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Art Spark networking event scheduled for July 16
Posted June 18, 2015
PORTLAND, ORE — The Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) invites the public to attend its next quarterly Art Spark event on Thursday, July 16 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Stormbreaker Brewing, 832 North Beech […]
Three local public art projects receive national awards
Posted June 16, 2015
PORTLAND, ORE — Americans for the Arts, the nation’s leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts and arts education, recently honored 31 of the most outstanding public art projects in the country last year, including […]
RACC grants $54,118 to 20 nonprofit organizations working with underserved communities
Posted May 28, 2015
PORTLAND, ORE – The Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) has awarded grants to 20 Portland-based nonprofit organizations with $54,118 in funds from the city’s voter-approved Arts Education and Access Fund (AEAF), or arts tax. […]
Alanna Risse presents her “Lub Dub” installation at the Portland Building Installation Space June 8 – July 10
Posted May 26, 2015
PORTLAND, ORE – Inspired by the 1966 sci-fi movie Fantastic Voyage, in which miniaturized scientists enter a living human body on a medical rescue mission, artist Alanna Risse has created an installation that invites viewers […]
Americans for the Arts presents national award to Jeff Hawthorne
Posted May 18, 2015
PORTLAND, ORE – Americans for the Arts, the nation’s leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts and arts education in America, announced six recipients of the 2015 Americans for the Arts Annual Leadership Awards. Among […]
The Right Brain Initiative receives increased funding from the National Endowment for the Arts
Posted May 6, 2015
PORTLAND, ORE —The Right Brain Initiative, the arts integration program of the Regional Arts & Culture Council, has received its largest-ever grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The NEA will award $30,000 […]
RACC shares tips and techniques for painting murals in two workshops, May 3 and 9
Posted April 23, 2015
PORTLAND, ORE — The Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) will present “Painting BIG,” two hands-on mural painting workshops on Sunday, May 3 and Saturday, May 9. The May 3rd workshop will focus on using […]
The Right Brain Initiative offers nationally recognized arts education training this summer
Posted April 22, 2015
Imagine This! A Creativity Symposium for Educators Tuesday, June 16 – Thursday, June 18, 2015 Portland Art Museum | 1219 SW Park Avenue, Portland, Oregon 2015 Theme: How Place Inspires Thinking Designed for K-8 educators […]