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Changui Majadero, from Los Angeles, celebrate the last set of the 2021 Sisters Folk Festival at the Village Green stage on Oct.

Changui Majadero celebrates the last set of the 2021 Sisters Folk Festival at the Village Green stage on Oct. 3, 2021. Photo by Rob Kerr

Our Mission:

To enhance the quality of life for all Oregonians through the arts

by stimulating creativity, leadership and economic vitality.

Explore our 2023-2027 Strategic Plan

Artists: Please join the Oregon Artist Registry!

To ensure artists’ access to funding opportunities and build a case for more artist resources, the Oregon Arts Commission partnered with The Ford Family Foundation to create an Oregon Artist Registry.

NOTE: If you have an opportunity or resource you'd like us to share with our artist network, please send it to Sarah Baylinson.

Arts and culture contribute

$829 million to Oregon economy

Oregon's arts and culture sector contributed $829 million to Oregon's economy in fiscal year 2022, according to the latest Arts & Economic Prosperity study from Americans for the Arts. Released Oct. 12, the findings of Arts & Economic Prosperity 6 (AEP6) include data from 19 Oregon regions and communities. Oregon's study was supported in part by Travel Oregon.

Imagine a world without the arts

No singing, no dancing, no paintings, crafts, folk art, music or theater. It's unthinkable.

How the arts enable creative expression, for people of all ages, and a collective sharing of beauty is undeniable. But the value of the arts is much more than aesthetic, it is enriching to us all. And the arts not only build communities, they inspire community vitality.

Upcoming Grant Deadlines

Arts Learning May 14, 2025

Arts ADA Accessibility Reimbursement ongoing