RACC’s Make|Learn|Build Grant Program was designed to address the ways the arts community in the tri-county region needed support during the COVID-19 pandemic. Artists, creatives, organizations, and businesses were awarded either $1,500 or $3,000 to make work, gain skills, or build up their arts business. The following 226 Make|Learn|Build Grants were awarded in June 2021 in Round 2 for a total of $619,500.

2020-21 Make|Learn|Build Grant awards (Round 2):

RACC’s Make|Learn|Build Grant Program was designed to address the ways the arts community in the tri-county region needed support during the COVID-19 pandemic. Artists, creatives, organizations, and businesses were awarded either $1,500 or $3,000 to make work, gain skills, or build up their arts business. The following 190 Make|Learn|Build Grants were awarded in May 2021 in Round 1 for a total of $535,500.

2020-21 Make|Learn|Build Grant awards (Round 1):

Learn more about RACC’s General Operating Support program.

New Partner Organizations for FY19 – 20 – Awarded in February 2020.

• Corrib Theatre – $15,000
• New Expressive Works – $15,000
• Outside the Frame – $15,000
• Pacific Youth Choir – $20,000
• Portland Taiko – $15,000
• Shaking the Tree Theatre – $15,000

Capacity Building Organizations for FY19 – 20 – Awarded in June 2019.

• Cymaspace – $25,000
• Disability Arts & Culture Project – $25,000
• Instituto de Cultura e Arte – $25,000
• MediaRites – $25,000
• Morpheus Youth Project – $25,000
• PassinArt – $25,000
• Vanport Mosaic – $25,000
• World Stage Theatre – $25,000

General Operating Support Partner Base Awards

Cycle 1 – Reports received in November 2019.

• Blue Sky Gallery – $15,000
• Boom Arts – $15,000
• CoHo Productions – $20,000
• Literary Arts – $60,000
• Oregon Ballet Theatre – $131,000
• Portland Art Museum/NWFC – $427,000
• Portland Center Stage – $225,000
• Portland Youth Philharmonic – $30,000
• Profile Theatre Project – $30,000
• The Portland Ballet – $30,000
• Third Angle New Music – $15,000
• Third Rail Repertory Theatre – $30,000
• White Bird – $45,000

Cycle 2 – Reports received in February 2020

• Artist Repertory Theatre – $60,800
• Chamber Music Northwest – $45,000
• Disjecta Contemporary Art Center – $15,000
• Friends of Chamber Music – $30,000
• Metropolitan Youth Symphony – $30,000
• Northwest Children’s Theater and School – $60,000
• PETE (Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble) – $15,000
• Portland Baroque Orchestra – $30,000
• Portland Columbia Symphony – $30,000
• Portland Opera Association – $214,000
• Portland Playhouse – $45,000
• Young Audiences of Oregon – $45,000

Cycle 3 – Reports received in May 2020

• Bodyvox – $45,000
• Cappella Romana – $30,000
• Children’s Healing Art Project – $20,000
• Echo Theater Company – $20,000
• Ethos Music Center – $30,000
• Hand2Mouth – $15,000
• Hollywood Theatre – $60,000
• Imago Theatre – $15,000
• IPRC – $15,000
• Live Wire! Radio – $20,000
• Milagro – $30,000
• My Voice Music – $20,000
• Northwest Dance Project – $45,000
• NW Documentary Arts & Media – $15,000
• Oregon BRAVO – $30,000
• Oregon Children’s Theatre – $72,900
• Oregon Symphony Association – $352,000
• PDX Jazz – $30,000
• PHAME – $30,000
• PICA – $45,000
• PlayWrite – $15,000
• Polaris Dance Theatre – $20,000
• Portland Gay Men’s Chorus – $30,000
• Portland Piano International – $30,000
• Rock ‘n’ Roll Camp for Girls – $15,000
• The Circus Project – $30,000
• The Red Door Project – $30,000
• Triangle – $20,000
• Write Around Portland – $20,000

Clackamas & Washington County Awards –  Reports received in June 2019.

• Bag & Baggage Productions – $20,000
• Broadway Rose Theatre Company – $46,000
• Lakewood Center for the Arts – $43,000

GOS Investment Awards for FY19 – 20 – Awarded in June 2020.

