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Business for Culture and the Arts records, 1969-2014
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Business for Culture and the Arts (Portland, Or.)
- Title
- Business for Culture and the Arts records
- Dates
- 1969-2014 (inclusive)19692014
1984-2014 (bulk)19842014 - Quantity
- 8.2 cubic feet, (7 record cartons; 2 oversize folders (30x42))
- Collection Number
- Coll 476
- Summary
- Records of Business for Culture and the Arts, a nonprofit organization in Portland, Oregon, that encouraged local businesses to support the arts. It was initially founded as the Oregon Arts Foundation in 1969, and dissolved in 2015.
- Repository
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Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org - Access Restrictions
-
Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Business for Culture and the Arts (BCA) was a nonprofit organization based in Portland, Oregon, that encouraged local businesses to support the arts. It was founded in 1969 as the Oregon Arts Foundation. The organization changed its name to Oregon Business Committee for the Arts in 1987, and afterwards changed the name again to Business Committee for the Arts - Northwest Region, and then to Northwest Business Committee for the Arts, before choosing the name Business for Culture and the Arts in 2009. In addition to encouraging businesses to donate to artists and art organizations, BCA encouraged businesspeople to serve on the boards of arts groups, and trained them in how to raise money and apply management skills to running arts organizations.
Business for Culture and the Arts ceased operations and dissolved in 2015.
Sources: Articles in the Oregonian, 1992-2005; business registry records on the Oregon Secretary of State website.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The bulk of the collection consists of organizational papers and records of Business for Culture and the Arts (BCA), a Portland, Oregon, nonprofit organization. In addition to administrative records such as board and committee records and reports, the collection includes materials related to events hosted by Business for Culture and the Arts, particularly the organization's awards event, Arts Breakfast of Champions. The collection also includes digital files, videotapes, CDs, and DVDs relating to Oregon artworks, artists, and arts organizations that BCA possessed at the time of its dissolution in 2015.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Business for Culture and the Arts records, Coll 476, Oregon Historical Society Research Library
Restrictions on Use
The Oregon Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use of reproductions may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright holders.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Collection is arranged in four series: Series 1: Administrative records; Series 2: Events; Series 3: Outreach and publicity; Series 4. Artworks, performances, artists, and other arts organizations.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Business for Culture and the Arts, care of Parker Lee, June 2015 (Lib. Acc. 28587).
Preservation Note
Access to digital files, audiocassettes and films requires use of specialized equipment. Contact library staff for assistance.
Processing Note
Collection was initially processed in 2015 by Sue Armitage and Jeffrey A. Hayes, and rearranged in 2022 by Hayes. Collection was titled "Business for Culture and the Arts collection" prior to 2022. Along with physical rearrangement, work peformed in 2022 included additional description of digital and audiovisual materials in the collection.
Many of the folders in this collection are Business for Culture and the Arts' original file folders. In cases where the label originally applied to the folder is either inaccurate or requires clarification, the updated title is written on the front flap of the folder. Titles for videocassettes in the collection were transcribed from labels on the media; contents have not been verified by library staff.
Separated Materials
