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Get our latest news or learn about some of the life-changing cultural projects we’ve funded across the state. Also hear from our many cultural partners about how their work is making Oregon a better place to live, work and play.

Rivoli Theater Restoration Coalition

Rivoli Theater Restoration Coalition

Received $5,000 to support asbestos abatement and a structural assessment of the Rivoli Theater, a historic building in Pendleton, which The Rivoli Theater Restoration Coalition intends to restore…

Pendleton Focus

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…

Happy Canyon Foundation

Happy Canyon Foundation

Awarded $35,000 to upgrade the Happy Canyon grandstands for participant safety; to add new restrooms, seating and an elevator; to replace existing meeting facilities and concession areas and…

Northwest Dance Project

Northwest Dance Project

Northwest Dance Project received a Cultural Trust grant for the creation and premiere at Lincoln Performance Hall of three new contemporary dance works by three award-winning choreographers mentored…

My First Cultural Memory

My First Cultural Memory

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…

Trust Around Town: New Photos for Fall! The Cultural Trust Rolls Out Year-End Campaign With New Holly Andres Pictures

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…

County and Tribal Coalition Members Provide Valuable Service Locally and Statewide

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’s in Your Landscape? Artists Tackle the Question of Human Made Landscape

What’s in Your Landscape? Artists Tackle the Question of Human Made Landscape

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,…

Portland Baroque Orchestra

Portland Baroque Orchestra

Portland Baroque Orchestra received support to produce two complementary concerts of ten oboe and violin concertos by J.S. Bach, directed by artistic director, Monica Huggett.  These performances will…

NW Children’s Theatre & School

NW Children’s Theatre & School

NorthwestChildren’s Theater & School received funding to acquire lighting technology and equipment to enhance viewingexperiences for its 50,000 annual patrons, allowing for special effects andmood lighting, and for…

Portland Metro Area’s Performance Season Begins!

Portland Metro Area’s Performance Season Begins!

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…

Artist Repertory Theatre

Artist Repertory Theatre

Artists Repertory Theatre recieved Cultural Trust support this year to expand their production department in order to work with new resident company ProfileTheatre’s performance schedule on Artists Rep’s…

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