Portland arts funding: Open forum at PSU provides data, but not an arts plan

Oregon ArtsWatch: On February 7 in the Smith Memorial Student Union building at Portland State University, a diverse group of more than 70 people gathered to discuss the next stages in the process for Portland’s Arts and Culture Plan. Several steering committee members helped to organize what was billed as an “open conversation about Oregon’s future” about “fighting for the arts and our communities.” People attended to hear more about a new forthcoming plan for arts funding.