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Forest Grove students recreate Celebrate Oregon! artwork while studying Oregon

Forest Grove students recreate Celebrate Oregon! artwork while studying Oregon

Salem, Oregon – As third and fourth graders at Forest Grove Community School began a project studying Oregon, their teachers discovered a wonderful teaching tool: the Oregon Cultural…

Learn about our Joint Governance and Semi-Independence Process

Learn about our Joint Governance and Semi-Independence Process

The leadership of the Oregon Arts Commission and the Oregon Cultural Trust have been exploring the concept of joint governance and semi-independent status for several years, beginning with…

Statement on federal cuts to libraries, museums and humanities

Statement on federal cuts to libraries, museums and humanities

We at the Cultural Trust are deeply dismayed by the federal government’s recent cuts to the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the National Endowment for…

Oregonians donate $5.2 million to Cultural Trust in 2024

Oregonians donate $5.2 million to Cultural Trust in 2024

Salem, Ore. – Oregonians investing in the Cultural Tax Credit contributed more than $5.2 million to support arts, heritage and humanities nonprofits in 2024, the Oregon Cultural Trust…

Announcing 2025 Conversations with Funders

Announcing 2025 Conversations with Funders

Grant makers offering more than $5 million in 2025 funding will participate in the Cultural Trust’s 2025 “Conversations with Funders” events from March 6 through March 21. Kicking…

Restoring a home for the arts in Eastern Oregon

Restoring a home for the arts in Eastern Oregon

The Drexel H Foundation will soon get a permanent home at Vale’s historic Grand Opera House with support from the Oregon Cultural Trust. The Foundation is known for…

Celilo Falls remembered through music

Celilo Falls remembered through music

The Oregon Symphony is bringing a complicated moment in Oregon history to life next spring, thanks in part to support from an Oregon Cultural Trust grant. “Celilo Falls:…

Making theater accessible to all in Ashland

Making theater accessible to all in Ashland

Eliminating barriers and making theater accessible to all is a mission for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, supported by the Oregon Cultural Trust. The festival is expanding the accessibility…

Fostering diverse communities in Central Willamette Valley

Fostering diverse communities in Central Willamette Valley

Corvallis Multicultural Literacy Center fosters belonging among immigrant, refugee and international communities, thanks in part to support from the Oregon Cultural Trust. Pay-what-you-will English language classes are at…

Astoria’s Liberty Theatre gets much-needed repairs

Astoria’s Liberty Theatre gets much-needed repairs

Astoria’s Liberty Theatre will finally fix its leaky roof, thanks in part to its latest grant award from the Oregon Cultural Trust. Located a couple blocks off the…

Farmers market celebrates Latine culture

Farmers market celebrates Latine culture

Adelante Mujeres, a nonprofit dedicated to providing education and empowerment opportunities to Latine women, is investing in its popular farmers markets with support from an Oregon Cultural Trust…

Preserving knowledge from “long ago” at The Museum at Warm Springs

Preserving knowledge from “long ago” at The Museum at Warm Springs

Tradition is treasured at The Museum at Warm Springs. Thanks in part to an Oregon Cultural Trust grant award, the museum is launching the third year of its…

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