Building for Culture

• November 30, 2015
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Historic Seattle is thrilled to announce that our campaign for the landmark Washington Hall is complete! This $9.9M campaign has spanned many years, while we’ve secured grants, government funding, and private support from our generous donors. The renovation work, which has been executed in phases, is nearing completion of Phase 3, including seismic retrofit of the entire building, installation of fire sprinklers, and installation of an elevator, enabling the Seattle Landmark to be fully accessible for the first time in its long history—107 years! Click here to see the project team and acknowledgement of funders.

For Phase 4, we sought funding through the Building for Culture grant program—a joint effort of 4Culture, King County Executive Dow Constantine, and King County Council. Signed into law just in time for Thanksgiving, this unprecedented $28M fund provides grants to 102 arts, culture, and heritage projects throughout King County. We are receiving our full request of $986,000 to complete the 4th and final phase.

With this grant, our renovation will remain on schedule and allow Washington Hall to reopen in the late spring of 2016. We’re looking forward to returning the Hall to the community for use as an arts, cultural, and gathering space, and stewarding the “Hall for All” in the decades to come! Thank you 4Culture and King County!

 

Photo: King County Executive Dow Constantine and King County Council Chair Larry Phillips at the Building for Culture bill signing, November 24, 2015

 

Washington Trust Opportunities

• August 14, 2015
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The Washington Trust for Historic Preservation announces a job opening and opportunities to apply for grants.

Development and Events Coordinator

The Washington Trust is looking to hire a Development and Events Coordinator. Based in Seattle, the Development and Events Coordinator guides and manages the Trust’s membership, development, and special events. The position is 80% (32 hours per week). Deadline to apply is Wednesday, August 26, 2015. Learn more here.

Valerie Sivinski Washington Preserves Fund

Grant applications for the 2016 Valerie Sivinski Washington Preserves Fund are being accepted. The deadline for submitting applications is Wednesday, October 7, 2015.

Established in 1997, the program has awarded grants to 115 projects totaling over $108,000 in funding to local historic preservation organizations and advocates engaged in the important work of preserving Washington’s cultural heritage.

Learn more about the fund and how to apply on the Trust’s website.

Heritage Barns Grants

The Washington State Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation (DAHP) has announced that applications to request funding through the Heritage Barn Rehabilitation Grant Program are available. Part of the state’s Heritage Barn Preservation Initiative established in 2007, the grant program assists with rehabilitation projects designed to stabilize and preserve designated Heritage Barns across the state. Since the program’s inception, Heritage Barn Grant funding has provided assistance to 65 Heritage Barns throughout Washington.

The Washington Trust for Historic Preservation helps administer the grant program for DAHP. Learn more about the program through the Trust’s press release.

Grant applications are due on Wednesday, October 21, 2015, with grant awards slated to be announced in early 2016.

Photos: Poulsbo Boat Ellyn, 2015 Sivinski Grant recipient (source: Gig Harbor Boat Shop); Happy Home Barn, Douglas County, 2013-15 Heritage Barn Grant recipient (source: Washington Trust)

Building for Culture

• August 04, 2015
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From Blog 4Culture:

King County and 4Culture are partnering to make a momentous investment in regional cultural infrastructure with a one-time program called Building for Culture. $20 million will help create and renovate large, small, urban and rural arts and heritage facilities, with a dedicated percentage directed towards Saving Landmarks, a program to preserve historic properties throughout King County. This is the largest capital program 4Culture has ever implemented, and is the first major investment in decades to support cultural infrastructure in Seattle and across the county.

Projects of every size and type are eligible. The deadline to apply is September 9, 2015. Detailed guidelines and online applications for each type of facility are available now:

Arts Cultural Facilities

Heritage Cultural Facilities

Saving Landmarks

All applicants are required to attend a workshop or speak to 4Culture staff about your application. Workshops are scheduled at 4Culture offices and across King County in the coming weeks:

4Culture Offices:

July 21 + 28, 12:00 – 1:30 pm
August 4, 11, 18 + 25, 12:00 – 1:30 pm
September 1, 12:00 – 1:30 pm

Redmond Redmond Library conference room: July 30, 12:00-1:30 pm
Burien Burien Library conference room: August 6, 12:00-1:30 pm
Shoreline Shoreline Library small meeting room: August 13, 12:00-1:30 pm
Renton Renton Highlands Library meeting room: August 20, 12:00-1:30 pm

More about Saving Landmarks

From Blog 4Culture:

Stewards of designated landmark sites and structures can apply to 4Culture’s Saving Landmarks program for help with major rehabilitation or acquisition. Awards will range between $30,000 and $250,000.

