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The Regional Arts & Culture Council newsletter
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 Rosemary Anderson High School received a 2017 RACC project grant to present Rock the Block, a free annual block event on June 3rd in the Rockwood neighborhood that focuses on STEAM (Sciences, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) and offers free meals, music and entertainment. | |
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| RACC announces new structure for project grants Traditionally, RACC’s project grant application has been offered once a year, in the summer, to support the many performances, exhibitions, readings, screenings, broadcasts, festivals, tours, workshops, events, installations, and happenings that occur in the following calendar year. Now it is time for something new. Learn about the changes that RACC is making to its project grant program, including more frequent deadlines. Guidelines and applications now available. READ MORE
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Eloise's Blog
This Time in Portland A week ago it seemed completely appropriate for me to write a sincere last Arts Notes post prior to my June 30th retirement. The idea was to talk about all the wonderful experiences I have had over 30 years with MAC/RACC and to thank the thousands of wonderful people I have had the privilege to know. Then the tragedy struck on the MAX Friday and completely changed my focus. Since November Portland and communities across the country have clearly experienced a distressing increase in verbal assaults focused on people of color going about their peaceful everyday lives. That is wrong and not what our city is about. Yet it happens and swells into violent protests and becomes what a fringe element of our population is very much about. READ MORE
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| Executive Director search update RACC’s executive director search committee has published a summary of findings from its recent community survey, and expects to formally post the position in June. The board has tapped Jeff Hawthorne to serve as Interim Executive Director starting July 1. READ MORE
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|  | RACC executive director Eloise Damrocsh retires June 30. |
| Summer events celebrate Eloise's legacy We invite the community to join us for two events honoring Eloise Damrosch, who will retire as RACC’s executive director on June 30. A free community event will take place on June 29, and a fundraising event to support local artists is scheduled for July 30. READ MORE
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|  | A performer with Instituto de Cultura y Arte In Xochitl In Cuicatl which has received a 2017 RACC Arts Equity Grant. |
| RACC awards Arts Equity Grants to 24 organizations RACC has awarded $126,540 in Arts Equity Grants to 24 organizations that are advancing RACC’s goals for equity and inclusion. These grants are funded by City of Portland’s Arts Education & Access Fund, or arts tax, along with support from Multnomah County. For a brief summary of the proposals that were funded, READ MORE
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| Employee creativity took center stage at Battle of the Bands Channeling the spirits of music legends David Bowie, Amy Winehouse, Prince, and many more, six company bands unleashed their talent and creativity on May 17 to compete in Work for Art’s 2017 Battle of the Bands. More than 600 fans packed the Crystal Ballroom to cheer them on. All event proceeds from audience votes, sponsorships, and other donations will benefit more than 100 regional arts organizations through RACC and the 2017 Work for Art campaign. Find out who won the awards for Best Company Band, Best Showmanship, and Audience Favorite. All event photos are now online.
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| Williams Avenue Artwork Community Celebration on June 3 Join us on Saturday, June 3, to honor Williams Avenue, once the vibrant heart of Portland's Black community. In 2012, the Williams Ave. Safety Project Stakeholder Advisory Committee recommended to the Portland Bureau of Transportation that Williams Avenue be honored through an art history project. Local artists Cleo Davis and Kayin Talton Davis have finished their artwork and it is ready for installation. See the details of the unveiling of their work. READ MORE
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|  | Crystal Schenk’s new installation I’m Not a Barnacle, I’m Just a Boy opens at the Portland Building June 5th. |
| Portland Building Installation Space: Crystal Schenk's I'm Not a Barnacle, I'm Just a Boy, June 5-30 RACC is pleased to present a new work by sculptor and installation artist Crystal Schenk in the Portland Building lobby. I’m Not a Barnacle, I’m Just a Boy features an arresting sculpture that asks the viewer to look beyond their common understanding into the complexities of the mother/child relationship. Meet the artist at the Portland Building, 1120 SW 5th, on 6/8 at 4 p.m. The Portland Building Installation Space is open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. READ MORE
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| Two RACC workshops for artists coming in June Saturday, 6/10: The Happening 2017: Portland's Love/Hate Relationship with Hip-Hop. Join moderator DJ Klyph as he prompts artist Karma Riviera, artist Fish Martinez (all 3 pictured at left), journalist Jenni Moore and promoter Anthony Sanchez to share their takes on the state of our local hip-hop scene. RACC partners with Open Signal on this workshop. Monday, 6/12: Negotiation Skills & Strategies for Artists & Performers. Oregon Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (OVLA) in partnership with RACC present a workshop that covers principles and tactics underlying negotiations. READ MORE
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30th Anniversary of Helen Lessick's House of Summer House for Summer (pictured), artist Helen Lessick’s living tree sculpture located within Portland’s Hoyt Arboretum, is turning 30 years old! This installation is a prime example of the work Lessick has done over the past three decades investigating the imagery and metaphor of plants. Join us for an anniversary Tree Celebration on June 21 at 3:30 p.m. at the Hoyt Arboretum. READ MORE
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| 2017 summer arts camps The sun is out and summer is approaching. Time to enroll in summer arts camps. We list a variety of camps for youth offered throughout the tri-county region, organized by discipline: dance & movement, literary arts, media arts, multi-discipline, music, theater, and visual arts. Many classes fill up fast, so be sure to register early. To list an arts camp, please send the name of the organization, the camp, and a link with dates to mbauer@racc.org. READ MORE
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| THIS MONTH'S FEATURED RACC-FUNDED EVENTS
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|  Umbra: What I don't want you to see!
The Circus Project
6/10-11,
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Katherine Lewis’ Young Woman’s Performance Troupe
6/16-17
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en Taiko
6/18
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| RACC's mission is to enrich our communities through arts and culture. RACC serves the Portland, Oregon metropolitan region, including Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington Counties.
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