4Culture Deadline: Ongoing Open 4Culture is the perfect introduction to 4Culture and grants in general. Whether this is your first grant with us or your first grant ever, our friendly staff will walk you through the entire process. Together, we are making cultural... Read more...
4Culture Deadline: Dec 11, 2025 Gallery 4Culture seeks solo, collaborative and group exhibition proposals in a broad range of media for our next season, which runs from September 2026 through August 2027. Six (6) shows (each approximately six weeks in length) by King... Read more...
Washington State Arts Commission Deadline: November 17, 2025 12:00am Budget: Grant amount: $1,000 – $2,000 Eligibility: 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations with a mission focused on arts, heritage, or culture 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations with a social impact... Read more...
Washington State Arts Commission Deadline: November 17, 2025 12:00am Budget: Grant amount: $1,000 – $2,000 Eligibility: 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations with a mission focused on arts, heritage, or culture 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations with a social impact... Read more...
Washington State Arts Commission Deadline: November 17, 2025 12:00am Budget: Grant amount: $3,000 – $5,000 Eligibility: 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations with a mission focused on arts, heritage, or culture 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations with a social impact... Read more...
y?haw? and Friends of Waterfront Park Deadline: Ongoing Budget: $100 one-time stipend for all accepted artists Eligibility: This roster is open to Native American, First Nations, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian individuals and artist collectives with ancestral ties... Read more...
Graphite Arts Center Deadline: January 18, 2026 12:00am Eligibility: All interested artists are invited to apply Graphite Arts Center is seeking unframed, works on paper (drawings, paintings, prints, collage, photographs). which relate to the exhibit theme: “love.”... Read more...
Arts & Humanities Bainbridge Deadline: January 4, 2026 12:00am Budget: $2000.00 Eligibility: The Something New Program is an opportunity to represent all members of our community through Public Art, and we welcome all regional artists to apply (Washington, Oregon,... Read more...
Graphite Arts Center Deadline: December 14, 2025 12:00am Eligibility: All artists are invited to apply The Gallery at Graphite Arts Center (Edmonds, WA) is seeking artwork created using graphite or charcoal for the upcoming exhibit “Graphite on Graphite.” Works may be... Read more...
City of Auburn DEADLINE: Ongoing The City of Auburn hires performers for several different music series, the Farmers Market, and other events. If you are a performer and interested in being booked, please fill out the Performer Inquiry Form for... Read more...
City of Auburn DEADLINE: Ongoing Thank you for your interest in proposing an exhibition at the Postmark Center for the Arts Gallery! We are always looking to showcase the unique art of passionate artists and art groups alike! If you are interested in proposing an... Read more...
City of Auburn DEADLINE: Ongoing Seeking talented and creative teachers to lead various creative and performing arts classes at the Postmark Center for the Arts. Please view our Teaching Opportunities (PDF) application form, which also outlines all requirements and... Read more...
City of Auburn DEADLINE: Ongoing Seeking talented and creative teaching artists to lead art making activities at the variety of City of Auburn summer festivals and events. Proposed projects that utilize repurposed or recycled materials are encouraged!... Read more...
City of Auburn DEADLINE: Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 10:59 PM PST A Living Practice: Coast Salish Art Now is curated by Sam Obrovac, Muckleshoot, Danielle Morsette, Suquamish, and Olivia Bean Johnston, Snoqualmie. We are seeking Coast Salish artists, cultural... Read more...
City of Auburn DEADLINE: Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 10:59 PM PST The City of Auburn, WA is seeking a public artist(s) whose artwork would enhance Centennial Viewpoint Park: whether by framing the view, either literally or figurately, or creating a place for... Read more...
Auburn Symphony Orchestra (a SoCoCulture member organization) is seeking an Executive Director. Please visit the following link for all details. https://www.auburnsymphony.org/opportunities Read more...
Tai chi is an ancient Chinese martial art that exercises the mind and body through slow movements. Practicing tai chi regularly can improve balance and coordination, increase energy and stamina, reduce stress, and calm the mind. Qigong (pronounced “chee-gong”) is an... Read more...
