Here’s a sample of the many good works of the Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission.

Mission: “The Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission discovers, celebrates, and commemorates contributions to Oregon’s diverse literary and cultural legacy through media, memorials, and public events.”

Founded: 1988, 501(c)(3) not-for-profit since 1993

Discovering Oregon Originals: 18 seasons, more than 140 programs
Oregon Originals programs feature creative figures of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest [see right], from the obscure to the famous to the infamous

Symposia & Related Events
Hazel Hall – first symposium on Hall, linked to memorial unveiling
John Reed / Louise Bryant Multi-Media Festival
Charles Erskine Scott Wood – exhibitions, four-day symposium, etc.
Jim Pepper – concert & symposium with Portland Jazz Festival, PSU Native American & jazz programs
William Stafford Peace Symposium – co-host with William Stafford Archive and Friends of WS

Labor Arts Forum
Works Progress Administration in Oregon – all day symposium at Portland Art Museum
Exhibitions at PAM, PNCA [right], Contemporary Crafts, People’s Museum/ Bay City, Hallie Ford/ Salem
Waging War on the Home Front w/ OSU Press [below]
    Exhibition at Central Library
    Dozen presentations at libraries & historical societies

Publication
Writers of West Portland [see right]
Martina Gangle Curl, John Reed & Louise Bryant
Dozens of 1-8 pagers

Memorials
Hazel Hall
Charles Erskine Scott Wood
John Reed

Rescue and Restoration
1936 Ed Quigley murals at Irvington Elementary, Portland [Hiawatha Johnson with George Johanson, right]

1938 Louis Bunce & Clifford Gleason WPA murals from Bush Elementary to North Salem High School

Literary Oregon, One Hundred Books, 1800-2000
OCHC brought professional expertise to the book selection and preparation of an exhibition at collaborator Oregon State Library on its centennial. This project set a standard for similar projects in state libraries across the US.

Finding David Douglas
Filming completed: Scotland, England, Hudson’s Bay,
British Columbia, Pacific Northwest, California, Hawaii
Exhibitions: October 2009 – Scotland [draft version]
April 2010 – World Forestry Center [preview version]
DVD and bookings available later in 2012

Grantors / Donors
More than 50 grants from a wide array of regional and national foundations, including: RACC, USFS, Meyer Memorial Trust, Clark, Collins, Keller, Kinsman, Oregon Community & Wyss Foundations

More than 1,000 individual and business donors over our history.

Financial Status:
OCHC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.