Thanks to our Cultural Resources Economic Fund (CREF), we have funded more than $29 million of 38 capital projects at Oregon’s arts & cultural venues since 2013. The Oregon Legislative Assembly established the CREF in 2013 to create vibrant public spaces that integrate arts and culture with natural amenities; sustain Oregon’s rich arts and cultural experiences; and enhance
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June 23, 2022
Celebrating PRIDE in Oregon!
Celebrate Pride in Ashland and Portland at member events The Oregon Shakespeare Festival is celebrating #PRIDE with an exciting new play, open through October! Buckle up for a musical story about Julie d’Aubigny—a queer 17th-century rule-breaking, sword fighting, opera-singing transgressor of boundaries. It’ll be loud, it’ll be rowdy, and it’ll be hilarious! Qui Nguyen sets
June 14, 2022
Fixing Oregon’s racist place names
Many of us know Oregon was founded as a racist utopia. Did you know we still have racist place names littered across the state? Oregon has 12 places with “negro” in the title, and 55 with “squaw,” a racist term to describe Native American women. Many of these places used an even more racist term,
“I believe the arts have the power to connect and uplift people, foster understanding and acceptance between cultures, draw attention to society’s ills, and provide a roadmap to a better future.” –Jenny Green A conversation with our new board member: arts advocate, historian, and gallerist Jenny Green. Tell us about your involvement in the arts. I’ve been
We get you money! Simply said, that’s what we do at the Cultural Advocacy Coalition of Oregon (CACO). We get money for arts, culture, history, heritage, and humanities organizations in Oregon by: Cultivating relationships with elected officials, governments, and business to get money flowing to creative organizations and individuals like you Working with Business Oregon,