through 12/31/2020 2020 is the centennial of national women’s suffrage, although most women in Washington got the vote a decade earlier in 1910. For the rest of the year, Renton History Museum is hosting an exhibit titled ‘What... Read more...
American Association for State and Local History Proposal submission deadline: 12/18/2020 The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) will present its 2021 Annual Meeting in Little Rock, Arkansas, on September 22-25. This meeting will be a hybrid with... Read more...
4Culture Deadline: 12/2/2020, 5 PM The Arc Artist Fellowship provides unrestricted $12,000 awards for King County artists, as well as promotional support through the 4Culture website. Each year, current Fellows will help shape the next funding cycle. For this next... Read more...
Port of Seattle Application deadline: 12/4/2020, 1 PM The South King County Fund Environmental Grants Program supports projects that improve the local environment in the near-airport communities of Burien, Des Moines, Federal Way, Normandy Park, SeaTac, and Tukwila.... Read more...
Kent Arts Commission Now through 12/31/2020 2020 has been quite a year! This year has given us a global pandemic, racial tensions sweeping the nation, fires causing massive destruction in the Western United States, a contentious Presidential election, and murder... Read more...
Auburn’s Art on Main Gallery Now through 1/3/2021 Through the mending of stained glass, Fumi Amano explores the concept of rebuilding our broken world – a world that is the result of the current political climate and COVID pandemic. The Art on Main Gallery... Read more...
Washington State Arts Commission The TAT Lab Core cohort will include up to 30 selected teaching artists, arts specialists, classroom teachers, youth arts providers, and arts educators working in various settings and artistic disciplines and all regions of Washington... Read more...
City of Seattle Application deadline: 11/30/2020 Open to emerging artists currently residing in Washington State. The Seattle Office of Arts & Culture is creating an artist roster of approximately 200-300 artists who will be pre-qualified for future public art... Read more...
Highline Heritage Museum In collaboration with Para Los Niños, the Highline Heritage Museum is presenting this exhibit exploring children and young people’s reflections and perceptions during this crisis. This exhibit is viewable 24/7 in the Museum’s display... Read more...
Carco Theatre Autumn 2020 There are a few spots available in both online classes (ages 4-18) and at after-school in-person classes (ages 6-12) at Carco Theatre. Carco after-school classes take place on Wednesdays, 3:30-4:30 PM. Tuition is $80/month. The classes... Read more...
Helen Smith Gallery Dates: 9/21-12/8/2020 Gary Oliveira, Green River faculty member, began this series of photography over sixteen years ago as he photographed his family. Early on in the project, he directed and collaborated with them when he saw the right moment,... Read more...
4Culture This new webinar series from 4Culture is open to anyone working in the King County cultural sector. Acquiring or developing a cultural facility often includes working with consultants to achieve your goals. A consultant provides a needed expertise and a... Read more...
Global U.S. Ties Application deadline: 3/15/2021 at latest (see below) Global Ties U.S. is seeking Cultural Performers to perform at the U.S. Pavilion. Cultural Performers – including representatives from dance, music, theater, literature, art, food, sports, spoken... Read more...
World Affairs Council Open until filled (2/26/2021 is the absolute latest the application period will be open) Global Ties U.S. is accepting applications for Youth Ambassadors (U.S. citizens ages 18-29) to serve as guides and cultural ambassadors at the U.S.... Read more...
This list is provided in conjunction with SoCoCulture’s September 16, 2020 membership meeting on Racial Equity Matters. Browse through and follow up on the programs, activities and readings that are of most interest to you. SoCo members can use these materials... Read more...
White River Valley Museum Thursdays, 5:30-7 PM For teens who need help editing, researching, formatting, or organizing school writing projects. We can help! Drop your teen off with their current writing project in print or on their laptop/tablet, and we will help... Read more...
Highline Heritage Museum In this exhibit, viewable on YouTube, you’ll get a quick civics lesson on the history of voting rights and voter suppression in the United States, from 1776 to 2020. Read more...
Allegro Performing Arts Academy Fall 2020 Allegro Performing Arts Academy is offering a Study Camp for students grades 7-12 who are enrolled in their school’s virtual program and would benefit from assistance/supervision by highly qualified teachers. Allegro... Read more...
Evergreen City Ballet Ongoing Evergreen City Ballet (ECB) is currently recruiting talented and hard-working individuals to join its team! If you are someone who is looking for experience in the non-profit world and would like to gain valuable insight, please reach out... Read more...