What’s different about this particular grant from our concurrent Arts or Heritage Facilities grants? Under Saving Landmarks, the type of USE or OWNERSHIP of the property doesn’t matter. You don’t have to be a history museum or theatre company. You might be a private individual, or a parks department, or a social service organization. Your landmark property might be a residence, a vessel, a commercial block, or a community hall. As long as it’s a designated landmark within a city or unincorporated area of King County, you can apply. Get more details in the program guidelines.

Saving Landmarks – it’s a great opportunity to protect community identity in the face of rapid change all around us, and a great way to extend the life of a landmark property for future generations.

Photo: Completed roof restoration project, Interfaith Community Sanctuary, Ballard, Seattle © 2014

Landmarks Capital Funding

• March 31, 2015
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4Culture’s annual Landmarks Capital program is open. Now through Wednesday, May 13^th, private property owners, businesses, organizations and local governments who own or manage designated landmarks in King County can apply to this program for design, materials, and labor for rehabilitation projects. That means if you own, or hold a long-term lease on a property that has been designated a landmark, you can apply to repair the roof, foundation, windows & doors, siding, drainage, plumbing, heating system, etc.

Learn more about this important grant program through 4Culture’s website. Attend one of the upcoming workshops.

City	Location	Dates	Time
Seattle	4Culture Offices	April 8, 29 May 6	noon-1pm
Auburn	KCLS Auburn Library	March 25	noon-1pm
Snoqualmie	KCLS Snoqualmie Library	April 1	1pm-2pm
Redmond	KCLS Redmond Library	April 22	noon-1pm

Photos:
Pike Place Market sign restoration © 2013, courtesy of the Pike Place Market PDA;
Completed roof restoration project, Interfaith Community Sanctuary, Ballard, Seattle © 2014

4Culture 2015 Projects Grants

• January 23, 2015
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• Grants

Spring 2015 Project Grant Deadlines & Workshops

4Culture offers funding to individuals and organizations for Arts, Heritage and Preservation projects. If you’d like to know more, attend one of their informal workshops. 4Culture staff will answer questions about the grant program and demystify the application process. They’re also free, open to the public, and require no RSVP. Find a listing of all 4Culture grant opportunities on their website.

Grant Program Deadline

Heritage Projects February 25, 2015
Preservation Special Projects February 25, 2015
Art Projects (Groups & Individuals) March 4, 2015

King County Workshops

Lake Forest Park Library
Wednesday, January 28, 2015, 12:15 – 1:15: PM
17171 Bothell Way N.E. #A-134, Lake Forest Park, WA 98155

White Center Library
Wednesday, February 4, 2015, 12:15 – 1:15 PM
1220 16th Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98146

Enumclaw Library
Wednesday, February 11, 2015, 12:15 – 1:15 PM
1700 1st Street, Enumclaw, WA 98022

Issaquah Library
Wednesday, February 18, 2015,12:15 –1:15 PM
10 West Sunset Way, Issaquah, WA 98027

4Culture Workshops at 101 Prefontaine PL S, Seattle

Heritage Projects

Thursday, February 5rd, Noon – 1:00 PM
Thursday, February 12th, Noon – 1:00 PM

Preservation Special Projects

Tuesday, January 27th, Noon – 1:00 PM
Tuesday, February 10th, Noon – 1:00 PM

Art Projects: Groups

Thursday, February 5th, 1:00 – 2:00 PM
Thursday, February 12th, 1:00 – 2:00 PM
Thursday, February 19th, 1:00 – 2:00 PM
Thursday, February 26th, 1:00 – 2:00 PM

Art Projects: Individual Artists

Monday, January 26th, Noon – 1:00 PM
Monday, February 2nd, Noon – 1:00 PM
Monday, February 9th, Noon – 1:00 PM
Monday, February 23rd, Noon – 1:00 PM
Wednesday, February 25th, Noon – 1:00 PM

