Cultural Coalition of Washington County Announces $43,000 in County-wide Cultural Investments
For immediate RELEASE
Date: July 11, 2011
Contact: Jodi Nielsen, Senior Program Educator
Washington County Cooperative Library Services
www.wccls.org
503-846-3235
Cultural Coalition of Washington County Announces $43,000 in County-wide Cultural Investments
Reception to Honor 25 Grant Recipients Takes Place July 11th at Jenkins Estate
The Cultural Coalition of Washington County (CCWC) recently awarded grants totaling $42,945 to 25 county organizations for cultural projects to be conducted between July 2011 and June 2012. Grants were distributed through a competitive process to address goals of the Washington County Cultural Plan in amounts ranging from $500 to $3990.
The number of 2011-12 grant recipients remained the same as the previous year, and the total amount distributed was down slightly, from $46,792 in 2010-11. Funding for the grant program comes from the Oregon Cultural Trust, which distributes money to the coalition annually for re-distribution to support community cultural programs. This year’s awards bring the total benefit to the county over the past seven years to $224,597.
To celebrate their achievements and the importance of cultural programming to the economic, civic, and educational vibrancy of the county, Community Newspapers, in partnership with the Westside Economic Alliance and Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District, is hosting a reception to honor the work of the 2011-12 grant recipients and the Coalition. The reception, which includes presentations and performances by grant recipients, takes place Monday, July 11th, 5:30 – 7 PM, at Beaverton’s beautiful, tree-shaded Jenkins Estate.
“The Coalition has made extra effort to reach out to the community over the last year, and we were very pleased that seven grants went to first time applicants,” noted Carla Ueki, Coalition chair. Forty applications were received, the highest number yet, from a variety of large and small arts, heritage and humanities organizations from across the county. Grants will support projects including music, theater, dance, community cultural events, heritage, and art experiences in communities large and small, from Beaverton to North Plains, Hillsboro to Sherwood.
2011-12 Washington County Community Cultural Participation Grant recipients by County Commissioner District:
District 1:
| Beaverton Arts Foundation | Ten Tiny Dances 2011 | $2,000 |
| Beaverton Civic Theatre | Beaverton Cares Tickets (free tickets for low‐income residents) | $2,000 |
| Ka'ana 'Ike A Ka 'Ohana Foundation | Showcase of Hawaiian Language, Art and Culture | $1,000 |
| Westside Cultural Alliance | Artstage Blog development | $1,000 |
| Subtotal | $6,000 |
District 2:
| Beaverton Symphony Orchestra | Young Artists Competition 2012 | $2,000 |
| Cedar Mill Community Library | Cedar Mill Oral and Digital History Project | $2,000 |
| Leedy Grange Hall #339 | Leedy Grange Historical Mural | $500 |
| Masque Alfresco | 2011 Summer Park Tour: Moliere's The Miser | $1,000 |
| Washington County Museum | Mobile Museum in the Classroom | $2,000 |
| Subtotal | $7,500 |
District 3:
| Broadway Rose Theatre Company | Technical Internship Program for High School Students | $2,000 |
| Dance West/Arts & Communication Magnet Academy, Beaverton SD | Cultural Connections through Dance (a traveling show) | $3,990 |
| Painted Sky Inc. | Dance Labs | $2,000 |
| Sherwood Historical Society | Sherwood History Camp | $2,000 |
| Sherwood Public Library | Oregon Symphony Showtime | $1,000 |
| Willowbrook Center for the Development of Human Potential | Scholarships for Latino Students | $2,000 |
| Subtotal | $12,990 |
District 4:
| Bag & Baggage Productions | Marketing and promotion of The Tempest | $1,000 |
| Friends of the North Plains Library | One Book, One Community Program 2012 | $2,000 |
| Helvetia Community Association | Helvetia Cultural Fest | $1,000 |
| Hillsboro Community Arts | Showtime at Shute! | $2,000 |
| Hillsboro School District ‐‐ Liberty High School | Radio Jazz Hour | $1,750 |
| Hillsboro Visual Art Association, Sequoia Gallery | Musicians for First Tuesday events | $1,200 |
| LESTA (Learning English/Spanish Through the Arts) | Family Bilingual Musical Theatre | $2,000 |
| STAGES Performing Arts Youth Academy | We are Witnesses: The Holocaust through the Eyes of Teenagers | $2,000 |
| Walters Cultural Arts Center | Creativity in Motion II | $2,000 |
| Westside Quilters Guild | Engaging in the Quilting Arts | $1,505 |
| Subtotal | $42,945 |
Grand Total: $42,945
The CCWC was appointed in February 2005 by the Washington County Board of Commissioners to administer and distribute funds from the Oregon Cultural Trust to support locally based arts, heritage and humanities projects. The Oregon Cultural Trust receives its funding from donors who receive a generous state tax credit for giving as long as their contribution to the Trust is matched by equal or greater charitable gifts to any number of Oregon’s 1,300 cultural nonprofits. Washington County is home to 100 heritage, humanities and arts nonprofits. The list and more information about the Cultural Trust can be found at www.culturaltrust.org.
The Washington County Cooperative Library Services (WCCLS) includes: Banks Public Library, Beaverton City Library, Beaverton City Library @ Murray Scholls, Cedar Mill Community Library, Cedar Mill Community Library @ Bethany, Cornelius Public Library, Forest Grove City Library, Garden Home Community Library, Hillsboro Public Libraries (Main and Shute Park), North Plains Public Library, Sherwood Public Library, Tigard Public Library, Tualatin Public Library, and West Slope Community Library. Two specialty libraries are also a part of the Cooperatives library card service — the Oregon College of Art & Craft and the Tuality Health Education Resource Center.
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