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Announcements

The RACC Announcement page consists of all entries which RACC posts on its website on a daily basis – including all current opportunities like grants, open positions, calls to artists, etc. Other entries might include important media stories on the arts, advocacy alerts, or general news from the art community.

To submit a listing, please follow the link to Submit a Community Listing.

Entries below are listed in date posted order, starting with the most recent.

Second Round of Portland Arts Project Grants Awards $1,220,000 to 274 Artists and Organizations

In partnership with the City of Portland’s Office of Arts & Culture, the Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) has awarded $1,220,000 in arts funding to 274 Portland-based artists and arts and culture organizations through the second round of Portland Arts Project Grants. This round supports 179 individual artists and 95 arts and culture organizations, […]

FY26 Portland Arts Project Grant Awardees

In partnership with the City or Portland’s Office of Arts & Culture, RACC designed and administered the FY26 Portland Arts Project Grant (PAG) program to support the making and sharing of artistic work and the development of the arts community in Portland, Oregon. Individual artists, arts organizations, arts businesses, and other nonprofits applied for grant funding to […]

Call for Artist Entries to Bellevue Arts Fair 2026

Bellevue Arts Fair – July 24-26, 2026  APPLY NOW  Bellevue Arts Museum hosts the largest, award-winning arts & crafts festival in the Northwest as part of a community-wide, three-day celebration of the arts in Downtown Bellevue—showcasing exceptional local and national designers, artists, and craftspeople. More than 150k visitors will shop from over 250+ juried artists exhibiting unique, handmade crafts and art. This marketplace represents modern, traditional, and emerging […]

RACC Grant Administration Guide

Congratulations on receiving a 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: Provide Payment Information Step 3: Acknowledge funding […]

Colors Art Competition

Contemporary Art Room Gallery is proud to announce their ninth “Colors” Online Art Competition for the month of February 2026. This is an international competition and artists from around the world are welcome to submit their work. In this open subject competition the Colors theme is with a concentration of color. Artworks with one color or a […]

Call to Artists: PoetryXCollage Residencies Spring 2026

Kolaj Institute is now accepting applications for the PoetryXCollage Residencies, Spring 2026. Two residencies, a five-session virtual residency (The Elusive X) and an in-person residency in New Orleans (The Fragment as Verse on the Wall), support artists working at the intersection of poetry and collage. Participants will explore interdisciplinary practice, community exchange, and strategies for […]

PARAGON ARTS GALLERY 2026-27 OPEN CALL

The Paragon Gallery is an educational and community space located in PCC’s Paragon Arts Resource Building along with PCC Cascade’s printmaking studio. We are committed to exhibiting work of high artistic quality and cultural relevance. Mindful of our role as a member of the Humboldt community we are especially interested in proposals that will engage […]

Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts

Established in 2001, the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts (KHN) is a renowned Artist Residency program that supports writers, composers, interdisciplinary and visual artists worldwide. Uniquely housed in a residential prairie-style complex in Nebraska City, NE, United States, KHN awards up to seventy-eight residency awards per year and hosts 5 residents at a […]