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Contact: Shannon Planchon, (503) 986-0086, shannon.planchon@state.or.us Arts Build Communities, Artist Fellowships and Arts Recognition Grants PostedThe Oregon Arts Commission has announced fall deadlines for three grant categories. Guidelines and applications are available on the Arts Commission website: www.oregonartscommission.org. Arts Recognition Grants offer $1,000 stipends to strong Oregon arts organizations with a record of excellence in programming, service and organizational capacity. These grants serve as visible Arts Commission support and assist in raising an organization’s profile to leverage other funds and resources. Priority for funding is given to groups that have not received other OAC grant support the same year. Arts Build Communities Grants: October 2, 2006 deadline Arts Build Communities grants support both the arts in local communities and the involvement of the arts and artists in community development. The program recognizes the expanding role that arts organizations are taking in the broader, cultural, social, educational and economic areas of community life. Support is available to arts, local government and other community-based organizations to form alliances and partnerships to strengthen communities through projects that connect the arts with local issues and opportunities. Proposals from communities that are underserved by arts services receive priority for funding. Underserved communities include those where opportunities to experience the arts are limited by geography, ethnicity, economics, or disability. Grant requests must be for activities and projects occurring between January 1 - December 31, 2007. Guidelines are available online: www.oregonartscommission.org. The Commission's fellowships recognize outstanding work created by artists throughout Oregon, and consider both past achievement and future promise in the arts. This year, the program will consider applications in the areas of literature and performing arts. Artists may use the $3,000 fellowship grants to complete work in progress or embark on a new body of work, undertake research, study or travel, or experiment with new materials or media. Potential applicants are encouraged to review program guidelines for all of these categories and to contact the Arts Commission staff to discuss proposed projects. The Arts Recognition, Arts Build Communities and Artist Fellowships are all competitive funding programs. * * * * * * * * * * * The Oregon Arts Commission provides leadership, funding and arts programs through its grants, special initiatives and services. Nine Commissioners, appointed by the Governor, determine arts needs and establish policies for public support of the arts. Funding for the Arts Commission is provided by the State of Oregon and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, which believes that a great nation deserves great art. The Arts Commission became part of the Economic and Community Development Department in 1993, in recognition of the expanding role the arts play in the broader social, economic and educational arenas of Oregon communities. In 2003, the Oregon Legislature moved the operations of the Oregon Cultural Trust to the Arts Commission, streamlining operations and making use of the Commission’s expertise in grantmaking, arts and cultural information and community cultural development. More information about the Oregon Arts Commission is available online at: www.oregonartscommission.org
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