The RACC Professional Development Grant Program individual artists and arts organizations in Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington Counties with activities that improve their business management development skills and/or brings to them to another level artistically. 21 Professional Development Grants were awarded for Individual Artists and 6 for Organizations. A total of $32,187 was awarded. These grants were approved by the RACC Board on May 28, 2014:
Individual
James Allen, Website, $800
Paul Clay, Attend SIGGRAPH 2014 IN Vancouver BC, $1,000
Kathy Coleman, DIY Documentary class at NW Documentary, $750
Tia Factor, Marketing booklet creation and distribution, $1,400
Joe Futschik, Consult with Strategic Marketing firm, $1,500
Subashini Ganesan, Consultation in Rasa with Dr. Douglas Brooks, $1,400
Nicole J. Georges, Attend Small Press Expo in Baltimore, $800
Erik Geschke, Exhibit in BAM Biennial 2014, $725
Alice Hill, Guild of Natural Scientific Illustrators Conference, $1,000
Joshua Hydeman, Attend Int’l Workshop on Ice Caves, $1,070
Chuck Israels, Perform at Western Arts Alliance Conference, $1,500
Ethan Jackson, Exhibition in Tokyo, Japan, $1,400
Diane Jacobs, Install at Suho Memorial Paper Museum in Taiwan, $2,000
Alain LeTourneau, Photographic Process Workshops with Mark Eifert, $1,400
Dana Lynn Louis, Residency at Franz Meyer of Munich glass factory, $1,500
Adrian March, Website, $1,200
Jason Savage, Market “I Love Oregon” Postcards, $743
Graham Smith-White, Perform at Ecomusicologies 2014 in Asheville NC, $700
Mariana Tres, Consult with marketing expert and create website, $1,500
Leslie Vigeant, Residency at Artspace in North Carolina, $800
Lisa Ward, Website, $1,000
Organizations
Boom Arts, Attend Panorama Sur 2014 Festival in Argentina, $1,372
Oregon Arts Watch, Devise marketing plan with Carrie Hoops, $1,500
Pendulum Aerial Arts, Attend American Youth Circus Educator’s Conference in Montreal, $1,777
Pride of Portland Chorus, Attend A Cappella Harmony Academy workshop in Tulsa, $900
Risk/Reward, Craft development plan with Lena Munday, $1,250
SoulPatch Music Productions, Redesign website, $1,200