Edited by Randi Bjornstad

The season for applying for the Lane Arts Council’s Community Arts Grants for 2026-27 is now open, and artists, arts organizations and arts projects in Eugene have until April 10 to submit their applications.

Funded by the  City of Eugene Cultural Services Division and administered by Lane Arts Council, these grant programs directly support individual artists, arts organizations, and arts projects in the Eugene area.

Grant awards will be announced in all three categories in June to fund activities in these areas during the fiscal year that runs from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027.

Following are guidelines for the three categories of grants; online grant information sessions will be held Feb. 11-13. To register for the sessions, go online to the Lane Arts Council website at lanearts.org/community-arts-grants/

Artist Grant

The Artist Grant provides up to $2,000 to support individual artists, performers, and creatives of all disciplines. Artists can apply for one of three funding areas:

  • Production: to move forward a new creative endeavor that contributes to artistic development, professional growth, or accessing new career opportunities
  • Development: to engage in administrative or artistic learning, skill-building, or professional development that contributes to improved business or artistic practice
  • Investment: to bolster artistic business capacity through equipment or supply purchasing, staffing, or other operating expenses

Community Arts Operating Grant

The Community Arts Operating Grant provides up to $5,000 in operating support funds to Eugene’s small and mid-sized nonprofit community arts organizations. The primary goal of the Operating Grant is to support nonprofit arts organizations in their strategic development and organizational goal fulfillment. The most competitive applicants are arts organizations who have arts as the core of their mission and provide public access to ongoing, sustained, artistic programming, and outreach programs or services in Eugene.

Community Arts Project Grant

The Community Arts Project Grant provides up to $2,500 to individuals, collectives, or organizations for projects that emphasize accessibility to underserved audiences and provide arts programming that takes place in Eugene. Proposals might include exhibits, performances, festivals, workshops, events, programs, and other arts and culture projects. The most competitive proposals demonstrate community impact and clear access to underserved and underrepresented communities whose opportunities to experience the arts are limited by race, ethnicity, economics, or disability.

Guidelines and application forms: http://lanearts.org/community-arts-grants/

More information: Tara Wibrew, at 541-485-22278 or tara@lanearts.org

 

About Lane Arts Council
Lane Arts Council cultivates belonging, learning and investment to engage all of Lane County in the transformative power of the arts. Founded in 1976 as the centralized arts agency serving the Lane County region, Lane Arts Council is a multi-faceted nonprofit arts organization providing arts education, arts advocacy, artist support, and community arts programs and services.