Dear Advocates, The Cultural Advocacy Coalition, Independent Venue Coalition, and Arts Magnets have been working together, with support and encouragement from our legislative champions Representative Lively and Representative Nosse, to assemble an Arts & Culture Sector Recovery Package that is available to the state through the American Rescue Plan. We are requesting $100 million dedicated to live
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June 14, 2021
2nd Responders Campaign
CAC Members and Friends! The Cultural Advocacy Coalition is in the final days of the Oregon legislative session and the stakes for the cultural sector are very high. The advocacy we have done all session has led us to today and we hope for successful outcomes soon. We wanted to send along some updates
May 28, 2021
Advocating is connecting
Kendra Roberts, co-founder and creative producer of Common Ground Arts with offices in Portland and New York, recently wrote of her experience advocating for arts and culture this session. By way of introduction, I am a co-founding partner of Common Ground Arts (CGA), an art consultancy and production company committed to transforming urban environments
May 18, 2021
High Desert Museum Award
High Desert Museum Recognized as a 2021 Recipient of Nation’s Highest Museum Honor A huge congratulations to Coalition member The High Desert Museum! The Institute of Museum and Library Services named the High Desert Museum in Bend, Oregon today as one of six recipients of the 2021 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the nation’s highest
May 17, 2021
Local construction projects support the arts
CAC board member, Catherine Rickbone, is an arts advocate and chair of the Newport Public Arts Committee; board member of the Newport Public Arts Foundation; on the Lincoln County Cultural Coalition; a member of ARTS Toledo; co-chair of the Willamette Writers Coast Branch. Rickbone recently wrote a piece for the News Times, which can be