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For Immediate Release January 11, 2008 Contact: Brian Wagner, Oregon Arts Commission, brian.wagner@state.or.us or (503) 986-0083 Brian Wagner Joins Oregon Arts Commission as Brian Wagner has joined the staff of the Oregon Arts Commission as Community Arts Development Coordinator. For eleven years, Wagner was the Executive Director of the Durango ( Colorado ) Arts Center , a focal point for the arts in southwest Colorado , with a 41-year-history of providing an array of exhibits, performances, and educational programs. While in Colorado , Wagner was also a board member for Arts for Colorado ; appointed by Governor Bill Ritter to the Colorado Education and Cultural Facilities Authority; and served on the Colorado Council on the Arts’ Peer Assistant Network. A classically trained guitarist, Wagner also taught in the Fort Lewis College music department. Brian Wagner and his family lived in Portland from 1982 – 1995 where he chaired the music department at Marylhurst University and performed and taught classical guitar. He holds a Bachelor of Music in classical guitar performance from the University of Arizona and a Master of Music from Lewis and Clark College . He recently completed the Executive Program for Nonprofit Leaders in the Arts at Stanford University ’s graduate school for business. “I am delighted to join the Arts Commission as it works to advance understanding of how arts and culture enhance lives and play an important role in shaping the identity and economic opportunities of communities across Oregon,” said Wagner about his new position. - - - - - - - - -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. The Arts Commission became part of the Oregon 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. The Arts Commission is supported with general funds appropriated by the Oregon legislature, federal funds from the National Endowment for the Arts and funds from the Oregon Cultural Trust.
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