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Michihiro Kosuge’s installation Contemplative Place has been relocated to Leach Botanical Garden; public dedication event planned for September 6

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 27, 2019

Portland, Ore – The Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC), Leach Botanical Garden and Portland’s Russo Lee Gallery are pleased to announce a dedication event for Northwest sculptor Michihiro Kosuge’s Contemplative Place installation at Leach Botanical Garden. The dedication, which will be held in the Upper Garden at Leach on Friday, September 6 at 10:30 a.m., offers a unique opportunity to meet the artist and experience the scale and setting of the this newly relocated basalt stone installation in a lush forest setting.

 

About Contemplative Place: In 1996 artist Michihiro Kosuge designed and installed a striking set of carved and shaped stones in the northwest corner of East Portland’s Ed Benedict Park. The installation was designed to provide a place where park visitors could sit and quietly contemplate the relationship between the massive basalt blocks and the points of the compass marked by the tallest stones. The landscaped park setting around the stones worked in concert with the artist’s thoughtful layout to foster a sense of quietude and spirituality. The installation was also meant to provide a spot for the 911 call operators—who worked next door in Portland’s Emergency Communications Center—to decompress whenever needed. Changes in traffic volume along Powell Boulevard, and the subsequent placement of a skateboard park directly adjacent to Contemplative Place, led to conditions that worked directly against Kosuge’s intent.

 

The major renovation of Leach Botanical Garden which is now underway presented a remarkable opportunity to relocate this important work of public art to a spot where it can once again serve its original purpose. The wooded grove Contemplative Place now inhabits allows the installation to once again work in concert with its setting and provides for the addition of a significant work of public art to this marvelously evolving garden. Those who attend the dedication will also have a chance to learn more about the renovation of the Upper Garden at Leach.

About the Artist: Known for his sculpture and stone installations throughout the NW and beyond, Michihiro Kosuge was born in Tokyo and studied sculpture at Tokyo Sumida Technical School of Architecture. After coming to the United States in 1967, he continued to focus on sculpture and received an MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1970. After moving to Portland in 1978 Kosuge began teaching at Portland State University. He remained at PSU until he retired from teaching in 2003 as Chair of the Department. Always prolific, Kosuge’s studio practice remains active  as witnessed by his current exhibition at Russo Lee Gallery which runs through August 31.

Dedication Time and Place: Join the artist, staff from Leach Botanical Garden, RACC, and the Russo Lee Gallery for the dedication of Contemplative Place in its new location at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, September 6.  Leach Botanical Garden is located at 6704 SE 122nd Avenue in Portland. The event will be held in the Upper Garden. Due to construction, parking is limited to the Creekside Parking lot with the dedication site accessed vis the Manor House entrance.

For more information about the event and the art, contact Keith Lachowicz klachowicz@racc.org. For information about parking visit the Leach Botanical Garden website or contact Jo Shintani, jshintani@leachgarden.org. You can find out more about the renovation of the Leach Upper Garden here.

Michihiro Kosuge’s Contemplative Place installed in its new location at Leach Botanical Garden

 

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The Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) provides grants for artists, nonprofit organizations and schools in Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington Counties; manages an internationally acclaimed public art program; raises money and awareness for the arts; convenes forums, networking events and other community gatherings; provides workshops and other forms of technical assistance for artists; and oversees a program to integrate arts and culture into the standard curriculum in public schools through The Right Brain Initiative. RACC values a diversity of artistic and cultural experiences and is working to build a community in which everyone can participate in culture, creativity and the arts. For more information visit racc.org.

 

MEDIA CONTACT: Jeff Hawthorne, Director of Community Engagement, jhawthorne@racc.org, 503.823.5258.

Fresh Paint with Anke Gladnick

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In a city known for murals, how do you get your foot (or art) through a door when you’re an emerging artist of color? Fresh Paint, a partnership between RACC’s Public Art Murals program and Open Signal, offers that door to have artist work in the public realm.

