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The Cultural Advocacy Coalition is proud to have built a strong board of directors representing arts, culture, history, heritage, and humanities organizations from every corner of Oregon stretching from the coast to our urban centers and the high desert. This winter, the Coalition welcomed six new board members we’d like to introduce. Previous serving board

  Thank you to the Oregon Arts Commission and the National Assembly of State Art Agencies for writing the following summary report. The Arts and Culture Sector’s Contributions to Economic Recovery and Resiliency in the United States reveals that the arts are an agile and resilient sector with the capacity to ignite job growth, reduce economic risk, stimulate

“Art makes life better,” Governor Kate Brown said, in her opening remarks during today’s Governor’s Arts Awards. Absolutely yes. Art makes life better. It was a powerful reminder on this spectacular fall morning, reinforced by BRAVO Youth Orchestra and Darrell Grant performing for attendees, and the inspiring work of this year’s Governor’s Arts Award recipients.

Coalition board members met with the Governor’s office to ask for better consistency on how venues and other organizations may operate under COVID guidelines.  On January 15th, Cultural Advocacy Coalition board members met with Leah Horner, Jobs and Economy Advisor to Gov. Brown, about safely operating venues, museums, stages, and other programs in the state under