On Wednesday, November 13th, the Patricia Reser Center for the Arts brought together dignitaries, donors and artists as it commemorated its groundbreaking. The center, the first of its kind to be built in the Portland-metro area in more than 30 years, hopes to unite the community through civic engagement, creative learning and social cohesion. Read More…
At the end of this year’s legislative session, the Patricia Reser Center for the Arts received $1.5 million in funding from the Oregon Lottery. This significant figure is a portion of the funds requested through the Cultural Advocacy Coalition (CAC) to support capital investment projects in Oregon, and is tied for the largest award given Read More…
On July 17, 2018 the Beaverton Arts Foundation was proud to announce that our anonymous $13M donor to the Beaverton center for the arts is Pat Reser, who made this transformative pledge possible through the Reser Family Foundation. With that pledge came the official name of the center, the Patricia Reser Center for the Arts! Read More…
The Washington County Visitors Association (WCVA), a non-profit destination marketing organization, has granted $500,000 to the Patricia Reser Center for the Arts. The gift supports the private capital campaign to raise funds for the construction of the new center. The Patricia Reser Center for the Arts is expected to draw artists and audiences from both Read More…
The Beaverton Arts Foundation is a member of the Cultural Advocacy Coalition (CAC), a 501(c)4 non-partisan advocacy organization formed to lobby policymakers in Salem to ensure that all Oregonians have the opportunity to access arts and culture in their communities. In fact, the CAC is the only statewide advocacy organization lobbying Salem for policies and Read More…
The Patricia Reser Center for the Arts has been awarded an Oregon Community Foundation matching grant of $250,000. This gift will support construction of the first performing arts center of its kind to be built in the Portland metro area in more than 30 years. The grant is valid for gifts of $25,000 or greater Read More…
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