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2019 Downtown Program Fund Recipients
Congratulations to our 2019 Downtown Program Fund recipients!
ArtCity Eugene
Studio Without Walls
Friday, July 19 • 5:30-8 p.m.
East Park Blocks
A EuroEugene-style environment with music, dance, poetry, and a diverse range of artmaking. Meet local artists. Food/beverage vendors on site. All ages welcome.
ArtCity Eugene
Studio Without Walls
Monday, August 16 • 5:30-8 p.m.
East Park Blocks
A EuroEugene-style environment with music, dance, poetry, and a diverse range of artmaking. Meet local artists. Food/beverage vendors on site. All ages welcome.
ArtCity Eugene
BEAM
Friday, September 20 • 7:30-10 p.m.
East Park Blocks
A showcase of art that incorporates light. An outdoor, pop-up gallery that is truly illuminating. Meet local artists. Food/beverage vendors on site. All ages welcome.
Danceability International
Street Parade: Urban Intervention
Saturday, April 27 • TBD
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The street parade is a signature event produced as part of DanceAbility workshops and trainings worldwide. “Informances” or “Urban Interventions” are meant to bring mixed-abilities out in the open, and to make a statement about accessibility by delivering a performance directly to the public, with no venue wall or ticket booth to separate those who can come and those who cannot.
Denbaya Drum and Dance: African Dance and Drumming in the Streets
Drum and Dance with Denbaya
Friday, July 19 • 5:30–8 p.m. at East Park Blocks
Tuesday, July 30 • 12:30-1:15 p.m. at West Park Blocks
Tuesday, August 13 • 12:30-1:15 p.m. at West Park Blocks
Tuesday, August 16 • 5:30–8 p.m. at East Park Blocks
Sunday, September 22 • TBD at TBD (Downtown Sunday Streets)
Drummer & dancer, Fodé Sylla of Guinea, West Africa, brings his high energy, giant smile and extraordinary talents to the streets of Eugene with Denbaya Drum & Dance troupe. Together they will demonstrate West African rhythm and dance, inviting community members to participate in learning simple patterns together and playing stand-up bucket drums in unison.
Downtown Eugene Inc.: Aesthetic Alleyway Lighting
Information to be announced
EugeneTech
KING-PONG
Tuesday, June 25 • 8-10 p.m.
Tuesday, July 30 • 8-10 p.m.
Tuesday, August 27 • 8-10 p.m.
Kesey Square
Local artists, musicians, game developers, and makers welcome the community a larger than life-sized electronic PONG tournament using GIANT controllers, projected on a HUGE, 20-foot screen. Great fun for the whole family with costumes and activities.
Integrated Arts (Harmonic Laboratory)
Culture Caravan
Thursday, September 26 • 5-9 p.m.
Friday, October 4 • 5-9 p.m.
October date TBD
Thursday, October 24 • 5-9 p.m.
Kesey Square
Culture Caravan is a mobile media kiosk that turns virtual reality inside out to deliver rich and immersive experiences to those with little or no access to live performance, media arts, and dance.
Lane Arts Council
First Friday ArtWalk
Friday, June 7 • 5:30-8 p.m., featuring ArtsAlive
Friday, July 5 • 5:30-8 p.m., featuring Sara B3 and 45 RPM
Friday, October 4 • 5:30-8 p.m., featuring Wordcrafters in Eugene
Kesey Square
First Friday ArtWalk is the monthly celebration of downtown Eugene’s creative and artistic excellence.
Oregon Supported Living Program
Stray Cast Improve in Kesey Square
Saturdays, July 13 - September 14 • 10 a.m.-Noon
Kesey Square
Come get together for Improv games, music and laughter. A great way to meet new friends. People of all abilities welcome. No talent required!
Positive Community Kitchen
Nourish: Food for Life
Tuesday, May 14 • 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Tuesday, June 11 • 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Tuesday, July 9 • 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Tuesday, August 13 • 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Tuesday, September 10 • 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Tuesday, October 8 • 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Farmers Market on the East Park Block
Presented by Positive Community Kitchen with support from the Downtown Program Fund
This summer pick up some fresh recipes and cooking tips by attending these monthly FREE cooking demos designed to inspire and to simplify preparing healing meals in your home.
STOP DROP & YOGA
Yoga For Every Body
Wednesday, May 1 • 6-7 p.m.