First Friday in Beautiful Downtown Burien Businesses along SW 152nd, Olde Burien and Seahurst are open with limitations and are looking for ways to showcase art on Burien’s monthly B-Town Beat Art Walk, which happens throughout the day on the first Friday of... Read more...
Kent Arts Commission Rolling deadline The City of Kent Arts Commission’s “Give Me Culture” program offers small, flexible grants to individuals, organizations and community groups for arts and culture projects and events that serve the public in Kent. Awards are... Read more...
4Culture 4Culture supports the cultural health of King County with the help of an incredible roster of panelists, On-Site Reviewers, Advisory Committee members, and more. As community representatives, their perspectives help 4Culture make informed decisions that... Read more...
Artists Sunday Date: 11/29/2020 All professional artists and craftsmen are invited to join Artists Sunday, the free nationwide promotional event encouraging consumers to shop with artists. It’s like Small Business Saturday, but for art, the Sunday after Thanksgiving.... Read more...
White River Valley Museum Online now #SquadGoals is a NEW online only exhibit from the White River Valley Museum celebrating the centennial of Women’s Suffrage. The Women’s Suffrage Movement was a decades-long push to secure the vote for women. But the right to... Read more...
Burien Arts Association, Burien Culture Hub, Highline Heritage Museum Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the in-person 7 Stories events have been suspended, but the program will continue to bring you wonderful and true stories on our YouTube channel. 7 Stories is a night... Read more...
Auburn Arts and Events Join in a Community Art Showcase, titled “Creative Expression for a Healthier Tomorrow.” We believe art has the power to inspire, to unite, to express emotions, to envision hope, and to build community. The City of Auburn would like to... Read more...
Renton Municipal Arts Commission Rolling deadline Funding for arts, cultural and heritage projects that serve residents and visitors in Renton, Washington. We encourage innovative projects by artists and communities that fill in cultural gaps and inspire new forms of... Read more...
SoCoCulture SoCoCulture is developing a new mailing list expressly for artists, actors, musicians and others who are interested in receiving a listing of South King County-based creative opportunities on a regular basis. We hope to expand our reach to artists... Read more...
Friends of Saltwater State Park First Saturday of each month (exception for July – when the work party will be July 11) Friends of Saltwater State Park sponsors a monthly work party to remove invasive plants – 10 to noon on the first Saturday of each... Read more...
Washington State Historical Society Celebrate the 2020 national suffrage centennial by displaying our FREE panel exhibitions in your space. Great for classrooms, libraries, historical societies, museums, workplaces, and more! While looking at the fight for the vote in... Read more...
SeaTac City Hall Gallery This exhibit was curated by the Highline Heritage Museum and is about the new Angle Lake Light Rail Station located on S 200th Street, one block west of Highway 99 in SeaTac. It includes a discussion of some of the challenges that are... Read more...
At its Kent-based Space Center, The Boeing Company designed, tested and built the four-wheeler vehicles used by NASA during Apollo Missions 15, 16, and 17 in 1971 and 1972. The Rovers made possible the most ambitious scientific missions of the Apollo Program, enabling... Read more...
Greater Kent Historical Society Anyone interested in offering a few hours a month would be welcomed! There are a number of opportunities depending on your interest. Docents will be trained to help at the Museum during open hours Building maintenance Cleaning Garden... Read more...
Humanities Washington Rolling deadline Opportunity Grants are available to small or rural organizations for public humanities presentations, and do not require a funding match. Organizations may request up to $1,000. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis... Read more...
Renton History Museum Looking for a great volunteer opportunity in 2020? The Renton History Museum has positions for Saturday greeters, tour leaders, and Board of Trustees members, all in a fun learning environment with people passionate about history and community!... Read more...
Pacific Bonsai Museum Year-round Want to help share the art of bonsai with tens of thousands of visitors from around the world? Become a docent at Pacific Bonsai Museum! We’re looking for docents who love working with the public and enjoy learning about the art of... Read more...
4Culture Ongoing 4Culture’s Touring Arts Roster (TAR) is a juried directory of some of King County’s most talented performing artists. It’s ideal for your performing artists search, for any event, size, or budget. The roster is here to support equity... Read more...
Allegro Performing Arts Academy Dates: 10-week session on Wednesdays at 4:30 Allegro Performing Arts Academy’s new DanceAble integrative dance class is for any child ages 8+ with individual learning differences and other special needs. DanceAble uses specially... Read more...
