Community Updates

FY2023-24 General Operating Support Grants

Learn more about RACC’s General Operating Support program. General Operating Support Partner Base Awards Cycle 1 – Reports received in December 2023 and awarded January 2024 Artists Repertory Theatre – $45,000 Blue Sky Gallery (Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts) – $15,000 Boom Arts- $15,000 Friends of Chamber Music – $45,000 Literary Arts – $60,000 […]

Community Volunteer: Grand Opening Event

The Regional Arts Culture Council (RACC) has one mission – to enrich our communities through arts and culture. We believe that the arts have the power to change hearts and minds, and to inspire social change. We also believe that arts and culture are key elements in creating desirable places to live, learn, work, and […]

Greg Netzer Appointed Interim Executive Director at the Regional Arts & Culture Council

Six New Members Join RACC’s Board of the Directors   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Meech Boakye Communications Lead, RACC Email: mboakye@racc.org Portland, OR — May 1, 2024. The Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Greg Netzer as Interim Executive Director. With over three decades of strategic consulting and […]

2023-24 RACC Arts3C Grants (Spring 2024 cycle)

The RACC Arts3C Grant Program is for the Creation, Cultivation & Community in the Portland metropolitan tri-county region. Multnomah and Washington County applicants who are creating and sharing arts and culture programming in all disciplines could apply for support for projects or activities in the arts. The following 284 RACC Arts3C Grants were awarded in April 2024 […]

East County Library – Exterior Sculptures Artwork Opportunity

East County Library Exterior Sculpture Artworks Request for Qualifications Important Dates  April 4, 2024 – RFQ launch May 8, 2024 – Applications due May-early July 2024 – Panel review and artist selection (including interviews) July-October 2024 – Design Phase October 2024-October 2025 – Fabrication November-December 2025 – Artwork complete and installed Watch the Info Session […]

Re: Cultural Framework

As a pivotal player in the regional arts and culture landscape across greater Portland for the past 28 years, the Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) is proud to reaffirm our mission, impact, and resonance with the Our Creative Future regional framework released on Monday, March 25th. As a regionally formed  independent 501(c)(3) organization, RACC […]

Spring 2024 RACC Professional Development Programs!

RACC is pleased to announce the line up of our Spring 2024 professional development programs. For more information and registration visit: https://racc.org/spring-2024-professional-development-programs-at-racc/

RFQ – Mt Scott Community Center

Mt Scott Community Center Stairwell & Main Lobby Area Artwork – Request for Qualifications In partnership with City of Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R), the Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) invites artists/artist teams living in Oregon and southern Washington to submit qualifications for a site-specific interior artwork in the main lobby at the soon-to-be […]