Artifacts were separated to the Oregon Historical Society musuem collections.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series 1: Administrative records, 1969-2014, (bulk 1984-2014) Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
Subseries 1: General administrative and committee records |
1969-2014 | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Articles of incorporation for Oregon Arts Foundation and for Oregon Business Committee for the Arts, Inc. |
1969-1982; 1987-1993 |
| 1 | 2 | Business for Culture and the Arts articles of incorporation and bylaws |
1987-1988 |
| 1 | 3 | Name change documents |
1992-1993 |
| 1 | 4 | 501(c)(3) status inquiry |
2007 |
| 1 | 5 | Bylaws |
1992; 1998; 2007 |
| 1 | 6 | Letterhead |
undated |
| 1 | 7 | General information |
1984-1994 |
| 1 | 8 | Board manual |
2013 |
| 1 | 9-15 | Board minutes |
1993-2004 |
| 1 | 16-18 | Board development |
1989-1999 |
| 1 | 19 | Board nominations |
2014 |
| 1 | 20 | Board retreat |
2014 |
| 1 | 21 | Arts Advisory Committee records |
1994-1997 |
| 1 | 22 | Advocacy Committee records |
2009-2013 |
| 1 | 23-33 | Executive Committee records |
1994-2004 |
| 2 | 1 | Finance Committee records |
1999-2004 |
| 2 | 2-10 | Marketing Committee records |
2002-2013 |
| 2 | 11-23 | Membership Committee records |
1999-2014 |
| 2 | 24-25 | Program Committee records |
2005-2013 |
| 2 | 26-29 | Directories of art and cultural institutions |
circa 1989; 2006-2010 |
| 2 | 30-31 | Bank records |
1996-2010 |
| 2 | 32 | Fundraising first year report |
1986 |
| 2 | 33 | 2013 finance review |
2014 |
| 7 | Instructions for using CC Solutions software (on 1 CD) |
1999 | |
| Folder | |||
| 2 | 34 | Logos and stationery |
circa 1985-2005 |
| 7 | Digital files for stationery (on 1 CD) |
2007 | |
| Folder | |||
| 2 | 35 | Membership initiatives |
1996-1998 |
| 2 | 36 | Photographs of office staff (prints and negatives) |
circa 1995 |
| 7 | PowerPoint about the duties of nonprofit directors (on 1 CD) |
2007 | |
| 7 | Digital files for unidentified presentation (on 2 CDs) |
2007 | |
| 7 | Digital files for wallet cards (on 1 CD) |
2005 | |
Subseries 2: Donor records |
2000-2014 | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 37 | Top business donors brochures |
2007-2014 |
| 2 | 38 | Instructions for compiling top donor statistics |
2008 |
| 2 | 39 | Top donors to arts - quick statistics |
1999-2008 |
| 2 | 40 | Top Donors report |
2000 |
| 2 | 41-43 | Lists of top contributors |
2001-2003 |
| 3 | 1 | Top business supporters of the arts |
2003-2012 |
| 3 | 2 | Donor records |
2002-2008 |
| 3 | 3 | Business Journal - top performers |
2004-2007 |
| 3 | 4 | Business Journal surveys |
2000-2001 |
| 3 | 5 | Business responses to 2001-2002 survey |
2002 |
| 3 | 6-9 | Business survey responses |
2006-2007 |
| 3 | 10-13 | Top donor survey forms |
2008 |
Subseries 3: Reports |
1982-2008 | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 3 | 14 | Report on accomplishments in 1990 |
1991 |
| 3 | 15 | Annual reports |
2004; 2006 |
| 3 | 16 | Arts Alliance survey reports |
1994 |
| 3 | 17 | Arts Plan 2000+ reports |
1991-1993 |
| 3 | 18 | Arts plan reports |
1992-1998 |
| 3 | 19 | Cultural development plan reports |
1998-2001 |
| 3 | 20-28 | Economic impact reports |
1982-1996 |
| 4 | 1-3 | Economic impact reports |
1998-2000; 2008 |
| 4 | 4 | Oregon Shines report |
2001 |
| 4 | 5 | Oregon Arts Commission annual reports |
2006-2007 |
| 4 | 6 | Oregon Cultural Trust annual reports |
2006-2008 |
Series 2: Events, 1988-2014Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 4 | 7-37 | Arts Breakfast of Champions records |
1995 December-2007 November |
| 5 | 1-10 | Arts Breakfast of Champions records |
2008 May-2014 |
| 5 | 10-11 | Arts Breakfast of Champions slides |
1999-2000 May |
| 5 | 12-18 | Arts Breakfast of Champions photographs (prints and negatives) |
2000-2003 |
| 7 | Arts Breakfast of Champions digital photographs (on 21 CDs) |
2000-2010 | |
| 7 | Digital photographs from Library Foundation to be used at Arts Breakfast of Champions (on 1 CD) |
2008 | |
| 7 | Digital photographs of Arts Breakfast of Champions; digital photographs of joint board meeting with Regional Arts and Culture Council (RACC) (on 1 CD) |
2008 November 13; 2008 February 7 | |
