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Arts and Culture Caucus announces bipartisan leadership

Arts and Culture Caucus announces bipartisan leadership

Salem, Oregon – Sen. Dick Anderson (R-Lincoln City) will join Rep. Rob Nosse (D-Portland) in organizing Oregon’s Arts and Culture Caucus, establishing bipartisan leadership of the Caucus. “Senator…

Sean Andries elected chair  of Cultural Trust Board of Directors

Sean Andries elected chair of Cultural Trust Board of Directors

Salem, Oregon – Sean Andries, the executive director of the Chehalem Cultural Center in Newberg, is the new chair of the Oregon Cultural Trust Board of Directors. Andries,…

2024 ‘CONVERSATIONS WITH FUNDERS’ SCHEDULED

2024 ‘CONVERSATIONS WITH FUNDERS’ SCHEDULED

Salem, Ore. – Grant makers offering more than $5 million in funding for FY2025 will participate in the Oregon Cultural Trust’s 2024 “Conversations with Funders” events from March…

Celebrate Oregon! coming to Portland State University!

Celebrate Oregon! coming to Portland State University!

Salem, Ore. – In recognition of Portland State University’s commitment to diversity and inclusion, the Oregon Cultural Trust will install a full-scale mural of its Celebrate Oregon! artwork…

Oregonians donate $5.4 million to Cultural Trust in 2023

Oregonians donate $5.4 million to Cultural Trust in 2023

Salem, Ore. – Oregonians investing in the Cultural Tax Credit contributed more than $5.4 million to support arts, heritage and humanities nonprofits in 2023, the Oregon Cultural Trust…

Salmon to run at Oregon Coast Aquarium

Salmon to run at Oregon Coast Aquarium

Let the river run! In March 2024, a brand-new Salmon Run sculpture will greet visitors to Newport’s Oregon Coast Aquarium, supported by an Oregon Cultural Trust grant award.…

The Old Church gets a makeover

The Old Church gets a makeover

The Old Church, Portland’s iconic performing arts venue, is getting a makeover. In winter 2024 the Old Church Society, which oversees the popular performing arts venue, will begin…

Stories and artifacts come to life at Oregon Jewish Museum

Stories and artifacts come to life at Oregon Jewish Museum

History speaks this winter at the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education. Oregon Jews, A to Z, an upcoming exhibition at the museum, sponsored by an…

Native students embrace success at Southern Oregon University

Native students embrace success at Southern Oregon University

All My Relations is weaving a vibrant tapestry of culture and learning for K-12 students and families in Native communities across Oregon, thanks in part to a Cultural…

p:ear helps youth heal through art

p:ear helps youth heal through art

One by one, disenfranchised youth from Portland streets arrive at p:ear, accompanied by histories of abuse, neglect and trauma. p:ear staff tends to the needs of as many…

NOW SEEKING OREGON’S 11th POET LAUREATE

NOW SEEKING OREGON’S 11th POET LAUREATE

Salem, Oregon – The Oregon Poet Laureate Program is now accepting nominations for the state’s next poet laureate. The program is funded by the Oregon Cultural Trust and…

Cultural Trust awards close to $3 million to 136 Oregon cultural organizations

Cultural Trust awards close to $3 million to 136 Oregon cultural organizations

Salem, Ore. – A “Salmon Run” sculpture for the Oregon Coast Aquarium’s new lobby, a trauma- informed media arts program for social justice nonprofits at Portland’s Open Signal…

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