Grants Awarded to Eugene-Area
Arts Projects and Programs
Lane Arts Council announces $49,100 in grants to seven community arts organizations and 21 arts projects in the Eugene area for the 2011-2012 arts year beginning July 2011. 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, twenty one projects will receive $25,000 in Community Arts Project Grants, ranging from $500 to $2,000 and seven community arts organizations, with annual budgets above $100,000, will receive $24,100 in Program Grants ranging from $2,000 to $6,000.
The members of the Project Grants panel included: Mija Andrade, Executive Director of M.E.C.C.A; Sisy Anderson, Visual Artist and UO Arts and Administration Instructor; Mimi Nolledo, Photographer, Digital Artist, Board Member of Eugene/Springfield Asian Council; David Mort, Development Director, Lord Leebrick Theatre Company; Fred Wesley, Musician and Board Member of the Jazz Station; Patricia Skipper, Lane Arts Council Board Member and Development Director of Oregon Mozart Player; Marcia James Gluz, Hult Center Ticket Office Manager, City of Eugene Cultural Services Division.
Lane Arts Council is a private nonprofit organization that works to strengthen and support arts education and community arts. We serve the arts community in Lane County through YouthArts programs in schools, First Friday ArtWalk, fiscal agency, information, and collaborative support for artists and arts organizations. For information, contact Liora Sponko.
$49,100 in grants from Lane Arts Council
28 Organizations and Projects for the 2011-2012 Arts Year
| Name | Program/Project | Grant Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Community Center for the Perf. Arts/WOW Hall | Performances and Education Programs | 6000 |
| Maude Kerns Art Center | Exhibits and Education Programs | 5100 |
| Arts UmbrellaYouth | Orchestra Season | 3000 |
| Lord Leebrick Theatre Company | Theatre Season and Education Programs | 3000 |
| Actors Cabaret of Eugene | Theatre Season and Education Programs | 3000 |
| Ballet Fantastique | Performances and Education Programs | 2000 |
| Oregon Festival Choirs | Performances, Music Education and Festival | 2000 |
| Free Shakespeare in the Park | Summer 2011 Cymbeline Production | 1500 |
| DIVA | 2012 OpenLens Festival | 1400 |
| Oregon Ballet Foundation | Sleeping Beauty in Your School | 1000 |
| No Shame Eugene | Raise the Curtain! | 1000 |
| Rainy Day Blues Society | Blues in the Schools | 2000 |
| Young Writers Association | Glitterary Word Festival | 2000 |
| Eugene Arte | Latino Day of Dead Celebration | 600 |
| Eugene Storefront Art Project | Eugene Storefront Art Project | 1800 |
| West African Cultural Arts Institute | Creating Community Program for Kids | 1000 |
| Joint Forces Dance Company/DanceAbility IntlCirque-Elation! | Workshop Series and Performance | 800 |
| KindTree Productions, Inc./Autism Rocks | Artism Autism-From the Studio to the Gallery | 1500 |
| Center for Family Development | Day Treatment Center and Reporting Center Creative Arts | 1000 |
| Bridgeway House | Theatre Production | 750 |
| Eugene Youth Ballet | Dance Collaboration | 1700 |
| Lane Literary Guild | Windfall Reading Series | 1000 |
| Poets & Writers from UO MFA Program | Live Lit West | 700 |
| Cascadia Concert Opera | Opera in the Summer Program | 1000 |
| Studio West | Hot Glass in Motion | 1000 |
| Eugene Peace Choir | 2011-2012 Performance Season | 1500 |
| New Zone Arts Collective | 2nd Annual Salon du Peuple | 1000 |
| Veselo Community Folk Dancers | 34th International Folk Dance Festival | 750 |
The Community Arts Program is supported through a partnership with the Cultural Services Division of the City of Eugene.
Grants. Typical annual grant cycle
o Lane Arts Council's Community Arts Grants' deadline MAY 2, 2011. Available for Eugene projects and programs in partnership with City of Eugene Cultural Services.
Downloadable guidelines and application (Word version): CAG-App-2011