Starting this March, PHAME will be hosting tours of our school and programs! Come see PHAME students in action, learn a little more about our history and programs, and hear about our exciting plans for the future.
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After my disability was diagnosed in the fourth grade, my classmates could be cruel. I still remember being called names when I was put in Special Ed in 1962. I wanted what others had—a place to belong.
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PHAME is thrilled to announce the live auction lineup for our Sparkle: Battle of the Bands gala!
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The Board of Directors of PHAME is pleased to announce that Jenny R. Stadler, Ph.D., will become PHAME’s Executive Director on September 11, 2017. Stadler brings extensive experience as an arts and educational non-profit leader, most recently as the Executive Director of the Portland Revels.
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After a blockbuster spring of guest appearances and performances - including a standing-ovation-evoking appearance at the April 15th TEDxPortland event at Portland's Keller Auditorium - PHAME is thrilled to announce that it's returning for another collaboration with Portland's beloved mini-orchestra, Pink Martini, coming up July 1st at McMenamins Edgefield.
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PHAME, the Portland region’s acclaimed arts nonprofit, announced today that Oregon-based business Consumer Cellular has been selected as the first winner of PHAME’s new Excellence in Inclusive Employment Award.
Read MorePHAME is pleased to announce our summer 2017 collaborative project with director and playwright, Matthew B Zrebski. PHAME students and staff will be collaborating with Zrebski to create a devised theatrical work about relationships, life moments, connections and being human, no matter what our differences. The work is titled In a Single Breath and will premiere late August 2017 at Artists Repertory Theatre.
Read MorePHAME is thrilled to announce a new annual event to bring attention to the growing movement for full community inclusion of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in our regional arts and business communities, and to highlight inclusion success stories and inspire continued progress.
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I didn’t always have the opportunities PHAME offers. When I was growing up, I never felt like my teachers could help me go beyond my own limitations.
Read MoreIn a major step forward for creating a more equitable Oregon arts community, PHAME announced this morning the inaugural membership of its newly formed Oregon Arts Leaders for Inclusion Coalition.
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This past Sunday, PHAME supporters came together in an incredible show of support for PHAME at the organization's "Best of Broadway" themed 2016 "Sparkle!" gala - and by the time the final notes had rung out from PHAME Rock Ensemble in the Sentinel Hotel ballroom, a new all-time fundraising record had been set.
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PHAME is thrilled to announce the live auction line-up for our 2016 "Sparkle!" gala, coming up Sunday, November 6th, at The Sentinel Hotel.
Read MoreThis week, PHAME received a Founder's Award from the board of the Portland Area Musical Theatre Awards for outstanding commitment to diversity in theatre, recognizing especially our inclusive world premiere production of the commissioned new play with music "Up The Fall" by Debbie Lamedman, with music by Laura Gibson.
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PHAME is thrilled to welcome arts advocate, percussionist, and nonprofit program manager Rob Smith as our new Director of Community Engagement Programs!
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