Jackson County Cultural Coalition 2025 Grantees 

The Jackson County Cultural Coalition Board awarded a total of $32.300 in grants to the following Jackson County organizations for 2024 projects and activities:

 

Art Presence - $1,000           

Free drop-in arts education and scholarships for formal education.

 

Boys & Girls Club - $1,000

Junior Picasso summer learning program.

 

Guitar Society - $1,000        

Provide music education and outreach programs.

 

Jacksonville Community Center - $1,000

Free community concerts and events at the community center.

 

Rogue Valley Symphonic Band - $1,000  

Performance and rehearsals with middle schoolers, focused on mental health issues.

 

Siskiyou Singers - $1,000   

Two choral-orchestral works in January.

 

Southern Oregon Public Broadcasting System - $1,000

"Work of Art," a two-minute video that features a Jackson County artist.

 

Oregon Art on a Mission - $1,350  

Art classes and tool kits for youth in partnership with Rogue Valley Mentoring.

 

A Greater Applegate - $1,500          

Support the Applegate Evening Market.

 

Ashland Children's Theatre - $1,500         

Development of a DEI audit and strategy plan.

 

Ashland High Arts Advocates - $1,500                   

Expand the Student Arts Mentorship (SAM) project for low-income/underserved students.

 

Gold Hill Community - $1,500

Highlight the city's 130th anniversary during the 2025 Gold Dust Days Heritage Celebration.

 

Rogue Gallery - $1,500

Field trip for 5th-grade students, including an art lesson and a take-home kit.

 

Talent Historical Society  - $1,600

Celebrating Talent's heritage with drama, music, and the arts.

 

Jefferson Pipe Band - $1,900           

Cultural and educational concert including various Celtic instruments on 6-21-25.

 

Ashland Folk Collective - $2,000 

Free concert in Lithia Park called "Summer Sounds".

 

Ballet Folklorico - $2,000

Operating costs and costume support.

 

Talent Maker City - $2,000 

The first year of generating public art surrounding the new Talent Maker City makerspace.

 

Woodville Museum - $2,200            

Collections management project.

 

Rogue Valley Mentoring - $2,250

Amplifying youth voices through the Youth Panel event.

 

Southern Oregon Historical Society - $2,500   

Children's Heritage Fair at SOHS Hanley Farm.