A series of public meetings about arts funding after the breakup with RACC provides a lens into the still-forming City Arts Program plans – including slashed overhead costs.
The county follows the City of Portland’s lead in defunding the regional arts granting group – and RACC, in turn, makes plans to continue its services.
The embattled regional arts funding agency cuts its ties with leader Carol Tatch amid a continuing dispute with the City of Portland, The Oregonian reports.
The arts and culture funding group, in the midst of a fierce battle over funding with the City of Portland, puts Executive Director Carol Tatch on paid leave pending investigation of unspecified issues.
The city’s plan to go its own way on arts funding and policy is “a huge mistake” that doesn’t have to happen, the Regional Arts & Culture Council’s Carol Tatch writes.
The city commissioner speaks out on charting Portland’s future: increasing investments in arts, culture, and music.
The city’s decision breaks the vision laid out by the late Commissioner Nick Fish, Dr. Mitchell argues, and harms smaller and more diverse arts groups.
The City of Portland tells the Regional Arts & Culture Council it’s going to go it alone on arts policy and funding – and it’s taking its money with it.
As Oregon lawmakers stumble through a long Senate walkout and then rush to finish business, a cultural sector still hurting from Covid shutdowns loses on several fronts.
“Our Creative Future,” a two-year, broad-based planning effort, seeks to set the tone for the growth and stability of the region’s arts culture over the next 10 years.
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