The purpose of the Oregon Arts Commissions Arts Build Communities Technical Assistance Program is to assist rural and urban under-served communities in linking arts and cultural resources with local community development efforts. Assistance is provided though consultants skilled in a variety of areas including local arts development, community design, public art, landscape architecture, folklore, education and youth development, community planning, micro-enterprise development, facility development and partnership development.

This 1999-2000 report highlights the work in a few communities and hopes to provide examples that will inform and encourage other Oregon towns and regions to tap into their local arts and cultural assets in order to build more vital communities.

CONTENTS
Summary.
The Program: Background; Process; How the Arts Build Communities.

Community Profiles -
I. Public Art and Downtown Development (Boardman, Echo, Enterprise, Umatilla)
II. Learning Through Community Stories (Bly, Lowell).
III. Facility Development (Canyonville, The Dalle, Pendleton)
IV. Business Development (Grant County, Mt. Vernon, Toledo).
V. Better Organization for Arts Resources (Columbia County, Klamath and Lake Counties, North Portland, Mid-Willamette Valley)

Appendices -
Appendix A: Communities Served.
Appendix B: Oregons Regional Arts Councils.
Appendix C: Public Art and Design Concept Maps for Boardman, Enterprise and Umatilla.