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Lineup announced for May 17 Battle of the Bands
Posted April 26, 2017
PORTLAND, ORE — On May 17 at the Crystal Ballroom, bankers, architects, lumberjacks and surgeons will represent their companies and compete for prizes at Battle of the Bands, a benefit for Work for Art. Tickets […]
“Visual Chronicle of Portland” exhibition opens at the Portland Building, March 28 – April 21
Posted March 24, 2017
PORTLAND, ORE – A special exhibition focusing on new acquisitions to the Visual Chronicle of Portland collection opens at the Portland Building on March 28th. The Visual Chronicle of Portland, a collection of original works-on-paper that […]
Company bands invited to Battle on May 17
Posted February 23, 2017
PORTLAND, ORE – The Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) is now accepting registrations for its second annual Battle of the Bands competition slated for Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at the Crystal Ballroom. Eight employee […]
Kalimah Abioto, Artist-in-Residence with Open Signal and RACC, to debut film on First Thursday
Posted February 16, 2017
PORTLAND, ORE – Open Signal and the Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) have partnered to support an artist-in-residence, Kalimah Abioto. The residency is part of Night Lights, a monthly digital media event in which artists […]
Stephanie Simek presents “Table of Elements (and Minerals)” at the Portland Building, February 21 – March 17
Posted February 10, 2017
PORTLAND, ORE – Drawing on her previous work exploring materials with unusual and interesting physical properties, Stephanie Simek will install her deftly crafted, hand-built “table of holograms” in the Portland Building Installation Space beginning February 21st. […]
Eloise Damrosch announces retirement
Posted February 8, 2017
PORTLAND, ORE – Eloise Damrosch, the executive director of the Regional Arts & Culture Council in Portland, has announced her plans to retire on June 30, 2017. From 1987 to 2004, Eloise served as the public […]
February Night Lights: Laura Heit presents “Hypothetical Stars II” in conjunction with the Portland Winter Light Festival on February 2
Posted January 27, 2017
PORTLAND, ORE – For February’s installment of Night Lights, artist Laura Heit will present Hypothetical Stars II on RACC’s north exterior wall at 411 NW Park Avenue in Portland on February 2 between 5:00 and 8:00 […]
Applications available for RACC Arts Equity grant opportunity; letters of interest due February 22
Posted January 26, 2017
PORTLAND, ORE — With funding from Multnomah County and the City of Portland’s voter-approved Arts Education and Access Fund, the Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) will invest a total of $100,000 in nonprofit organizations […]