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Two new public art murals underway and one mural restored
Posted July 11, 2013
Two large scale mural projects are underway in Portland this summer – all recipients of grant funding from the Regional Arts & Culture Council. RACC’s public art mural program, financed by the City of Portland, […]
Regional Arts & Culture Council elects new board members and officers
Posted July 10, 2013
The Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) board of directors has re-elected Lina Garcia Seabold as the Chair of the board for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, and Bonita Oswald, has been elected […]
“Queering Portlandia,” by Anthony Hudson at the Portland Building 7/9-8/2
Posted July 9, 2013
Project Background: Despite her notoriety and our love for her, Portlandia is irrefutably rooted in European sculptural tradition. The 35 foot high hammered copper statue that graces the façade of the Portland Building depicts the […]
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,” […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]