In this 2019 cycle of Fresh Paint, a selection of new emerging artists have the opportunity to paint a temporary mural on the exterior of the Open Signal building facing the highly-visible Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. Each mural is up for a period of months until it is painted over in preparation for the next mural. But what’s unique about this program is that it doesn’t just provide a wall for a mural – the program offers resources to emerging artists that would not typically have access to, which then gives them space to explore working in the public sector and incorporating new approaches and skills in their artistic practice and experience.

As part of the artist team (which also includes Maria Rodriguez and Victor Gomez aka Bizar Gomez) that currently have their mural on Open Signal, Anke Gladnick is an illustrator who grew up in California and somehow found their way to Portland, Oregon. Through a mix of collaged analog and digital elements, Anke’s work is both visually and conceptually layered with a focus on the surreal and is inspired by dreams, nostalgia, and a sense of poignancy.

The artists’ mural is currently on display through September 30, 2019. We caught up with Anke after the completion of the mural to talk about the work and experience with Fresh Paint:

Tell us about the collaborative mural you created for this program. Can you walk us through your process of conceptualizing a mural and bringing it to life?
Since the three of us mostly have experience as editorial illustrators, we approached it as such when started conceptualizing it. We initially knew we wanted the image to communicate the idea of POC coming together in solidarity with each other. After a bit of brainstorming we eventually decided on what was the most important action in fostering empathy with those who have similar and yet different struggles; talking to each other.

The actual image came together pretty quickly once we knew what to illustrate. We divided up the image into three parts that would play up to each of our illustration “specialty”: Victor and I designed the figures while Maria designed the more conceptual, graphic elements that would tie everything together. After that, all that was left was the painting, and while our image was pretty much set at this point, we now had to deal with the logistics of actually creating a mural.

What was it like to paint your first mural on the Open Signal building?
It was such a positive experience! My absolute favorite part was seeing others engaging with the mural as we were in the process of creating it; people coming up to us to ask questions and leaving with words of encouragement and appreciation, seeing people stop and take pictures of the mural from the other side of the street, people driving by and yelling “great work!”… Art tends to be such a solitary pursuit that it’s refreshing to be creating in a public space and getting immediate feedback from others.

“Daybreak” -Personal Illustration

Since your Fresh Paint mural, what have you been up to? What are some lessons you’ve learned along the way since your first mural?
I think one of the biggest takeaways was learning how to manage such a big project and breaking it down step by step all the while persevering throughout the painting process. We all knew that painting a mural takes time since we had helped other people on their murals, but I don’t think we fully anticipated just how time-heavy and physically demanding painting a mural can be. If we were to do another mural, remembering all that would do wonders for our morale. We were so dejected after day one at how little we seemingly got done, but I think in retrospect we got a lot more done than we think. Art is a marathon, not a race!

As an emerging muralist, what thoughts or words do you want to offer emerging muralists/artists?
Your first mural is going to take much, much longer than you think! When we started the mural we thought we’d be finished in 2 days with the three of us working. After day two, we had just finished sketching it out and painted the wall blocking in maybe 3/4ths of it. Also, painting while standing on an A-frame is not so bad. Just hook one arm around the frame for safety.

What are you up to now? Where can we find you and your work?
Right now I’ve been currently working on a mix of editorial and comic projects, one of the biggest ones being Postcript , an upcoming comics anthology with a bunch of extremely talented comic artists who attend or recently graduated from PNCA and is the final book in the Unversed series of anthologies. The Kickstarter starts May 17th and you can find more info about Postscript and the other Unversed books at unversedcomics.com. You can always view my work online at my website or at most social media websites at “ankegladnick” (one of the perks of having an unusual name). Twitter/instagram/tumblr: @ankegladnick

 

Fresh Paint is a professional development program, now in its second year, that provides emerging artists of color the opportunity to paint a mural in a high-traffic setting for the first time. The goal is for each artist to learn new ways of creating art in a public space, as well as to build their portfolio. To learn more about the program, contact Salvador Mayoral IV (RACC)

Portland Parks & Recreation + Prosper Portland + RACC: Lents Fair

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The Regional Arts and Culture Council, in partnership with Portland Parks & Recreation and Prosper Portland, have selected artist Molly Mendoza to create a mural in early 2020 on the exterior of a new bathroom facility in Lents Park. Molly has created a preliminary design of the mural (see image above) and is interested in hearing from the community in and around the Lents neighborhood to inform and inspire the final design.

