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Extraction and Meaning in Lee Davignon’s Salvage Hues

Kevin Patnik — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:20:37 +0000

Growing up in the shadow of Rhode Island’s textile mills, Lee Davignon has been aware of the lives and lore of some of the country’s first industrial workers—the individuals who toiled in those famed mills beginning in the late 18th century, many of them their own ancestors—since childhood. Yet it took moving across the country […]

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Guest Post: Documenting Japanese American Histories through Digital Storytelling

4Culture — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 23:38:15 +0000

By Karino Wada, 2025 Equity in Historic Preservation Intern Sponsored by 4Culture’s Beyond Integrity program Community Partners: Asian & Pacific Islander Americans in Historic Preservation Japanese American Citizens League Puyallup Valley Chapter In the White River Valley, Japanese American history has survived as lingering memories within the dilapidated buildings and farmlands in south King […]

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SMALL BUT MIGHTY: Community-Drawn Stories for the RapidRide I Line

4Culture — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 02:00:28 +0000

For artist RYAN! Feddersen, community engagement isn’t a box to be checked—it’s a generative force at the core of her practice. Her expansive public art project, SMALL BUT MIGHTY, has been developed through time spent listening, drawing, laughing, and imagining alongside the people who live, learn, work, and travel along King County Metro’s forthcoming RapidRide […]

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