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RACC Board of Directors Confirm Statues Should Not Be Returned
Posted September 29, 2021
RACC Team and Public Art Committee to outline next steps for community review process Today the Regional Arts & Culture Council Board of Directors endorsed a recommendation that toppled and removed monuments not be returned […]
Portland General Electric Foundation Awards Arts Education Grant to the Regional Arts & Culture Council
Posted August 20, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Aug. 20, 2021 Portland, Ore. – The Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) is pleased to announce its Arts Education Program was awarded a Community Creative Expression Grant for $10,000 from the […]
What Kind of Public Art Do We Want Now?
Posted August 19, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Aug. 19, 2021 A conversation with PSU Professor and York historian Darrell Millner, the unidentified York artist, and Kristin Calhoun, Director of Public Art, Regional Arts & Culture Council Portland, Ore. – […]
artlook® oregon Interactive Database Expands in Greater Portland
Posted August 12, 2021
An initiative of the Regional Arts & Culture Council, Parkrose, and Portland Public Schools in Partnership with The Kennedy Center and Ingenuity/Chicago Portland, OR – Through a unique partnership with the Kennedy Center’s Any Given […]
National Endowment for the Arts awards grant to create East Portland Cultural Corridor
Posted May 12, 2021
$75,000 NEA grant to connect people, culture, and transportation; strengthen the sense of community in East Portland The Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC), in partnership with TriMet, the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT), APANO, […]
Capturing the Moment – Selected Artists April 2021
Posted April 9, 2021
Just over a year ago, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown issued her executive order putting our state into lockdown due to the COVID-19 virus. Last fall the Regional Arts & Culture Council asked artists to submit works […]
Arts Education and Access Fund 2021 Logo Competition
Posted March 3, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 3, 2021 Rose City Park Elementary School third-grader announced winner Portland, OR – The Regional Arts & Culture Council and the City of Portland’s Arts Oversight Committee are delighted to announce […]
ART PURCHASE OPPORTUNITY: Ecology, Wellness & Connectivity
Posted February 12, 2021
Interpretation services available, email info@racc.org Servicio de interpretación disponible | Предоставляются услуги переводчика | Có dịch vụ thông dịch | 通訳サービスあり Art Purchase Opportunity Artists from Oregon & Washington can add to the vitality of Portland’s […]