We will be at the Lents Fair on Sunday August 11th from 11-4 PM with artist Molly Mendoza to seek feedback from members of the Lents community for an upcoming mural project at Lents Park. Molly will be drawing portraits of folks while listening to their stories about the Lents community. Come visit us!

If you are unable to join us, but would like to fill out a survey to contribute to the process, take the survey here!

If you have questions about this project, artist and process please feel free to contact Ella Marra-Ketelaar, 503.823.5891 and emarra-ketelaar@racc.org

Fresh Paint with Bizar Gomez

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In a city known for murals, how do you get your foot (or art) through a door when you’re an emerging artist of color? Fresh Paint, a partnership between RACC’s Public Art Murals program and Open Signal, offers that door to have artist work in the public realm.

In this 2019 cycle of Fresh Paint, a selection of new emerging artist have the opportunity to paint a temporary mural on the exterior of the Open Signal building facing the highly-visible Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. Each mural is up for a period of months until it is painted over in preparation for the next mural. But what’s unique about this program is that it doesn’t just provide a wall for a mural – the program offers resources to emerging artists that would not typically have access to, which then gives them space to explore working in the public sector and incorporating new approaches and skills in their artistic practice and experience.

Bizar Gomez  was raised in the desert of Phoenix, AZ and now living among the trees in Portland, OR. Gomez is an illustrator and painter who is doing all he can to continue existing. Working primarily in gouache, graphite, ink and digital media, his work involves mixing urban world iconography, dreamlike surrealism, stylized figures, and social consciousness to create interesting visuals and narratives. Gomez graduated from Pacific Northwest College of Art with a BFA in Illustration.

The trio’s mural is currently displaying through September 30, 2019. We caught up with Bizar after the completion of the mural to talk about the work and experience with Fresh Paint:

Tell us about the collaborative mural you created for this program. Can you walk us through your process of conceptualizing a mural and bringing it to life?

A gouache, color pencil and digital piece on the helplessness we feel when others ascribe identity to us by Bizar Gomez

“This Is You” -gouache, color pencil and digital -11″ x 14″

Once we decided we wanted to work together, the idea and design of the mural happened pretty organically. Even though our personal styles are very distinct between the three of us, there was still enough common ground in our approach and content that it was not difficult to create a composition that not only retained our own individuality, but also something that worked well as a whole.

What was it like to paint your first mural on the Open Signal building?

It was definitely fun, and once you got into the right flow of it, became very meditative. It was also pretty physical, and on most nights I found myself going straight to bed after a day of painting. We received a lot encouragement and support from the community and passersby as we were painting it, and it helped quite a bit to help us push through the day whenever fatigue began to get in the way.

Since your Fresh Paint mural, what have you been up to? What are some lessons you’ve learned along the way since your first mural?

Since the Fresh Paint mural, I’ve mostly been spending time looking for new mural opportunities, as well investing further in my freelance illustration career. I’ve learned that making murals can be demanding but rewarding, and that it is a very unique medium that reaches out to type of people who don’t normally seek art on their own. It’s also pushed me to consider other solutions to transfer line work to the walls. While projectors and grinding are commonly used, there are other methods such as using chalk powder and pounce tools that could better suit someone like me.

 

As an emerging muralist, what thoughts or words do you want to offer emerging muralists/artists?

