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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.
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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.
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📬 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!
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$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.
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City proclaims Arts in Education Week
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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.
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Celebrate 10 years of funding public school arts
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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.
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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.
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