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In a marked shift from past Cultural Trust grant making, grant making for Oregon’s 36 county and five tribal cultural coalitions will shift from an August – July…
In addition to our year-old Pioneer Circle initiative, whichencourages and incentivizes Cultural Trust donors to give above the state taxcredit limit, the Trust has rolled out the new…
Guest Blog by Sam Johnson Photo by Holly Andres for the Oregon Cultural Trust As we move towards the year end, we are once again presented with a…
Guest Blog by Norm Smith: This holiday season, Oregonians have much to be thankful for. At the Smith household in Roseburg, we are thankful for the Oregon Cultural…
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The discovery of a previously unpublished work by a renowned author is always cause for celebration.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…