Advocacy & Community Engagement

Helping Hands, David Flores

Building and encouraging support for a strong arts and culture community and ecosystem. Embedded into RACC, we actively promote increased arts funding at all levels, encouraging more private sector giving; connecting artists to opportunities, and organizations to artists and creatives, through an equitable lens.

● Reduce and eliminate barriers to access and promote equity in the arts and culture through support and promoting among city, state, and federal officials

● Encourage the expansion of the role of arts in community services, especially in health and recovery

● Foster, build, and grow partnerships and collaborations with community leadership in local, state, and national arts and culture councils, commissions, and committees

● Initiate and support calls to action including state and national legislative initiatives

RACC helps build support for a strong arts and culture community. We actively promote increased arts funding at the local, state, and federal level, while also encouraging more private sector giving.


Advocacy In View


 

Fred Stewart responds

Fred Stewart (Candidate for Portland Commissioner, Position 4) responded April 6, 2016: (1) In what specific ways have you supported arts and culture in Portland?   I have advocated for a more sustainable and broadly reaching source […]

Jules Bailey responds

Commissioner Jules Bailey (Candidate for Mayor) responded on April 6, 2016: (1) In what specific ways have you supported arts and culture in Portland?    I grew up acting and writing plays with Young Actors […]

Portland candidates share views on arts and culture

On January 26, RACC collaborated with several partners to host a candidates forum on arts and culture. Since that time, several other people have filed for the May, 2016 primary election. In March, RACC distributed a questionnaire […]

Stuart Emmons responds

Stuart Emmons (Candidate for Portland Commissioner, Position 4) responded April 5, 2016: 1) In what specific ways have you supported arts and culture in Portland? I go to arts and cultural events frequently – especially […]

Amanda Fritz responds

Commissioner Amanda Fritz (Candidate for Portland Commissioner, Position 1) responded April 4, 2016: 1) In what specific ways have you supported arts and culture in Portland? The environment that nurtures Portland’s vaunted arts and culture scene […]

David Morrison responds

David Morrison (Candidate for Portland Commissioner, Position 1) responded March 23, 2016: (1) In what specific ways have you supported arts and culture in Portland? I subsidized partial rent for the Portland Playhouse for 5 […]

Eight company bands head to Battle on May 12

Preparations are underway for our first annual Battle of the Bands, a celebration of employee creativity and a benefit for Work for Art! The event takes place Thursday, May 12 at the Crystal Ballroom. Doors […]