Sallie Tisdale named RACC’s 2013 Literature Fellow

Posted June 28, 2013

The Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) is pleased to announce its 2013 Literature Fellow: Sallie Tisdale. This fellowship honor carries a cash award of $20,000. “Sallie Tisdale is a pillar of the writing community,” said Eloise Damrosch, executive director of RACC. “Her work is honest, authentic and clear, and she doesn’t waste a word. […]

RACC seeks submissions for the “Visual Chronicle of Portland”

Posted June 12, 2013

The Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) is seeking works on paper—prints, drawings, paintings on paper and photographs—to purchase for the Visual Chronicle of Portland collection. The budget for the purchase and framing of artwork is $10,000. The deadline for submissions is Monday, July 15, 2013.  Background: The Visual Chronicle of Portland is a collection […]

MEDIA ALERT: BCCTV to screen new works on June 10 at the Hollywood Theatre

Posted June 7, 2013

WHO: BCCTV on the Big Screen WHAT: A screening of short works created through a program at the Bud Clark Commons homeless service center WHEN: Monday June 10th at 7p.m. WHERE: Hollywood Theatre, 4122 NE Sandy Boulevard NOTES: This screening is a culmination of the diverse works produced over the past year at a RACC-sponsored, […]

Media production lab BCCTV will screen new works on June 10 at the Hollywood Theatre

Posted May 24, 2013

On Monday, June 10th at 7:00PM, BCCTV will host a free screening of short works created by individuals who have experienced homelessness. The films were made at a RACC-sponsored, artist led production lab at Bud Clark Commons (BCC, at NW Irving & Broadway in Old Town/Chinatown) and will be screened at Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE […]

“Welcome” opens at the Portland Building Installation Space June 3rd

Posted May 23, 2013

Project Background: Artists Patricia Vazquez Gomez and Betty Marin will present their social practice based Welcomeinstallation in the lobby of the Portland Building June 3 – 28. The project was conceived when the artists began to contemplate the connection between the building that institutionally represents the City of Portland and the lives and experiences of […]

RACC celebrates new mural on N. Albina & Mississippi

Posted May 20, 2013

The artist collective, SpaceCraft Mission to Arts, has completed one of the largest murals funded by RACC’s Public Art Mural Program and will celebrate this collaborative project with a community celebration on Friday, May 24th, 3:30-6:30pm, in the grassy field across the street southwest of the project site. The mural is located on the west […]

Photos by Jonathan Marrs installed at Fire Station 18

Posted May 15, 2013

Local photographer Jonathan Marrs recently installed a series of photographs printed on aluminum at Fire Station 18, 8720 SW 30th Avenue in Portland.   A celebration of the project’s completion, with the artist and station crew, will take place on Tuesday, May 21st, from 6:30-8:00pm. The celebration is open to the public. Jonathan spent time […]

Installation of Dan Corson’s “Nepenthes” now underway

Posted May 9, 2013

Artist Dan Corson and RACC are currently installing Nepenthes, a series of four illuminated sculptures along NW Davis Street. These glowing sculptural elements are inspired by the carnivorous plants called Nepenthes, which are named after the magical Greek potion that eliminates sorrow and suffering. By referencing the patterns of native Oregon native and other carnivorous […]