A Self Portrait made for promotion Cactus Boy with graphite, ink, color pencil and digital 10

Self portrait “Cactus Boy” graphite, ink, color pencil and digital -10″ x 10.25″

Make an estimate of how long you think the mural will take to paint then multiply it by three, That’s how long it will actually take to finish the mural. Mural making takes a lot of planning even before you lay down the first coat of paint, and its important that you cross your t’s and dot your i’s accordingly in order to make painting it as painless as possible. It is worth it to better invest in the materials that you use, having a roller and a brush for every color can save you a lot of time and effort.

What are you up to now? Where can we find you and your work?

As of right now I am working on mostly personal work, developing things that I might want to explore in the future. You can find me on Instagram and Twitter or my website. You can also reach me through email at bizargomezart@gmail.com. I am always open to new projects, (Both mural or illustration) so if you have a project you think I would be a good fit for then please don’t hesitate to reach out to me.

 

Fresh Paint is a professional development program, now in its second year, that provides emerging artists of color the opportunity to paint a mural in a high-traffic setting for the first time. The goal is for each artist to learn new ways of creating art in a public space, as well as to build their portfolio. To learn more about the program, contact Salvador Mayoral IV (RACC)

FY2018-19 General Operating Support Equity Investments (Cycle 2)

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The Equity Investments program provides additional funding for General Operating Support partner organizations to support initiatives which advance their commitment to equity in the arts, with a priority placed on racial equity A total of $239,550 was awarded to nine organizations in this cycle. Additional funds will be awarded in a second cycle in June 2019. The RACC Board of Directors approved these awards on March 20, 2019.

  • August Wilson Red Door Project – $25,000 – Create and produce a new production entitled “Evolve” and develop related curriculum and evaluation tools.
  • Ethos – $22,000 – Staff and board training and facilitation with consultants.
  • Miracle Theatre Group – $16,500 – Convene DEI conversations for other arts organizations in the community.
  • Northwest Children’s Theatre & School – $10,000 – Staff and board training and facilitation with consultants.
  • Oregon Ballet Theatre – $20,000 – Staff and board training and facilitation with consultants.
  • Profile Theatre – $50,000* – Support for the Community Profile program during the two-year Generations season.

2019-20 RACC Professional Development Grants (Cycle 1)

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The Professional Development Grant program assists artists or arts administrators with opportunities that specifically improve their business management development skills and/or brings the artist or the arts organization to another level artistically. The following 43 Professional Development Grants totaling $55,210 were awarded on June 11, 2019. (*First time grant recipients)

 

2019-20 Professional Development Grant awards (Cycle 1):

*Andrea Parson – Take 3-week physical theatre intensive at Dell’Arte International in Blue Lake, California – $1,000

*Anna Song – Take 2-week medieval music intensive in Belasu, Spain – $1,600

*Audrey Goldfarb – Attend American Film Market in Santa Monica, California – $1,500

*Carl Annala – Participate in butoh and contemporary dance festival at Schloss Bröllin in Germany – $1,500

*Carlos Esparza – Take 6-week summer intensive at Martha Graham School in NYC – $1,320

Chliu-Mie Wu – Mentorship with glass artist Andrew Lueck on flame-worked technique in Vancouver, Washington – $1,200

Damiana Paternoster  – Take digital patternmaking coursework at Portland Fashion Institute and custom patternmaking with Dawn Muthart – $1,600

*Darcy Sharpe – Hire local artists and designers to rebrand logo and create marketing materials – $1,000

*David Benz – Present work in group show at Arcadia Contemporary in Pasadena, California – $1,200

*David Carmack Lewis – Present work in solo exhibition at Coos Art Museum in Coos Bay, Oregon – $1,000

*Dawn Juliano – Take 1-week course on teaching traditional Irish music in Dublin, Ireland – $850

*Denise Dicks – Mentorship with photographer Ray Bidegain on alternative darkroom processes – $2,000

