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“Celebrate Public Art” exhibition at Portland City Hall opens November 12
Posted November 15, 2015
PORTLAND, ORE — To honor the legacy of Portland’s longstanding and nationally respected public art program, the Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) presents Celebrate Public Art, an exhibition at Portland City Hall November 12th through December […]
Willamette Week awards Skidmore Prize to Right Brain staffer
Posted November 4, 2015
PORTLAND, ORE —The Right Brain Initiative’s Outreach Specialist Rebecca Burrell has received a Skidmore Prize, an award delivered annually by the Willamette Week to four outstanding non-profit leaders under the age of 36. This award […]
Restored “Talos No. 2” sculpture returns to the Transit Mall
Posted October 30, 2015
MEDIA ALERT AND PHOTO OPPORTUNITY WHO: RACC WHAT: James Lee Hansen’s public art sculpture, Talos No. 2, is being reinstalled WHEN: Friday, October 30, 2015. Public art staff will be on site until 12:15pm. WHERE: […]
2nd annual “Día de los Muertos” installation at the Portland Building, October 28th – November 4
Posted October 26, 2015
PORTLAND, ORE – The Regional Arts & Culture Council is pleased to present the 2nd annual Día de los Muertos installation at the Portland Building beginning October 28th and running through November 4th. This year the […]
Media Alert: Portlandia’s 30th Birthday Celebration on October 8
Posted October 7, 2015
MEDIA ALERT AND PHOTO OPPORTUNITY WHO: RACC, the City of Portland WHAT: Portlandia’s 30th Birthday WHEN: Thursday, October 8, 2015 from 12:00pm-1:30pm. Remarks and singing at 12:30pm. WHERE: The Standard Insurance Plaza, across from the […]
Portlandia turns 30 on October 8; community celebration scheduled
Posted September 29, 2015
PORTLAND, ORE — The public is invited to attend a free party in celebration of Portlandia’s 30th birthday onThursday, October 8th from noon-1:30pm at The Standard Insurance Plaza across from the Portland Building, 1120 SW […]
RACC accepting applications for “Art of Leadership,” a professional development program, through October 26
Posted September 22, 2015
Portland, Ore. – The Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) is now accepting applications for Art of Leadership, a training program that prepares business professionals to serve on the boards of arts and culture organizations. The […]
Deanna Pindell’s “Apothecary for the Anthropocene” at the Portland Building Installation Space
Posted September 8, 2015
PORTLAND, ORE – The Anthropocene: a term increasingly used to describe a new epoch in which human activity exerts significant influence on global environmental conditions. This allegorical apothecary installation by artist Deanna Pindell presents a summons to […]