Lane Arts Council announces $63,800 in grants to artists and arts organizations in the Eugene area through two local grant programs: the Community Arts Grant and the Artist Grant. The Community Arts Grant and Artist Grant programs are funded by City of Eugene Cultural Services Division and administered by Lane Arts Council. This year, Lane Arts Council focused the Community [...]
After a period of active recruitment through the summer and fall of 2021, Lane Arts Council welcomes six new members to its Board of Directors. The addition of new Board members expands Lane Arts Council’s Board to fifteen: Jess Hampton, Laura King, Rachel Knighten, Glenn Newland, Celeste Peterson, and Julie Winsel join Tina Rinaldi, John Park, Noah Woodward, Julie [...]
Our 2021 Fall Term Design Arts Apprenticeship students showcased their original designs at SparkLab as a part of December's First Friday Artwalk. Forty-one Lane County middle and high schoolers had the opportunity to work with professional designers from various industries this fall. Apprentices came up with innovative designs including upcycled fashion pieces, graphic design posters, hand-pulled prints, screen-printed T-shirts, [...]
2020-21 Artist Grant Recipient Jorah LaFleur Applications are now open for Lane Arts Council's two grant opportunities – the Community Arts Program Grant and the Artist Grant. Mark your calendar for our virtual informational sessions to learn more about each grant: Artist Grant Info Session: Tuesday, September 28th, 5-6pm Program Grant Info Session: Wednesday, September [...]
In 2020, Donald R. Dexter, Jr., DMD championed the first R0 Prayer Flag Project, a community project to inspire hope and raise money for Lane Art's Council's Artist Support Programs. "The term R0, referred to as R-Naught, represents the number of new infections estimated to stem from a single case. In other words, if R0 is 2.5, then one [...]
Applications Due September 13th The Design Arts Apprenticeship program offers Lane County middle and high school students apprenticeship opportunities in various forms of design. Groups of 3-4 students are paired with a professional designer and work alongside them to understand the profession, explore specific ways to approach design, and begin creating on their own. In [...]
Lane Arts Council is seeking 3-5 new board members. If you have a passion for the arts—including visual, performing, literary and theatrical—please consider joining the Lane Arts Council Board today! To build on our board’s cultural diversity and be inclusive across the county, we encourage applications from mid-career professionals, young professionals, college students, Native/Indigenous, Black, Latino/a/x, Asian/Pacific Islander, and [...]
Lane Arts Council is offering FREE online arts activities throughout the summer months. Arts modules will be posted every Monday with lessons geared toward Kindergarten - 2nd, 3rd - 5th, and 6th - 8th grades. Lane Arts Council pivoted to online arts education this past year via ArtStream, recording virtual arts lessons with our teaching artists across all forms [...]
Since shut down in March of 2020, Lane Arts Council staff has been working remotely. During that past year we have joined the Eugene Ballet at the new Midtown Arts Center at 174 East 16th Avenue. With the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions we are happy to greet visitors in our new offices beginning July 1st. Our offices will be [...]
Ben Minnis joins Lane Arts Council as the Arts Education Program Coordinator. Ben has 15 years of experience working with Co-op Family Center at UO as a Teacher/Pedagogical Coordinator. Ben has a BFA in Theatre Performance from Viterbo University in La Crosse, WI and a graduate certificate in Pedagogical Coordination in the Reggio-Emilia Approach from Webster University in St. [...]