Posted July 26, 2023
The Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) is pleased to announce the distribution of substantial funds made between July 2022 and June 2023, totaling over $7.8 million, to support individual artists, arts organizations, and many art projects across the tri-county region. Grant funding is made possible by public investment and partnership from the City of […]
Posted July 24, 2023
RACC remains committed to serving our Arts and Culture Community! On Friday, the late afternoon of July 21st, RACC leadership received news regarding the pending cessation of our contract with the City of Portland as of June 30, 2024. We were not surprised, yet disappointed that this news was shared without discussion given our 28-year […]
Posted June 30, 2023
Learn more about RACC’s General Operating Support program. General Operating Support Partner Base Awards Cycle 1 – Reports received in December 2022 and awarded January 2023 Artists Repertory Theatre – $60,000 Blue Sky Gallery (Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts) – $15,000 Literary Arts – $60,000 Portland Center Stage – $100,000 Portland Youth Philharmonic – […]
Posted June 23, 2023
The RACC Arts3C Grant Program is for the Creation, Cultivation & Community in the Portland metropolitan tri-county region. Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas 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. In the spring 2023 cycle, RACC had a […]
Posted June 23, 2023
Congratulations on receiving an Arts3C Grant from RACC! This page provides all the information you will need to administer your grant, including appropriate acknowledgement of the grant support. Please email grants@racc.org at any time with questions or if you need assistance! Step 1: Complete Your Grant Agreement Step 2: Acknowledge RACC funding support Step 3: […]
Posted May 26, 2023
Immediate Release May 22, 2023 Artists bring community-centered approach to their artwork across libraries PORTLAND, Ore. —Multnomah County Library (MCL) and Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) are teaming up to bring artwork to libraries throughout Multnomah County. This effort is part of the voter-approved 2020 Library building bond which will build, rebuild or expand […]
Posted May 25, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 25, 2023 PORTLAND, OREGON: On Monday, May 22, 2023 RACC received an email from the City Arts Program Manager announcing the development of the City of Portland’s own arts and culture program to be completed by June 2024. RACC entered into its partnership with the City of Portland in 1995 via […]
Posted May 24, 2023
For Immediate Release May 24, 2023 — Portland, Oregon Art is healing — both for the artist and the viewer. That’s the central theme of a video released today by Portland’s metro area Regional Arts and Culture Council (RACC) featuring the work of three muralists who contributed their art to the Multnomah County Health […]