Collier Nogues with Students, Fishtrap 2009, Enterprise. Photo Rick Bombaci.
La Calisto, Portland Opera. Photo Cory Weaver.
Portland Actor's Conservatory participates in 2009 Oregon Day of Culture, Portland Art Museum. Photo Andie Petkus.
Ehud Havazelet, Oregon Book Awards, Literary Arts, Portland.
Emeralds, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Photo Blaine Truitt.
LiveWire!, Portland. Photo Anthony Pidgeon.
Pride and Prejudice, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland. Photo David Cooper.
Restoration of the A. T. Smith House, Friends of Historic Forest Grove. Photo Mary Jo Morelli.
Orphee, Portland Opera. Photo Cory Weaver.
Whitehorse Barn circa 1875, High Desert Museum, Bend. Photo Charles Blakeley.
The Oregon Cultural Trust was authorized in 1999 to increase public and private support for Oregon's arts, heritage, and humanities. Its visionary goal: create a sustainable $200 million permanent endowment for culture. Since 2002, Oregonians have contributed over $21 million to the Trust and as a result, the Trust has awarded over $8 million in grants to every corner of the state. Over 31,000 cultural license plates are fueling the Trust's efforts in all regions.
From 1998 through 2001, the Arts Commission’s executive director, Christine D’Arcy, led a team of statewide cultural partners on the development of the Cultural Trust, managing the work of two Cultural Task Forces appointed by the Governor and legislative leadership. Since September 2003, she has served also as the Executive Director of the Oregon Cultural Trust, whose operations merged with the Arts Commission, streamlining operations and making use of the Commission’s expertise in grantmaking, arts and cultural information, and community cultural development.
