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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…

Portland Japanese Garden

Portland Japanese Garden

“Isamu Noguchi: We Are the Landscape of All We Know” Comes to the Portland Japanese Garden May 3 – July 21 In honor of its 50th Anniversary celebration,…

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…

Partner Focus: Oregon Heritage Commission Seeks and Designates “Heritage All-Star” Communities

Rife with heritage sites, homes, museums, a carousel and a 150-year old mill, not to mention antique stores and historic downtown, Albany, Oregon is indeed a model heritage…

Oregon Shakespeare Festival

Oregon Shakespeare Festival

Brings The Unfortunates to its 2013 Season As part of its 2013 season, Oregon Shakespeare Festival presents The Unfortunates, an original play conceived and developed by 20 artists…

Oregon Wine History Archive, Linfield College

Oregon Wine History Archive, Linfield College

The Oregon Wine History Archive (OWHA), founded in 2011 at Linfield College in McMinnville is working to document all aspects and preserve historical materials from all regions of…

Oregon Wine History Archive Cleans Up Good With a Grant from the Trust

Oregon Wine History Archive Cleans Up Good With a Grant from the Trust

The archives world can be a dirty place – especially when you’re collecting something that comes from the earth. The Oregon Wine History Archive (OWHA), founded in 2011…

Coos Art Museum

Coos Art Museum

  The 15th Annual National Exhibition of the American Society of Marine Artists (ASMA) is more than a traveling exhibit for the Coos Art Museum (CAM) in Coos…

Trust Around Town: The Capitol Comes Alive with Arts Leading Up To Advocacy Day April 25

    As the 2013 Oregon Legislature swings into session (February 4), many eyes will be on the unique Cultural Tax Credit, the main, vital revenue stream for…

Partner Focus: Oregon Humanities is Seeking a Few Good People

Oregon Humanities’ The Conversation Project is all about talking to strangers. And recruitment efforts are underway for Oregon leaders who want to facilitate public discussions as part of…

Coos Art Museum The Sole West Coast Venue For American Society of Marine Artists’ National Exhibit March 22-May 18

The 15th Annual National Exhibition of the American Society of Marine Artists (ASMA) is more than a traveling exhibit for the Coos Art Museum (CAM) in Coos Bay.…

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