Photos: Upper left – Assessment, Unreinforced Masonry buildings in Seattle’s International District and Pioneer Square © 2013, courtesy of SCIDpda; upper right – Lieu Quan Dance Team performing during Lunar New Year © 2013, photo by Judy Vue

4Culture Landmarks Capital Grant Applications Due May 14th

• April 04, 2014
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Grant applications are now available for funding to help repair, restore or rehabilitate your historic property. 4Culture’s annual Landmarks Capital program is open to private property owners, public agencies and nonprofit organizations that own a designated local landmark in King County, WA. If you are seeking funding to hire professionals and/or purchase materials for your rehabilitation project, then go to www.4culture.org/apply/landmarks and review the 2014 guidelines on what is required to apply.

Funding is awarded on a competitive basis. Typical grants range from $3,000 to $30,000 per project. Free workshops offering one-on-one assistance with applications and project ideas are being offered now. For a full list of times and locations, click on the “Help” tab on the guidelines page (see above link) and select “Scheduled Workshops.”

2014 Washington Preserves Fund Grant Awards

• December 23, 2013
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• Grants

NEWS RELEASE FROM THE WASHINGTON TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION

December 16, 2013

CONTACT:
Cathy Wickwire – 206-624-9449
[email protected]

Washington Trust for Historic Preservation Announces
2014 Valerie Sivinski Washington Preserves Fund Grant Awards

Grants Assist Local Preservation Projects Throughout State

Seattle – Each year, through the Valerie Sivinski Washington Preserves Fund, the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation provides grant funding to organizations across the state diligently working to preserve local historic resources. And though grant awards are modest, each year recipients report back to us, noting the important role funding plays in leveraging additional contributions, providing support, and ultimately achieving project goals. Since the program’s inception, the intent has been to assist preservation projects where they really happen – at the local level. Recipients of the 2014 Valerie Sivinski Washington Preserves Fund grant awards were publicly announced on December 12 at the Washington Trust Holiday Party. 2014 grants were awarded to the following organizations:

• Bush House LLC, Index – $2,000 for the restoration of the original entry doors of the Bush House Inn. Grant funds will support extensive rehabilitation work already completed to the Bush House Inn, including a new foundation, exterior rehabilitation, and structural stabilization. Included in the Washington Trust’s Most Endangered Historic Properties List in 2009, the, Bush House Inn is scheduled to re-open in 2014.

• Ritzville Downtown Development Association, Ritzville – $2,000 to restore and reconstruct the neon along the main marquee and awning of the Ritz Theatre. Grant funds will assist the community-led rehabilitation of the art deco theater in downtown Ritzville, and promises to be a catalyst for economic revitalization in the heart of Ritzville’s National Register-listed Historic District.

• Spanaway Historical Society, Spanaway – $2,000 to re-roof the milk shed & blacksmith shed, located at the Prairie House Museum. Featuring the farmhouse, barn, log cabin, and a collection of outbuildings, the museum provides educational activities and interpretation of pioneer life in Pierce County.

• Three Rivers Carousel Foundation, Kennewick – $1,000 toward the relocation and restoration of a historic carousel in Kennewick. Originally delivered in 1910 to the Silver Beach Amusement Park in Michigan, grant funds will support restoration of the original brass ring dispenser, to be reinstalled once the newly dubbed Carousel of Dreams is fully restored and operational.

• University Place Historical Society, University Place – $2,000 to paint the exterior of the Curran House, listed in the National Register of Historic Places as a significant post-war, modernist residential design. By systematically implementing needed capital improvements to the Curran House, members of the University Place Historical Society have rescued it from Most Endangered status: the structure had been featured in the 2009 List.

Since 1998, the Fund has awarded over 100 projects totaling nearly $100,000 in funding to local historic preservation organizations and advocates engaged in the important work of preserving Washington’s cultural heritage. Funding for the grant program is obtained from private donations to the Trust with the goal of providing a minimum of $10,000 in grant funding per year. The Washington Trust for Historic Preservation is a statewide, tax exempt 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded in 1976 to safeguard Washington’s historic places through advocacy, education, collaboration and stewardship. For information on contributing to the Valerie Sivinski Fund visit preservewa.org/washington-preserves-fund.aspx or call 206-624-9449.

