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.
Posted May 16, 2017
Issued by the Oregon Cultural Advocacy Coalition (5/15/17) Last week 138 messages went out to legislators in support of funding for arts and culture in the Oregon Legislature. But we still have work to do, because at last check, 33 legislators did not receive any messages from their constituents. This includes the Speaker of the […]
Posted May 16, 2017
Local artists will paint temporary murals at Open Signal over the next year PORTLAND, ORE – Fresh Paint, a temporary mural wall project, begins in mid-May as part of a new professional development initiative of RACC’s Public Art Murals programming. Three artists have been selected to paint a temporary mural on an area of the exterior […]
Posted May 12, 2017
POSTED ON May 12, 2017. Lead recruiter Anne Johnson of Aspen Leadership Group was in Portland recently to meet separately with the Board-appointed search committee, with RACC staff, and with community representatives including: Kristen Brayson, Portland Public Schools Eva Calcagno, Washington County Libraries Ronault Catalani, City of Portland New Portlanders Program Erik Ferguson, dance artist […]
Posted May 4, 2017
Issued by the Oregon Cultural Advocacy Coalition on May 4, 2017 We need your help. While legislators work to address budget and revenue challenges, the relatively small budget for the Oregon Arts Commission faces substantial cuts. Current proposed cuts to the commission’s budget of 12% could result in reduced funding in grants for arts organizations of […]
Posted May 2, 2017
Issued by Americans for the Art on May 1, 2017 Congress has reached a bipartisan agreement on a bill to fund the nation’s federal agencies and programs for the remaining balance of the current FY2017 fiscal year, which ends on September 30, 2017. None of the nation’s arts and cultural agencies nor programs incurred a […]
Posted April 28, 2017
POSTED ON APRIL 28, 2017. The search committee has been finalized. The members are: Pollyanne Birge Verlea Briggs Jamie Dunphy Mike Golub Phillip Hillaire Linda McGeady Carole Morse Jan Robertson Steve Rosenbaum Anita Yap We continue to encourage broad community participation in our Executive Director Search Survey, open through May 10. An executive summary of […]
Posted April 28, 2017
The search committee has been finalized. The members are: Verlea Briggs Jamie Dunphy Mike Golub Phillip Hillaire Linda McGeady Carole Morse Jan Robertson Steve Rosenbaum Anita Yap We continue to encourage broad community participation in our Executive Director Search Survey, open through May 10. An executive summary of our findings will be posted on this […]
Posted April 28, 2017
On April 21st, PGE employees supported RACC’s Public Art department and volunteered to perform maintenance on the Oregon Holocaust Memorial in preparation for Holocaust Remembrance Day. Through a variety of public-private partnerships, RACC helps acquire and maintain community-owned artworks in public places. The Oregon Holocaust Memorial is part of the City of Portland’s Public Art […]