Public Art

The region’s public art enlivens urban and rural landscapes and promotes dialogue among people of all ages and backgrounds. Through a variety of public-private partnerships, RACC helps acquire and maintain community-owned artworks in public places. A Public Art Advisory Committee oversees RACC’s public art program, which is among the oldest and most highly regarded public art programs in the country.

Management Services

RACC has managed the Percent for Art Programs for the City of Portland and Multnomah County for over two decades. Given the length and breadth of this experience RACC is often called upon to provide public art management services to other public agencies, such as Metro, Tri-Met, the Port of Portland, the City of Gresham, Oregon City, and others. Private hospitals and local developers have also contracted for RACC’s services to facilitate the selection and integration of art into their projects.

In addition, RACC works around the country to create Public Art Master Plans, design public art programs, serve on Public Art Selection Panels, and manage artist selection processes. In every case RACC creates with the client a scope of work and corresponding costs. Each contract is individually developed to suit the specific needs of the contracting organization.

Team Members to Contact

Kristin Law Calhoun
Director of Partnerships and Programs
kcalhoun@racc.org

Salvador Mayoral IV
Deputy Director of Public Art
smayoral@racc.org

Sophie May
Public Art Project Manager
shook@racc.org

Portland public art project wins national award

The Public Art Network of the Americans for the Arts (AFTA) has named a local project, “Dekumstruction,” to its 2012 Year in Review, which highlights the 50 most outstanding public art projects in the United […]

Two new public art murals underway and one mural restored

Two large scale mural projects are underway in Portland this summer – all recipients of grant funding from the Regional Arts & Culture Council. RACC’s public art mural program, financed by the City of Portland, […]

RACC seeks submissions for the “Visual Chronicle of Portland”

The Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) is seeking works on paper—prints, drawings, paintings on paper and photographs—to purchase for the Visual Chronicle of Portland collection. The budget for the purchase and framing of artwork […]