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David Eckard and Ellen Lesperance receive RACC fellowship awards for excellence in visual arts
Posted September 4, 2015

PORTLAND, ORE — Two Portland-based visual artists have received RACC’s 2015 Fellowship Awards. In addition to being recognized for their artistic excellence and achievements in the visual arts, David Eckard and Ellen Lesperance will each […]
Work for Art launches million dollar campaign
Posted September 3, 2015

PORTLAND, ORE — The Regional Arts & Culture Council has announced plans to raise $1 million during Work for Art’s 10th anniversary campaign benefitting local arts and culture organizations. Mike Golub, President of Business Operations […]
Andy Behrle presents his homage to the Bull Run Watershed at the Portland Building Installation Space
Posted August 18, 2015

PORTLAND, ORE – Andy Behrle’s installation, from there to here, is an arresting visual exploration of Portland’s water system. The artist has gathered and combined into a single composition, digital video footage from the origins […]
RACC to take ownership of key BCA programs
Posted July 30, 2015
PORTLAND, ORE – The Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) and Business for Culture & the Arts (BCA) announced today that some of BCA’s signature programs are being transferred to RACC while BCA winds down […]
Regional Arts & Culture announces General Operating Support awards to 19 local arts organizations
Posted July 27, 2015

PORTLAND, ORE – The Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) has awarded an additional $215,886 in public funding to sixteen Portland-based arts organizations that qualify for General Operating Support. This is RACC’s third cycle in […]
New murals coming to Portland this summer
Posted July 24, 2015

PORTLAND, ORE — On July 15, the RACC board of directors approved funding for two new Public Art Mural projects: $13,500 for seven murals in partnership with Forest for the Trees Northwest, and $14,250 for […]
Joshua Pew and Molly Eno present “Bored with Power” at the Portland Building, July 20 – August 14
Posted July 7, 2015

PORTLAND, ORE – Joshua Pew and Molly Eno believe that the construct of human organization is structured around a rather over-evolved sense of importance and power. As a wry comment on such, they will create a […]
Regional Arts & Culture Council elects new board members and officers
Posted June 25, 2015
PORTLAND, ORE – The Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) board of directors has re-elected Jan Robertson as the chair of the board for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016. Robertson is the CEO and […]