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Support Beam Round Two Funded through PDXCARES Announced
Posted November 10, 2020
We are excited to announce 17 additional artists selected to receive financial support through our Support Beam initiative. Support Beam is designed to support emerging artists’ long-term creative practice and livelihood during an unprecedented time. […]
Limei Lai Mural Signals Return of Fresh Paint Temporary Mural Program Partnership
Posted October 19, 2020
Artist Limei Lai’s new mural, Together, enlivens the street scape at Open Signal located on NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in Portland. This is the seventh mural to adorn Open Signal’s exterior as part […]
Five muralists transform vacant building in Chinatown/Japantown
Posted August 3, 2020
Diverse local artists commissioned in Portland Last weekend, five local artists began new murals on boarded up sections of the former House of Louis restaurant, located in Portland’s Chinatown/Japantown Historic District (NW Fourth and Davis). […]
Regional Arts & Culture Council elects new board members
Posted August 3, 2020
On July 1, Parker Lee became RACC’s new board chair, succeeding Linda McGeady who will serve as Chair Emeritus until June 30, 2021. Founder and managing partner of the design consultancy, Territory, and co-author of […]
Announcing two new calls for public art; more support for artists
Posted May 6, 2020
In response to the impact on artists of COVID-19, the Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) announces two calls for new public art; an initiative to further emerging visual artists making work in Oregon and […]
Grantmakers announce new relief fund for Oregon arts organizations
Posted April 20, 2020
Hard-hit nonprofits benefit from program’s streamlined process, pooled funds Theaters are dark, museums shuttered, contracts canceled, revenue lost. In a matter of weeks COVID-19 destabilized the nonprofit arts world. The damage is difficult to quantify […]
New RACC Emergency Fund for Artists and Creative Workers
Posted April 13, 2020
Initial fund provides more than $120,000 in small grants for individuals Thousands of individual artists and creative workers have already lost contracts, gigs, and teaching work as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Performance cancellations, […]
Oregon Artists and Arts Organizations report $56M lost revenue
Posted April 13, 2020
Survey results forecast 3-month financial impact of COVID-19 on arts & culture community Portland, Ore – Across the world, life has changed dramatically as the impact of the coronavirus pandemic continues to unfold. The picture of that […]