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JUNE 1�8, 2022
CULTURE & HERITAGE
CELEBRATING THE HISTORY
OF EASTERN OREGON
NE Oregon art centers participating in national study
Go! staff
N
ORTHEAST OREGON —
Nonprofi ts across the
nation are joining to learn more
about the economic impact of
arts and culture through “Arts
and Economic Prosperity 6,” the
sixth economic impact study of
the nonprofi t arts and culture
industry in the U.S.
The study is conducted ap-
proximately every fi ve years to
gauge the economic impact
(on employment, government
revenue, and household in-
come) of spending by nonprofi t
arts and culture organizations
and the event-related spending
by their audiences. The sixth
study runs May 1, 2022, through
April 30, 2023.
“The arts bring so much to
Northeast Oregon communi-
ties: opportunities to connect
with others, creative learning,
and economic growth. We at Art
Center East and our nonprofi t
arts and culture organization
partners throughout the region
aim to raise awareness among
local leaders and community
Berenice Chavez/Contributed Photo
Art Center East, shown here featuring the Eastern Oregon University’s junior practicum exhibit, is participating in a
study to determine the economic impact of arts and culture in the region. ACE is joined by Crossroads Carnegie Art
Center and the Josephy Center for Arts and Culture to collect data.
members through the AEP6,”
said Darcy Dolge, Art Center
East’s executive director.
Art Center East (La Grande),
Josephy Center for Arts and
Culture (Joseph) and Crossroads
Carnegie Arts Center (Baker
City) are joining Americans for
the Arts, Travel Oregon, Oregon
Arts Commission and nearly
400 communities in all 50 states
in distributing surveys at live
events. Americans for the Arts
provides arts and culture non-
profi ts with fi nal reports contain-
ing survey outcome data after
the study concludes.
“NEOEDD is serving as the
lead organization for the AEP6
survey because we want to
learn more about the impacts
of the nonprofi t arts sector in
our region,” said Lisa Dawson,
executive director of Northeast
Oregon Economic Development
District. “We appreciate the
boots-on-the-ground role taken
by Art Center East, Crossroads
Carnegie Art Center and Jose-
phy Center for Arts and Culture
to ensure that data is collected
from around the region.”
To help, community members
and organizations are encour-
aged to tell arts and culture
centers about live events or
volunteer to distribute and col-
lect AEP6 surveys. For additional
ways to get involved, contact a
local art or culture center:
• Art Center East: 1006 Penn
Ave., La Grande; 541-624-
2800, artcentereast.org
• Crossroads Carnegie Art
Center: 2020 Auburn Ave.,
Baker City; 541-523-5369,
crossroads-arts.org
• Josephy Center for Arts and
Culture: 403 N. Main St., Joseph;
541-432-0505, josephy.org
“The NE Oregon team thanks
the Northeast Oregon Economic
Development District, Oregon
Arts Commission and Travel
Oregon who are helping with all
the costs associated with this
process,” said Ginger Savage,
Crossroads’ executive director.
Visit artcentereast.org/
aep-survey, email info@artcen-
tereast.org or call 541-624-2800
for more information about be-
ing part of this study.
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Blue Mt. Old Time Fiddlers
2:00 to 4:00 pm
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Saturday, June 11, 2022
11am-8pm Tuesday-Saturday
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For more information call Ron at 541.575.1927