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Arts Build Communities Report on the 2002 and 2003 Grants Program Oregon Arts Commission Cynthia, Addams, Chair, Salem Ron Paul, Vice Chair, Portland Debi Coleman, Portland Tom DeWolf, Bend Steve Forrester, Astoria Boyd Harris, Condon Andrea Heid, Eugene Oregon Arts Commission Staff Christine D’Arcy, Executive Director Shannon Planchon, Assistant Director Bill Flood, Community Development Coordinator Vicki Poppen, Arts Education Coordinator Meagan Atiyeh, Visual Arts Coordinator Arts Build Communities Publication Leigh Hancock, Editor Bill Flood, Arts Build Communities Program Manager For more information about the Arts Build Communities grants program, contact: Bill Flood, Community Development Coordinator (503) 986–0083 bill.fl[email protected] 775 Summer Street NE, Suite 200 Salem, Oregon 97301–1284 (503) 986–0082 Voice (503) 986–0260 Fax http://www.oregonartscommission.org/ [email protected] Issued by the Oregon Arts Commission April 2005 Arts Build Communities Report on the 2002 and 2003 Grants Programs Program Summary 1 2003 Grant Awards 53 2002 Grant Awards 3 2003 Project Profiles Artists Repertory Theatre 54 2002 Project Profiles Arts Central 56 Albany’s Promise 4 Arts Council of Southern Oregon 58 Albina Community Development Corporation 6 Baker County Library District 60 Arts Council of Pendleton 8 Bump in the Road Theatre 62 Central Northeast Neighbors 10 Camp Fire USA Mt. Hood Council 64 Clackamas County Employment Training 12 Chetco Tribe of Southern Oregon 66 Columbia Gorge Arts and Culture Council 14 Crossroads Center for the Creative City of Coquille 16 and Performing Arts 68 Elkton Community Education Center 18 East Linn Museum Society 70 Estacada Together/Estacada Arts Commission 20 Eastern Oregon Regional Arts Council 72 Ethos 22 Harney County Arts and Crafts 74 City of Falls City 24 Haven Project 76 The Haven Project 26 Hult Center for the Performing Arts 78 Hult Center for Performing Arts/ Illinois Valley Community Response Team 80 Adelante Si Hispanic 28 Immigrant and Refugee Community Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization 82 Organization 30 Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center 84 Jefferson County Library Foundation 32 Joint Forces Dance Company 86 Klamath Arts Council 34 Lents Community Market 88 Lane Arts Council/Bring Recycling 36 MediaRites 90 Libraries of Eastern Oregon 38 Miracle Theatre 92 Oregon Folklife Program of the Oregon City of Mosier 94 Historical Society 40 City of Newport 96 Oregon 4–H Foundation 42 City of Oakridge 98 RASIKA India Arts and Culture Council 44 Oregon Festival of American Music Siskiyou Regional Education Project 46 and Central Latino Americano 100 Tamastslikt Cultural Institute 48 Project Adelante and Rainbow Dance Theatre 102 Unete Center for Farmworker Advocacy 50 Port Orford Arts Council 104 Portland Community College Foundation 106 Portland Taiko 108 Powers School District 110 Wisdom of the Elders, Inc. 112 Write Around Portland 114 2002 and 2003 Arts Build Communities Projects CLATSOPCLATSOP COLUMBIACOLUMBIA �������������������� �� ������������������ WALLOWAWALLOWA WASHINGTONWASHINGTON �� TILLAMOOKTILLAMOOK HOODHOOD ������������ UNIONUNION �� RIVERRIVER ������������������ ����������������MULTNOMAHMULTNOMAH ���� UMATILLAUMATILLA MORROWMORROW ���������������������� �������� ������������������ ���������������� SHERMANSHERMAN GILLIAMGILLIAM YAMHILLYAMHILL CLACKAMASCLACKAMAS MARIONMARION WASCOWASCO �������������� �������������������� ���������������� POLKPOLK �������������������� JEFFERSONJEFFERSON WHEELERWHEELER BAKERBAKER ������������ ������������ LINNLINN LINCOLNLINCOLN GRANTGRANT BENTONBENTON �������������������� LANELANE CROOKCROOK �� ������������ �� �������� ���������������� DESCHUTESDESCHUTES ������������ ���������� ���������������������������������� ������������������ COOSCOOS MALHEURMALHEUR LAKELAKE ���������������������������������� DOUGLASDOUGLAS ������������������ ���������������� HARNEYHARNEY �� ������������ ���������������������� KLAMATHKLAMATH JACKSONJACKSON JOSEPHINEJOSEPHINE CURRYCURRY �������������� �������������������������� �� �������������������������� Oregon Arts Commission | Arts Build Communities 1 2002 and 2003 Arts Build Communities Projects CLATSOPCLATSOP COLUMBIACOLUMBIA �������������������� �� ������������������ WALLOWAWALLOWA WASHINGTONWASHINGTON �� TILLAMOOKTILLAMOOK HOODHOOD ������������ UNIONUNION �� RIVERRIVER ������������������ ����������������MULTNOMAHMULTNOMAH ���� UMATILLAUMATILLA MORROWMORROW ���������������������� �������� ������������������ ���������������� SHERMANSHERMAN GILLIAMGILLIAM YAMHILLYAMHILL CLACKAMASCLACKAMAS MARIONMARION WASCOWASCO �������������� �������������������� ���������������� POLKPOLK �������������������� JEFFERSONJEFFERSON WHEELERWHEELER BAKERBAKER ������������ ������������ LINNLINN LINCOLNLINCOLN GRANTGRANT BENTONBENTON �������������������� LANELANE CROOKCROOK �� ������������ �� �������� ���������������� DESCHUTESDESCHUTES ������������ ���������� ���������������������������������� ������������������ COOSCOOS MALHEURMALHEUR LAKELAKE ���������������������������������� DOUGLASDOUGLAS ������������������ ���������������� HARNEYHARNEY �� ������������ ���������������������� KLAMATHKLAMATH JACKSONJACKSON JOSEPHINEJOSEPHINE CURRYCURRY �������������� �������������������������� �� �������������������������� Oregon Arts Commission | Arts Build Communities 1 Program Summary The Oregon Arts Commission’s Arts Build Communities (ABC) grants The grants profiled in this report were provide support to strengthen communities through the arts. ABC-funded funded during the 2002 and 2003 grant projects are specific to the critical issues and opportunities facing each periods. 24 projects were funded in 2002; 31 community and the ways in which local organizers seek to connect local projects were funded in 2003, with a total arts resources with these issues and opportunities. This program supports of $138,620 grant funds. From 1997 to 2005 organizations serving people whose opportunities to experience the arts 203 projects across Oregon have been sup- are limited by geography, ethnicity, economics or disability. ported with $985,620 of Arts Build Com- munities grant dollars. Grants range up to The increasing demand for Arts Build Communities grant funds and the $7,000 and grantees are private, non-profit variety of approaches to projects appear connected to a growing realiza- organizations or units of local or tribal gov- tion that arts have been under-utilized resources in community develop- ernment. This program is supported largely ment. As both rural and urban communities continue to struggle with how through funding from the National Endow- to build stronger and more diverse economies, healthy and sustainable ment for the Arts. schools, other essential services and approaches to caring for all people in a community, it becomes clear that arts are part of the solution. Projects As the manager of this program since its profiled in this document illustrate a variety of creative approaches to inception in 1997, I am struck by the ability program development. Some common approaches include: of these local organizations, who are often • festivals focusing on community heritage and ethnic diversity operating on a month-to-month budget, to develop very successful community-based • development of important cultural facilities programming. Organizers are increasingly • public art created locally that reflects community history and values committed to ways of successfully dealing • business and job development with very difficult issues (such as aging, • support for youth and families, especially for those most at-risk hate crimes, breast cancer, etc.). Several of the projects you will read about used • creative approaches to supporting minority communities, and under- theater and storytelling as mechanisms for standing more fully the historical and cultural contexts of these com- sharing stories and building dialogue. munities Project organizers also are becoming • projects that enhance understanding and appreciation of place: both incredibly creative in partnership devel- natural and man-made environments opment. As one person said: “The key • approaches to documenting arts and cultural assets and community to reaching new people is through new stories, and preserving valuable cultural traditions partnerships.“ Projects show a large range • projects that bring people together in a safe environment to discuss of non-arts agencies being utilized as painful issues such as breast cancer and homophobia. partners—from housing developments to auto repair shops to wildlife refuges. And, All projects build either human or physical community, or both. Human at least a third of the projects centered community is built through generating dialogue on issues, strengthening around providing a forum of one kind or relationships and partnerships, increasing inter-cultural understand- another for people to gather and experience ing, and clarifying the place of arts, culture and history in communities. the arts. Physical community is built through the development of public gathering spaces, facilities, and other amenities such as public art. Often these two These projects are deeply creative and overlap in interesting ways. deeply committed to building stronger communities. Bill Flood, Community Development Coordinator, Oregon Arts Commission 2 2002 Grant Awards $3,000 Albany’s Promise $4,000 The Haven Project $3,500 RASIKA India Arts and Arts program for at-risk youth, Afield program pairing underserved Culture Council Albany teens with professional