[Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2024-03-13

Wed Mar 13 23:23:47 PDT 2024

Oregon Heritage News 2024-03-13
In this Issue:

  *   ICYMI: Early Bird rate for 2024 Oregon Heritage Conference ends March 14!
  *   Four Oregon Heritage Grants open for applications
  *   Oregon Cultural Trust announces 2024 statewide Conversations with Funders Schedule
  *   Nonprofit Association of Oregon upcoming virtual learning opportunities
  *   Oregon Main Street Adds Two New Affiliated Main Street Communities to the Network
  *   AAM Blog posts examines museum volunteer programs
  *   Oregon Folklife Network announces 2024 Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program Recipients

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ICYMI: Early Bird rate for 2024 Oregon Heritage Conference ends March 14!

There is just one day left to get the best rate possible to attend the 2024 Oregon Heritage Conference. Early Bird registration will end March 14 at which point registration costs will go up.
Oregon Heritage Conference: Make Space.
April 17 - April 20, 2024
Forest Grove
The Oregon Heritage Conference is a space for anyone doing heritage preservation work in Oregon to come together and share insights, understand connections, develop relationships, learn new ways, reinforce the value of the work and leave energized to keep moving forward. With all of the demands on people including information overload, home life, work tasks and all the things, the 2024 conference will be a place to Make Space by helping to clear the clutter, set priorities, build relationships, and plan for the time it takes.

For a full schedule of events, session descriptions, registrations and more, visit here<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/heritageconference.aspx> but a snapshot of what to expect includes:

Plenary Speakers:

  *   Enjoy a lively exploration of word histories, linguistic differences, and bias toward non-mainstream dialects with Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett from A Way with Words<https://www.waywordradio.org/podcasts>.
  *   Build understanding with Matika Wilbur and Project 562<https://www.project562.com/blog>
Workshops & Demonstrations:

  *   Planting the Seeds of Preservation, Window Workshops to Engage the Community
  *   Exploring Exhibit Design and Creation from a DIY Perspective (This workshop is coordinated by Oregon Museums Association and has a separate registration process here<https://oregonmuseums.org/event-5596165>)
  *   Reflective Conversation: Facilitating Challenging Conversations with Your Board or Staff
  *   Learn, Land, Love: Rooting History in Care for the Land
  *   Cemetery Assessment & Repai
  *   Creating Defensible Space for Your Facilities Demonstration
  *   Collections Hazards Assessment Demonstration

Tours

  *   Robert M. Richmond Memorial Masonic Library and Museum Tour
  *   Forest Grove Historic District Walking Tour
  *   Forest Grove Indian School Memory Walk
  *   Town & Gown: A Historic Walking Tour of Pacific U. and Downtown Forest Grove
  *   Fernhill Wetland Tour

Sessions & Networking

  *   18 session options to help you consider making space for important work like creative and meaningful partnerships, diversifying Oregon histories, community engagement, leveraging processes and mechanisms, Board roles and responsibilities, public archaeology programs, shaping recommendations for moving heritage work forward in Oregon, and more.
  *   Topical networking sessions to bring a related question, opportunity, perspective, or resource to share or just absorb and listen

And of course, evening events such as the 2024 Oregon Heritage Excellence Awards Presentation & Dinner!

For more information or to register visit here<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/heritageconference.aspx>.

Thanks to our conference sponsors:
Pacific Power<https://www.pacificpower.net/>
Rose City Philanthropy<https://rosecityphilanthropy.com/>
Relicura<https://www.relicura.com/>
Thank you to the 2024 Oregon Heritage Excellence Awards Sponsor:
Oregon Historical Society<https://www.ohs.org/>

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Four Oregon Heritage Grants open for applications
Oregon Heritage has opened applications for the majority of its grant programs. The website provides all of the basic information. Free, online workshops are being offered for each program. And Kuri Gill, the grant manager, is available to talk through project ideas and provide support. For grant related questions, translation and accessibility needs, contact her at Kuri.gill at oprd.oregon.gov<mailto:Kuri.gill at oprd.oregon.gov> or 503-986-0685.
Diamonds in the Rough Grant - Information<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/Grants.aspx#five>
For historic building façade restoration.
Oregon Historic Cemeteries Grant - Information<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/Grants.aspx#six>
For projects in cemeteries listed with the Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries.
Oregon Museum Grant - Information<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/Grants.aspx#six>
Museums can apply for collections, interpretation and education, and tourism related projects.
Preserving Oregon Grant - Information<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/Grants.aspx#ten>
To complete preservation work on historic properties and for archaeology projects.