*Eddie Bond – Take 3-week jazz workshop at Banff Arts Centre in Banff, Alberta, Canada – $800

 Eric Nordstrom – Take 1-week somatic dance intensive in Holderness, New Hampshire – $1,400

*Erica Compere – Take writing workshops with Voices of Our Nations Arts Foundation – $1,400

Fuchsia Lin – Take 1-week fashion filmmaking intensive at London College of Fashion – $1,600

*Jeff Leake – Attend 3-month residency at Swatch Art Peace Hotel in Shanghai – $1,000

*John Niekrasz – Attend 3-week residency at Atlantic Center for the Arts in New Smyrna Beach, Florida – $1,400

Lamiae Naki – Participate in showcase performance at Western Arts Alliance Conference in Los Angeles – $1,950

*Larissa Cranmer – Take an online course on CAD patternmaking with Adobe Illustrator – $220

Laura Gibson – Attend 1-month residency at Yaddo Colony in Saratoga Springs, New York – $580

*Laura Martinez – Hire Studio Anneli to create website and online shop – $1,400

*Lucy Cotter – Hire designer Jan Mwesigwa to update artist website – $1,950

*Luke Zwanziger – Attend 4-day comedy intensive with Camp Improv Utopia in Yosemite National Park – $700

*Maren Salomon – Attend 1-month residency at CreateSpaces in Cardigan, Wales – $720

*Matthew Minicucci – Attend 1-month residency at James Merrill House in Stonington, Connecticut – $590

*Maxx Katz – Attend 3-week residency at Atlantic Center for the Arts in New Smyrna Beach, Florida – $1,400

*May Anuntarungsun – Develop marketing materials for artist website and Vimeo – $1,350

*Michelle Fujii – Participate in Urban Bush Women’s Summer Leadership Institute in NYC – $1,200

*Olando Lin – Train with Form 3D Foundry on fabrication and hire Mario Gallucci for documentation services – $1,200

*Oluyinka Akinjiola – Take 15-week dance intensive at Edna Manley College in Kingston, Jamaica – $1,800

*Orquidia Velasquez  – Hire Aaron Kuehn to create custom photo database/archive – $1,500

*Pamela Santos – Hire writer Raina J. León for seminar and consultations – $1,500

*Patrick Gracewood – Participate in Inami International Wooden Sculpture Camp in Nanto City, Japan – $1,630

*Rebecca Curry – Mentorship with watercolor portraitist Chris Stubbs in Carlton, Oregon – $1,500

Roland Dahwen Wu – Present work at Cortona on the Move Festival in Cortona, Italy – $1,500

*Shawn Creeden – Attend 1-month residency at Arteles Creative Center in Haukijärvi, Finland – $1,950

*Susan Schenk – Take weeklong painting workshop with Lynn Wintermute at Menucha in Corbett, Oregon – $1,000

Takahiro Yamamoto – Attend 1-month residency at Bogliasco Foundation near Genoa, Italy – $1,600

*Tave Drake – Hire Ansley Fones to update logo and create website – $1,500

*Tina McDermott – Take Business Foundations classes at Mercy Corps Northwest in Portland – $400

*Live On Stage – Attend NAMT Fall Conference and Festival of New Musicals in NYC – $1,200

*Portland Open Studio  – Hire Firespring to develop online and mobile-friendly tour guide – $1,500

 

 

2018-19 RACC Project Grants (Cycle 3)

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RACC’s Project Grant Program provides financial support to individual artists and not-for-profit organizations in Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas Counties, for project based arts programming. Grants are awarded up to $7,000 and are available in three categories: Artistic Focus, Arts Equity & Access, and Arts Services.  The following 105 Project Grants were approved on May 29, 2019 and total $565,410.

