RACC Press Release: Local Run-Off Candidates Respond to Arts & Culture Questionnaire

For immediate release   Contact: Mary Bauer, Communications Associate Regional Arts & Culture Council  |  www.racc.org 108 NW 9th Avenue, Suite 300, Portland, OR  97209-3318 503.823.5111  |  email: [email protected]   Through vision, leadership and service, the Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) works to integrate arts and culture in all aspects of community life. 

October 2, 2008

Local Run-Off Candidates Respond to Arts & Culture Questionnaire

The Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) and Northwest Business for Culture & the Arts (NW/BCA) have asked run-off candidates for local elected office, including Portland City Council and the Clackamas and Multnomah County Commissions, about their positions on important arts and culture issues. The candidates’ responses are posted on the RACC website at:

www.racc.org/election2008   

Through this important community service, RACC and NW/BCA endeavor to illuminate for the voting public the extent to which candidates would support arts and culture in the tri-county area if elected.

Through vision, leadership, and service, the Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) works to integrate arts and culture in all aspects of community life. For more information about RACC, visit the web site at www.racc.org, or call 503.823.5111.

The mission of Northwest Business for Culture & the Arts (NW/BCA) is to connect business and the arts to strengthen Oregon's culture & economy. For more information about NW/BCA visit www.nwbca.org or call 503.228.2977.

******************************* Mary Bauer Communications Associate Regional Arts & Culture Council 108 NW 9th Avenue, Suite 300    Portland, OR 97209-3318 503.823.5426 FAX 503.823.5432 [email protected] www.racc.org