For information for all Oregon Heritage grants and assistance related to applying for grants, visit www.oregonheritage.org<http://www.oregonheritage.org/>.

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Oregon Cultural Trust announces 2024 statewide Conversations with Funders Schedule
Grant makers offering more than $5 million in funding for FY2025 will participate in the Oregon Cultural Trust's 2024 "Conversations with Funders" events from March 25 through April 4. The five-stop series of open houses and information sessions will inform grant seekers about funding programs, available cultural resources and opportunities to discuss their projects and programming.
Open houses from noon to 1 p.m. will allow grant seekers and organizational staff to visit with cultural resource providers. Participating providers will include the Nonprofit Association of Oregon, Rural Development Initiatives, Business Oregon Regional Development Officers and the Oregon Museums Association.
>From 1:30 to 4 p.m., grant seekers will "speed date for funding" with the Cultural Trust and four of its Statewide Partners - the Oregon Arts Commission, Oregon Heritage, Oregon Humanities and the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office - in addition to counterparts from the State Library of Oregon, The Oregon Community Foundation, The Autzen Foundation, Spirit Mountain Community Fund, The Roundhouse Foundation, The Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation and the Wildhorse Foundation, among others. Participants are encouraged, but not required, to sign up for their location of choice.
Representatives from the Cultural Trust's County Cultural Coalitions, who receive Trust funding for local grant programs, also will participate.
Organizations encouraged to attend "Conversations with Funders" include community development organizations, libraries, arts organizations, museums, cultural centers, parks and trails groups, historical societies, arts alliances, literary groups and heritage organizations. All cultural nonprofit organizations are welcome.
"There are more than 1,600 cultural nonprofits serving Oregonians," said Aili Schreiner, Cultural Trust manager. "We want to make sure they know about the significant funding and programming resources that are here to support them."
"Conversations with Funders" events begin Tuesday, March.26, in Portland and conclude in Medford on Thursday, April 4. Registration is encouraged using the location Eventbrite links below.
The full schedule is (click on city to register):

  *   Portland<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/conversation-with-funders-portland-tickets-838038264007?aff=oddtdtcreator>: Noon to 4 p.m., Tuesday, March 26, Miller Hall, World Forestry Center, 4033 SW Canyon Road, Portland
  *   Eugene<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/conversation-with-funders-eugene-tickets-838067290827?aff=oddtdtcreator>: Noon to 4 p.m., Wednesday, March 27, WOW Hall, 291 West 8Th Ave., Eugene
  *   Bend<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/conversation-with-funders-bend-tickets-838057922807?aff=oddtdtcreator>: Noon to 4 p.m., Friday, March 29, Open Space Studios, 220 NE Lafayette Ave., Bend
  *   Pendleton<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/conversation-with-funders-pendleton-tickets-838046538757?aff=oddtdtcreator>: Noon to 4 p.m., Tuesday, April 2, Pendleton Center for the Arts, 214 N. Main St., Pendleton
  *   Medford<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/conversation-with-funders-medford-tickets-838052777417?aff=oddtdtcreator>: Noon to 4 p.m., Thursday, April 4, Large Conference Room, Medford Public Library, 205 S. Central Ave., Medford
Oregon Cultural Trust Cultural Development Program
Among the funding opportunities discussed at the Conversations events will be the Cultural Trust's FY2025 Cultural Development Program (funds to be awarded this summer).
The Cultural Development Program recognizes and supports significant projects through four program funded categories: Access; Preservation; Creativity; and Capacity.
In 2023 the Cultural Trust awarded more than $2.9 million in statewide grants. Cultural Development Program grants represent one third of the annual funding the Cultural Trust provides to Oregon's cultural nonprofits. Other funding includes grants to the Trust's five Statewide Partners - to support their missions, goals and respective funding programs - and to 45 County and Tribal Cultural Coalitions that fund local initiatives, projects and programs.
FY2025 Cultural Development Program grants are for projects and activities that will occur between Sept. 1, 2024, and Aug. 31, 2025.
Grant guidelines will be posted in March for a Thursday, May 9, application deadline.
For more information contact Schreiner at aili.schreiner at biz.oregon.gov<mailto:aili.schreiner at biz.oregon.gov> or 503-428-0963.

