[Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2025-02-07 CORRECTION

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Oregon Heritage News 2025-02-07
In this Issue:

  *   Oregon Cultural Trust & Arts Commission Potential Merger: Information Session, Feb. 11
  *   CORRECTION Oregon Arts & Culture Caucus Event, Feb. 12
  *   RARE AmeriCorps Program - Call for Oregon Host Organizations
  *   AAM Blog post: Three First Steps You Can Take in a Time of Rapid Change
  *   Article: Getty staff share experience during recent LA fires
  *   Black History Month: Learn about the history of Black Oregonians

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Oregon Cultural Trust & Arts Commission Potential Merger: Information Session, Feb. 11

In December, the Oregon Cultural Trust Board and the Oregon Arts Commission held special meetings and passed a motion approving a framework for a potential merger of the of the Oregon Arts Commission and Oregon Cultural Trust to form a single, semi-independent agency. You can view the framework that was voted on during that meeting here in the meeting agenda and packet<https://www.culturaltrust.org/wp-content/uploads/CulturalTrustBoardMtg_AgendaPacket_20241210.pdf>. There was also an article that was recently published on this potential merger that you can find here<https://www.orartswatch.org/better-together-oregon-arts-commission-cultural-trust-aim-for-a-merger/>.

The Oregon Heritage Commission and State Historic Preservation Office are two of the five Oregon Cultural Trust Statewide Partners<https://www.culturaltrust.org/about-us/statewide-partners/> that receive a percentage of the funds distributed by the Trust each year to support the programs and services they provide across the state. Heritage organizations across the are also eligible to apply Oregon Cultural Trust Grant programs.  Tribal and County Cultural Coalitions are also funded by the Oregon Cultural Trust.

See listening session invitation below:

Dear Arts and Culture Representative,

We are writing to invite you to an information session about a potential merger of the Oregon Arts Commission and Oregon Cultural Trust to form a single, semi-independent agency serving Oregon's arts and culture community.

Both boards unanimously approved a framework for this effort in December (see meeting packet for that meeting here<https://www.culturaltrust.org/wp-content/uploads/CulturalTrustBoardMtg_AgendaPacket_20241210.pdf>) and a bill is the drafting phase for consideration by the Legislature. If approved, the new entity would be formed in July of 2027.

All existing grant programs and services will continue.

We are now reaching out to important stakeholders to share the plan and involve them in the process.

We currently have two one-hour information sessions scheduled, below. You are welcome to attend either.

If needed, we will schedule more.

We hope to see you!

Brian Rogers and the Oregon Arts and Culture Team

SCHEDULED INFORMATION SESSION

Noon on Tuesday, Feb. 11

Join Zoom Meeting
https://oregon4biz.zoom.us/j/84739884797?pwd=0GOvWvzgt4Obhn9ZKgoAVUb2kXmGZG.1

Meeting ID: 847 3988 4797
Passcode: 085634

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CORRECTION Oregon Arts & Culture Caucus Event, Feb. 12

Wednesday, Feb. 12
5:30-7pm
Elsinore Theatre, Salem

Grammy award-winner Esperanza Spalding<https://oregonculture.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fff59ec4bfd2dec5de708c5b2&id=c239832c53&e=841ff2c388> will perform at this event, curated by artist, educator, and 2020 Governor's Arts Award recipient Darrell Grant<https://oregonculture.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fff59ec4bfd2dec5de708c5b2&id=77259ff96c&e=841ff2c388>. It will feature performers and culture bearers from across the state, and the Oregon Arts & Culture Caucus will inform attendees its legislative priorities for the 2025 legislative session.

RSVP required. Learn more and RSVP<https://oregonculture.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fff59ec4bfd2dec5de708c5b2&id=7beea85a79&e=841ff2c388>.

