YAMHILL COUNTY CULTURAL COALITION

Grant Recipients

 

 
2005  Newberg Downtown Association – for design, via a community-wide contest, and production of one set of banners for Hwy 99 W in historic downtown Newberg.
Newberg Library – for Dia de los Ninos/Dia de los Libros, a bi-lingual celebration for Spanish speaking children with an emphasis on reading and using the Newberg Library facilities.
2006 Yamhelas Community Resource Center – for creation of a Naturescape on the grounds of Yamhill/Carlton High School co-designed and constructed by students and staff of the Yamhill/Carlton school district.
Yamhill County Mediators – for developing an interactive theatrical production, ala a dinner theater, demonstrating ways to peacefully resolve common human conflicts.
Arts Alliance of Yamhill County – for design and production of a Web site providing information about county artists, arts organizations and related activities.
Yamhill County artists – for participating in “River Reflections,” an art contest and subsequent traveling exhibit concentrating on the Yamhill River, its tributaries and eventual confluence with the Willamette River.
Providence Newberg Hospital Foundation – for the Youthful Art of Healing involving local middle and high school students, working with regional professional artists, creating long-lasting works of art for permanent display within the hospital.
Yamhill Lavender Growers – for a festival, concentrating on the art, food, crafts, personal care products and associated items involving lavender, that celebrates the region’s agricultural heritage.
2007 Linfield Chamber Orchestra – for two appropriate, kid-friendly classical music concerts for fourth grade students from McMinnville, Dayton and Yamhill/Carlton involving Linfield College music professors and students, and additional professional musicians.
Arts Alliance of Yamhill County – for the Paper Gardens prose and poetry writing contest involving all children and adults residing in Yamhill County, plus the publication of the winning entries in a handmade chapbook.
Yamhill Lavender Growers – for a festival, concentrating on the art, food, crafts, personal care products and associated items involving lavender, that celebrates the region’s agricultural heritage.