Fiesta Cultural celebrates Latino/a/x/e arts, cultures, and heritage throughout Lane County.
Through Fiesta Cultural, Lane Arts Council works with artists, arts and cultural organizations, and community partners to:
- Produce Fiesta Cultural at the First Friday ArtWalk in downtown Eugene. This event is led by a committee of Latino/a/x/e artists and producers with administrative support from Lane Arts Council and City of Eugene Cultural Services.
- Support Latino/a/x/e artists and cultural producers to create their own events and programs as Empresarios de Fiesta Cultural. These events are envisioned and led by Latino/a/x/e artists, with direct support from Lane Arts Council.
- Amplify community-led and community-produced events through shared marketing and promotion that highlights Latino/a/x/e artists and celebrate Latino/a/x/e arts, cultures, and heritage. The Fiesta Cultural event calendar includes community events in Lane County happening September through December. Community events promoted through Fiesta Cultural are not produced by or affiliated with Lane Arts Council.
Special thanks to our funders and sponsors: National Endowment for the Arts, Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace, Lane County, SELCO Community Credit Union, Los Monarcas de Eugene, and La Qué Buena.
This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Images below are from Lane Arts Council supported events in 2022: First Friday ArtWalk Fiesta Cultural event, demArts in Florence, and Empresario de Fiesta Cultural events.
- Artist Marketplace 2022
- Artist Marketplace 2022
- Kids activities at Fiesta Cultural at the First Friday ArtWalk 2022
- Organizacion Oaxaca plays at Fiesta Cultural at the First Friday ArtWalk 2022
- Food carts at Fiesta Cultural at the First Friday ArtWalk
- Patrons enjoy music at Fiesta Cultural at the First Friday ArtWalk 2022
- Laura Martinez produced Ven A Nuestra Casa as an Empresario de Fiesta Cultural
- Mary Sollo produced a performance of Ballet Folklórico Colibrí
- Antonio Huerta performs Charreria in Florence
- Springfield High School Mariachi del Sol performed at Siuslaw High School
- Charro Attire Exhibition at Siuslaw Pioneer Museum in Florence
- Participants display leather working from demArts workshop by Jessica Zapata
For questions about Fiesta Cultural contact Jessica Watson at Lane Arts Council: artwalk@lanearts.org or 541-485-2278.