Lane Arts Council’s November 1st First Friday ArtWalk is guest-hosted by Toni Pimble, Artistic Director of Eugene Ballet. Toni co-founded the Eugene Ballet Company in 1978 with Riley Grannan. She has choreographed over 60 works for the Eugene Ballet, many of those productions involving collaborations with composers, literary and visual artists and local arts organizations including Eugene Concert Choir, Eugene Opera, [...]
Monday, October 7th, 3:30-5:30pm 942 Olive St building, classroom Presenter: Kate Ali, Public Art Manager, City of Eugene Cultural Services Division As a professional artist trying to break into the field of art in public places, applying to public art projects can feel intimidating and overwhelming. This workshop will demystify the application process through the lens of a percent for [...]
The Lane County Cultural Coalition's Cultural Opportunity Grant application is now available! If you or your organization is planning a project for 2020 in the area of arts, heritage, or the humanities, you are encouraged to apply by Tuesday, October 15th at 5pm. Cultural Opportunity Grants are funded through the Oregon Cultural Trust and administered by the Lane County Cultural Coalition. Learn more [...]
The arts are an essential element of a well-rounded educational experience, and teach valuable skills like self-awareness, empathy, public speaking, confidence, and media literacy. A proclamation for Arts in Education Week, to be celebrated September 8th through 14th, has been signed and certified by Governor Kate Brown. Lane Arts Council collaborated with Young Audiences of Oregon and SW Washington, The Arts Center Corvallis, Latino [...]
The next Arte LatiNext convening will be Wednesday, September 25th, 5-6:30pm at the 942 Olive Street building in Eugene. RSVP to stacey@lanearts.org or 541-485-2278. We are excited to welcome a very special guest: Francesco Lecce-Chong, Music Director and Conductor of the Eugene Symphony! Francesco will lead a conversation around ideas and collaborators for a new project they are planning, a production of Mexican-American [...]
Lane Arts Council announces $64,500 in grants to 22 community arts projects and arts organizations in the Eugene area. The Community Arts Grant program is funded by the City of Eugene Cultural Services Division and Banner Bank and administered by Lane Arts Council. Community Arts Grants provide funding to support community arts projects and programs that impact Eugene audiences, especially those who may face barriers to accessing or [...]
Applications for our Product Design Apprenticeships are available for the fall 2019 term. Students are welcome to apply for our fall 2019 term, but will not hear back on their application until Sept-Oct 2019. A group of apprentices created a mobile library for the Whiteaker neighborhood. Lane Arts Council's Design Arts Apprenticeships offers Lane County middle and high school [...]
Sunday, October 6th, 3-5pm Help young people step into their confidence, self-expression, and full creative selves by joining us for our final arts education fundraiser for the year. Guests will enjoy views of the Cascade Mountains, hors d’oeuvres from Noisette, wine from Stanton Vineyard, and an intimate performance by vocalist Siri Vik with pianist Nathalie Fortin. Siri's eclectic repertoire features 1930s [...]
Fiesta Cultural is Lane County’s largest celebration of Latinx arts and culture, featuring over forty events happening throughout Lane County from September through December. An initiative led by Lane Arts Council, Fiesta Cultural creates opportunities for inclusion through the arts, and engages the community in welcoming multicultural programs and events that highlight the rich diversity of Latinx arts, culture and [...]
Lane Arts Council’s August 2nd First Friday ArtWalk officially kicks off Visual Arts Week! Visual Arts Week (VAW) celebrates the visual arts by bringing together hundreds of local, regional, national and international artists through multiple visual platforms: gallery, contemporary and street art. It aims to celebrate and give visibility to the visual arts community by providing a platform for experimentation, creativity, [...]