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Nonprofit Association of Oregon upcoming virtual learning opportunities

  *   Mar. 19 - Apr. 23: Cultivating Effective Employees: HR Tools and Strategies for Success<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WXVcYcCal-aHYp3xImrkHBb-HffxpiGbT6mKHa5P9AmWIgwhbiUVrKw2i_oiJ5SVL_MizXkW-wh2yG0nqPRWZClf9rY7U8ldXkpfHaQV_yIn3NBY-9ordtkPYpvkyL4-kv4KvH6-UA9Zee6JmvKVw9N2bSiKqvmGmd2Y5T6aRiM=&c=U-0D14SnC5MgaOUhhmf0n7rbov1H6psKin2P8NXj8dll0bHqfqnbPg==&ch=54jeer6d5ii69Aj-NKspW6pBT4MUP3f7LKTtrfns7UkNtEIjudjcdQ==> (5-Week Cohort - Virtual)
  *   Mar. 20: Whose Story Is It? A Multifaceted Model of Storytelling<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WXVcYcCal-aHYp3xImrkHBb-HffxpiGbT6mKHa5P9AmWIgwhbiUVrKw2i_oiJ5SVNnEs3LbuPeWEL_Vkq0AZgeOz-dNfMrlQ6qJyNzP03tbz7zjVYdMnAj3DULvilxIBYsYcJLQzW1hzTtsMiPsIPYC5e_Z5fqgI0qKHCdrrXBU=&c=U-0D14SnC5MgaOUhhmf0n7rbov1H6psKin2P8NXj8dll0bHqfqnbPg==&ch=54jeer6d5ii69Aj-NKspW6pBT4MUP3f7LKTtrfns7UkNtEIjudjcdQ==> (MVNN - Virtual)
  *   Mar. 20: Alternative Leadership Structure: What Works, What Doesn't, and Understanding the Path to Change<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WXVcYcCal-aHYp3xImrkHBb-HffxpiGbT6mKHa5P9AmWIgwhbiUVrKw2i_oiJ5SVsO2ITgZ-6i-89DDGHNzNyWkWc6gLyIJukLlcp5DX67QcWyW6UkORxTlFklDeDUPwqt4GIdcTxRx1U3L8VjsYN9k7KpRh0F3VsbaBINKgD68=&c=U-0D14SnC5MgaOUhhmf0n7rbov1H6psKin2P8NXj8dll0bHqfqnbPg==&ch=54jeer6d5ii69Aj-NKspW6pBT4MUP3f7LKTtrfns7UkNtEIjudjcdQ==> (Workshop - Virtual)
  *   Mar. 21: Ensuring Sound Financial Practice: Cash Flow Analysis<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WXVcYcCal-aHYp3xImrkHBb-HffxpiGbT6mKHa5P9AmWIgwhbiUVrKw2i_oiJ5SVls0DQS6WS6z0W26EfioFmiWhxmiteAB_ztGgqiTF_OCL6fXi8qNHa2abvhPK0XxJM1-no_oeRIn_zN9u7edbzs1QxaoMb6lbaXNTItl0gQ0=&c=U-0D14SnC5MgaOUhhmf0n7rbov1H6psKin2P8NXj8dll0bHqfqnbPg==&ch=54jeer6d5ii69Aj-NKspW6pBT4MUP3f7LKTtrfns7UkNtEIjudjcdQ==> (NFMA - Virtual)
  *   Apr. 4: Board Bright: Finance Fundamentals<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WXVcYcCal-aHYp3xImrkHBb-HffxpiGbT6mKHa5P9AmWIgwhbiUVrKw2i_oiJ5SVkzUPEmcyyp2gBcsEK-OTno4Qf2zDXufYH5wvLcFemCFBLF7WE0QPIitADJ8E7yDUEc5aPHCTYALggqMrpkKQdLO0s3YI-MgObIa0ZkzGYco=&c=U-0D14SnC5MgaOUhhmf0n7rbov1H6psKin2P8NXj8dll0bHqfqnbPg==&ch=54jeer6d5ii69Aj-NKspW6pBT4MUP3f7LKTtrfns7UkNtEIjudjcdQ==> (Workshop - Virtual)
  *   Apr. 17: Healing from Hurt: Restoring Trust After Harm in the Workplace<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WXVcYcCal-aHYp3xImrkHBb-HffxpiGbT6mKHa5P9AmWIgwhbiUVrKw2i_oiJ5SVh31vh7h_wvFhm6UsBC1Krhe6Swx581BZxqXd4ScI4UO40q1BQrSRaDEQnuUGcbk1ZbOdEc4IqDpcFEkiHb5H-byE7KN81bwsYpmQpxWP7TU=&c=U-0D14SnC5MgaOUhhmf0n7rbov1H6psKin2P8NXj8dll0bHqfqnbPg==&ch=54jeer6d5ii69Aj-NKspW6pBT4MUP3f7LKTtrfns7UkNtEIjudjcdQ==> (EILN - Virtual)