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RARE AmeriCorps Program - Call for Oregon Host Organizations
RARE members work on projects like helping to rebuild a wildfire-affected community; conducting critical community outreach and engagement around rural solar or broadband; creating a downtown master plan; coordinating a food trail; or helping ignite the local entrepreneurial ecosystem. Read more<https://orcities.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5ed0e37bfa6cd50a448dff14e&id=793f28f28d&e=8e9f166a2c>
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AAM Blog post: Three First Steps You Can Take in a Time of Rapid Change
Three First Steps You Can Take in a Time of Rapid Change<https://aam-us.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2605bbc11e6752de338ce7e61&id=b286ad3ccd&e=0645a66f24>
By Elizabeth Merritt
In the past few weeks, new executive orders and directives have left museums and museum people uncertain about the future. As we disentangle the impacts of these actions, here are a few preliminary steps you can take to navigate this period of change and protect your well-being, time, and attention. Read more ><https://aam-us.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2605bbc11e6752de338ce7e61&id=fae6177672&e=0645a66f24>
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Article: Getty staff share experience during recent LA fires
17 employees helped save the Getty Villa from the fires. They're telling other museums how it was done<https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/employees-helped-save-the-getty-villa-from-the-fires?utm_term=nprnews&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=npr&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0Ef0Sb2lB5rD183hprn6v4ppe6q8CuRfop3dGXAP4p79eZvmu_vLBdtF4_aem_W1gssi9ucIbRobafRoMEvQ>
By  Adolfo Guzman-Lopez<https://laist.com/people/adolfo-guzman-lopez> in LAist
Published Feb 1, 2025 5:00 AM
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Black History Month: Learn about the history of Black Oregonians
Opportunities & Resources

  *   Black Historic Resources in Oregon, 1788-2002, Multiple Property Document (MPD)<https://heritagedata.prd.state.or.us/historic/index.cfm?do=main.loadFile&load=NR_Noms/MC100010857.pdf>, provides an expansive history of African Americans in Oregon beginning with the first known Black person to have set foot on Oregon's land and ending with the removal of race-related language from Oregon's constitution. By mapping the people and the places associated with Black history in Oregon across more than two centuries, this document demonstrates that Black Oregonians had, and continue to have, a unique and significant role in the history of the state.
  *   Oregon Black Pioneers is Oregon's only historical society dedicated to preserving and presenting the experiences of African Americans statewide. Check out their online exhibits and education resources here<https://oregonblackpioneers.org/exhibits/>.
  *   Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center<https://www.maxvilleheritage.org/about-us> collects, preserves, and interprets the history of the Maxville townsite, a multi-racial logging community established in Wallowa County in the 1920s. MHIC received a 2024 Oregon Heritage Excellence Award, view the video here<https://youtu.be/FL6_gPlGQtk>.
  *   Oregon Historical Society Resources & Events
     *   classroom-ready resources for educators for teaching Black history<https://t.e2ma.net/click/rb91nn/jtxycc/3senxyc>
     *   On February 11, join OHS and Vanport Mosaic for the debut of Walking Through Portland with a Panther: The Life of Mr. Kent Ford. All Power!<https://t.e2ma.net/click/rb91nn/jtxycc/jlfnxyc>
     *   At our February 24 History Pub, we are partnering with McMenamins and the Oregon Black Pioneers to present Oregon's Black History: 450 Years in 45 Minutes<https://t.e2ma.net/click/rb91nn/jtxycc/zdgnxyc>.
  *   Read Kim Moreland's posts on the Oregon Heritage Exchange Blog: Railroading & Portland's Black Community<https://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/2013/01/10/all-aboard-railroading-and-portlands-black-community/> & Black Historic Places Matter<https://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/2020/07/13/black-historic-places-matter/>. Kim Moreland is a 2024 Oregon Heritage Excellence Awards Winner (view award video here<https://youtu.be/jQolEda5Q64>).
  *   Visit your local heritage organizations to learn more about your community's diverse history!
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Oregon Heritage News is a service of Oregon Heritage, a division of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department that includes the State Historic Preservation Office. Learn more about our programs at www.oregonheritage.org<http://www.oregonheritage.org/>. The news editor can be contacted at heritage.info at oprd.oregon.gov<mailto:heritage.info at oprd.oregon.gov>.

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