SALEM — Over $1.2 million will be
distributed to 154 Oregon arts organizations
through the Oregon Arts Commission’s
2022 Operating Support Program, including
Astoria’s Liberty Theatre, receiving $6,694.
As arts organizations work to recover
from losses caused by the pandemic, these
operating support awards, ranging from
$2,000 to $25,000, will help relieve eco-
nomic pressure for nonprofi t arts organiza-
tions with budgets over $150,000.
The Oregon Arts Commission pro-
vides 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.
In 2019, organizations receiving sup-
port from the Arts Commission spent $213
million, employed 11,681 full-time equiva-
lent workers and produced events and activ-
ities that were attended by nearly 3.7 mil-
lion people.
More information, including a full list of
awardees, can be found at www.oregonarts-
commission.org
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ASTORIA — Professional surfer
turned musician Donavon Frankenreiter is
set to perform with special guest Christina
Holmes at the Liberty Theatre on Feb. 3.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the
show begins at 7:30 p.m.
Frankenreiter spent his youth chas-
ing waves, but now entertains audi-
ences with a unique blend of laid-back
grooves, philosophical lyrics and soulful
delivery.
Holmes, a Rhode Island-based alter-
native folk singer-songwriter, is known
for her confessional lyricism and instru-
mental profi ciency on guitar, bass,
djembe and piano.
General admission for the show is $25.
Tickets can be found at libertyastoria.org
SALEM — The Oregon Arts Com-
mission has awarded small grants to over
100 arts organizations statewide for fi scal
year 2022, including many North Coast
organizations.
This year’s recipients include the Asto-
ria Arts and Movement Center, Astoria
Visual Arts, Cannon Beach Arts Associa-
tion, Cascadia Chamber Opera, Hoff man
Center for the Arts and the Tolovana Arts
Colony.
Awarded to arts organizations across
the state, the grants are designed to pro-
vide support to arts organizations with
budgets under $150,000.
Each organization received $2,178,
slightly more than twice the amount
awarded in 2021.
“This grant program was developed to
increase the Arts Commission’s support
of Oregon’s small but mighty arts provid-
ers,” said Jenny Green, chair of the Arts
Commission. “These organizations fre-
quently represent the only arts presenter
for remote and underserved regions of the
state.”
For more information, visit www.ore-
gonartscommission.com