Join Us! SIGN BY FRIDAY, NOV. 25, 2022 The final FY23 Interior Appropriations budget, which includes annual funding for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) will be negotiated by current members of both the United States Senate and the House of Representatives. Currently the House version […]
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RACC shares update on the Thompson Elk restoration plan from the Portland Parks Foundation
Released to media on 10/3/22 from the Portland Parks Foundation CONTACT: Randy Gragg, 503-799-2655; rgragg@portlandpf.org Thompson Elk Fountain Restoration Feasibility Study Update Portland Parks Foundation’s team completes study and preliminary cost estimate The Portland Parks Foundation has completed its feasibility study and preliminary cost estimates for the restoration and reinstallation of the Thompson Elk Fountain. […]
Regional Arts & Culture Council receives bequest from the estate of Harriet Beal Cormack
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RACC is honored by the support of the long-time arts philanthropist and social justice pioneer to further its mission to enrich our communities through arts and culture. Portland, OR — The Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) is extremely grateful for the philanthropic support of the late Harriet Beal Cormack. Shortly after […]
Holiday Cheer at RACC, an evening with ARTist coleREED, Dec 1st from 6-8pm
“unCoveR(ed)” an ARTist Showing at Regional Arts & Culture Council Please join us on December 1st from 6-8pm to spend an evening with coleREED We will have for light appetizers and wine. Masks are optional. Please register, since space is limited. coleREED is a recent recipient of a Make|Learn|Build grant in 21-22 for a multi-disciplinary […]
RACC unveils Going Public! A Mural Skill Building Intensive
We are pleased to announce in partnership with the City of Hillsboro, Miller Paint, and TriMet a collaborative opportunity supporting public art in our community. This project is also supported with funds from the City of Portland. Envisioned over the last two years, this program has come to fruition with guidance by administrators Salvador […]
RACC launches new Fresh Paint Mural in partnership with Open Signal
Artist Jerome Sloan Comes Full Circle with New Mural, Growth Now on view at Open Signal on NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd as part of Fresh Paint, a partnership with the Regional Arts & Culture Council Jerome Sloan spent his youth in Portland’s Irvington neighborhood, starting his creative journey as a spray painter in […]
City of Portland Urgency/Stability ARPA Grants Awarded
The Regional Arts & Culture Council has awarded $450,000 to 196 artists through the City of Portland’s Urgency/Stability Support for Artists grant program, a part of the American Rescue Plan: Investing in Portland initiative. The Urgency/Stability program was designed to support artists and other creatives working in the arts who identify as under-served or under-represented, […]
RACC Creative Spotlight: Artist James Enos
Introducing the Regional Arts & Culture Council’s Artist and Organization Creative Spotlight, where we will feature one artist and one organization in consecutive months that have been impacted by the support of programming, training, grants, or other services through RACC, and/or have been nominated for their impact on our community. James Enos was a Make|Learn|Build […]