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. [...]

For the past four years Eric Braman has served as our Art Education Program Manager. Building on Lane Arts Council's already robust Arts Education program, Eric expanded artist residencies, instituted new programming, and formed vital relationships with teaching artists and school administrators. With the promotion to Program Director, Eric will support and expand programming across the organization. We are [...]

We have moved to the new Midtown Arts Center at 174 East 16th Avenue in Eugene! Just a few blocks away from our previous location, this new building houses several arts organizations (Eugene Ballet, Chamber Music Amici, Eugene Concert Choir, Eugene Mozart Players, Eugene Opera, among others), multiple dance studios, and a gallery space. It is a reminder that the [...]

Conversations addressing diversity, equity, and inclusion in Lane County’s arts community. Lane Arts Council and community partners are hosting a series of Arts & Culture Roundtables, community conversations addressing diversity, equity, and inclusion in our local arts community, with a focus on racial justice. The first two virtual conversations will be held May 6th and May 20th from 5-7pm. [...]

Lane Arts Council is excited to announce that we will be offering two funding opportunities this year! Our Community Arts Program Grant will provide general support for small and mid-sized Eugene arts organizations and arts programs, and our Artist Grant will support individual artists for 2021-2022. Community Arts Program Grants and Artist Grants are funded by City of Eugene Cultural Services and administered [...]

Giving young people access to arts education is central to Lane Arts Council's mission. Especially now, as we recover from the upheaval of the past year, connecting art with the youth of Lane County will foster healing and build self-esteem as our world re-opens and we are able to return to in-person learning. Our well-known core programs, Creative Link, [...]

Thanks to funding support by the Western Lane Community Foundation and additional support from the Florence Elks Club and Driftwood Shores, Lane Arts Council was able to bring muralist and teaching artist Jessilyn Brinkerhoff to Siuslaw Middle School to add a large scale mural to a previously empty gymnasium wall and a student-painted mural in the entry hallway leading to [...]

Is there an event or artistic installation you have been wanting to present downtown? The City of Eugene Cultural Services Downtown Program Fund offers you an opportunity to transform downtown outdoor spaces into arts and culture destinations. Funding of up to $5,000 per project will be awarded to organizations or individuals who wish to produce their own quality programming [...]