2018-19 Project Grant awards (Cycle 3):

Applicant Project Type Discipline Award
Allotey, Nii Ardey Arts Equity & Access Folk Arts $6,120
Alvarado, Amaya Artistic Focus Dance/Movement $5,880
Aman, Steve Arts Equity & Access Music $5,600
Amorin, DB Artistic Focus Media Arts $6,000
Anderson, Karl Artistic Focus Social Practice $6,000
Atwood, Evan Artistic Focus Media Arts $6,300
Awbrey, Olivia Artistic Focus Music $6,260
Brandt, David Artistic Focus Visual Arts $6,300
Brooks, RaShaunda Arts Services Social Practice $6,300
Butler-Denman, Lyra Artistic Focus Dance/Movement $5,440
Byrne-Seres, Spencer Arts Equity & Access Social Practice $5,250
Carpenter, Allynn Artistic Focus Visual Arts $5,740
Chang, Elea Arts Equity & Access Media Arts $6,300
Colligan, George Artistic Focus Music $3,000
Compton, Amy Artistic Focus Media Arts $6,300
Curington, Susan Artistic Focus Visual Arts $5,530
Darnell, Tiara Artistic Focus Media Arts $5,790
Davee, Edward Artistic Focus Media Arts $6,860
Díaz, Sophia Artistic Focus Visual Arts $5,210
Dodd, Jayy Arts Services Literature $1,800
Eao, Emmeline Artistic Focus Social Practice $6,850
Fogel, Stephanie Arts Services Visual Arts $6,300
Green, Cheryl Artistic Focus Media Arts $5,850
Hasan, Elijah Artistic Focus Media Arts $5,600
Henniger, Michael Artistic Focus Visual Arts $3,870
Holley, Kennard Artistic Focus Media Arts $6,300
Jacobs, Diane Artistic Focus Visual Arts $6,300
Jarrett, Lisa Arts Equity & Access Social Practice $7,000
Klauder, Caleb Arts Equity & Access Music $5,250
Larson, Kendra Artistic Focus Visual Arts $2,650
Leeb, Jordana Arts Equity & Access Community art $3,100
Lippert, Sophie Artistic Focus Music $6,170
Long, Eric Artistic Focus Visual Arts $4,010
Lowe, Janie Artistic Focus Visual Arts $6,930
Matheson, William Artistic Focus Visual Arts $2,260
Matlow, Cambria Artistic Focus Media Arts $5,600
McGeorge , Megan Arts Equity & Access Music $5,060
McNamara, Jason Artistic Focus Literature $4,950
Mefford, Benjamin Artistic Focus Visual Arts $2,880
Mehta, Jessica Artistic Focus Multi-Discipline $5,220
Milholland, Lola Artistic Focus Multi-Discipline $5,380
Miller, Emily Artistic Focus Visual Arts $3,580
Miller, Grant Artistic Focus Theatre $5,600
Mitchell, S. Renee Arts Equity & Access Multi-Discipline $6,930
Morris, Elise Artistic Focus Dance/Movement $5,890
Moscoso, Jose Artistic Focus Social Practice $6,290
Moss, Eva Artistic Focus Media Arts $6,300
Onstott, Cosper Arts Services Literature $6,300
Phillips, Mo Artistic Focus Theatre $4,010
Rengill, Elilai Arts Equity & Access Multi-Discipline $4,980
Rier, Erika Artistic Focus Visual Arts $1,240
Ripper, Karina Artistic Focus Media Arts $7,000
Roushan, Raziah Arts Equity & Access Visual Arts $6,570
Singh, Anupam Artistic Focus Social Practice $5,850
Solunaya, Reina Arts Equity & Access Media Arts $6,300
