Peter Bilotta News Today

Despite Oregon's arts sector garnering $829 million in economic activity every year, the state is ranked at No. 41 for its annual arts funding per capita. That’s why employees at arts organizations are encouraging lawmakers to pass two bills that would allocate more money to cultural spaces statewide.

House Bill 4124 and Senate Bill 1582 could help arts organizations recover.

<strong>This fall Tim Bond returned to his longtime creative home to serve as the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s artistic director. The festival is struggling, but Bond’s outlook is sunny.</strong>

When COVID-19 swept across the globe and forced closures of public spaces and lockdowns in most major countries, it disrupted almost every industry and cultural community. The classical chamber music world was no exception.    “I think everyone was trying to figure out what to do,” said Gloria Chien