Small grants that often make a large difference in ensuring arts access for Oregonians, especially in rural areas, have been awarded to 101 statewide arts organizations by the Oregon Arts Commission for FY2020.
Awarded to arts organizations in virtually every region of the state, Small Operating Grants are designed to provide operating support to arts organizations with budgets under $150,000. Eligibility is limited to organizations that have operated as an IRS recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit for two years or more and provide ongoing, sustained artistic programming and outreach programs. Each organization received $1,494.
For the volunteer Inland Northwest Musicians, who travel Northeast Oregon presenting orchestral concerts, that $1,494 literally puts gas in the tank. At the Coquille Valley Arts Association, an FY2019 Small Operating Grant award transformed a barren art room into a bustling creative center where community members produce pottery to benefit the local food bank.
“This grant program was developed to increase the Arts Commission’s support of Oregon’s small arts providers,” said Arts Commission Chair Anne Taylor. “These organizations frequently represent the only arts presenter for remote and underserved regions of the state.”
For more information about the grant program, contact Kat Bell at (503) 986-0082 or via email at kat.bell@oregon.gov.
FY2020 Small Operating Grants were awarded to:
45th Parallel, Portland
Anima Mundi Productions, Phoenix
Applegate Regional Theatre Inc, Veneta
Arts and Business Alliance of Eugene, Eugene
Ashland New Plays Festival, Ashland
Astoria Arts and Movement Center, Astoria
Astoria Visual Arts, Astoria
Bach Cantata Choir, Portland
Ballet Folklorico Ritmo Alegre, Medford
Bandon Showcase, Inc., Bandon
Beaverton Symphony Orchestra, Beaverton
Blueprint Ensemble Arts & Theatre Initiative, Portland
Cascadia Chapter of National Association of Composers, Portland
Cascadia Concert Opera, Eugene
C C Stern Type Foundry, Portland
Ceili of the Valley Society, Salem
Chamber Music Amici, Eugene
Choro in Schola, Beaverton
Classical Up Close, Tigard
Columbia Gorge Orchestra Association, Hood River
Conchords Chorale, Tualatin
Coquille Valley Art Association, Coquille
Corvallis Guitar Society, Corvallis
Corvallis Repertory Singers, Corvallis
CymaSpace, Portland
Dance Wire, Portland
Drexel H. Foundation, Vale
Eastside Theater Company, Gresham
Experience Theatre Project, Beaverton
Fear No Music, Portland
Festival Chorale Oregon, Salem
Gallery Calapooia, Albany
Grande Ronde Symphony Association, La Grande
Greater Portland Flute Society, Portland
Heidi Duckler Dance Northwest, Portland
Hillsboro Symphony Orchestra, Hillsboro
Hillsboro Visual Art Association, Hillsboro
Hoffman Center for the Arts, Manzanita
I-5 Connection, Wilsonville
Inland Northwest Musicians, Hermiston
Keizer Creative Art Association, Salem
Keizer Homegrown Theatre, Keizer
Klamath Film, Klamath Falls
Live On Stage, Portland
Media-Rites, Portland
Mid-Valley Prelude Sinfonia, Albany
Music Education & Performing Artists Association, Eugene
North Coast Chorale, Astoria
Northwest Dance Theatre, Tualatin
Northwest Print Council, Portland
Northwest Theatre Workshop, Portland
Opal Center for Arts an Education, Cottage Grove
Open Hearts Open Minds, Portland
Opera Bend, Bend
Orchestra Next, Eugene
Oregon Artists Series Foundation, Salem
Oregon Arts Watch, Portland
Oregon Brass Society, Eugene
Oregon Children’s Choir Association, Eugene
Oregon Chorale Inc, Hillsboro
Oregon Coast Youth Symphony Festival Association, Newport
Oregon Koto-Kai, Portland
Oregon Spirit Chorus, Salem
Oregon Symphonic Band, Beaverton
Oregon Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
Paradise of Samoa, Keizer
Pelican Players, Inc. DBA Linkville Players, Klamath Falls
Performance Works NorthWest, Portland
Piano Santa Foundation, Portland
Portland Chamber Music, Portland
Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble, Portland
Portland Street Art Alliance, Portland
Portland Taiko, Portland
Portland Wind Symphony, Portland
Public Annex, Portland
Risk-Reward, Portland
Riverbend Live!, Winston
Rogue World Music, Ashland
Salem Philharmonia Orchestra, Salem
Salem Pops Orchestra, Salem
Salem Symphonic Winds, Salem
Salem Theatre Network, Salem
Southern Oregon Guild, Cave Junction
Sunriver Stars Community Theater, Sunriver
Sunset Apollo Marching Band and Auxiliary, Portland
Tavern Books, Portland
The Geezer Gallery, Portland
The Rural Art Center, Lorane
The Verona Studio, Salem
Tualatin Valley Community Band, Tigard
Tualatin Valley Creates, Beaverton
Tualatin Valley Symphony, Tigard
Twilight Theater Company, Portland
Washington County Art Alliance, Aloha
Westside Youth Choir, Hillsboro
Willamette Falls Symphony, Oregon City
Willamette Jazz Society, Eugene
Willamette Valley Symphony, Albany
Women in Film-Portland, Portland
Wordcrafters in Eugene, Eugene
World Stage Theatre, Troutdale