Recently, The Oregonian's D.K. Row interviewed the three major candidates running for Portland mayor about arts funding, cultural advocacy and other issues related to the creative economy.
The candidates - Charlie Hales, Eileen...
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The Creative Advocacy Network is our partner in advocating for more local public funding of arts and culture.
The Cultural Advocacy Coalition, The Oregon Arts Commission, and the Oregon Cultural Trust are our partners in advocating for arts and culture at the state level.
RACC partners with Americans for the Arts and the Arts Action Fund for arts advocacy at the federal level.
Art. Ask for More is a national campaign to support arts education in the schools.
The Oregon Art PAC is non-partisan political action committee that supports local candidates who are committed to increasing public funding for arts and culture.
Act for Art, published in 2009, is a five-year action plan for arts and culture in the region.
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RACC helps build support for a strong arts and culture community. We actively promote increased arts funding at the local, state, and federal level, while also encouraging more private sector giving.
Local Action Alerts
See Oregonian interviews & videos of Portland Mayoral candidates views on arts & Culture
4/23/12
4/23/12
National Action Alerts
National Arts Advocacy Day April 17
4/17/12
4/17/12
Issued by Americans for the Arts
On April 17th, hundreds of dedicated arts supporters from across the country have come together in Washington, DC for National Arts Advocacy Day, a united effort to tell Capitol Hill how important...
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Become part of the force that changes the future of the arts in the region. With your help, we CAN build a strong base of support for passing a region funding measure that will produce $15 to $20 million in dedicated funding for arts and arts education.
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Each of us can do at least one thing today to insure the continued vitality of our region through a healthy arts and culture environment.
Funding the arts is everyone’s business
Join Work for Art and support more than 80 local arts organizations with a single gift! Although Work for Art is primarily a workplace giving program, anyone can participate. Your gift will be matched dollar-for-dollar by a public matching fund before it is distributed by RACC, and donors who give $60 or more receive an Arts Card, which provides 2-for-1 ticket at hundreds of arts and culture events for a full year at more than 50 organizations.