Oscar-nominated filmmaker Todd Haynes donates autographed portrait to benefit The Right Brain Initiative

Posted July 26, 2012

Nationally renowned filmmaker Todd Haynes is the subject of a one-of-a-kind portrait that posted today on eBay. This ten-day auction supports a good cause: Haynes donated the giclee print to benefit The Right Brain Initiative’s […]

Regional Arts & Culture Council elects new board members and officers

Posted July 11, 2012

The Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) board of directors has elected Lina Garcia Seabold as the Chair of the board for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, and Peg Malloy has been elected […]

Mikyoung Kim Selected for Sellwood Bridge Public Art Project

Posted July 6, 2012

The Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) announced today that Boston based artist, Mikyoung Kim, has been selected to create public art for the Sellwood Bridge, slated to open in 2016. The art is funded […]

Artist Christy Hawkins presents “Outdoors In” July 9 – August 3, 2012

Posted June 29, 2012

Project Background: Christy Hawkins presents her ambitious quilting project Outdoors In at the Portland Building next week. Using a combination of organic cotton and “up-cycled” fabrics, Hawkins has created a full scale, three-dimensional campfire scene […]

RACC awards $1.7 million to 48 local arts organizations

Posted June 28, 2012

The Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) announced today that 48 local arts organizations have been awarded a total of $1,728,290 for FY13. These organizations, headquartered in Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington Counties, submitted proposals through […]

Local nonprofit arts and culture industry generates $253 million in annual economic activity

Posted June 8, 2012

PORTLAND, OR – The nonprofit arts and culture industry in Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington Counties generates more than $253 million in annual economic activity, according to Arts & Economic Prosperity IV, a national economic impact […]

RACC launches language support services

Posted May 24, 2012

The Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) has begun providing language support services for residents with limited English proficiency, and has published the “Arts for All” brochure in Spanish, Russian and Vietnamese. These services are […]

Kendra Larson presents “Aviary” at the Portland Building April 30 – May 25, 2012

Posted April 24, 2012

Project Description: Kendra Larson’s installation Aviary is designed to spark conversation about the ownership of nature. Drawing on her interest in literature of the woods, contemporary film noir, and research on natural phenomena Larson was […]