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 The Small Grants Program provides essential funding to local artists, nonprofit organizations, and schools through these Office of Arts & Culture partnerships:
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MusicOregon’s Echo Fund provides grants of up to $5,000 for individual artists. Visit musicoregon.org/echo-fund and apply now through September 8.
- The Regional Arts & Culture Council provides project grants of up to $5,000 for individual artists and arts related businesses, and up to $10,000 for nonprofit organizations and schools. Visit racc.org for more details and apply from September 1 through October 28.
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Friends of IFCC provides project grants and residency grants for individual artists, ranging between $5,000 and $8,000. Application details will be available on August 31 at ifccfriends.org.
In addition, established Portland-based nonprofit arts organizations may be eligible for multi-year Operating Support Grants. Applications are due September 11 at noon, and resources are available.
Many other foundations, organizations, and government agencies provide funding options for arts and culture, and additional funding opportunities will be announced soon.
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 Artists and artist teams that live and work in the United States are invited to submit qualifications for a series of site-specific exterior sculptural artworks to be located along and within the entry paths and plaza which will surround the soon-to-be newly constructed North Portland Aquatic Center (NPAC) in Portland.
Submissions are due by Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. PDT. The budget available for this commission comes from the City of Portland’s Percent for Art Program and is $165,000, all inclusive, as part of a partnership between Portland Parks & Recreation, the Office of Arts & Culture, and the Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC).
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 Arts in Education Week is a national celebration that lifts up the enduring power of arts education. To celebrate, we’re spotlighting the benefits of an arts education and how Portlanders support arts in schools.
Arts education allows students to develop artistic disciplines, learn about and understand multiple perspectives, build connections with others, and find their voice in the world. Engagement in the arts fosters durable skills such as creativity, problem solving, collaboration, communication, resiliency, and critical thinking. These durable skills will be used by students throughout their lives.
The arts are an essential part of a well-rounded education – not an “extra.” Portland guarantees all 28,000 public elementary students access to an arts education through the Arts Access Fund, powered by the Arts Education Tax. Since the 2013-14 school year, the Arts Access Fund has ensured at least one arts pathway for every K-5 public school and grants for arts organizations serving K-12 students and people in underserved communities. Last year, local arts organizations recorded a combined 143,525 arts experiences for K-12 students in Portland.
Celebrate with us on September 15 at 1:00 p.m. at the Portland Art Museum for a celebration of arts education and proclamation reading.
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 You’re invited to come curious and leave with new perspectives at a public conversation about Portland’s Abraham Lincoln sculpture. Register today and join us for this free, in-person event at the Portland Art Museum on Tuesday, September 8 at 6 p.m.
The conversation will be moderated by Adam Davis of Oregon Humanities and feature the following panelists:
- Oregon Historical Quarterly editor Eliza E. Canty-Jones
- City of Portland Public Art Administrator Eric Fredericksen
- Cultural Resources Department Manager for the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde David Harrelson
- Curator, writer, and cultural historian TK Smith
- Master Artist Michael Bernard Stevenson Jr.
This event will bring together artists, historians, cultural leaders, conservators, and community members for a thoughtful discussion, as part of the Portland Monuments Project. The Portland Monuments Project supports public conversations, artistic projects, historical research, conservation, and community engagement examining monuments and public memory throughout Portland.
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 On August 11, Portland City Council’s City Life Committee voted to advance Mayor Wilson’s resolution on the future of large-scale performing arts in Portland. While no commitments have been made for either project, the resolution green lights financial planning for the potential Broadway-capable venue at Portland State University and exploration of scenarios to reimagine the Keller auditorium as a smaller-scale venue. The resolution moves to the full City Council for consideration on September 3, 2026.
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 Arcadia Trueheart, “Join the Crowd Mural” at Rainbow Road.
New projects by Portland artists Larry Yes, Lettie Jane Rennekamp, and Arcadia Trueheart have emerged as part of the Portland Plaza Projects. These are the first of several installations and activations in this pilot program from Portland’s Bureau of Transportation and the Office of Arts & Culture.
At PSU Montgomery Plaza, Rennekamp installed a series of life-sized human silhouettes cut out of transparent, colored acrylic on Friday, August 28. Visitors can see each other through these sculptures but will be distorted by color. For the artist, the figures represent the ways interacting with other humans changes our perspectives.
At Ankeny Alley, Portlanders -- and tourists lining up at Voodoo Donut -- will now be greeted by a series of 12 benches by Yes, shaped like rainbows and painted to match. Each bench has a single word (i.e., HELLO, FUN, JOY, HOPE) painted on its front, extending Yes’s project of positivity to the lively Old Town setting.
At Rainbow Road, Trueheart has created “Plaza Portraits,” an ongoing project with special events. The first was on Saturday, August 8, where she held “Puzzle Portraits,” a workshop where attendees were able to participate by painting face sections assembled into large collages. Throughout summer, she offers a Crowd Mural – an opportunity for visitors to draw their faces on a community mural and then take photos with their own faces poking through holes in the mural. On Saturday, September 12, from 3:00-6:00 p.m., Trueheart will host a community textile project, “Missing Faces,” which will remember our community members detained by ICE.
More installations will be announced soon on our website as well as Instagram: PBOT and the Office of Arts & Culture.
 K-5 choir from the HeART of Portland. Photo credit: Tom Cook, Portland Art Museum
Help strengthen access to arts education in Portland. The Arts Access Fund, powered by the Arts Education Tax, funds K-5 arts teachers in Portland's public elementary schools and provides grants to arts organizations serving K-12 students and underserved communities.
The Arts Access Fund Oversight Committee reviews the fund's spending, progress, and outcomes and reports its findings annually to the Portland City Council.
The committee is seeking a new member who
- Lives in Portland Council District 1; and
- Is a parent or caregiver of a K-12 student enrolled in Centennial, David Douglas, Parkrose, or Reynolds school district.
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September 8
Join the City of Portlandartists, historians, cultural leaders, conservators, and community members for a thoughtful discussion about the Abraham Lincoln sculpture at the Portland Art Museum on Tuesday, September 8 at 6 p.m.
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Through October 30
City Hall is hosting one of 30 crow sculptures on Portland’s new Wildwood Art Trail—an easy stop for staff and a fun destination for visitors. Meet the crow, snap a photo, and explore the trail with the app and the map!
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Grant opportunities and open calls 📣
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Multnomah County Cultural Coalition Community Cultural Participation grants | up to $3,000 | Applications due: August 31 through October 12, 2026
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Operating Support Grants from the Office of Arts & Culture | $25,000-$145,000 | Application deadline: Noon on September 11, 2026
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Community Placemaking from Metro | $5,000 to $15,000 | Application deadline: October 2, 2026
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Portland Arts Project Grant - General Fund Project Grants from RACC | $1,000 to $5,000 | Applications due: September 1 through October 28, 2026
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Portland Arts Project Grant - Arts Access Fund Project Grants from RACC | $1,000 to $10,000 | Applications due: September 1 through October 28, 2026
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Uniquely Portland Event Grant (Portland Events & Film Office) | $1,000-$6,000 | Application deadline: Rolling, but the last day to submit for events taking place by October 31 is September 15, 2026
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Affordable Commercial Tenanting Grant (Prosper Portland) | Up to $300,000 | Application deadline: Ongoing
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