Stevens, Melanie Artistic Focus Visual Arts $3,800
Stigant, Mandy Artistic Focus Visual Arts $4,930
Strand, Julie Artistic Focus Literature $7,000
Syharath, Samson Artistic Focus Dance/Movement $4,500
Tiedemann, Sarah Artistic Focus Music $4,930
Tillman, Kai Artistic Focus Media Arts $6,950
Trask, Kirista Artistic Focus Visual Arts $4,490
Trujillo, Juan Artistic Focus Media Arts $5,600
Turner, Sarah Artistic Focus Media Arts $5,250
Vivian, Chanel Artistic Focus Literature $5,560
Whitworth, Joni Artistic Focus Multi-Discipline $5,600
Wilson, Dan Artistic Focus Music $5,260
Yanke, Erin Artistic Focus Media Arts $5,500
Advance Gender Equity in the Arts Artistic Focus Theatre $3,680
APANO (Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon) Arts Equity & Access Multi-Discipline $7,000
Artback Artistic Focus Visual Arts $4,500
Bach Cantata Choir Artistic Focus Music $5,480
Beaverton Civic Theatre Arts Equity & Access Theatre $6,260
Bedrock Theatre Artistic Focus Theatre $1,500
c3:initiative Artistic Focus Visual Arts $6,300
Community Vision Arts Equity & Access Visual Arts $2,250
Design Museum Portland Arts Equity & Access Multi-Discipline $5,600
Division Midway Alliance Arts Equity & Access Multi-Discipline $4,800
Fear No Music Artistic Focus Music $6,400
Fonograf Editions Artistic Focus Multi-Discipline $6,280
Fuller Rosen Gallery Artistic Focus Visual Arts $1,850
Fuse Theatre Ensemble Artistic Focus Theatre $6,230
Girls Inc of the Pacific NW Arts Equity & Access Media Arts $5,250
Latino Network Arts Equity & Access Media Arts $4,970
Montavilla Jazz Festival Artistic Focus Music $3,600
Native American Youth and Family Center Arts Equity & Access Multi-Discipline $6,300
Northwest Classical Theatre Collaborative Arts Equity & Access Theatre $6,300
Opera Theater of Oregon Artistic Focus Music $5,400
Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education Arts Equity & Access Social Practice $6,980
Our Bold Voices Arts Equity & Access Multi-Discipline $5,020
Portland Japanese Garden Artistic Focus Visual Arts $5,600
Portland Latin American Film Festival Artistic Focus Media Arts $7,000
Portland Meet Portland Arts Equity & Access Music $5,600
Portland SummerFest Arts Equity & Access Music $5,600
Portland Tango Association Inc Arts Services Dance/Movement $5,600
push/FOLD Artistic Focus Dance/Movement $5,250
Q Center Arts Equity & Access Media Arts $5,360
Shine Children’s Chorus Artistic Focus Music $5,860
Signal Fire Artistic Focus Literature $6,870
Slavic Community Center of NW Arts Equity & Access Folk Arts $6,260
Takohachi Arts Equity & Access Music $6,240
Water in the Desert Artistic Focus Multi-Discipline $7,000
Westside Youth Choir Arts Equity & Access Music $1,910
Willamette Writers Arts Services Media Arts $6,590
World Arts Foundation, Inc. Arts Equity & Access Multi-Discipline $7,000