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Oregon Main Street Adds Two New Affiliated Main Street Communities to the Network
Oregon Main Street (OMS) has accepted the City Club of Forest Grove and Main Street Cascade Locks at the Affiliated Main Street level of the OMS Network.
Communities participating at this level have a high degree of commitment to using the nationally recognized place-based Main Street Approach(tm) methodology to create lasting impact in enhancing their historic downtowns.
Affiliated Main Street level communities must have a cohesive core of historic or older commercial and mixed-use buildings that represent the community's architectural heritage and may include compatible in-fill. They must also have a sufficient mass of businesses, buildings, and density to be effective, as well as be a compact and pedestrian-oriented district.
The primary emphasis of the Affiliated Main Street level is to provide technical assistance to program's in their formative years.  Acceptance into this level allows communities to participate in training, community assessments, technical assistance, and receive local capacity building support. There isn't a fee to participate in the Oregon Main Street Network.
The selection process included submitting an application that describes their district, previous efforts to improve downtown, readiness to implement the Main Street Approach(tm), board development efforts, in addition to other criteria.
Currently, there are 100 communities in Oregon participating in one of the four levels of the Oregon Main Street Network: Accredited Main Street, Designated Main Street, Affiliated Main Street, and Connected Communities. Both communities were represented by their cities at the Connected Communities level prior to being accepted at the Affiliated Main Street level. In Cascade Locks, a local Main Street group is just forming so the timing is good to benefit the assistance Oregon Main Street can provide. In Forest Grove, they have been exploring the right structure for the main street effort and found a willing partner in the City Club of Forest Grove.
Oregon Main Street is part of Oregon Heritage in Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. For questions, contact Oregon Main Street Coordinator Sheri Stuart, sheri.stuart at oprd.oregon.gov<mailto:sheri.stuart at oprd.oregon.gov>.

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AAM Blog posts examines museum volunteer programs
Rethinking the Status Quo<https://aam-us.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2605bbc11e6752de338ce7e61&id=68216cb050&e=0645a66f24>
By Jenny Woods, Brandi Shawn-Chaparro, and Abbey Earich
Volunteer programs are facing worrying trends, with long-serving volunteers declining to return from COVID closures and few new recruits stepping up to fill their shoes. What's behind these phenomena, and how can museums adapt? Three seasoned volunteer managers share their strategies. Read more »<https://aam-us.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2605bbc11e6752de338ce7e61&id=f393260a37&e=0645a66f24>
How Volunteer Programs Are Embracing DEAI<https://aam-us.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2605bbc11e6752de338ce7e61&id=2acc458ce2&e=0645a66f24>
By Elisa Kosarin, CVA
Volunteering is a powerful tool for engaging the public, offering an extended immersion in a museum's mission and operations. But longstanding methods of outreach, training, and role-structuring have skewed this opportunity to a homogenous demographic. Here's how some program managers have experimented with new methods to overcome this, and the lessons they've learned in the process. Read more »<https://aam-us.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2605bbc11e6752de338ce7e61&id=e8fdd47beb&e=0645a66f24>

