01/20/2026
What is the Arts Council?
We are an Arts Council (IRVAC) serving a rural community in southern Oregon by promoting art and music experiences and art education through programs in schools and in public venues. We support our local chorale concerts and host special art and music events to enrich our community.
Volunteers give time to IRVAC programs and events and we rely on the generous donations of community members to help fund programs such as Learning Through Arts and Art in the Valley. We are a 501c3 art charity. Donations are tax deductible.
We also support music by sponsoring concerts, resident artist projects, and supporting the RCC/IV/Three Rivers Chorale performances in Cave Junction.
We receive grant funding for art education and enrichment programs in local schools. We receive grants from Oregon foundations for Learning Through Art in Evergreen Elementary and Lorna Byrne Middle School.
We strive to enrich and expand the learning opportunities for the children, youth, and adults of our rural community, for the betterment of all. We support and promote local artisans through our events and in our Facebook group, Arts in Southern Oregon. Many of our programs are open to the public to participate. Such projects have included the Gateway Project, Garden Art Project, Poetry Slam, Public Art projects (murals, sculpture installations), book readings, public art classes, and other creative efforts to include the whole community in what we do.
We have a post office box where you may write to us or mail your annual dues or donations: P.O. Box 522, Cave Junction, OR 97523.
Our members include creative and artistic folks, community volunteers, event organizers, teachers, musicians, and many people who support our work. One does not need to be an artist to be a member, just someone who cares about the quality of life, culture, and art and music education in the Illinois Valley. Please join us!