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Trust Board, Staff to Meet In, Explore Newport Next Month

The Oregon Cultural Trust Board will hold its next meeting in Newport on Thursday, July 25, 2013 from 8:30am to 1pm at the Newport Visual Arts Center. The…

Arts in the Parks Project Brings Folk Art to New Audiences

Arts in the Parks Project Brings Folk Art to New Audiences

Through demonstrations and performances by a Karuk Indian basket weaver; a teacher of fly-tying as traditional art; a Siletz tribal storyteller, and a hobo balladeer, four Oregon state…

Trust Reviews Grant Applications in June and July

On May 15, 2013, 147 applications were submitted for FY2014 Cultural Development grants. Since then, staff has been busy entering information into the Trust database, summarizing applications for…

Americans for the Arts: 10 Reasons to Support the Arts…

Americans for the Arts: 10 Reasons to Support the Arts…

A great list, sent to the Trust by Brooke Nuckles Gentekos of Rogue Gallery & Art Center in Medford… 10 Reasons to Support the Arts 1. True prosperity…

Thanks to All Our Op-Ed Writers This Spring!

Thanks to All Our Op-Ed Writers This Spring!

From Pendleton to Medford, from Sisters to McMinnville, 15 business, arts and community leaders across Oregon wrote opinion pieces in support of the Cultural Trust for their local…

Today is Grant Application Deadline. Now, What’s Next?

Cultural Trust Development Grant applications are due TODAY at 5pm! Once that deadline has passed, Cultural Trust staff will read and summarize applications and enter the information into…

Opinion Pieces Abound in Support of the Cultural Tax Credit

From Pendleton to Medford, from Sisters to McMinnville, 15 business, arts and community leaders across Oregon wrote opinion pieces in support of the Cultural Trust for their local…

Oregon Arts Commission, Oregon Humanities Make New Hires

The Oregon Arts Commission’s new assistant director, former Corvallis Arts Center Executive Director David Huff, will join the Commission on May 17, 2013. Prior to his two-year position…

Tribes Enjoy Excellent Relationship with the Trust

Tribes Enjoy Excellent Relationship with the Trust

From Pendleton to Beaverton, from Coos Bay to the Umpqua River, Native American culture is Oregon culture. Tribal arts, music and dance, history and tradition make up a…

Partner Focus: Oregon Historical Society Expands Digital Outreach

Oregon Historical Society may specialize in tactile primary source material, in rooms and rooms of historic photos, letters, manuscripts, artifacts and documents, and in interactive exhibits for the…

Where is Oregon’s Poet Laureate?

Where is Oregon’s Poet Laureate?

National Poetry Month began April 1, and Paulann Petersen, Poet Laureate of Oregon, has spent the first two weeks of it racking up travel miles. She has driven…

Oregon Cultural Tax Credit Moves Through House and Senate

Oregon Cultural Tax Credit Moves Through House and Senate

Oregon’s cultural tax credit, in use since it was approved by the Legislature in 2002, will sunset at the end of 2013. The Governor recommended renewal of the…

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