Lake Wilderness Lodge Art Gallery Introducing Lake Wilderness Lodge Art Gallery, a place for local artists to show case their artwork! Artists working in 2 dimensional art or Custodians of such artwork are invited to apply for the Lake Wilderness Lodge Art Gallery... Read more...
Carco Theatre The Carco Theatre invites professional or amateur artists working in a variety of media to apply for consideration for the Carco Theatre Lobby art display. The rotational gallery will feature local artists and provide an opportunity for artists to share... Read more...
University of Washington Museology Graduate Program Ongoing The University of Washington’s Museology Graduate Program seeks community partners for its Paid Internship Pilot. The UW Museology Paid Internship Pilot aims to create critical learning opportunities for... Read more...
by Dianna Marshall Google Street View is a technology featured in Google Maps and Google Earth that provides panoramic views from positions along many streets in the world. Street View was launched in 2007 in several cities in the United States and has since expanded... Read more...
by Barbara McMichael, SoCoCulture Thanks to a grant from the Port of Seattle’s Airport Community Ecology (ACE) Fund, SoCoCulture arranged a three-part Engaging Trees speaker series in Fall of 2018 that drew attention to the environmental impact and cultural... Read more...
Washington State Arts Commission Ongoing The Creative Districts program is now accepting applications from communities in Washington State who are interested in achieving Certified Creative District designation. Applicants must meet all requirements for certification;... Read more...
Spaceworks Deadline: Ongoing Spaceworks Tacoma is an initiative to activate empty storefronts and vacant space. The initiative makes no- and low-cost temporary space available to artists, fledgling creative entrepreneurs, organizations, and community groups who... Read more...
Washington State University Deadline: Ongoing In collaboration with Washington State University, artist and educator Peter Christenson has initiated a cultural capital scholar residency in Richland, WA and is currently seeking proposals from creatives with diverse... Read more...
4Culture Ongoing If you have an idea for a workshop, lecture, skill-building session, or program that will bring needed information, skills, inspiration, practices, or approaches into the King County heritage field, T.I.P.S. Mini-Grants can help you develop, promote,... Read more...
Auburn Parks, Arts and Recreation Auburn’s Downtown Sculpture Gallery Program, now in its eighth year, exhibits sculptures on loan from talented regional artists and displays them for all to experience. The sculptures become an integral part of the downtown... Read more...
Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden Permanent exhibit Five new interpretive panels have been installed at the RSBG, giving a quick illustrated introduction to the mission of the Garden. They tell the exciting story of the purpose and adventure of the plant... Read more...
Renton History Museum The Renton History Museum seeks committed volunteers who are enthusiastic about Renton’s history, to help with Saturday greeting, leading tours, assisting with programs, and working on our oral history team. Please contact kowens@rentonwa.gov to... Read more...
by Stephen Lamphear Des Moines Memorial Way was established after World War I as a living memorial to those who gave their lives in it. A privately funded effort transformed a 10-mile section into an American Elm-tree-lined road, from the Seattle City limits to the... Read more...
by Chris Green From August 29 to September 17, 1974, teachers in Federal Way were on strike. It was the first public school teacher’s strike in the history of King County. Public school teachers in Washington state had only been granted the right to organize unions... Read more...
by Amanda Leon Amanda Leon is the City of Normandy Park’s Community Development and Parks Director, and a certified arborist. This is an excerpt from an article that originally appeared in the May 2015 edition of Normandy Park City Scene. In 2006, the U.S.... Read more...
Home to one of the largest collections of species rhododendrons in the world, the Garden displays over 700 of the more than 1,000 known species. The RSBG is a non-profit membership organization dedicated to the conservation, public display, and distribution of... Read more...
by Zachary E. Van Tassel, Greater Kent Historical Society On Saturday, August 8, at 1 PM, the Mill Creek Neighborhood will host a unique ribbon-cutting event on the corner of Temperance Street and Jason Avenue North in Kent. Late last year, the neighborhood was... Read more...
After a year and a half of operating as an independent non-profit organization, the Pacific Bonsai Museum in Federal Way has announced its first acquisition. A Sierra Juniper, crafted by by bonsai artist Ryan Neil of St. Helens, Oregon, boasts some of the most unique... Read more...
by Barbara McMichael, SoCoCulture As an umbrella organization for South King County cultural groups, SoCoCulture is pleased to have as members a number of institutions that are rooted in botany (pardon the pun). Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden, Soos Creek Botanical... Read more...
