News & Events
CLOSED- Request for Proposals – Fieldwork in North Central Washington
WACultures is hiring a fieldworker for its Cultural Traditions Survey Fieldwork to be conducted in North Central Washington during the summer months of 2026. The contract is in the amount of $6,500, which includes both honorarium and travel expenses. Fieldworkers are...
CLOSED- Heritage Arts Apprenticeship Program applications are CLOSED!
Heritage Arts Apprenticeship grant applications are now OPEN! JOIN US for an information Session on April 22nd at Noon PST, and APPLY HERE via Humanities Washington! DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL MAY 10th 11:59 P.M.
StoryCorps wants to hear from you!
StoryCorps, along with the Library of Congress, is developing an archives of COVID-19 stories. They will be visiting the Humanities Washington/ WACultures offices in Seattle from March 2 - March 5th and want to hear from you! Do you have a story you want to share? Are...
2025-2026 Heritage Arts Apprenticeship Teams
Ravenstail weaving apprentice Samantha Williams (Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian). Photo courtesy of the artist. We are excited to announce the 2025-2026 cohort of Heritage Arts Apprenticeship projects! The 16 projects include traditions like Mexican dance,...
Heritage Arts Apprenticeship Program Applications OPEN
Interested in teaching or learning a traditional trade, craft, or skill? WACultures is now accepting applications for the 2025-2026 Heritage Arts Apprenticeship Program! APPLY HERE! HAAP team of Ravenstail Weavers, L to R: Dawn Davis, Janice Jainga-Lonergan, and...
NW Heritage Arts Showcase!
In September 2024 we held the first public showcase since COVID at Seattle's Black and Tan Hall. This was a celebration of several years of HAAP artists and their apprentices.
Announcing the 2023-2024 Heritage Arts Apprenticeship Program (HAAP)
Meet the 15 teams of artists and culture bearers chosen to help preserve traditional skills across Washington State
What is WACultures?
WACultures recognizes, sustains, advances, and celebrates the living cultural heritage of Washington State so that the many, different cultural communities of Washington better understand, respect, and appreciate one another.