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2022 ‘Conversations with Funders and Partners’ goes virtual April 12-21

2022 ‘Conversations with Funders and Partners’ goes virtual April 12-21

Salem, Ore. – Grant makers offering more than $5 million in funding for FY2023 will gather virtually with the Oregon Cultural Trust for four regional 2022 “Conversations with…

Oregonians donate $5.55 million to Cultural Trust in 2021 to support statewide arts, heritage and humanities organizations

Oregonians donate $5.55 million to Cultural Trust in 2021 to support statewide arts, heritage and humanities organizations

Salem, Ore. – Donations to the Oregon Cultural Trust surpassed $5.55 million in 2021, a 6.7 percent increase over 2020’s record-setting results of $5.2 million. The funds will…

20 years of funding for Oregon culture!

20 years of funding for Oregon culture!

This month’s brand story in Oregon Business magazine shares how the Cultural Trust, in its first 20 years, has proven itself a stable source of funding for Oregon…

Call for Nominations: Oregon’s 11th Poet Laureate

Call for Nominations: Oregon’s 11th Poet Laureate

PORTLAND, Ore.— The Oregon Poet Laureate Program is now accepting nominations for the state’s next poet laureate. Over the course of a two-year term, the poet laureate fosters the art…

Record FY2022 grant awards announced! Cultural Trust awards more than $3.2 million  to 140 Oregon cultural organizations in its 20th anniversary year

Record FY2022 grant awards announced! Cultural Trust awards more than $3.2 million to 140 Oregon cultural organizations in its 20th anniversary year

Salem, Ore. – Today the Oregon Cultural Trust marks its 20th anniversary by announcing a record-setting $3,254,441 in grant awards to 140 cultural organizations across the state. Made…

Announcing the new Celebrate Oregon! Cultural Trust License Plate!

Announcing the new Celebrate Oregon! Cultural Trust License Plate!

A new license plate design that celebrates Oregon and the diversity of its culture will debut Oct. 1 in recognition of the Oregon Cultural Trust’s 20th Anniversary. The…

2021 ‘CONVERSATIONS WITH FUNDERS and PARTNERS’ VIDEO NOW AVAILABLE

2021 ‘CONVERSATIONS WITH FUNDERS and PARTNERS’ VIDEO NOW AVAILABLE

Salem, Ore. – Grant makers offering more than $5 million in funding for FY2022 gathered online for the Cultural Trust’s 2021 “Conversations with Funders and Partners” event on…

Sean Andries and Myong-Hui Murphy appointed to Cultural Trust Board of Directors; Niki Price succeeds Chuck Sams as chair

Sean Andries and Myong-Hui Murphy appointed to Cultural Trust Board of Directors; Niki Price succeeds Chuck Sams as chair

Salem, Oregon – Sean Andries, the executive director of the Chehalem Cultural Center in Newberg, and Myong-Hui Murphy, co-owner of Global Art of Dance in Beaverton, have been…

Oregonians respond to cultural community’s need by donating record $5.2 million to Cultural Trust in 2020

Oregonians respond to cultural community’s need by donating record $5.2 million to Cultural Trust in 2020

Salem, Ore. – Donations to the Oregon Cultural Trust surpassed $5 million for the first time ever in 2020, as generous Oregonians responded to the cultural community’s urgent…

Arts and culture investment boosts economic recovery

Arts and culture investment boosts economic recovery

Here in Oregon and across the nation, arts and culture have a critical role to play in stimulating economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. That is the conclusion…

Oregon Business Brand Story: Help us protect Oregon culture!

Oregon Business Brand Story: Help us protect Oregon culture!

This month’s issue of Oregon Business shares more about the challenges facing our arts and culture community and how Oregonians can help them survive the pandemic by claiming…

Gratitude pours in for Coronavirus Relief Funding for Cultural Support

Gratitude pours in for Coronavirus Relief Funding for Cultural Support

Tears of joy. That was the response from many cultural leaders when they learned they were among the 621 recipients of $25.7 million in Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF)…

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