Pendleton Center for the Arts Executive Director Roberta Lavadour is the recipient of Oregon’s 2026 Lifetime Achievement in Arts & Culture Award.
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PORTLAND — Pendleton Center for the Arts Executive Director Roberta Lavadour is this year’s recipient of Oregon’s Lifetime Achievement in Arts & Culture Award.
Lavadour is an accomplished artist and has been the executive director of the Pendleton Center for the Arts for nearly 20 years. She recently announced she was leaving the role in July 2027. She has spent decades expanding access to arts education, exhibitions, music and cultural programming in Eastern Oregon. Gov. Tina Kotek in June reappointed Lavadour to the Oregon Arts Commission.
Lavadour is one of seven artists, culture leaders, organizations and communities the Oregon Cultural Trust and Oregon Arts Commission are honoring with the 2026 Oregon Arts & Culture Awards for their efforts “strengthening cultural life, creative work and community identity throughout Oregon,” according to a news release from the Oregon Cultural Trust.
The awards received more than 630 community nominations, according to the release, and the seven recipients “represent the creativity, leadership and cultural contributions that make Oregon a vibrant place to live, work and visit.”
Lavadour and the other honorees receive their awards at the Arts & Culture Summit, Dec. 1 and 2, at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland.