Pacific Bonsai Museum The Pacific Bonsai Museum offers an outdoor heated tent space that can accommodate 49 seated guests and the museum courtyard can accommodate up to 100 guests for meetings, small weddings and special events. Email rental@pacificbonsaimuseum.org or... Read more...
Carco Theatre Ongoing review The Carco Theatre in Renton invites professional or amateur artists working in a variety of media to apply for consideration for the Carco Theatre Lobby art display. Local artists’ exhibits are scheduled for six week periods. The Lobby has... Read more...
by James Daly and Greg Bartol If you are one who recognizes great organizations when you see them, then you know that two of them are near each other on Lea Hill in Auburn. Naturally, when Soos Creek Botanical Garden (SCBG) needed a gate to span their large entry,... Read more...
Soos Creek Botanical Garden Soos Creek Botanical Garden welcomes volunteers and considers them an essential resource that we could not do without. Volunteering is a great way to get involved with the gardens and to meet new and interesting people. Whether you are... Read more...
In October of 1864, a group of workers was working its way steadily north along Military Road, installing the poles and telegraph wires that would connect Seattle at last to the rest of the world. Back then, they called it “tied by lightning!” — and... Read more...
Allegro Performing Arts Academy Allegro Performing Arts Academy offers classes in ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, musical theater, drama, tumbling, creative movement (Tiny tots), hip hop and occasional master classes from out-of-town choreographers. Classes are for all... Read more...
by Pat Brodin, Tukwila Historical Society Although the Civil War was under way on the eastern side of the nation which seemed far away from the Pacific Northwest, the conflict had coursed its way through the Washington Territory. Vast numbers of military personnel... Read more...
Neely Mansion Association Flexible hours The Neely Mansion Association welcomes and relies on volunteer help in restoring and maintaining this valuable landmarked property as a heritage to our community. Specifically needed are volunteers to lead, coordinate, and... Read more...
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... Read more...
Maple Valley Historical Society First Saturday of every month The Maple Valley Historical Society operates three museums: the top floor of the Old Grade School at 23015 SE 216th Way; and the Fire Engine Museum and Gibbon/Mezzavilla Store Museum at 22012 SE 248th... Read more...
Wayfind Wayfind is a nonprofit with a mission to improve the quality of life in Washington by providing free business legal services for nonprofits and microenterprises.Here are some examples of the legal work they can help you with: · Contracts – Review, draft, and... Read more...
by Karen Meador For most people, the phrase Jefferson Davis and the Pacific Northwest sounds like the ultimate historical paradox. But before he became President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War, Davis had had a long career of public service... Read more...
We’re very excited to announce the first program coming out of the Military Road/Civil War Sesquicentennial Project, a joint undertaking of four local historical societies. On Saturday, October 27, at 11:30 AM, the Historical Society of Federal Way is proud to... Read more...
Four local historical societies are collaborating on a project to draw attention to the remarkable history of a road that is often traveled by many of us who live in South King County. Did you know that Military Road is one of the very oldest roads in the State of... Read more...
by Barbara McMichael, SoCoCulture administrator Historical photographs provided courtesy of Des Moines Historical Society The Des Moines Beach Park Heritage Trail is a stroll back through time. The Des Moines Historical Society, with support from 4Culture, has... Read more...
Evergreen City Ballet Year-round Evergreen City Ballet is one of the Northwest’s premiere dance institutions, and offers a wide range of classes year round to all ages and skill levels: Mommy & Me, Creative Movement, Angelina Ballerina, Level 1 through... Read more...
by Dick Caster The Historical Society of Federal Way recently completed its restoration of the historic David T. Denny Cabin. Historical Society secretary Dick Caster has written a detailed monograph about the Denny Cabin. Below is an excerpt. As early as 1870 David... Read more...
Kent Arts Commission Year-round This 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... Read more...
Plateau Area Writers Association Speakers’ series, workshops, critique groups, and Enumclaw Plateau History Project. Find more information at https://www.plateauareawriterassociation.org/ Read more...
Moshier Community Art Center The Moshier Community Art Center, 430 S 156th Street, is one of Puget Sound’s hidden gems. Located in Burien, the art center provides a fully equipped ceramics studio for students from beginner to advanced skill levels. Each session... Read more...
