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COVID-19 variants are
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by following the same
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throughout the pandem-
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ings, staying home when
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Organizations receive grants from Oregon Arts Commission
SALEM—Small grants
that often make a large
difference in ensuring arts
access for Oregonians,
especially in rural areas,
have been awarded to 97
statewide arts organiza-
tions by the Oregon Arts
Commission for FY2021.
Awarded to arts organi-
zations in virtually every
region of the state, Small
Operating Grants are de-
signed to provide support
to arts organizations with
budgets under $150,000.
Eligibility is limited to
organizations who have
operated as an IRS recog-
nized 501(c)(3) nonprof-
it for two years or more
and provide ongoing, sus-
tained artistic program-
ming and outreach pro-
grams. Each organization
received $1,159.
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FY2020 Small Operating
Grant award supported
the purchase of a Peter
Pugger Pugmill for the
pottery department. The
equipment recycles scrap
clay that
would
otherwise
end up in
a landfill.
“ W e
c a n ’ t
thank you
enough
for your
generous
support of our art center,”
said Bonnie Stowe, the
Arts Association’s pottery
supervisor. “It has made a
world of difference in our
ability to provide quality,
affordable ceramic pro-
grams to our community
and a comfortable, profes-
sional studio for creative
minds to gather.”
“For years the Ore-
gon Arts Commission’s
Small Operating Grant
has helped organizations
like the Astoria Arts and
Movement Center sur-
vive,” added Jessamyn
West, executive director
of the Movement Center.
“So many grants are proj-
ect-oriented when what
most small organizations
need is basic operating
support to be able to even
offer programming. Be-
cause this grant can be
and underserved regions
of the state.”
Locally, Florence Re-
gional Arts Alliance, 120
Maple St. in Historic Old
Town Florence, received
one of the grants.
used for expenses like
rent and utilities, it truly
supports organizations at
their most fundamental
level. We thank-you, Or-
egon Arts Commission,
for keeping us afloat and
supporting organizations
like ours in rural areas
throughout Oregon!”
“This grant program
was developed to increase
the Arts Commission’s
support of Oregon’s small
but mighty arts provid-
ers,” said Arts Commis-
sion Chair Anne Taylor.
“These organizations fre-
quently represent the only
arts presenter for remote
For more information
about the Small Operating
Grant Program, contact
Liora Sponko at 971-345-
1641 or via email at liora.
sponko@oregon.gov.
See a complete list of the
recipients at www.orego-
nartscommission.org.
The Oregon Arts Com-
mission provides lead-
ership, funding and arts
programs through its
grants, special initiatives
and services. Nine com-
missioners, appointed by
the Governor, determine
arts needs and establish
policies for public sup-
port of the arts. The Arts
Commission became part
of Business Oregon (for-
merly Oregon Economic
and Community Devel-
opment Department) in
1993, in recognition of
the expanding role the
arts play
in
the
broader
social,
economic
and edu-
cational
arenas of
Oregon
c o m mu -
nities. In
2003, the Oregon legisla-
ture moved the operations
of the Oregon Cultural
Trust to the Arts Com-
mission,
streamlining
operations and making
use of the Commission’s
expertise in grantmaking,
arts and cultural informa-
tion and community cul-
tural 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.
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