September Newsletter
The sweet chill of fall is in the air and we’re breathing it in.
There’s only four (err.. 3.5!) months left of the year and if you're like us you still have a lot of goals left to achieve, in spite of having accomplished so much already in 2024.
Last month we wrapped our photo collaboration at PDX and this month we are gearing up for an exciting new fundraiser in partnership with Roux, a week-long food and beverage experience led by the women redefining the industry (more on this below!)
This newsletter also ushers in the incredible news that we have been working quietly and quickly to realize a long standing dream from one of our beloved founding members, Emilly Prado, to create a creative retreat space for BIPOC artists.
Introducing Portland in Color’s very first Creative Refresh retreat. Members in our directory are invited to join us at the Society Hotel in Bingen, Washington from December 26 - 29, 2024. Applications open on October 4th.
Save the Date: October 12th, 2024
We’re hosting Roux Art Show—our first art show fundraiser! This fundraiser has two parts, allowing folks to support online and in person. We’re currently working with five artists to create food-themed posters that will be for sale online and in person at our Live Art Show. Our Live Art Show will also include 5 more artists creating food-themed art in real time! Watch these artists in residence at Roux Market on October 12th.
Keep an eye on this space for an announcement of our featured artists and a special discount to the Roux Market for PIC community members. Check out Roux’s awesome line up of other events here.
Artist Spotlight: Ann Nguyen
Ann Nguyen is a Vietnamese-American graphic designer born and raised in Portland, Oregon. Her passions lie in page layout and branding, and they adore every aspect of graphic design. Nguyen enjoys pushing herself outside their comfort zone and learning new skills to make people’s visions come true.
Her favorite thing about graphic design is telling a story through visual art. Other things she enjoys are hanging with her pookies, watching brain-rotting TV shows, making bead jewelry, playing Homescapes, going on walks, and reading.
For a chance to create something fun and explore ideas, email Ann at anngelicgrl@gmail.com. Check out more of her work on her website and Instagram.
Upcoming Events & Opportunities
Scale Up Grant for cultural events - grant opportunity designed to provide funding and technical assistance for local Portland events positioned to grow and attract attendance beyond the Portland Metro region due September 17, 2024.
MusicOregon's Echo Fund Grant - The Echo Fund supports independent, working musicians by funding creative, non-performance projects that support new growth and spur creative and career development due September 19, 2024.
Oregon Arts Commission Career Opportunity Grant - The Career Opportunity Grant Program supports Oregon arts practitioners across all disciplines and career stages in taking advantage of timely and concrete opportunities that can significantly enhance their artistic careers due September 25, 2024.
PICA's Precipice Fund Grant - The Precipice Fund recognizes these informal, experimental, and often anti-institutional projects as integral to the innovative spirit and vibrant art ecology of Metro Portland and surrounding areas due October 1, 2024.
Metro's Community Placemaking Grant - These grants support arts and culture based, community-led, equity-centered efforts that strengthen people’s connections to each other and places they care about. Up to $450,000 is available in this grant cycle (more than double what it was last year!) with grants ranging from $5,000 to $25,000. Applications are due October 4, 2024 at noon.
National Leaders of Color Fellowship - During this no-cost eight-month fellowship, selected fellows receive access to specialists in the field, strategic learning objectives determined to deepen thought on anti-racist and culturally-oriented leadership practices, and national-level network and cohort building. Upon completion of this program, participants are granted alumni status and have opportunities to collaborate with the USRAO in their region as advisors, funding panelists, and/or other professional capacities. Applications are due October 13, 2024.
RACC’s Portland Arts Project Grant - The Portland Arts Project Grant program is available to support the making and sharing of artistic work and the development of the arts community in Portland, Oregon. Individual artists, arts organizations, arts businesses, and other nonprofits are eligible to apply for grant funding to support arts programs and activities that have community impact due October 23, 2024.
Thanks for tuning in this month and looking forward to seeing more folks in person at our Art Show on October 12! Another reminder that if you’re a BIPOC creative, please make sure you see yourself in our updated directory. And if you don’t, please resubmit your info here with your current info!