The Oregon Cultural Trust announced its FY2024 grant awards totaling $2,917,149, to be distributed to 136 arts, heritage, and humanities organizations across the state. Made possible by generous Oregonians who invested $5.2 million in the Cultural Tax Credit in FY2023, this year’s awards bring the cumulative total of Cultural Trust grants to almost $40 million
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August 16, 2023
Lawmakers stiffed arts groups in 2023
After Artists Repertory Theatre announced it was suspending its 2023-24 season, Oregon Public Broadcasting shared the article “Portland’s Artists Repertory Theatre suspends upcoming season, due to lack of funding.” The article pointed out that ART found the decision “particularly difficult” because it was preparing for rehearsals with Native playwright Dillon Christopher Chitto on his play, “Pueblo
July 28, 2023
Welcome, new board members!
Join us in welcoming our new board members, as of July 2023! Tyler Hokama, Interim Executive Director, Oregon Shakespeare Festival Tyler is serving as Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Interim Executive Director while on leave from his role as Rogue Theater Company’s resident graphic designer and marketing consultant. He is a retired executive from Adobe Systems, and he continues
CACO members: The 2023 legislature is drawing to a close and as it does, we are left scratching our heads at the outcomes for arts and culture. We proposed an ambitious agenda based on the needs of our members who are still trying to recover from the impacts of the pandemic. We know economic losses from
May 23, 2023
10 Reasons to Support the Arts in Oregon in 2023
This article comes to us from Americans for the Arts. 10 Reasons to Support the Arts in Oregon in 2023 The arts are fundamental to our humanity. They ennoble and inspire us—fostering creativity, empathy, and beauty. The arts also strengthen our communities socially, educationally, and economically—benefits that persist even during a pandemic that has been