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Oregon Folklife Network announces 2024 Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program Recipients
Five traditional artists in Oregon will receive a $3,500 stipend to teach traditional art forms to apprentices from their same cultural communities, Tribes, sacred, or occupational groups. The Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program (TAAP) is one way the Oregon Folklife Network supports traditional artists, or Culture Keepers, in Oregon. The stipend supports mentor artists in sharing their knowledge, skills, and expertise with apprentices of great promise who will be empowered to carry on and strengthen Oregon's living cultural traditions.
A state-level honor of great prestige, TAAP awards are often a precursor for traditional artists to be nominated for the National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship award. Funding for TAAP comes from the Oregon Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts. Applications are accepted annually until October for funding in the following calendar year.
The artists to receive awards are:
Beth'Ann Gipson with Jennifer O'Dell - Cow Creek Band of Umpque Tribe of Indians Basket Weaving
Beth'Ann Gipson is a basketmaker, drummer, traditional regalia maker, and member of the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians. Gipson heavily involved in revitalization efforts for her Tribe, from drumming and singing to powwows to dance. Gipson is proud to be carrying on basketmaking traditions that are gradually making their way back into her community. Gipson's apprentice, Jennifer O'Dell, is of the Cow Creek Band of the Umpqua Indians Tribe of Southern Oregon. She is honored to accept this apprenticeship position and is very excited to start a new basket. She is a hard worker, proud cultural keeper, and has learned the art of patience when it comes to weaving basketry. She hopes that she will teach alongside Beth'Ann Gipson in the future. Gipson and O'Dell's artist profiles and samples of their work can be found at: https://mnch.uoregon.edu/bethann-gipson
Tetyana Horner with Tetyana Zelyanovska - Ukranian Weaving
Tetyana Horner was born in the former Soviet Union and grew up in post-Soviet Ukraine. In 2013, Horner sought out weaving classes at the Multnomah Arts Center. From there, she continued to learn, practice, source instructional books, and practice some more. Horner is slowly building her home studio so that she can begin teaching Ukrainian weaving to a more intimate audience. Horner's apprentice, Tetyana Zelyanovska, lived in Ukraine until just four years ago. Since moving, she has tried to keep Ukrainian traditions alive in her family.  She was given a tapestry loom by a neighbor and taught herself some basics of tapestry weaving. She likes to make things by hand and has passion to continue to learn traditional Ukrainian weaving on a horizontal loom. Horner and Zelyanovska's artist profiles and samples of their work can be found at: https://mnch.uoregon.edu/tetyana-horner
Gayle Oram with Patti Jo Meshnik - Norwegian Rosemåling
Gayle Oram's Norwegian Rosemåling painting career spans more than thirty years. Oram first encountered Rosemåling in 1977 in Petersburg, Alaska (a Norwegian fishing settlement with Rosemaling painted on the store fronts). Over the years, Gayle has conducted seminars, local classes, and has published eight books about Rosemåling. Oram's apprentice, Patti Jo Meshnik, was first introduced to Rosemåling in June of 1980 in Montana. Her mother, the daughter of Norwegian emigrants, invited her to take a class with her. She had no idea at the time that Rosemåling would become such an important part of her story. Patti Jo is eager to deepen her skills as a Rosemåler in efforts to preserve her Norwegian heritage. After this apprenticeship, she will continue the tradition by teaching Rosemåling classes. Oram and Meshnik's artist profiles and samples of their work can be found at: https://mnch.uoregon.edu/gayle-oram
Jayanthi Raman with Prekshita Jain - Nattuvangan, Rhythmic Structure of Bharatha Natyam Classical Indian Dance
Jayanthi Raman is an acclaimed performer, choreographer, and master teacher of the classical Indian dance form Bharatha Natyam for over the past four decades. She is a reputed scholar of her art form and an acclaimed nattuvanar (Orchestra Conductor of the live orchestra accompanying a dance recital). She has performed and toured in US and internationally, reaching wide audiences, some of who had never seen this genre of art. Raman's apprentice, Prekshita Jain, was born in the culturally rich city, Bangalore, in Karnataka state in South India. Being from a traditional South Indian family, Jain was exposed to a lot of classical music and dance forms early in childhood. Growing up in family that plays music, rhythm has been natural instinct for Jain. However, the beat cycles in Bharatha Natyam are unique, complex, and require training to understand. Raman and Jain's artist profiles and samples of their work can be found at: https://mnch.uoregon.edu/jayanthi-raman-0
Arturo Zavala with Jason Villa - Mariachi Trumpet and Musicianship
Arturo Zavala is an acclaimed Eugene-based mariachi trumpet player. Zavala is a second-generation mariachi musician - his father, a professional mariachi himself, taught him and his brothers. Currently, Zavala plays locally with Mariachi Monumental, a group he formed with his compañeros (bandmates) in 2012. He also teaches mariachi to local high school and middle school students. Zavala's apprentice, Jason Villa, is a first-generation Mexican American who grew up in California. Music has been a part of Villa's life story from an early age. He plays saxophone, trumpet, and guitarrón. Villa is excited to further his knowledge of trumpet and mariachi so that he can pass it on to the next generation. After his apprenticeship, he will take what he's learned and apply it directly to his career as an instructor. Zavala and Villa's artist profiles and samples of their work can be found at: https://mnch.uoregon.edu/arturo-zavala

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