1988 Entertainment LLC, Concerts in Bend Oregon, $30,000
To fund shoulder season concert promotion.
Bend Roots Revival, Bend Roots Revival, $14,000
To fund marketing efforts for Bend Roots Revival, scheduled for September 23-25, 2022.
Bend Yoga Festival, LLC, Bend Yoga Festival, $30,000
To fund marketing efforts for the Bend Yoga Festival, a destination festival, comprising a multi-day cultural experience of yoga practices in a variety of forms: asana intensives, lectures, workshops, meditations, kirtan (call-and-response music performance), and more.
BendFilm, Inc, 19th Annual BendFilm Festival, $44,750
To fund marketing for the 2022, 19th Annual BendFilm Festival, held October 6-9 2022.
Cascades Theatrical Company, Cascades Marketing, $7,500
To fund marketing for shoulder seasons productions.
Central Oregon Media Group dba The Bulletin, Discover Bend: Play Like a Local, $30,000
To fund the creations and marketing of Discover Bend: Play Like a Local, self-guided tours, highlighting 25-30 engaging arts & culture locations and events throughout Bend.
Dirty Freehub, Podcast Marketing Grant, $10,000
To fund the creation and execution of a comprehensive marketing plan for the cultural podcasts that complement many of the gravel riding routes in Bend.
High Desert Museum, Living Stories exhibition, $45,000
To fund the marketing for Living Stories: Exploring Dynamic Artforms of the Indigenous Plateau (working title), where six native artists will be commissioned specifically for this new, original exhibition to create artwork that will be used in Native communities before arriving at the Museum.
Lay It Out Events, Bend Fall Festival Art in Action Avenue and Stage, $26,000
To fund promotion of the Bend Fall Festival, scheduled during the fall shoulder season Friday, September 30 through Sunday, October 2, 2022, in downtown Bend. The Bend Fall Festival has emerged as the largest art festival in Central Oregon.
Old Mill District, Old Mill District Late Summer/Fall Concert Marketing Campaign, $19,000
To fund marketing efforts for post-Labor Day concerts at the Hayden Homes Amphitheater.
OUT Central Oregon, Winter PrideFest 2023, $30,000
To fund marketing for Winter PrideFest 2023, is a multi-day and multi-event weekend celebrating diversity and inclusivity in the outdoors through various winter activities, film screenings, cultural discussions, social gatherings, and fun.
Paula Dreyer, Bend Creative Music Project, $5,750
To fund marketing for the Bend Creative Music Project, outdoor concerts heard through wireless headphones.
Scalehouse, Bend Design 2022, $28,000
To fund Bend Design in October, 2022.
Tower Theatre Foundation, Stage the Change PNW 2023 Conference, $30,000
To fund marketing for the second annual “Stage the Change” event for high school students from throughout the Pacific Northwest Friday, April 21 – 22, 2023.