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The discovery of a previously unpublished work by a renowned author is always cause for celebration. But when that writer is national and Oregon Poet Laureate William Stafford…
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…
Received a grant of $5,000 to deliver free cultural programming, including Art Rocks Teens, ArtZoom, Arts Have Class, and Art Studio, to 5,000 people at the Pendleton Center…
Awarded $5,851, to support efforts to generate earned revenue from print sales through an improved website, enabling patrons to purchase work online and increasing opportunities for print sales…
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…
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…
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 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…