Last November, 62% of voters approved a new income tax to support arts education and access in the City of Portland. It’s an amazing local accomplishment that ensures every K-5 student in Portland will have an art or music teacher,...
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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.
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RACC helps build support for a strong arts and culture community. We actively promote increased arts funding at the local, state, and federal level, while also encouraging more private sector giving.
Local Action Alerts
Arts Education & Access Income Tax due May 15
2/28/13
5/3/13
Last November, 62% of voters approved a groundbreaking new funding mechanism for arts education and access in our community. As a result, every public Portland elementary school will have an art or music teacher next year, and the remaining...
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Funding the arts is everyone’s business
Join Work for Art and support more than 80 local arts organizations with a single gift! Although Work for Art is primarily a workplace giving program, anyone can participate. Your gift will be matched dollar-for-dollar by a public matching fund before it is distributed by RACC, and donors who give $60 or more receive an Arts Card, which provides 2-for-1 ticket at hundreds of arts and culture events for a full year at more than 50 organizations.
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