Eastern Oregon arts organizations receive $20,000 to support local students
By Garrett Christensen on Friday, September 27th, 2024 in Northeastern Oregon News Northeastern Oregon Top Stories
BAKER CITY & ENTERPRISE – Continuing their stream of 2025 grant announcements, the Oregon Arts Commission recently confirmed that Crossroads Creative and Performing Arts Center in Baker City and Fishtrap Inc. in Enterprise will each receive $10,000 in grant funding. This is part of the commission’s Arts Learning Program, meant to strengthen arts education in Oregon for K-12 students. In total, 31 arts organizations across the state will each receive $10,000, for a total of $310,000 in funding.
Reflecting on the grants, Executive Director for the Oregon Arts Commission Brian Rogers was quoted as stating:
“Unfortunately, so many schools lack adequate funding for arts education. We are grateful that arts organizations are providing well-rounded education through creative and enriching learning experiences for our youth. Arts education inspires further development and creative problem-solving skills that are important for Oregon’s future leaders.”
The specific funding projects for Crossroads and Fishtrap (as written by the Oregon Arts Commission) are as follows:
Crossroads Creative and Performing Arts Center Inc, Baker City
To support our most underserved, challenged K-12 students in partnership with educators to provide 12 months of custom, interactive arts experiences resulting in positive and creative opportunities to express themselves, thereby increasing self-esteem, confidence, sense of potential, achievement and joy!
Fishtrap Inc, Enterprise
To support the continuum of Arts Learning opportunities that Fishtrap offers to youth across Eastern Oregon. In 2024-2025, Fishtrap hopes to reach 700 young rural writers ages 5-18 through their youth writing programs.
