Recently, The Oregonian's D.K. Row interviewed the three major candidates running for Portland mayor about arts funding, cultural advocacy and other issues related to the creative economy.
The candidates - Charlie Hales, Eileen...
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The Creative Advocacy Network is our partner in advocating for more local public funding of arts and culture.
The Cultural Advocacy Coalition, The Oregon Arts Commission, and the Oregon Cultural Trust are our partners in advocating for arts and culture at the state level.
RACC partners with Americans for the Arts and the Arts Action Fund for arts advocacy at the federal level.
Art. Ask for More is a national campaign to support arts education in the schools.
The Oregon Art PAC is non-partisan political action committee that supports local candidates who are committed to increasing public funding for arts and culture.
Act for Art, published in 2009, is a five-year action plan for arts and culture in the region.
RACC's local advocacy efforts help inform budgets and policies in the City of Portland, Metro, and Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington Counties. RACC is funded by all five of these jurisdictions and there are a variety of ways that our constituents can encourage public support for art and culture in the tri-county Portland region.
Below see a listing of current Local Issues:
See Oregonian interviews & videos of Portland Mayoral candidates views on arts & Culture
4/23/12
4/23/12
White House committee selects Martin Luther King, Jr. School among 8 schools in the country for the Turnaround Arts Initiative
4/23/12
4/23/12
The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities announced that Martin Luther King, Jr. School in Portland, Oregon has been selected to participate in a new arts education initiative to help turn around lowperforming...
State of the Arts 2011-12
3/26/12
5/10/12
Despite Portland being her usual rainy self, citizens’ enthusiasm for the arts shone brightly at City Hall on Wednesday, March 21. More than 120 arts advocates of all background and ages gathered to remind City Council how...
An Arts Forum for Portland Candidates on March 5
1/30/12
4/3/12
Portland Mayoral candidates Eileen Brady, Charlie Hales and Jefferson Smith will be joined by Portland City Council candidates Amanda Fritz, Mary Nolan and Steve Novick for a lively conversation about the arts in Portland, moderated by Portland...
State of the Arts 3/17
2/19/10
5/2/12
On March 17th at 9:30 AM, RACC will be delivering its annual State of the Arts presentation to Portland City Council. Last year, more than 200 arts supporters packed City Hall for this...