Watch your mailbox: Arts Access Fund flyers on their way!

February 23, 2026 9:04 am News article

$1.4M awarded by Office of Arts & Culture’s Small Grant Program partners for 2025-26

322 Portland-based artists, arts and culture organizations, and creative businesses are slated to receive funding through the City’s grantmaking partners.

January 23, 2026 2:03 pm News article

Arts Access Fund Oversight Committee releases 2025 report

The report covers findings and recommendations related to the Arts Access Fund, as well as financial, arts education, and grant reporting for 2025.

December 19, 2025 9:55 am News article

$8.1M headed to Portland schools from the Arts Access Fund in 2025-26

The Arts Access Fund, powered by the Arts Tax, will disburse $8.1 million to Portland’s six school districts and charter schools for the 2025-26 school year.

December 11, 2025 4:17 pm News article

Portlanders invited to provide feedback on Arts & Culture grant guidelines by April 1

The Office of Arts & Culture will launch a new grant program next summer to provide Operating Support for local arts organizations. Prior to that, community members can share their thoughts on the program's proposed guidelines.

Updated November 21, 2025 11:08 am News article

Arts & Culture to award $2.8M+ in General Operating Support grants to local arts organizations in 2025-26

The Office of Arts & Culture's General Operating Support program provides essential resources to local arts organizations.

October 23, 2025 3:30 pm News article

Portland celebrates Arts in Education Week with proclamation readings at local elementary schools

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson declared that September 14-20, 2025 is Arts in Education Week in Portland.

September 16, 2025 4:30 pm News article

K-5 teachers explore City’s arts education framework leading up to pilot implementation this fall

Arts & Culture recently hosted a day of in-service instruction for Portland Public Schools (PPS) teachers to discuss and demo Portland’s first-ever arts education framework.

August 21, 2025 1:25 pm News article

Recap: Arts & Culture granted $5.6M+ to Portland’s creative ecosystem in 2024-25

This article looks back at Arts & Culture’s grantmaking efforts in fiscal year 2024-25, which ended on June 30, 2025.

Updated July 25, 2025 10:00 am News article

Celebrating Portlanders’ commitment to providing K-5 students with an arts education

This article looks back at a months-long effort to celebrate and highlight the impact of Portland's Access Fund.

April 28, 2025 9:07 am News article

Join us in celebrating the impact of the Arts Access Fund in Portland schools

What’s the impact of the Arts Access Fund, and why is it worth celebrating? That’s what we’ll dig into in this article, and we hope you’ll consider joining in on the festivities planned for the coming months.

March 5, 2025 9:54 am News article

📬 Mailbox watch: Arts Access Fund flyers are headed your way!

Arts & Culture invites you to get involved, exercise your creativity, and make a unique piece of art—then share it with us!

February 25, 2025 9:52 am News article

$7.8 million from the Arts Access Fund is headed to Portland schools

Portland's six school districts will receive nearly $8 million for the 2024-25 school year from the Arts Access Fund, powered by the Arts Tax.

December 13, 2024 3:06 pm News article

City proclaims Arts in Education Week

September 10, 2024 4:35 pm News article

Portland's $35 arts tax: payment due April 15th, marking a decade of support

This year marks a decade of the Arts Education and Access Fund, or "arts tax," which has raised more than $124 million since Portlanders said yes to the $35-per-year income tax - and yes to funding arts education for every public elementary school child in Portland.

April 12, 2024 12:00 pm News article

Celebrate 10 years of funding public school arts

April 9, 2024 10:29 am News article

Student Art Show Opens April 4th

The City Arts Program celebrates student art with a show at the Portland Building exhibiting a collaboration between Rieke Elementary students and Cleveland High School sculpture students.

March 19, 2024 2:36 pm News article

AEAF Oversight Committee Seeks Members From East Portland

The AEAF Oversight Committee is designed to include members that work or live within each of the six school districts served by the fund. The committee currently has a member from PPS and is seeking members from Centennial, David Douglas, Parkrose, Reynolds, and Riverdale school districts.

March 7, 2024 3:11 pm News article