Eugene celebrates the visual arts with a week-long downtown festival featuring the 20x21 EUG Mural Project’s Eugene Walls, Eugene Biennial at the Karin Clark Gallery, the return of the Mayor’s Art Show and Salon des Refusés, and the BRIDGE Exhibition with innovative, contemporary art installations. The Visual Arts Festival brings together street art, contemporary art and gallery art into an [...]
Lane Arts Council invites all educators to join us on June 6th for a free online live-stream training: "Using Game Design to Inspire Engaging Classrooms," led by teaching artist Cullen Vance. To access the training, simply visit the Lane Arts Council Youtube channel (THIS LINK) where a link to the live-stream will be made available at the scheduled time. About the Training: Games have always been a part of [...]
Join us for a special house concert with Halie Loren benefiting arts education in Lane County schools. Help us ensure that young people have access to artistic expression and their full creative selves. Take in the view of the Willamette Valley and Cascade Mountain Range, while enjoying live music with internationally-acclaimed singer-songwriter Halie Loren. Tickets are available with a donation of $40, $50 or $60, [...]
Springfield High School is brighter than ever with the unveiling of a new mural created through Lane Arts Council's artist residency program. Thank you to AARP Oregon for being such a big part of this special project! Participants of all ages and backgrounds worked together to create a vibrant new mural for Springfield High School. This past fall, AARP [...]
Lane Arts Council accepting applications through May 8th The Community Arts Grant is seeking applications for projects that emphasize accessibility, and provide unique programming that takes place in the City of Eugene. The grant program is funded by the City of Eugene Cultural Services Division and administered by Lane Arts Council. The Community Arts Grant recognizes the expanding role that [...]
Lane Arts Council is excited to announce our 2018 Winter & Spring Professional Development Workshops for Artists & Arts Organizations! We are continually working to support artists, creatives, makers, and arts organizations in Lane County. We offer professional development workshops and panel discussions to strengthen the capacity of artists and arts organizations. Workshops are offered throughout the year, with the [...]
Teaching artist Merit Ferrell at Cesar Chavez Elementary. Photo by Eric Merrow @MerrowVisuals Lane Arts Council is seeking additional visual arts focused teaching artists for our roster. These artists should have strong classroom experience and provide high-quality arts education to Lane County schools. We are looking for artists who can teach ceramics, glass work, wire sculpture, media arts, [...]
Lane Arts Council is excited to partner with ArtCity Eugene on a unique co-working opportunity for artists. ArtCity Pro is an ongoing opportunity for artists to work on growing our businesses while strengthening our community. Do you long to spend productive time working on your art business? Do you want to work alongside fellow artists and learn from each other's questions, [...]
The nonprofit Mozilla announces $83,000 to support five creative, educational technology projects in the city of Eugene. The Mozilla Gigabit Community Fund provides funding to technologists, educators, and entrepreneurs in Eugene and four other gigabit cities across the U.S. — Austin, TX; Chattanooga, TN; Kansas City; and Lafayette, LA. Read the full story. Executive Director Liora Sponko (right) and Arts Education Program [...]
The Arts & Economic Prosperity 5 study provides evidence that the nonprofit arts and culture sector is a significant industry in the City of Eugene—one that generates $62 million in total economic activity annually and supports 2,400 full-time equivalent jobs. This impact is twice as significant to the Eugene economy compared to the median of similarly sized regions around the [...]