Tag: 4Culture

  • “Some Places Are Forever Afternoon: A Tribute in Music, Words and Film to White Center’s Richard Hugo,” at the White Center Fieldhouse.

    Location: White Center Fieldhouse, 1321 S.W. 102nd. St. When: Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015 Time: 6 p.m. Admission: Free! This Sunday evening, at King County’s White Center Fieldhouse, Wayne Horvitz will be giving a FREE jazzy tribute to acclaimed poet, Richard Hugo. Hugo (1923-1982), a white center native, often wrote of his home and was an active member in…

  • Wayne Tunnel Mural Receives National Recognition!

    Wayne Tunnel Mural Receives National Recognition!

    Wayne Tunnel’s “Ebb & Flow” mural, by artist Kristen Ramirez has been recognized by the Americans for the Arts! If you frequent the Burke-Gilman through Bothell, we’re sure you’ve rolled through and jangled that bike bell as instructed, whilst marveling at the transformation of what was once just a stark white tunnel [insert sad emoticon].…

  • Ebb & Flow Roller Disco Playlist

    We’re taking requests. You have a song you think evokes roller disco? Hand it over.

  • Trail Alert: Construction and New Additions

    Summertime means construction and lots of action on our regional trails; here’s the latest scoop! Construction Alerts From August 4 – 25, King County will be repairing scour damage around the southern pier and southern bank of Gold Creek, near the Sammamish River Trail at the bridge south of the NE 124th Street and east…

  • Black Forest (29,930,000 tons)

    Artist Hans Baumann, KC Parks staff and volunteers begin work on the installation at Cougar Mountain. Want to help? Hans is looking for more volunteers this Saturday. If you are interested, follow this link.

  • Art comes in all shapes and sizes

    We are excited to be working in partnership with 4Culture to do an artistic makeover of the Wayne Tunnel on the Bothell section of the Burke-Gilman Trail. More than 2 million people ride through this gray, concrete tunnel every year, which makes it the perfect place to spread a little joy across a 250 ft.…

  • The Long Walk in retrospect

    A great video that captures an experience from Golden Gardens Park to Snoqualmie Falls http://bit.ly/XZBM9p

  • Fifty strangers take a walk

    People walk for all sorts of different reasons; their health, a way to de-stress after a long workday, a daily responsibility to a beloved dog or simply to get from point A to point B. At the very least, we know that we can lump everyone into that last group, but what would happen if we pushed aside these…

  • Art Imitates Life on The Long Walk

    At this moment, the King County Regional Trail System is hosting 50 self-selecting members of the general public, led by local artist Susan Robb, as they journey together to art utopia. Trekking from Golden Gardens Park to Snoqualmie Falls over the course of four days, they will experience their surrounding geography and community in a…

  • Field Notes: Reports from The Long Walk

    Our very own Cristina Gonzalez, intrepid deputy finance manager, decided to tag along on The Long Walk, a 45-mile pedestrian adventure from Puget Sound to Snoqualmie Falls along King County’s Regional Trails System. Sponsored by 4Culture and led by artist Susan Robb, this is the trek’s second year. From Thursday, July 28 – Sunday, July…

  • A short video of a long walk

    This video is a great meditation on a very long walk along the King County Parks regional trail system. Many thanks to the artists and participants for their dedication to this project, and for taking the time to step out onto and experience the trails and their connection to our surroundings. The Long Walk, an…

  • King County Parks + 4Culture: Offering common scents

    Now that we have your attention, it’s time to use your senses out on the Burke-Gilman. Let’s put aside our differences about that rage magnet of a trail and enjoy some art for art’s sake. 4Culture’s Trails Project will have their trail fragrances on display for all on King County’s portion of the trail. “Trail…

  • Trails Project providing a soundtrack for your walkabout

    Pop over to 4Culture’s blog to watch some video, learn about the Trails Project and find out where Paul Rucker is playing.

  • What do art and trails have in common?

    Join us this Sat, May 15 and find out, when King County Parks and 4Culture will kick off “Trails Project”, a unique summer art exhibit inspired by –and happening on– our Regional Trails System. The Saturday launch event features the exhibit’s three artists,  Susan Robb, Stokley Towles, and Paul Rucker, who will lead a trek…

  • Spiffing up regional trails with art

    King County Parks has teamed up with 4Culture to spiff up our 175-mile regional trails network. Actually, it’s the wayfinding kiosks along the trails that’ll get the special treatment: public art. Read more about the project and artists selected in 4Culture’s blog. Read more about King County’s Regional Trails System. And keep an eye out…