To see photos and view this press release online, visit: preservewa.org/News57.aspx

4Culture Landmarks Capital Grant Available

• April 15, 2013
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4Culture announces grant opportunities for preservation capital projects in King County:

Historic buildings, sites, neighborhoods, and landscapes lie at the heart of every community’s identity. The preservation of historic places conserves resources and embodied energy, boosts the economy, and improves our overall quality of life.

4Culture’s Landmarks Capital program supports “bricks and mortar” projects that help preserve designated local landmarks all around King County. We fund design, materials, and labor for rehabilitation projects large and small. Eligible applicants include private owners, businesses, organizations and local governments. Fundable projects will range from $3,000 to $30,000. Deadline to apply is May 8, 2013. 

A portion of Lodging Tax revenues collected in King County provides all of the funding for this program.

Note: the Landmarks Capital program replaces both the Landmarks Rehab program and Landmarks Challenge Grants of previous years. There is no required cash match for the new Landmarks Capital program.

Grant Funding for Preservation and Heritage Special Projects

• January 15, 2013
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4Culture recently announced its 2013 funding opportunities.

The Preservation Special Projects program offers funding for neighborhood survey/inventory, landmark registration, project planning and more. 4Culture encourages projects that highlight historic places in innovative ways, communicate through new media, and engage people who may not think of themselves as preservationists. Eligible applicants are individuals, organizations and public agencies. Deadline to apply is February 27, 2013.

Preservation Special Projects is a new program. Capital improvement, or “bricks and mortar” projects are not eligible for this program but will be funded through the Landmarks Capital program with an upcoming deadline in May. Learn more about Preservation Special Projects.

Heritage Projects is open to individuals and organizations for support of innovative proposals to document and interpret the history of King County. Heritage Cultural Education will be merged with Heritage Special Projects, to form one funding program. Learn more about Heritage funding opportunities. Deadline to apply is February 27, 2013.

Valerie Sivinski Washington Preserves Fund, Deadline to Apply: October 15

• October 09, 2012
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Washington Trust for Historic Preservation

2013 Valerie Sivinski Washington Preserves Fund Grant Program

The Washington Trust for Historic Preservation is accepting grant applications for the 2013 Valerie Sivinski Washington Preserves Fund.  The deadline for submitting applications is Monday, October 15, 2012.

Established in 1997, the program has awarded grants to 90 projects totaling over $77,000 in funding to local historic preservation organizations and advocates engaged in the important work of preserving Washington’s cultural heritage.  While priority is given to bricks and mortar rehabilitation of historic resources, eligible projects also include preservation planning, producing publications/materials to assist with advocacy efforts, and development of interpretive elements that promote the preservation of a specific resource.  “The Valerie Sivinski Washington Preserves Fund continues to help grassroots efforts succeed in saving historic places that matter,” stated Jennifer Meisner, Executive Director of the Washington Trust.  “Funding through this program reaches all corners of the state, positively impacting a unique and diverse array of resources.”

Recently, funding from the Washington Preserves program has been awarded to assist with activities such as restoring a homesteader cabin on San Juan Island, window restoration for the one-room Smith Hollow School in Dayton, rehabilitation of the bell tower at the former Skamokawa Central School, and architectural drawings to assist with rehabilitation of the former Hartline High School in Hartline. “The Washington Trust has always focused on providing resources and assistance to communities intent on saving their past,” said Kris Bassett, Chair of the Valerie Sivinski Washington Preserves Fund.  “By providing assistance for bricks and mortar rehabilitation, the grant program helps to retain a building’s historic fabric which in turn saves an element of our state’s history.”

The next deadline for submitting grant applications is Monday, October 15, 2012.  Applications submitted via email must be received by 5pm that day.  If a hard copy is being sent via U.S. Mail, application materials must be postmarked no later than October 15, 2012.  All application materials are available on the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation’s website at www.preservewa.org.  For additional questions about the application and for information on donating to the Valerie Sivinski Washington Preserves Fund, please contact Chris Moore at 206-624-9449 or via email at [email protected].