We are excited to announce that Ayisha Elliott, of Black Girl from Eugene, will be our facilitator for the next two Arts and Culture Roundtables. These roundtables will take place on November 9th and 16th from 4-6:30pm over Zoom and will focus on topics such as white saviorism, privilege, and understanding our connections between race and privilege. Ayisha Elliott [...]
2020-21 Artist Grant Recipient Jorah LaFleur Applications are now open for Lane Arts Council's two grant opportunities – the Community Arts Program Grant and the Artist Grant. Mark your calendar for our virtual informational sessions to learn more about each grant: Artist Grant Info Session: Tuesday, September 28th, 5-6pm Program Grant Info Session: Wednesday, September [...]
In 2020, Donald R. Dexter, Jr., DMD championed the first R0 Prayer Flag Project, a community project to inspire hope and raise money for Lane Art's Council's Artist Support Programs. "The term R0, referred to as R-Naught, represents the number of new infections estimated to stem from a single case. In other words, if R0 is 2.5, then one [...]
Applications Due September 13th The Design Arts Apprenticeship program offers Lane County middle and high school students apprenticeship opportunities in various forms of design. Groups of 3-4 students are paired with a professional designer and work alongside them to understand the profession, explore specific ways to approach design, and begin creating on their own. In [...]
Lane Arts Council will be hosting a digital conversation on Tuesday, August 31st from 6-7 pm to answer any questions as you get your application ready for submission. If you are planning to apply, or just curious, please join us via zoom on this link. We will begin reviewing applications early in September, so don’t miss this opportunity to inspire [...]
Teaching Artist Alex Ever This summer, Lane Arts Council, in partnership with Willamette Riverkeeper, Willamette Resources and Education Network (WREN), and multiple local partners, brought teaching artist Alex Ever to day camps and summer school classrooms throughout Eugene, Springfield, and Fern Ridge to teach students about clean water, environmental advocacy, and natural dyes. Their work has [...]
Lane Arts Council is seeking 3-5 new board members. If you have a passion for the arts—including visual, performing, literary and theatrical—please consider joining the Lane Arts Council Board today! To build on our board’s cultural diversity and be inclusive across the county, we encourage applications from mid-career professionals, young professionals, college students, Native/Indigenous, Black, Latino/a/x, Asian/Pacific Islander, and [...]
We invite you to join us for our fourth Arts & Culture Roundtable addressing diversity, equity, and inclusion in our Lane County arts community Finding Our Why MONDAY, AUGUST 16TH, 5-7PM Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion work can feel overwhelming at times. Where do we begin? What can we shift in our work as artists or organizational leaders? [...]
The Migrant Education Program (MEP) Summer School at Bertha Holt Elementary is one of the many sites where our Teaching Artists have engaged the hearts and minds of children this summer. A team of five Creative Link artists including Mitra Gruwell, Noah McLain Philpot, James Peck, Sarah Peters Gonzales, and Victoria Wills have been working with kindergarten through middle [...]
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 [...]