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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Wordcrafters in Eugene invites you to be a part of StoryHelix by sharing your stories about “belonging” and your experience living in Eugene, Lane County, and Oregon. All community members are invited to participate! As a part of the first featured collection, Lane Arts Council is partnering with Wordcrafters in Eugene to highlight stories from BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and [...]
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. [...]
StoryHelix seeks to collect the stories of community members regarding belonging in Eugene, Lane County and Oregon. The first highlighted selection of stories will focus on the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) experience and will be brought to life in a 2-dimensional form as a large-print poster. Graphic artists and illustrators are needed to create the posters to [...]