Advance registration is now open! Have you ever wanted to try bonsai? Here’s your chance! Come prepared to get your hands dirty as you learn about the art of bonsai. After an in-depth presentation about the art of bonsai, you will have the opportunity to create your... Read more...
White River Valley Museum Date: 4/27/2024, 11 AM – 12:30 PM Learn some of the techniques of printmaking, a centuries old art making practice. Take home your own creations. Ages: 7+, Adult Chaperone Required Fee: Free Instructor: Brian Lane The White River Valley... Read more...
White River Valley Museum Date: 4/12/2024, 2-3 PM Come learn the basics of Manga, the graphic style developed in Japan. Attendees will be able to work on self portraits or create their own characters! No experience necessary. Ages: 7+, Adult Chaperone Required Fee:... Read more...
Auburn Community and Event Center Now through 5/9/2024 The Auburn Community Center Gallery, located at 910 Ninth Street SE in Auburn’s Les Gove Park, is displaying an array of artworks created by students in the Auburn School District. Read more...
Auburn Postmark Center for the Arts Various dates through 4/2024 Drawing Herd Session 1 – Reverberations: Experimental Looping in Sound and Drawing Date: 4/6/2024, 10 AM – Noon Learn how to use cell phone audio recording and a loop station we will make a... Read more...
Auburn Postmark Center for the Arts Date: 4/19/2024, Noon-4 PM Come try this great new class! Apply watercolor techniques on thin rice paper, create different effects with a variety of textures and interesting results that enhance your unique original watercolor... Read more...
Auburn Postmark Center for the Arts Date: 4/18/2024, 5-7 PM Learn how to give new life to your well-loved clothing. Beginners and experienced hand stitchers alike will learn to repair and artfully customize clothing with a few basic techniques. Bring a garment that... Read more...
Postmark Center for the Arts Date: 4/17/2024, 5-7 PM Are you interested in expressing yourself through the craft of songwriting? In this workshop you can expect to learn the basics of lyric writing, song form and structures, how to analyze your favorite songs, and... Read more...
Postmark Center for the Arts Date: 4/5/2024, 5:30-7 PM Come experience coffee painting. Experiment and explore different techniques with coffee to create interesting results. Come away with unique coffee paintings. Bring regular watercolor supplies and paper (supply... Read more...
Postmark Center for the Arts Date: 4/4/2024, 5:30-7 PM A collage can be many things. Magazine and newspaper clippings, paint, bits of colored or handmade paper, portions of other artwork or texts, photographs and 3 dimensional found objects. It can be a notebook page,... Read more...
SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve Date: 4/27/2024, 3-4:30 PM Reptiles and amphibians play a critical role in the environment’s health; incorporating them into a nature-based curriculum can be both valuable and exciting! This workshop will discuss strategies for identifying... Read more...
Fairwood Library Date: 3/24/2024, 3 PM For adults and teens. Join local craft enthusiast Melissa Meredith to learn how to create accordion fold books. The Fairwood Library is located at 17009 140th Avenue SE, Renton. Please register at kcls.org.... Read more...
Federal Way 320th Library Dates: 3/23, 4/20, 5/4, 5/18, 1-3 PM For middle and high school ages. Join local poet, author, and spoken word artist, D’Mario Carter, for a series of interactive workshops. Put pen to paper and hone your raft! Participants have the... Read more...
King County Library System Date: 3/23/2024, 10:30 AM This online class is for adults. In this creative writing session, discuss examples of famous books and stories inspired by works of art, then practice two simple techniques for jump starting your creative writing.... Read more...
Auburn Community & Event Center Gallery Dates: 3/7 – 5/9/2024 A treasured annual tradition, this exhibition showcases the artistic talents of students in the Auburn School District. This year the exhibition is featuring artworks students from Cascade Middle... Read more...
Renton Municipal Arts Commission Deadlines: February 2, 2026, April 17, 2026 and July 18, 2026 We’re excited to support creative projects that bring people together and offer fresh ways for our community to connect. This grant program is designed with flexibility in... Read more...
