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“Día de los Muertos” installation by artist Pepe Moscoso at the Portland Building
Posted October 20, 2014
PORTLAND, ORE – Artist Pepe Moscoso, known for his photography, collage and assemblage work, brings his talent for combining mediums to the Portland Building in October with a site-specific Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) installation in the lobby exhibition space. As many already know, the Día de los Muertos holiday is focused on […]
Free workshop on public art murals to be held November 8
Posted October 13, 2014
PORTLAND, ORE – On Saturday, November 8, 2014, RACC will host a free workshop to help local artists and other community members learn how to organize, fund and navigate two different approaches to creating murals in the City of Portland. Presenters include Gage Hamilton, an organizer of Forest for the Trees Northwest—a public art mural […]
RACC posts “Call for Proposals” for the Portland Building Installation Space
Posted September 29, 2014
PORTLAND, ORE – The Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) has just posted its annual “Call for Proposals” for artists and artist teams who create installation art. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, November 5, 2014; complete guidelines for submitting a proposal can be found at www.racc.org/public-art/overview-opportunities. Background: Each fall RACC invites artists currently living […]
RACC announces its 2014 fellows in performing arts: Linda Austin and Anita Menon
Posted September 25, 2014
PORTLAND, ORE. – The Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) has selected two performing artists to receive this year’s fellowship awards: Linda Austin and Anita Menon. RACC’s fellowship program is designed to help local artists of high merit sustain or enhance their creative process, and each fellowship includes a cash award of $20,000. Linda Austin, […]
RACC seeks applications for new public art murals
Posted September 16, 2014
PORTLAND, ORE — The Regional Arts & Culture Council is now accepting applications for mural funding through its Public Art Murals Program. Applications are due the first Wednesday of every month through June 2015. There are two routes to creating a community mural in Portland: (1)The Public Art Murals Program is funded by the City […]
Arts education linked to student achievement in the Portland area
Posted September 9, 2014
A new report ties The Right Brain Initiative to an increase in student test scores Portland, Ore – There is a meaningful and quantifiable link between integrated arts education and student learning, according to a report released today by The Right Brain Initiative in advance of National Arts in Education Week next week (September 14-20). […]
Call to artists: RACC to purchase new artwork for its Portable Works Collection
Posted September 5, 2014
PORTLAND, ORE – The Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) is seeking artwork — paintings, prints, drawings, photographs or three-dimensional wall pieces — to purchase for the Portable Works Collection. Professional artists from Oregon and Washington are invited to apply, and the focus of this purchase will be to add work by artists are not currently […]
Marna Stalcup named Director of Arts Education
Posted September 4, 2014
PORTLAND, ORE — The Regional Arts & Culture Council has promoted Marna Stalcup to Director of Arts Education, a new position that is funded in part by the City of Portland’s Arts Education & Access Fund. For the last seven years, Marna has served as the program manager for The Right Brain Initiative, RACC’s public-private partnership for […]