 

2018-19 RACC Project Grants (Cycle 2)

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RACC’s Project Grant Program provides financial support to individual artists and not-for-profit organizations in Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas Counties, for project based arts programming. Grants are awarded up to $7,000 and are available in three categories: Artistic Focus, Arts Equity & Access, and Arts Services.  The following 65 Project Grants were approved on February 18, 2019 and total $370,150.

 

2018-19 Project Grant awards (Cycle 2):

Applicant Project Type Discipline Award
Abreu, Manuel Artistic Focus Multi-Discipline $7,000
Akins, Crystal Arts Equity & Access Music $6,950
Bracker, Rachel Artistic Focus Media Arts $6,920
Brown, Emma Artistic Focus Media Arts $5,000
Connelly, Brittney Artistic Focus Visual Arts $6,140
Crenshaw, Jana Arts Equity & Access Musical Theatre $7,000
Del Artistic Focus Visual Arts $6,360
Doughton, Steven Artistic Focus Media Arts $7,000
Fuemmeler, Anthony Artistic Focus Multi-Discipline $6,970
García Marrufo, Rubén Artistic Focus Multi-Discipline $7,000
Gaskill, Dora Arts Services Multi-Discipline $3,640
Greenwood-Rioseco, Anne Artistic Focus Visual Arts $6,200
Gugenheim Kedem, Shoshana Artistic Focus Social Practice $6,290
Haque, Sabina Zeba Artistic Focus Visual Arts $7,000
Hocking, Justin Artistic Focus Literature $6,300
Johnstone, Eve Artistic Focus Theatre $4,600
Kim, Una Arts Equity & Access Visual Arts $6,970
Kowalska, Melinda Artistic Focus Multi-Discipline $4,560
Kristin, Wil Artistic Focus Media Arts $6,490
Little, Willie Artistic Focus Visual Arts $6,250
Longstreth, Katherine Arts Services Multi-Discipline $6,050
Martin, Sommer Artistic Focus Media Arts $6,970
Morris-Judd, Nancy Artistic Focus Visual Arts $7,000
O’Rourke, Rachel Artistic Focus Social Practice $4,480
Politzer, Kerry Artistic Focus Music $6,870
Provax, Alyson Artistic Focus Visual Arts $5,790
StockLynn, Jack Artistic Focus Multi-Discipline $6,620
Torres, Ikaika Artistic Focus Media Arts $6,870
Trotter, Stephanie Artistic Focus Music $3,510
Vos, Mike Artistic Focus Visual Arts $3,220
Wilcke, Lisa Arts Equity & Access Visual Arts $2,200
Wolf, Cameron Artistic Focus Multi-Discipline $6,590
Yarbrough, Xavier Arts Services Dance/Movement $6,280
Amadeus Chamber Orchestra Artistic Focus Music $5,000
Architecture Foundation of Oregon Arts Equity & Access Visual Arts $5,250
Cascadia Composers Artistic Focus Multi-Discipline $5,530
Central City Concern Arts Equity & Access Visual Arts $6,000
Classical Up Close Arts Equity & Access Music $4,870
CymaSpace Arts Equity & Access Social Practice $7,000
en Taiko Arts Equity & Access Music $7,000
Estacada Area Arts Commission Arts Equity & Access Multi-Discipline $6,300
India Cultural Association Arts Equity & Access Multi-Discipline $5,000
Letra Chueca Press Artistic Focus Multi-Discipline $5,130
LineStorm Playwrights Artistic Focus Theatre $4,180
Musica Maestrale Artistic Focus Music $2,930
One World Chorus Arts Equity & Access Media Arts $6,950
Oregon ArtsWatch Artistic Focus Multi-Discipline $7,000
Oregon Symphonic Band Artistic Focus Music $2,380
Pacific Northwest College of Art Artistic Focus Visual Arts $7,000
Pacific Youth Choir Arts Equity & Access Music $6,530
PassinArt: A Theatre Company Artistic Focus Theatre $5,930
PDX Pop Now! Artistic Focus Music $7,000
Portland Chamber Music Artistic Focus Music $1,500
Portland Festival Symphony Arts Equity & Access Music $5,180
Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival Arts Equity & Access Media Arts $7,000
Portland Taiko Arts Equity & Access Music $3,920
QDoc: Portland Queer Documentary Film Festival Artistic Focus Media Arts $7,000
Risk/Reward Artistic Focus Multi-Discipline $7,000
The Giving Tree NW Arts Equity & Access Visual Arts $3,730
Theatre Vertigo Artistic Focus Theatre $3,870
Viva La Free Arts Equity & Access Multi-Discipline $7,000
Washington County Cooperative Library Services Arts Equity & Access Multi-Discipline $5,970
Wilsonville Arts & Culture Council Arts Equity & Access Multi-Discipline $2,700
WolfBird Dance Arts Equity & Access Multi-Discipline $6,210
XRAY.FM Artistic Focus Media Arts $5,000