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Todays the day! “Feed the Arts” at all Burgerville locations
Posted March 11, 2013
On Thursday, March 21, Burgerville and Work for Art will host their third annual “Feed the Arts” community partnership day. Burgerville will donate a portion of all sales that day—up to $15,000—to Work for Art, […]
Artists Garrick Imatani and Kaia Sand selected for the inaugural City of Portland Archives & Record Center Artist in Residence program
Posted March 7, 2013
This is the first in a series of residencies for the Portland Archives & Record Center (PARC). The artists will create work that engages and/or is a result of working with the collections and staff […]
Nathan Sandberg brings his “Tally” installation to the Portland Building, 2/18 – 3/15
Posted February 4, 2013
Project Background: Artist Nathan Sandberg has developed a fascination with the repetitive nature of modern life. This fascination began when he started thinking about ways to mark the time he spent performing life’s everyday rote […]
The Right Brain Initiative challenged to raise $25,000 from individuals
Posted January 29, 2013
The Right Brain Initiative, an arts education program of the Regional Arts &Culture Council, has been awarded a significant matching challenge grant from the Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund. This grant incentivizes program staff and stakeholders […]
Artist Margot Myers presents “Radiate” at the Portland Building Installation Space,1/14 – 2/8
Posted January 8, 2013
Project Background: Bellingham artist Margot Myerscombines her drawings, prints and other media to create installations and works on paper. This month she will create a site-specific piece in the Portland Building Installation Space. Inspired by […]
Rebecca Burrell elected to Americans for the Arts’ Emerging Leaders Council
Posted January 4, 2013
The Regional Arts & Culture Council today announced that Rebecca Burrell, outreach specialist for The Right Brain Initiative, has been elected to the Emerging Leaders Council of Americans for the Arts. AFTA is the nation’s leading […]
RACC awards $732,440 in project grants to schools, arts organizations and individual artists
Posted December 20, 2012
The Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) announced today that $732,440 will be awarded for artistic projects scheduled to take place in 2013 – including 66 grants to organizations and schools, and 94 individual artists […]
Regional Arts & Culture Council elects Eileen Day as new board member
Posted December 17, 2012
The Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) board of directors has elected Eileen L. Day as a new board member. Eileen received degrees from Portland State University in Finance and Accounting. After graduating from Portland […]