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2018 Awards

Ceili of the Valley Society

$2,000

Family-friendly celebration highlighting music, crafts, dance and culture of the seven Celtic nations (Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, Brittany, Galicia and Isle of Man).
Children’s Educational Theatre (CET)

$2,000

To expand audience diversity and meet the needs of our families, CET will hire ASL interpreters to sign all six CET productions at least once.
Confluence: Willamette Valley LGBT Chorus

$1925

Confluence’s non-auditioned LGBT chorus and formal performances provide opportunity for people of all walks of life to share live music celebrating diversity and community inclusion.
Festival Chorale Oregon

$2,000

Festival Chorale Oregon (FCO) presentation of Handel’s Messiah Part 2 and 3 at Elsinore Theater in Salem, Oregon on April 22, 2018
Friends of Historic Butteville

$1,000

Restoration of the Historic Butteville Landing to provide public access to Marion County residents via a park-like amenity that describes the history of Butteville
Historic Elsinore Theatre

$1,000

Funding is requested to support Phase 2 of a Water Damage Restoration Project to stop water leaks from the roof and in the basement.
Lord & Schryver Conservancy

$2,000

This project will train gardeners to propagate historic plant material not readily available commercially for display in historic Lord & Schryver public gardens.
Oregon Fire Service Museum, Memorial & Learning Center

$2,000

Provide an environmental control system for heating, cooling and humidity control in the museum’s archive space to preserve the collection of photographs, books, and artifacts.
Oregon Symphony Association in Salem

$2,000

To enable OSAS to offer $10 reduced price tickets to local students so they may attend high quality concerts that they could not otherwise afford.
Paradise of Samoa

$2,000

The Paradise of Samoa Diversity Awareness Program provides a Pacific Islands cultural presentation with arts demonstration to State agencies, schools, and libraries in Marion County.
Salem Art Association

$2,000

To increase access for underserved 4th graders to experience Oregon history and art appreciation through field trips while supporting teachers in enhancing state standards.
Salem Concert Band

$2,000

“Triumph of the Spirit” concert by Salem Concert Band on May, 20, 2018 at the Elsinore Theatre
Salem Multicultural Institute and World Beat

$2,000

The World Beat Gallery gives local cultural communities a space to share their heritage: stories and items exhibited come directly from members of our community.
Salem Public Library Foundation

$2,000

A series of workshops guided by arts professionals will engage Salem-area middle and high school-aged youth in artistic and cultural exploration at Salem Public Library.
Salem Theatre Network

$1,200

The Cherry Blossom Theatre Festival will bring fifteen performances and five workshops to downtown Salem, creating a weekend bonanza of live theatre and cultural enrichment.
Santiam Canyon School District Parent Teacher Group

$2,000

Missoula Children’s Theater provides a week long residency where two tour actors/directors develop and produce a full scale musical with the local youth.
Santiam Heritage Foundation

$2,000

This project is two-fold: to establish a historical photograph exhibit and replace missing original moldings on second floor that were removed in previous renovations.
Santiam Historical Society

$900

This project digitizes early Stayton newspapers and shares them online to excite interest, awareness and pride in community history and heritage.
Silverton Together

$2,000

Install bronze plaques on structures within the City of Silverton listed on the National Register of Historic Places and develop a brochure and video.
Theatre 33 on the 45th

$2,000

Increase our audience base through more aggressive marketing to increase our private and attendance donations so we are less dependent on grants and corporate sponsors.
Weddle Elementary School

$1,980

An evening of traditional Mayan cultural experience presented by Weddle Elementary. Students will perform Mayan music, complete with instruments, singing and dancing. Mayan food served.
Willamette Heritage Center

$2,000

For 18 years, the Willamette Heritage Center has provided high-quality educational heritage activities/programs for school-aged youth, and we aim to continue this in Summer, 2018.
Woodburn SD – Nellie Muir Elementary

$2,000

The Woodburn School District (Nellie Muir Elementary) will provide the community with Folkloric Dancing (Baile Folklorico), music and education from the different regions of Mexico.