Auburn Parks, Arts and Recreation Varying dates Three-Week Theater Experience & Production Auburn Community Junior Players – Finding Nemo Jr. Ages: 7 – 15 | Participants will learn voice, choreography, acting, and more that will culminate in four community... Read more...
Cheryl Sallee Gallery Dates: 3/6 – 5/8/2024 Valentina Voronkova did not always identify as an artist. “In 1993 I moved to Seattle from St. Petersburg, Russia to study biochemistry at the UW Ph.D. program…I worked as a researcher at different... Read more...
SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve Date: 3/27/2024, 1-3:30 PM Make your own block prints to celebrate spring in this workshop with Seattle artist Jules Hepp! Learn to create your own design on paper, transfer your image to a rubber carving block, then carve and print your... Read more...
The Tortured Poet’s Club: A Creative Writing Series (online) King County Library System Dates: Sundays, 3/10-31/2024, 4:30 PM For adults. This four-class series will cover the incendiary lives and tragic deaths of well-known poets in American literature. Buckle up for... Read more...
SoCoCulture Membership Meeting 13 February 2024 Held at Black River Cultural Arts Center, Renton Attendees: 4Culture African American Writers Alliance Allied Arts of Renton Auburn Symphony Orchestra Burien Arts Association CenterStage Theatre Evergreen City Ballet... Read more...
White River Valley Museum Dates: 2/7-5/26/2024 See the exquisite assemblage art of nationally recognized artist and Auburn native Marita Dingus. Her pieces will be on display in the Museum’s temporary gallery as well as throughout the permanent exhibits. The White... Read more...
City of Kent 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 intended to... Read more...
Washington State Historical Society Date: 4/25/2024 The Heritage Capital Projects (HCP) grant application for 2025-2027 will open this year on February 1st! HCP funds construction, rehabilitation (historic and non-historic), and/or acquisition of places in Washington... Read more...
Postmark Center for the Arts Dates: 1/17-3/22/2024 The Postmark Center for the Arts is proud to present ”Muckleshoot: Alive & Strong,” a group exhibition displaying the work of artists from the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe. Featured artists include: Isiah Corwin, Sam... Read more...
Postmark Center for the Arts Dates: Every Friday, beginning 1/19/2024, 10 AM – Noon Amy Sie is offering Drop-In Gongbi Painting sessions at the Postmark! A free, no-pressure environment for you to start a new painting, or work on an old one. Please bring your... Read more...
Rose Gift House and Coffee Permanent revolving exhibit With funding from the Renton Municipal Arts Commission, local artist Marianna Spiritakis created this Little Free Art Gallery to showcase the essence of art as a shared experience. The gallery is located on an... Read more...
SoCoCulture Membership Meeting Notes 11/9/2023 – 9:30 AM-Noon This meeting was hosted at Auburn’s newly-opened Postmark Center for the Arts at 20 Auburn Avenue in Auburn. Allison Hyde, Arts Program Supervisor for the City of Auburn, welcomed SoCo members and we dove... Read more...
Humanities Washington In communities throughout Washington State, Humanities Washington’s Speakers Bureau presenters give free public presentations on history, politics, music, philosophy, spiritual traditions, and everything in between. Click here for their new... Read more...
SoCoCulture Membership Meeting Notes 9/14/2023, 10 AM – Noon Many thanks to our meeting hosts at the Historical Society of Federal Way – we convened at the Historical Society’s offices at the Steel Lake Annex, across the... Read more...
Arts Fund View these Arts Fund panels on your own timeline. Thanks to Arts Fund for sharing these with us. Grant Writing Panel – Grant writing can be a key element of every nonprofit’s fundraising strategy, but not every organization has the capacity to maintain... Read more...
SoCoCulture Membership Meeting Notes 5/16/2023 – 1-3 PM Our meeting was hosted by the Kent Historical Museum (thanks to executive director Dylan High). Mary Clymer, SoCo leadership team member and Renton Municipal Arts Commissioner, served as the emcee. Dylan... Read more...
by Eric Mathison Maureen Hoffmann is well known around Burien. Maybe it’s because she’s led Walk-n-Talks around town every month for many years as part of her activities with WABI (Walk/Bike) Burien. Maybe it’s her countless hours helping her hometown become a... Read more...
