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.
Posted April 6, 2016
Chloe Eudaly (Candidate for Portland Commissioner, Position 4) responded April 7, 2016: (1) In what specific ways have you supported arts and culture in Portland? For the past 21 years I’ve owned and operated Reading Frenzy, a mission-driven bookshop devoted to independent media with a special focus on self-published work including zines, comics, and artists’ […]
Posted April 6, 2016
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 of funding for the arts in Portland than the current arts tax. I have also proposed the creation of a […]
Posted April 6, 2016
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 Forum, I took lessons at Echo Theater, and I played violin with Metropolitan Youth Symphony. Arts in many ways made […]
Posted April 6, 2016
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 to all official candidates for Portland Mayor and City Council. The questions were: (1) In what specific ways have you […]
Posted April 6, 2016
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 the Art Museum, Oregon Historical Society and art galleries Co-chair Portland Design Festival 2004 Co-chair Portland Design Festival 2005 Portland […]
Posted April 6, 2016
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 reaches across many aspects of our city and its government, and I have worked hard to foster livability in multiple […]
Posted April 6, 2016
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 years until they bought the building. I hosted Cygnet Productions Plays in my book store when it was located on […]
Posted March 30, 2016
On Thursday, April 21st at 2:00 p.m., arts advocates will gather at Portland City Hall for RACC’s annual “State of the Arts” presentation to Portland City Council. The event is designed to demonstrate the impacts of the city’s investments in arts and culture through RACC. The event is free and open to the public, and […]