| 7 | Audio recording of Arts Breakfast of Champions 1 audio discs (CD)
|
2007 November 14 | |
| 7 | Video of Arts Breakfast of Champions 1 videocassettes (VHS)
|
2003 May 14 | |
| 7 | Video of Arts Breakfast of Champions 3 videodiscs (DVD)
|
2009 November 17 | |
| 7 | PowerPoint slideshows for Arts Breakfast of Champions (on 1 CD) |
2006 November | |
| 7 | Music tracks used for Arts Breakfast of Champions (2 copies) 2 audio discs (CD)
|
undated | |
| Folder | |||
| 5 | 19-20 | 20th anniversary celebration records and brochures |
2006 |
| 4 | 11 | 20th anniversary brochure |
2006 |
| 5 | 21 | Anniversary celebration brochures |
2006; 2010 |
| 5 | 22 | Art, the Cultural Bus |
1994 |
| 5 | 23 | Personal Visions/Corporate Commitment event |
1993 October 13 |
| Folder | |||
| Oversize 1 | Posters for Governor's Arts Awards |
1988 | |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 5 | 24 | Brochures and poster for Governor's Art Award events |
1995; 1998 |
| 7 | Video of Governor's Arts Awards 1 videocassettes (VHS)
|
1990 | |
| Folder | |||
| 5 | 25 | Conference and summit records |
1996-2004 |
| 5 | 26 | Oregon Cultural Summit records |
1998-1999 |
| 5 | 27 | Cultural Summit photographs (prints and negatives) |
1998 |
| 5 | 28-35 | Art of Leadership conference records |
1995-2011 |
| 5 | 36 | Art Fair tour |
1994 February 10-14 |
| 7 | Digital photographs of BCA arts fair (on 1 CD) |
2010 February 9 | |
| Folder | |||
| 5 | 37 | Annual meeting luncheon invites |
1994-2005 |
| 5 | 38 | Members luncheon photographs (prints and negatives) |
2000 March 21 |
| 5 | 39 | New Arts and Culture Leaders Welcome at the Portland Japanese Garden |
2013-2014 |
| 7 | Digital photographs from Behind-the-Scenes with the Portland Japanese Garden (on 1 CD) |
2010 June 23 | |
| Folder | |||
| 6 | 1-2 | "Think Small for Big Results" workshop |
2005-2007 |
| 6 | 3 | Body Vox photographs |
2001 April |
| 7 | Body Vox digital photographs (on 1 CD) |
2001 April | |
| Folder | |||
| 6 | 4 | National Business for Culture and the Arts Hampton Award photographs |
2003 |
| 6 | 5 | Viva Voce photograph |
2005 |
| 7 | Video for Dan Wieden Award event 1 videocassettes (VHS)
|
1997 November 19 | |
| 7 | Assorted digital photographs for event honoring Virginia Willard (on 1 CD) |
2003-2006 | |
| 7 | Video from event honoring Virginia Willard 1 videodiscs (DVD)
|
2011 | |
| 7 | Digital photographs relating to art events in Oregon (on 1 CD) |
2004-2006 | |
| 7 | Digital photographs of candidates' forum (on 1 CD) |
2004 July 21 | |
| 7 | Digital photographs of unidentified event with Jordan Schnitzer (on 1 CD) |
2005 January 3 | |
| 7 | Video of interviews shown at memorial for Bob Gerding 1 videodiscs (DVD)
|
2009 | |
| 7 | Video about Art 4 Humanity benefit event 1 videodiscs (DVD)
|
2010 February | |
| Folder | |||
| 6 | 6 | Photographs (prints and negatives) of unidentified event, possibly Art of Leadership conference |
1998 April |
| 6 | 7 | Slides of unidentified event, possibly a cultural summit |
1999 April |
| 7 | Digital photographs of unidentified event (on 1 CD) |
2006 April 3 | |
| Folder | |||
| 6 | 8 | Unsorted event invitations and brochures |
undated |
| 6 | 9 | Unsorted event photographs |
2000-2001; 2004 |
| 7 | Video, "A Tribute," likely for event (2 copies) 2 videocassettes (VHS)
|
undated | |
| 7 | Zip files with event photographs (on 1 CD) |
2003-2005 | |
| 7 | Digital photographs of unidentified events (on 1 CD) |
2007 | |
| 7 | Digital photographs of unidentified event (on 1 CD) |
2010 February 25 | |
| 7 | Music track on CD labeled, "Tears of Joy presents Pinocchio 'I Love You,'" used for unidentified event 1 audio discs (CD)
|
undated | |
| 7 | Untitled DVD of unidentified event produced by henry V events 1 videodiscs (DVD)
|
undated | |
Series 3: Outreach and publicity, 1986-2014Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 6 | 10 | Advertisement specifications |
2012-2013 |
| 6 | 11 | Advertisement, "Is it Art or Economics?" |
circa 2004 |
| 6 | 12 | Ads for breakfasts and top donors |
2002-2008 |
| 6 | 13 | Advertisement, "Creativity Fuels a City" |
2006 |
| 6 | 14 | "Creative Connections" advertising campaign records |
2009-2011 |