Port of Seattle Seattle-Tacoma International Airport this year marks a decade of its live music program. Since March of 2013, more than 200 Pacific Northwest performers played over 28,700 hours of live music in concourses around the airport. Also, March 2023 marks the... Read more...
Humanities Washington As an addition to Humanities WA’s Speakers Bureau program, which provides vetted humanities experts to schools free of charge, the organization has selected seven speakers that help high school students engage with and understand democracy,... Read more...
Washington State Historical Society Second Monday of every month at 10 AM Collections staff of the Washington State Historical Society is offering drop-in sessions on the second Monday of every month to field your questions and share resources on all aspects of... Read more...
South King County Genealogical Society Date: First Saturday of every month, 10 AM – Noon Each month, SKCGS’s online Family Tree Maker Users Group focuses on different features of FTM. Register in advance for this Zoom meeting at... Read more...
Seattle Office of Arts & Culture Through 2023 A series of online workshops will be free and available to anyone interested in learning more about public art. Featuring staff, artists, and experts in the field, the information shared will highlight the steps needed... Read more...
SoCoCulture Meeting Notes – Tuesday, January 10, 1-3 PM SoCo Announcements: SoCo membership renewal request will be coming to your e-mail inbox soon – we would love to have your continued participation in SoCoCulture! Please plan to renew your SoCo membership.... Read more...
Notes from SoCo’s 11/17/2022 meeting – Regrouping with Gratitude As we slowly emerge from the pandemic, many of our organizations have experienced “The Great Resignation” effect, while those of us who are still hanging in there are being run... Read more...
South King County Genealogical Society SKCGS partners with the King County Library System in Auburn by offering a Genealogy Help Desk (GenDesk) to assist library patrons with ancestor research. GenDesk is available monthly on the fourth Thursday from 11 am to 1 pm. We... Read more...
Key to Change Studio Great for students who want to make progress in a fun, collaborative environment with peers who share their love for music. Our string studio provides middle and high school students in South King County with the keys to make amazing, noticeable... Read more...
When the owner of the former Des Moines Masonic Home property filed for a permit from the City of Des Moines to demolish all structures on the property, including the stately main building, which has reigned as the most prominent landmark on Puget Sound between... Read more...
SOCOCULTURE STRATEGIC PLAN – 2022-2024 In the 21st Century, South King County has become one of the most diverse centers of humanity anywhere in the world – we are home to people whose ancestors have lived in this region since time immemorial, to brand-new arrivals... Read more...
Lake Wilderness Arboretum Volunteer days are held at Lake Wilderness Arboretum every Wednesday and Thursday, 9am to noon. Show up on the day that works for you. A volunteer waiver form will need to be completed. Youth under 18 will need their waiver form signed by a... Read more...
Soos Creek Botanical Garden Schedule your event or ceremony at the Soos Creek Botanical Garden. This is a perfect covered venue for weddings, meetings, classes, fundraisers, memorials and family reunions. Reservations are being taken now for your celebrations, with a... Read more...
Soos Creek Botanical Garden If you have 1/2 day per week or more to share your skills and learn some new ones, please consider applying to be a Garden volunteer. E-mail info@sooscreekbotanicalgarden.org with your questions. A 90 minute Orientation is held a few times... Read more...
Renton History Museum In honor of the centennial of national women’s suffrage in 2020, “What Difference Do Renton Women Make?” is an online exhibit that explores the contributions that Renton women have made to the city’s history. Made possible by a grant... Read more...
White River Valley Museum This virtual exhibit covers the early history of black people in the White River Valley, from 1830 to 1970. Visit www.wrvmuseum.org/exhibits-entry/2021/2/9/black-in-the-valley to learn more. Read more...
SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve has numerous volunteer opportunities. You can help remove noxious weeds and plant native species with SHADOW’s Land Management Specialist as a Volunteer Restoration Assistant or you can help take care of... 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 a former 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
