Exhibit Sponsorship Program
About Capitol History Gateway
This program, funded by the Oregon State Capitol Foundation, allows organizations to tell more stories and share them with the community.
The Capitol History Gateway Exhibit Sponsorship Program supports Oregon public and nonprofit museums and organizations to produce an exhibit that meets one or both of the following goals:
- Increase participation in Oregon's democracy, and/or
- Increase interest in Oregon's history, and especially in the history of government.
The 2026 award recipients are: - Friends of Kam Wah Chung: “The Oregon Chinese Diaspora Project”
- City of Independence Heritage Museum: “Civics at Home, How Oregon Cities Work”
- University of Oregon's Museum of Natural and Cultural History: “Roots and Resilience – Chinese American Heritage in Oregon”
- Oregon Workforce Partnership: “The Bridge Home – Oregon’s Reentry Workforce Initiative”
How to Apply
NEXT CYCLE OPENS NOVEMBER 16
Awards in the next cycle are for virtual exhibits programmed between July 2027 to June 2028, and displayed physically at the Capitol in 2028/2029.
- Capitol History Gateway Exhibit Sponsorship Guidelines – Please read these before preparing an application.
- Application Instructions – Please read and download these before using the online application form, so you can have forms ready for upload.
- Please download and fill out the Estimated Project Finances form to upload in the application (link below.)
- Once you have read and completed the documents above, proceed to the 2026 CHG Exhibit Sponsorship Program Application.
- Review and Award Process – This document will tell you the next steps after we receive your application.
- To get a better idea of the Galleria space, where your exhibit will be located, please watch the short video below. It shows the path a guest would take when arriving to the Capitol to see your exhibit.
Awardees: If you are awarded a sponsorship by the Oregon State Capitol Foundation, you will be responsible for filling out the status reports below:
- Progress Report: 120 Days Out from Exhibiting
- Marketing Report: 60 Days Out from Exhibiting
- Before you bring your exhibit to the Capitol, please download and fill out the Final Exhibit Status Report, which can be uploaded in the Reconciliation Report link below.
- Reconciliation Report: Due on Exhibit Date