| 6 | 15 | Advertisement, "Welcome to the Creative Corner" |
2009 |
| 6 | 16 | Dancer/museum advertisement |
2004 |
| 6 | 17 | Member list advertisements |
2004-2011 |
| 6 | 18 | Advertisement, "What Goes Around Comes Around" |
2010 |
| 6 | 19-20 | Business Journal advertisement records |
2001-2012 |
| 6 | 21 | Daily Journal of Commerce advertisement records |
2010-2011 |
| 6 | 22 | KINK (Alpha Broadcasting) advertisement records |
2011 |
| 6 | 23 | Oregon Business magazine advertisement records |
2011-2012 |
| 6 | 24 | Oregonian advertisement records |
2007-2009 |
| 6 | 25 | Portland Monthly advertisement records |
2004 |
| 6 | 26 | Willamette Week advertisement records |
2010-2011 |
| 6 | 27 | Advertisements in performing arts programs |
2010-2011 |
| Folder | |||
| Oversize 1 | Advertising posters |
circa 1995-2010 | |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 6 | 28-29 | Unsorted advertisements |
circa 2000-2005 |
| 6 | 30 | Awards |
1990-2002 |
| Folder | |||
| Oversize 2 | Award from Oregon Governor Neil Goldschmidt |
1990 April 25 | |
| Oversize 2 | Award from Portland Oregon Visitors Association for "Art, the Cultural Bus" |
1995 | |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 6 | 31-33 | Membership brochures |
circa 1988-2010 |
| 6 | 34 | Give!Guide records |
2010 |
| 6 | 35 | Information sheet |
undated |
| 6 | 36 | Membership newsletters |
1988-1992 |
| 6 | 37-40 | Clippings and articles |
1986-2007 |
| 6 | 41-42 | Press releases |
2006-2014 |
| 6 | 43 | Public affairs strategy |
1993-1996 |
| 6 | 44 | Social media records |
2010-2011 |
| 6 | 45 | Unsorted publicity materials |
circa 2000-2014 |
| 7 | TV spot about "Art, the Cultural Bus" on AM Northwest 1 videocassettes (VHS)
|
1995 September 1 | |
| 7 | TV spot about Body Vox on Oregon Public Broadcasting show Artbeat 1 videocassettes (VHS)
|
undated | |
| 7 | Advertising spot for Governor's Arts Awards 1 videocassettes (VHS)
|
undated | |
| 7 | Promotional video 1 videodiscs (DVD)
|
2006 | |
Series 4: Artworks, performances, artists, and other arts organizations, 1985-2014, (bulk 2004-2009) Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 7 | Digitized and digital images relating to public art in Portland (on 1 CD) |
1985-2006 |
| 7 | Video, "White Bird Presents: Michael Curry Spirits" 1 videocassettes (VHS)
|
2001 February 28 |
| 7 | Film by Sam Allen, "When Stumptown was Jumptown" 1 videodiscs (DVD)
|
2004 |
| 7 | Panel by Grantmakers of Oregon and Southwest Washington, "Arts in Education: Where is it Heading?" 1 videodiscs (DVD)
|
2005 September 22 |
| 7 | Digital photographs relating to Portland Center Stage (on 1 CD) |
2006-2007 |
| 7 | Digital photographs of Museum of Contemporary Craft exhibit, "Craft in America" (on 1 CD) |
2007 |
| 7 | Promotional video for play "If" 1 videodiscs (DVD)
|
2007 |
| 7 | Music track for play "If" 1 audio discs (CD)
|
circa 2007 |
| 7 | MetroArts Inc. CD, "Young Artists Debut! Recital Showcase, Volume 1" 1 audio discs (CD)
|
2007 |
| 7 | Music by Portland Night High School students at Old Library Studio, "The Stars Come Out at Night" 1 audio discs (CD)
|
2007 |
| 7 | Recording of poetry and jazz concert, "Sentimental Journey II" 1 audio discs (CD)
|
2007 January 27 |
| 7 | Materials for slideshow of Pacific Northwest College of Art student artwork (on 1 CD) |
2008 |
| 7 | Recording of performance of "Dark Matter" by Lynne Duddy and Emily Post 1 audio discs (CD)
|
2008 |
| 7 | Digital photographs of artwork by Kelly Williams (on 1 CD) |
2009 |
| Folder | ||
| Oversize 2 | Art project, "52:1" |
2013-2014 |
| Box | ||
| 7 | Short films and commercials directed by Kelley Baker 1 videocassettes (VHS)
|
undated |
| 7 | Music tracks by The Old Library Studio 1 audio discs (CD)
|
undated |
| 7 | Digital photographs of dance performances (on 1 CD) |
2006-2007 |
| 7 | PowerPoint presentation about architectural project in Alaska, titled "Moon of the Bird Sling" (on 1 CD) |
2007 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Arts--Oregon
- Nonprofit organizations--Oregon--Portland
Corporate Names
- Business for Culture and the Arts (Portland, Or.)
Form or Genre Terms
- administrative records
- photographs
