RACC’s local advocacy efforts help inform budgets and policies in the City of Portland, Metro, and Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington Counties. RACC is funded by all five of these jurisdictions and there are a variety of ways that our constituents can encourage public support for art and culture in the tri-county Portland region.
RACC extends the John C. Hampton Award for Outstanding Leadership in the Arts to The Standard’s Greg Ness
Posted February 17, 2016
PORTLAND, ORE — On February 24th the Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) will host the annual Arts Breakfast of Champions where it will award The Standard’s Greg Ness with The John C. Hampton Award for […]
Battle of the Bands scheduled for May 12 at the Crystal Ballroom
Posted February 17, 2016
PORTLAND, ORE — Tickets are now on sale for Work for Art’s first annual Battle of the Bands competition, a celebration of employee creativity at the Crystal Ballroom on May 12, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. All […]
Arts champions to be honored on February 24
Posted February 1, 2016
PORTLAND, ORE — The 2016 Arts Breakfast of Champions is coming up fast! More than 400 community leaders will celebrate some of the region’s most powerful partnerships between arts and business on Wednesday, February 24 […]
Burgerville to “Feed the Arts” by donating portion of proceeds to “Work for Art” on March 8
Posted February 28, 2012
Non-profit provides financial support to more than 80 vital arts and culture organizations serving the Northwest region VANCOUVER, Wash. – On Thursday, Mar. 8, Burgerville, a long-standing tradition in Oregon and Southwest Washington, will donate […]
Fall campaigns bring Work for Art to 83% of goal with four months remaining
Posted February 2, 2012
Thirty-three workplaces have announced their employee giving totals for the 2011-12 “Work for Art” campaign, and those gifts, combined with other contributions received between July 1, 2011 and January 31, 2012, total $703,326. With several […]