Salem, Oregon – Small grants that make a big difference for ensuring access to arts programming, especially in rural areas, have been awarded to 119 arts organizations by the Oregon Arts Commission. Each organization will receive $2,363.
Small Operating Grants support arts organizations throughout the state with annual budgets of less than $150,000. Eligibility is limited to organizations that provide ongoing, sustained artistic and outreach programming and have operated as an IRS recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit for a minimum of one year.
“Although the Drexel H. Foundation and our community is rural and small compared to other parts of Oregon, our impact is huge,” said Sandijean Fuson, president of the Drexel H. Foundation in Vale. “This grant helps us keep an unbroken existence of programs that we’ve had for over 25 years, reminding our community they are important.”
“This grant program was developed to increase the Arts Commission’s support of Oregon’s small but mighty arts providers,” said Arts Commission Chair Subashini Ganesan-Forbes. “These organizations frequently represent the only arts presenter for remote and under-resourced regions of the state.”
For more information about the Small Operating Grant Program, contact Tiffany Harker at 971-719-6169 or tiffany.harker@biz.oregon.gov.
FY2024 Small Operating Grants by region:
Central
Opera Bend, Bend
Greater Eastern – North
College Community Theater, Pendleton
Inland Northwest Musicians Inc, Hermiston
Greater Eastern – South
Drexel H. Foundation, Vale
Portland Metro
Airlie Press, Portland
Amadeus Chamber Orchestra, Portland
Art In The Pearl, Portland
Bach Cantata Choir, Portland
Beaverton Symphony Orchestra, Beaverton
Bells of the Cascades, Tualatin
Big Horn Brass, West Linn
Big Mouth Society, Portland
Boom Arts, Portland
Bridgetown Conservatory of Musical Theatre, Portland
Bump in the Road Theatre, Portland
Cada Casa International, Portland
Casa Della Zisa Collegium Musica, West Linn
Cascadia Chapter of National Association of Composers, Portland
Cathedral Park Performing Arts Collective, Portland
Classical Close Up, Tigard
Community Jams, Oregon City
Conchords Chorale, Tualatin
CymaSpace, Portland
Dance Wire PDX, Portland
enTaiko, Portland
Experience Theatre Project, Beaverton
Fear No Music, Portland
Fool House Art Collective, Lake Oswego
Future Prairie, Portland
Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre Northwest, Portland
Hellenic-American Cultural Center & Museum of Oregon and SW Washington, Portland
Hillsboro Symphony Orchestra, Hillsboro
Light Opera of Portland, Hillsboro
Many Hats Collaboration, Portland
Media-Rites, Portland
Montavilla Jazz Festival, Portland
One World Chorus, Lake Oswego
Open Hearts Open Minds, Portland
Oregon Bluegrass Association, Portland
Oregon Symphonic Band, Beaverton
Performance Works NorthWest, Portland
Peruvian Cultural Festival and Events, Beaverton
Piano Santa Foundation, Portland
Portland Chamber Music, Portland
Portland Chamber Orchestra, Portland
Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble, Portland
Portland Radio Project, Portland
Portland Symphonic Choir, Portland
Portland Taiko, Portland
PUSH FOLD, Portland
Rasika Society for Arts of India, Hillsboro
Risk-Reward, Portland
Scrap Performance Group, Portland
Signal Fire, Portland
STAGES Performing Arts Youth Academy, Hillsboro
Steps for Youth, Portland
Sunset Apollo Marching Band and Auxiliary, Portland
Takohachi Inc, Portland
The Geezer Gallery, Portland
Tualatin Valley Community Band, Tigard
Water in the Desert, Portland
Westside Orchestra Association, Hillsboro
Women in Film-Portland, Portland
Zena Zezza Inc, Portland
Mid-Valley
Ash Creek Arts Center, Independence
Casa de la Cultura Tlanese, Salem
Festival Chorale Oregon, Salem
Keizer Creative Art Association, Salem
Keizer Heritage Foundation, Keizer
Keizer Homegrown Theatre, Keizer
McMinnville Short Film Festival, McMinnville
Oregon Artists Series Foundation, Salem
Oregon Spirit Chorus, Salem
Salem Philharmonia Orchestra, Salem
Salem Pops Orchestra, Salem
West Valley Community Campus, Willamina
Willamette University, Salem
North Central
Columbia Gorge Orchestra Association, Hood River
Dalles Art Association, The Dalles
North Coast
Arts Council of Clatsop County, Astoria
Astoria Arts and Movement Center, Astoria
Astoria Visual Arts, Astoria
Cascadia Concert Opera, Astoria
Columbia Chorale of Oregon, Saint Helens
Partners for the PAC, Astoria
Ten Fifteen Productions, Astoria
South Coast
Bay Area Community Concert Band, North Bend
Pelican Bay Arts Association, Brookings
Riverbend Live!, Winston
South Valley/Mid Coast
Applegate Art Guild, Veneta
Applegate Regional Theatre, Inc, Veneta
Arts and Business Alliance of Eugene, Eugene
Corvallis Guitar Society, Corvallis
DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon, Eugene
Eugene Symphonic Band, Springfield
Florence Regional Arts Alliance, Florence
Gallery Calapooia, Albany
Instaballet, Eugene
Integrated Arts (DBA Harmonic Laboratory), Eugene
Kind Tree Productions, Inc, Eugene
Mid-Valley Prelude Sinfonia Inc., Albany
New Zone Gallery, Eugene
Opal Center for Arts and Education, Cottage Grove
Oregon Brass Society, Eugene
Oregon Children’s Choir Association, Eugene
Oregon Coast Youth Symphony Festival Association, Newport
Soromundi Lesbian Chorus of Eugene, Eugene
West African Cultural Arts Institute, Eugene
Willamette Jazz Society, Eugene
Willamette Valley Symphony, Albany
Xcape Dance Company, Eugene
Southern
Art Presence, Inc, Jacksonville
Ashland Children’s Theatre, Ashland
Ashland Flute Circle, Medford
Guitar Society of Southern Oregon, Ashland
Rogue Valley Wind Ensemble, Ashland
Siskiyou Singers Inc, Ashland
Siskiyou Violins, Medford
Southern Oregon Guild, Cave Junction
Region and counties key:
Central (Jefferson, Deschutes and Crook Counties)
Greater Eastern North (Gilliam, Morrow, Umatilla and Wheeler Counties)
Greater Eastern South (Grant, Harney and Malheur)
Portland Metro (Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas Counties)
Mid-Valley (Yamhill, Polk and Marion Counties)
North Central (Hood River, Wasco and Sherman Counties)
North Coast (Clatsop, Columbia and Tillamook Counties)
Northeast (Wallowa, Union and Baker Counties)
South Central (Klamath and Lake Counties)
South Coast (Douglas, Coos and Curry Counties)
South Valley/Mid-Coast (Lincoln, Benton, Linn and Lane Counties)
Southern (Josephine and Jackson Counties)
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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 Business Oregon (formerly 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 and with federal funds from the National Endowment for the Arts as well as funds from the Oregon Cultural Trust. More information about the Oregon Arts Commission is available online at artscommission.oregon.gov.