Arts Partners
Arts Partners is a collaborative initiative involving arts organizations, school districts, governments, and private donors to develop a comprehensive solution for providing arts education opportunities for every student in the Portland metropolitan area. RACC is convening the visioning and planning phases of this project.
Arts Partners’ purpose statement: To achieve a measurable impact on learning by integrating the community’s arts and cultural resources into the education of every K-8 student in the region’s school districts.
To learn more about Arts Partners, to get involved, and/or to receive regular updates on our progress, please contact:
Marna Stalcup
Arts Partners Project Manager
503.823.4698
mstalcup@racc.org
Latest News
June 13, 2008
Implementation Partner Sought For Portland Metro Arts Partners. The Regional Arts & Culture Council and Portland Metro Arts Partners seek applications from organizations or consortia of organizations/individuals to be a contracted Implementation Partner for Arts Partners. Responsibilities include the daily execution of this arts education initiative in the tri-county Portland metropolitan region. Responses to this Request for Qualifications (pdf) are due at the RACC offices by 12pm on Friday, July 18, 2008.
June 11, 2008
The PGE Foundation has become the first private sector supporter of Arts Partners by awarding $25,000 to help bring arts education to every K-8 student in the Portland metropolitan area. The Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) is the managing partner of this collaborative effort, now entering its second year of planning. PGE Foundation is the corporate foundation of Portland General Electric. Public funding has come from City of Portland, Clackamas & Multnomah County, Oregon Arts Commission, City of Hillsboro, and Hillsboro Arts & Culture Council. Public funding has come from City of Portland, Clackamas & Multnomah County, Oregon Arts Commission, City of Hillsboro, and Hillsboro Arts & Culture Council. Read the press release.
June 9, 2008
Carol R. Smith has been named the chair of the Arts Partners Governing Committee, a group of community leaders appointed by the Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) to oversee the design and implementation of Arts Partners. Carol has been a principal at both the elementary and middle school levels and served as Fine Arts Specialist coordinating art, music, drama and dance curriculum for the Beaverton School District. She holds a Master of Arts degree in music performance and received her Doctorate in Educational Leadership with a focus on curriculum and instruction. She was a member of the Arts Partners Visioning Committee and currently serves as Vice-Chair of the RACC Board. Read the press release.
May 29, 2008
At its May 28th meeting, the RACC Board of Directors confirmed the appointment of the  Arts Partners Governing Committee(pdf). This group of educators, government officials, business leaders, and philanthropists is responsible for overseeing the project’s design and implementation. The first committee meeting is scheduled for June 9th.
In addition to the Governing Committee, three working committees, comprised of teachers, arts specialists, principals, artists, parents, business owners and civic leaders, have been meeting regularly since March and are addressing program design, policies and procedures, and advocacy. An Advisory Council, representing a broad range of stakeholders across the community, will meet quarterly to respond to the work of these three committees.
In total, over 100 volunteers are involved in the development of Arts Partners! What a statement of support and commitment!
April 25, 2008
Thank you for helping restore arts education in our schools!
Due to overwhelming response from the community, Mayor Potter has put $150,000 into the FY09 budget to help fund Arts Partners. This is an extraordinary accomplishment for our community and we thank everyone who took the time to send an email in support of arts education.
You can thank Mayor Potter by emailing him at mayorPotter@ci.portland.or.us.
Arts Partners Blog
In addition to information available on this website, you are invited to share your thoughts on Arts Partners’ progress at www.artspartnerspdx.blogspot.com.
RACC Staff to Contact
Marna Stalcup
Arts Partner Project Manager
503.823.4698
mstalcup@racc.org
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