On the national level, RACC partners with Americans for the Arts and the Arts Action Fund and the National Endowment for the Arts to fight for federal arts funding and other legislative issues of importance to artists and arts organizations.
AFTA Issues Statement about FY23 Omnibus Appropriations Bill
Posted December 21, 2022
Americans for the Arts (AFTA) and the Americans for the Arts Action Fund issue joint statement on the FY23 Omnibus Appropriations bill. The Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) would like to share with you a recent press release from our partner, Americans for the Arts (AFTA). We would like to extend our gratitude to […]
Regional Arts & Culture Council urges Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley to support Arts & Culture funding in Congress
Posted November 22, 2022
Join Us! SIGN BY FRIDAY, NOV. 25, 2022 The final FY23 Interior Appropriations budget, which includes annual funding for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) will be negotiated by current members of both the United States Senate and the House of Representatives. Currently the House version […]
Regional Arts & Culture Council endorses the CREATIVE Act (Capital, Repairs, and Employment for Art Talent to Improve Visibility Everywhere) Introduced by Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR1)
Posted October 31, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 31 2022 Regional Arts & Culture Council endorses the CREATIVE Act (Capital, Repairs, and Employment for Art Talent to Improve Visibility Everywhere) Introduced by Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR1) Portland, Oregon — We join arts and culture organizations and businesses across the nation, including the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), Americans […]
RACC Responds to SCOTUS ruling on June 24th, 2022: The Overturning of Roe v Wade
Posted June 28, 2022
The Regional Arts & Culture Council believes that human rights include the rights of women and the right to freedom from oppression. We believe that no one is a second class citizen or resident. We believe that women are equal and should be treated as such. As an arts and cultural non-profit organization we support […]
Change the Conversation About the Arts-AEP6 Now Open
Posted May 17, 2022
CHANGE THE CONVERSATION ABOUT THE ARTS The arts bring us inspiration and joy, and make our community a beautiful place to live and work. But the arts do so much more. Portland, Oregon — The Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) is pleased to announce its participation in Arts & Economic Prosperity 6 (AEP6), the […]
Arts & Economic Prosperity 6
Posted April 3, 2022
THE ARTS MEAN BUSINESS IN THE GREATER PORTLAND AREA The Arts & Economic Prosperity (AEP6) survey is back. AEP6 documents the economic contributions of the arts in over 250 diverse communities and regions across the country, representing all 50 states and the District of Columbia. During 2015, AEP5 in Oregon the nonprofit arts and culture […]
Creative Workers Back to Work with the Creative Economy Revitalization Act
Posted November 3, 2021
How It Works The Creative Economy Revitalization Act (CERA) would: Get creatives working by creating competitive workforce grants program within the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; Administer grants to eligible government, nonprofit, and for-profit organizations, as well as state and local workforce boards through the Department of Labor, in coordination with the National Endowment for […]
Senate Restores NEA Arts Funding for FY’18
Posted November 20, 2017
Issued by Americans for the Arts on November 20,2017. Thanks to you and thousands of Arts Action Fund members, we advanced another big victory today in the United States Senate to #SAVEtheNEA. Senate Appropriations Chairman Thad Cochran (R-MS) and Senate Interior Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), who received our Congressional Arts Leadership Award this […]