Patricia Rojas, chosen after a national search by the Regional Arts & Culture Council as it transitions from a string of setbacks, will begin her new job August 1.
November 2, 2024Bob Hicks
General operating grants from Portland's new Office of Arts & Culture aid 80 organizations – and some smaller groups say the grants are going disproportionately to the city's big companies.
October 13, 2024Amanda Waldroupe
As the critical November election approaches, City Hall candidates weigh in on how they would approach vital arts issues and policies.
August 1, 2024Laura Grimes
With many new faces taking the helm, arts leaders make a case for why culture plays a significant role in the city's economy.
July 25, 2024Bob Hicks
As the city puts its parks and arts programs under the same umbrella, it considers replacing the arts tax with a new levy for both. And one of Keller Auditorium's major tenants comes out staunchly in favor of PSU's proposed replacement halls.
April 7, 2024Bob Hicks
Our Creative Future, which is shaping the Portland metro area's public approach to arts policies, will have a Virtual Town Meeting April 9. And the City of Portland shifts its cultural lineup.
March 12, 2024Bob Hicks
The 2024 session improves on a dismal '23 session for the arts, with allocations for several large organizations, less for smaller ones, and an unwelcome surprise for the High Desert Museum.
February 5, 2024Bob Hicks
Shut out in the 2023 legislative session after a Senate walkout stalled action, Oregon arts advocates and legislators are pushing in '24 for some major state funding.
November 18, 2023Ned Hayes
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.
November 8, 2023Bob Hicks
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.
November 4, 2023Bob Hicks
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.
October 3, 2023Bob Hicks
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.
August 31, 2023
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.
August 16, 2023Dr. S. Renee Mitchell
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.
July 21, 2023Bob Hicks
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.
June 28, 2023Bob Hicks
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.
April 9, 2023Bob Hicks
"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.
