It is a rare occasion when Oregon Heritage Commission declares a certain day, month or year a statewide celebration. Such notables include the 100th anniversary of the Lewis…
The Cultural Trust is fortunate to have wonderful media partnerships, including our Days of Culture partnership with Pamplin Media/Community Newspapers, which resulted in a widely distributed special insert…
Planning travel and event attendance is always fun! Two weeks ago, the Cultural Trust launched a new, interactive web activity to help you do just that. Oregon Culture…
Recently our staff took a trip to Eastern Oregon along the Journey Through Time Scenic Byway and blogged about it. Here is a little more love for Eastern…
I moved to Oregon in June, 1999 and had been wanting to visit the Painted Hills and Kam Wah Chung for about that long. But for 14 years,…
A guest at a recent gathering responded to a presentation about Oregon Humanities’ Conversation Project with this: “You know, talk is cheap. What about taking it to the…
The Pendleton Roundup may be one of Oregon’s signature events, but it is not the only major cultural event in Umatilla County. The Happy Canyon Foundation partners with…
During two Days of Culture events, the Cultural Trust posed the question: What was your first cultural memory? Staff and volunteers were intrigued watching certain patterns develop as…
The Cultural Trust has commissionedphotographs from nationally renowned Portland photographer Holly Andres for twoyears in a row. Her images have been centerpieces of the Trust’s 2012-13marketing campaign and…
One of the Cultural Trust’s most unique components is its network of county and Tribal cultural coalitions, which receive annual Trust grants to support ongoing planning and local…
What part does human-made landscape play in defining and shaping our culture? In Oregon? In the United States? Across the world? One Cultural Trust funded county cultural coalition,…
The days have grown shorter, the nights have grown colder and autumn has come to the City of Roses. This is good news for the arts! Over eight…