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Oregon Public Broadcasting

Oregon Public Broadcasting

With a Grant from the Cultural Trust, Rajneeshpuram: An Oregon Experience, premieres November 19, 8pm on OPB-TV Like it or not, the Rajneesh is a part of Oregon’s…

Libraries of Eastern Oregon’s Pendleton Word Round-Up

Libraries of Eastern Oregon’s Pendleton Word Round-Up

In FY2013 The Cultural Trust awarded $5,000 to first-time Trust grantee Libraries of Eastern Oregon (LEO) to support its first-ever Word Round-Up book and writer’s fair, which just…

Lovin’ Our Libraries, Guest News by ckikele Lasky (Josephine Community Libraries)

Lovin’ Our Libraries, Guest News by ckikele Lasky (Josephine Community Libraries)

Oregonians love libraries. You can tell because we check out over 60 million items a year, second only in use across the nation to the state of Ohio…

Introducing Oregon Culture: a Field Guide

  Drum roll, please… Introducing OREGON CULTURE: a Field Guide. Nominate your favorite arts, heritage, and humanities activities produced or protected by Oregon’s 1,300+ cultural nonprofits, throw your…

Oregon Arts Commission Hosts 530 for Arts Summit

Over 500 Oregon arts leaders descended on the Oregon Convention Center October 12 for the Sixth Annual State Arts Summit, hosted by Cultural Trust partner Oregon Arts Commission.…

Wordstock

Wordstock

On October 13-14 the Oregon Cultural Trust had a stage, an exhibitor booth and emcee duties at Wordstock Festival, recipient of a Trust grant this year. In addition…

Independent Publishing Resource Center

Independent Publishing Resource Center

Independent Publishing Resource Center, is a membership-based center for writers wishing to self-publish. (They also had a table at Wordstock.)  The Trust recently toured IPRC, which had moved…

The Trust Around Town

On October 5, Trust Executive Director Chris D’Arcy traveled to Washington DC to accept the 2012 Gary Young Award during the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA)…

2012 Days of Culture a Stunning Success

With over 300 events posted from Condon to Charleston, Oregon Days of Culture 2012 successfully ushered in the 10th anniversary of the Cultural Trust.  Days of Culture wrapped…

City of St. Helens Proclaims October 1-8 Oregon Days of Culture

The City of St. Helens met at 7:00pm on October 3 and proclaimed October 1-8 Oregon Days of Culture for 2012.…

Days of Culture Highlights Events Across Oregon

Salem, OR, September 18, 2012 – The first week of October will see hundreds of cultural events occurring throughout the state, thanks to the Oregon Cultural Trust’s “Days…

Oregon Cities and Counties Proclaim Days of Culture October 1-8

From Josephine County to Seaside, over 30 Oregon counties, cities and towns have proclaimed October 1-8 “Days of Culture.” Days of Culture, which began as a Day of…

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