• Artist Repertory Theatre – $8,700
• Boom Arts – $15,600
• Cappella Romana – $13,000
• Chamber Music Northwest – $16,300
• Children’s Healing Art Project – $8,100
• Coho Productions – $20,700
• Disjecta Contemporary Art Center – $19,300
• Echo Theater Company – $7,300
• Ethos – $15,800
• Friends of Chamber Music – $15,800
• Hand2Mouth – $6,100
• Hollywood Theatre – $20,500
• Imago Theatre – $7,900
• Independent Publishing Resource Center – $24,600
• Literary Arts – $25,000
• Live Wire Radio – $19,500
• Miracle Theatre Group – $27,000
• Northwest Children’s Theater & School – $14,800
• NW Documentary – $10,000
• Oregon BRAVO Youth Orchestra – $10,000
• PDX Jazz – $5,300
• PETE (Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble) – $6,100
• PHAME – $24,800
• PlayWrite – $9,500
• Polaris Dance Theatre – $8,300
• Portland Columbia Symphony – $11,000
• Portland Gay Men’s Chorus – $22,600
• Portland Institute for Contemporary Art – $20,100
• Portland Playhouse – $27,200
• Portland Youth Philharmonic – $22,300
• Profile Theatre – $7,300
• The Circus Project – $21,500
• The Portland Ballet – $17,300
• The Red Door Project – $28,400
• Third Angle New Music – $11,600
• Triangle Productions – $3,200
• White Bird – $7,100
• Write Around Portland – $26,800
• Young Audiences of Oregon & SW Washington – $23,600

 Equity Investment for FY19 – 20 – Awarded in May 2020.

• Disjecta Contemporary Art Center – $15,000
• Ethos – $7,700
• Oregon BRAVO Youth Orchestra – $15,000
• PHAME – $20,000
• Portland Art Museum & Northwest Film Center – $25,000
• Portland Opera – $15,000
• The Circus Project – $20,000
• The Red Door Project – $30,000

COVID- 19 Resilience Awards for FY19 – 20 – Awarded in February 2020.

• Artist Repertory Theatre – $21,000
• Blue Sky Gallery – $5,300
• Bodyvox – $16,000
• Boom Arts – $5,300
• Cappella Romana – $7,100
• Chamber Music Northwest – $16,000
• Children’s Healing Art Project – $7,100
• Coho Productions – $7,100
• Corrib Theatre – $5,300
• Cymaspace – $5,300
• Disability Arts & Culture Project – $5,300
• Disjecta Contemporary Art Center – $5,300
• Echo Theater Company – $7,100
• Ethos – $10,700
• Friends of Chamber Music – $10,700
• Hand2Mouth – $5,300
• Hollywood Theatre – $16,000
• Imago Theatre – $7,100
• Independent Publishing Resource Center – $5,300
• Instituto de Cultura e Arte – $5,300
• Literary Arts – $21,000
• Live Wire Radio – $7,100
• MediaRites – $5,300
• Metropolitan Youth Symphony – $10,700
• Miracle Theatre Group – $10,700
• Morpheus Youth Project – $5,300
• My Voice Music – $5,300
• New Expressive Works – $5,300
• Northwest Children’s Theater & School – $21,000
• Northwest Dance Project – $16,000
• NW Documentary – $5,300
• Oregon Ballet Theatre – $30,000
• Oregon BRAVO Youth Orchestra – $7,100
• Oregon Children’s Theatre – $21,000
• Oregon Symphony – $62,000
• Outside the Frame – $5,300
• Pacific Youth Choir – $7,100
• PassinArt – $5,300
• PDX Jazz – $10,700
• PETE (Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble) – $5,300
• PHAME – $10,700
• PlayWrite – $5,300
• Polaris Dance Theatre – $5,300
• Portland Art Museum & Northwest Film Center – $62,000
• Portland Baroque Orchestra – $10,700
• Portland Center Stage – $36,000
• Portland Columbia Symphony – $7,100
• Portland Gay Men’s Chorus – $7,100
• Portland Institute for Contemporary Art – $16,000
• Portland Opera – $36,000
• Portland Piano International – $7,100
• Portland Playhouse – $16,000
• Portland Taiko – $5,300
• Portland Youth Philharmonic – $10,700
• Profile Theatre – $10,700
• Rock ‘n’ Roll Camp for Girls – $5,300
• Shaking the Tree Theatre – $5,300
• The Circus Project – $10,700
• The Portland Ballet – $10,700
• The Red Door Project – $5,300
• Third Angle New Music – $5,300
• Third Rail Repertory Theatre – $10,700
• Triangle Productions – $7,100
• Vanport Mosaic – $5,300
• White Bird – $16,000
• World Stage Theatre – $5,300
• Write Around Portland – $7,100
• Young Audiences of Oregon & SW Washington – $16,000