Oregon ArtsWatch

Mission

Oregon ArtsWatch produces independent, professional arts and culture journalism and criticism that is transparent, fair, and accurate.

Bottom Line for Portland

News is a catalyst for connection and change.

Your support boosts visibility and drives audiences for hundreds of artists and arts groups across the region.

Your support will enable ...

✯Independent reporting on urgent threats to creativity, education, and intellectual freedom.
✯Expanding  coverage of libraries in crisis and banned books (ALL donations pay for stories).
✯Pay fair and equitable wages (94% of our budget pays people).

The goal is to raise $15,000 to mark our upcoming 15th anniversary. 

Expand access to trusted local arts news.

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“Thanks for the work you do to help us independent artists thrive.” – Martin Eichinger, Sculptor

“How could we manage without Oregon ArtsWatch! It anchors my week, every week.” – Meg Larson

Incentives

🎟️ TIMELY GIVEAWAY: The first donation of $200 or more will win a pair of tickets to the Dec. 11 Live Wire Radio show with John Hodgman, Hari Kondabolu, Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Choir, and Edna Vázquez. More information. 🌟 BE PART OF A NATIONAL BROADCAST! 🌟

🎟️ GIVEAWAY: The first donation of $150 or more will receive a ticket voucher for Artists Repertory Theatre. The voucher is valid for two tickets to any ART show. 🌟 ONLY ONE VOUCHER LEFT! 🌟

Partner(s)

GIVE!GUIDE COHORT

Consider supporting our local news and storytelling partners to expand the impact of our collective efforts:

✯Friends of Willamette Week: Willamette Week provides Portlanders with an independent understanding of how their worlds work so they can make a difference. Friends of Willamette Week make this possible!

✯Oregon Humanities: Connects Oregonians through dialogue, storytelling, and community-based programs.

✯Oregon Journalism Project: Delivers investigative reporting to inform and empower Oregonians.

✯Street Roots: Publishes a street newspaper that provides income opportunities to people experiencing homelessness.

✯The Immigrant Story: Documents, narrates, and curates immigrant voices to foster empathy and build an inclusive community.

✯The Lund Report: Provides independent journalism on health care issues.

✯Underscore Native News: Produces in-depth, Indigenous-centered journalism in the Pacific Northwest.

✯XRAY.FM: Creates independent, hyperlocal, community-focused media centering ideas, music, and creativity.

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GIVE!GUIDE BONUS PARTNERS

We have teamed up with these additional partners. Please consider spreading some Give!Guide love to them as well.

✯Artists Repertory Theatre: Produces intimate, provocative theatre and provides a home for a diverse community of artists and audiences to take creative risks. We’re proud to support ART’s PATHWAYS cohort in advancing their theatre critic skills. We’ll be publishing a collaborative article written by the students in 2026.

✯Literary Arts: Engages readers, supports writers, and inspires the next generation with great literature.

✯Live Wire: Cultivates joy, discovery, and connection by amplifying unexpected and riveting voices to a national audience. 

✯The Street Trust: Creates safer streets for all users through advocacy, education, and more.

✯WeShine: Operates three micro-villages in three Portland neighborhoods where unhoused folks can heal from homelessness.

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BUSINESS PARTNERS

We deeply appreciate the community support.

✯Chamber Music Northwest: Inspires our community through concerts and events celebrating the richness and diversity of chamber music.

✯Portland Spirit: Offers year-round dining and sightseeing cruises.

✯The Portland Ballet: Fosters the future of ballet by building the next generation of dancers and audiences.

✯Salt and Sage Theatre Company: Foregrounds the female experience, explores the personal and political dimensions of sexuality, and provides space for actor training to foster personal and artistic growth.