Grants Awarded to Eugene-Area Arts Projects and Programs (June 17, 2008)

Lane Arts Council announces $48,000 in grants to six community arts organizations and 23 arts projects in the Eugene area for the 2008-2009 arts year beginning July 2008. The Community Arts Program is supported through a partnership with the Cultural Services Division of the City of Eugene.

The grants help ensure diverse and accessible arts opportunities and experiences for Eugene artists, audiences and other participants. Community arts funds have been budgeted and allocated to the Lane Arts Council since the early 1980s by the City of Eugene to assist a variety of community-based cultural arts projects. The City’s room tax fund of over $1.5 million contributes to the general fund, which provides the primary support for Cultural Services, including the Hult Center and Community Arts.

This year, 23 projects received $24,000 in Community Arts Project Grants, ranging from $1,500 to $500, and six community arts organizations, with annual budgets above $100,000, received $24,000 in Community Arts Program Grants ranging from $6,000 to $3,000.

The members of the Project Grants panel included: Lynda Lanker, Artist; Jenny Root, Poet, editor and literary activist; Scott Barkhurst, Director of Marketing and Publicity, UO School of Music; Jessie Marquez, Singer; Jerry Diethelm, Landscape Architect, UO Professor Emeritus; City of Eugene Karm Hagedorn, Hult Center Manager (interim), City of Eugene Cultural Services Division; Tony Lum, Lane Arts Council Board and co-founder Asian Celebration.

Lane Arts Council is a private non-profit organization serving all the arts in Lane County through YouthArts arts education programs, First Friday ArtWalk, Gallery at the Airport, Fiscal agency, information, and support for artists and arts organizations. For information: Douglas Beauchamp, Executive Director, Lane Arts Council, 1590 Willamette Street, Suite 200, Eugene OR 97401; 541-485-2278 or www.lanearts.org.

(List below of $48,000 in grants from Lane Arts Council, 29 Organizations and Projects for the 2008-2009 Arts Year

Community Arts Organizations / 6 Program Grants
Community Center for the Perf. Arts/WOW Hall.. Performances and Education Programs $ 6000
Maude Kerns Art Center Exhibits and Education Programs 6000
Actors Cabaret of Eugene Theater Season 3000
Arts Umbrella/Eugene Youth Symphony Youth Orchestra Season 3000
Lord Leebrick Theatre Company Theater Season 3000
Oregon Festival Choirs Season Programs and (Jun 09) Festival 3000

Community Arts / 23 Project Grants
Community Alliance of Lane County Photo exhibit/Multi-racial community 1500
Young Writers Association Upstarts / publication 1500
Free Shakespeare in the Park Free Shakespeare in the Park (Aug 08) 1500
Dance Theatre of Oregon DTO II Children's Company- "Family" Show (Feb 09) 1500
New Zone Arts Collective 18th Annual "Salon De Refuse's" (Sep 08) 1250
Sparkplug Dance Performances /Workshops/Greenlight Dance (Winter 09) 1250
KindTree Productions Studio to the Gallery/Autism Rocks 1200
Multi-Cultural Storytelling Festival Multi-Cultural Storytelling Festival (May 09) 1200
Lane Literary Guild Windfall Reading Series (monthly readings) 1200
DIVA/Downtown Initiative for Visual Arts OpenLens Festival (Jan 09) 1200
Eugene Glass School Art Glass Auction / Guest Lecturer (Oct 08) 1000
Veselo Community Folk Dancers 31st Annual International Folk Dance Festival (Jan 09) 1000
Materials Exchange Center/Comm Arts Land of E* Waste (Jul 08) 1000
Materials Exchange Center/Comm Arts Cityscape, Revealing E* Waste (Sep 08) 1000
Youth Music Showcase Saturday Market Youth Music Showcase 900
Young Writers Association Glitterary Word Festival (Apr 09) 900
Upstart Crow Studios Right Here in River City/Concert (Jul 08) 900
Oregon Ballet Foundation (OBF) Mentorship / Scholarship Program for Boys 800
Kutsinhira Cultural Arts Center Zimbabwean Marimba/Singing Workshops (Jul 08) 750
East/West Poets Gathering 3rd Biennial East / West Poets Gathering (Oct 08) 720
Poets & Writers/UO MFA Program Live Lit West (monthly readings) 630
Eugene Peace Choir 2008-09 Performance Season 600
Eugene Glass School 6th Annual Flame Off Competition (Aug 08) 500

Contact: Lane Arts Council. 485-2278. lanearts@lanearts.org. www.lanearts.org
1590 Willamette #200 Eugene OR 97401

The Community Arts Program is supported through a partnership with the Cultural Services Division of the City of Eugene. The deadline is May 1 for the beginning in July.

To view sample application, click to download (Word version): 2008 Community Arts Grants - Project Application

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A grant information session was presented by Lane Arts Council on March 11, 2008; an overview of local and state grant and funding opportunities for arts and cultural organizations.  

-- Lane Arts Council's Community Arts grants (supported by the City of Eugene's Cultural Services Division), annual deadline: May 1. (above.)

-- Lane County Cultural Coalition grants (for Lane County, with Oregon Cultural Trust funds), annual deadline: April 15. www.laneculture.net/grants.shtml

-- Statewide grants from the Oregon Arts Commission (various deadlines) and the Oregon Cultural Trust (annual deadline May 15). www.oregonartscommission.org

-- Commission and fellowships opportunities for artists. www.oregonartscommission.org