For Immediate Release
September 15, 2005

Contact:
Contact: Jim Cox, (503) 986-0089, james.w.cox@state.or.us
Contact: Christine D'Arcy, (503) 986-0087, christine.t.darcy@state.or.us

Cultural Summit Set for October 21, 2005 in Portland
Online Registration is Now Open

The Oregon Cultural Trust will convene the 2005 statewide Cultural Summit for arts, heritage and humanities leaders, supporters, and advocates on Friday, October 21, 2005 at the Portland Art Museum. Online registration is now available for the daylong Summit. The event will include a luncheon keynote address, an advocacy forum, informative breakout sessions, networking opportunities, and in depth information on how cultural organizations can utilize the Oregon Cultural Trust as a tool for their own fund raising and development needs.

Large and small group sessions will include:

• Updates on the Oregon Cultural Trust
• Luncheon and keynote speaker Ben Cameron, Executive Director of the Theatre Communications Group
• Breakout sessions on topics ranging from cultural advocacy, cultural tourism, development and marketing and others
• In-depth information on how cultural organizations can use the Oregon Cultural Trust as a tool for fund raising and development purposes
• A forum on best practices for members of Oregon's county and tribal cultural coalitions
• Opportunities to experience the newly installed galleries of the Mark Wing of the Portland Art Museum as well as exhibits at the Oregon Historical Society
• A closing networking event and cocktail party at the Oregon Historical Society.

The summit will be held:
9:00 am to 6 pm
Portland Art Museum, Mark Wing [formerly the North Wing]
1219 SW Park Avenue [corner of Main Street]
Portland, Oregon 97205

Online registration is now being accepted at www.regonline.com/82713

Registration fee: [includes coffee, luncheon and closing event]:
Per person: $45.00
Multiple attendees from same organization: $35.00 per person

For more information and to request a hard copy of registration materials:
Renita McNaughtan, (503) 986-0082, renita.mcnaughtan@state.or.us
Mona Hinson, (503) 986-0088, mona.hinson@state.or.us

About the Oregon Cultural Trust

The Cultural Trust is a statewide program that is raising significant new funds to invest into Oregon's arts, humanities and heritage assets. In addition to the creation of a long-term, protected endowment, funds will be distributed each year to partner organizations, county and tribal cultural coalitions and competitive grant applicants. Donations to the Cultural Trust are eligible for an innovative tax credit.

Donors to the Cultural Trust are eligible for a 100% tax credit for contributions of up to $500 for individuals ($1,000 for couples filing jointly) and $2,500 for corporations. Because one of the Cultural Trust's goals is to motivate Oregonians to increase direct giving to cultural groups, in order to qualify for the credit, a donor must have also made matching gifts to one or more cultural nonprofits in Oregon during the same tax year. For additional information or to donate online, visit www.culturaltrust.org.