Kesey Square
Celebrate May with Yoga For Every Body! Join our adaptive yoga class downtown to connect your breath & body in mindful ways. Suitable for ANYONE who can sit or stand, this class makes yoga fun & easy for everyone.
Hip Hop Yoga - Solstice Street Fair
Friday, June 21 • 5:30-9 p.m.
West Park Blocks
Party downtown on the longest day of the year with a live DJ hip-hop yoga class at the West Park Blocks! Followed by Happy Hour beer garden & tiny Street Fair including food carts & hip hop retail.
Family Day Yoga at the Farmers Market
Tuesday, June 25 • 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
West Park Blocks
Join SUPER YOGI for special super yoga training for children of all ages. OPEN SESSION on the West Park Block. Drop in anytime.
YOGA-OKE!: Sing-a-long Yoga & Karaoke
Thursday, October 10 • 5:30-7 p.m.
Kesey Square
Move your body & sing your heart out! It’s YOG-AOKE! Join us downtown to croon along with your cat/cow. A mindful, fun all ages yoga class with live sing-a-long to open your heart!
Track Town Swing
Track Town Throwdown: Live Music Swing Dance
Saturday, October 5 • 3-5 p.m.
Kesey Square
Presented by Track Town Swing with support from the Downtown Program Fund
Outdoor Swing dance with live music and intro lesson followed by swing dance performance - featuring local and regional dancers.
Tropical Contemporary: The Path Less Traveled
Information to be announced
Applications are closed for 2019
What is the Downtown Program Fund?
Is there an event or artistic installation you have been wanting to present downtown?
The Downtown Program Fund may be for you! The Fund aims to activate downtown Eugene’s public spaces by expanding artistic and cultural programming. Funding in the range of $1,000 - $5,000 will be awarded to organizations or individuals who wish to produce their own quality programming during April – October 2019 in outdoor public spaces in Eugene’s downtown core. Funding can support any artistic or cultural discipline, including visual, dance, music, theater, film/video/media and multidisciplinary fields.
Why does the program exist?
Downtown Eugene has great potential to be the civic, commercial and social heart of the city. The City of Eugene is working toward this vision through improvements to downtown infrastructure, public safety, social services and events. Activation of public spaces through programming is a key strategy to bring people and positive energy to the downtown core. We seek to expand the breadth and quality of downtown activation by supporting additional programming by cultural and artistic partners.
Requirements:
- The Downtown Program Fund is open to all organizations and individuals engaged in creative, cultural, arts and media and disciplines that are headquartered/physically reside within Lane County.
- Proposed programming must take place between April 1 and October 31, 2019.
- Programs must take place in an outdoor public space in Eugene’s downtown core, including but not limited to the Park Blocks, Kesey Square and the Library Plaza.
- Programs must be free and accessible to the public.
- Programs must work around already-scheduled programming. Check back here in January for a calendar of the season’s scheduled events.
- Applicants must provide a 1:1 cash match for the project for all City funds awarded (i.e. if the City awards you $1,000, you must also contribute at least $1,000 toward your project costs).
- Applicants must include the City of Eugene Cultural Services logo on all visual marketing materials for the program, and/or the written name in program press releases or other written information.
- Upon completion of the program, applicants must complete a brief report and provide the City with 3-5 high-quality, copyright-free digital photographs of the program for use in future City promotions.
- Applicants may submit proposals for as many as two programs, in which case a complete and separate proposal for each project is required.
Preferences:
- A collaboration between multiple individuals or organizations.
- Occurring in the late afternoon or evening (4-10 p.m.)
- Occurring in April, May or October.
- Occurring more than once during the season.
Applications are closed for 2019
Submission Process
- Read the tabs on eligibility, timeline and 2018 Fund Recipients Submission Guidelines and Event Information to learn more about the Downtown Program Fund.
- Prepare before filling out your application by reviewing the list of questions Opens a New Window. .
- Fill out the Downtown Program Fund Application Opens a New Window. . We are taking applications now. Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. PST on February 1, 2019 to be considered for summer. You may save your progress and return at a later date by making an account.
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Applications must be submitted by February 1, 2019 to be considered for the 2019 season. Awards will be announced on March 1, 2019. Programming must occur between April 1 and October 31, 2019.
2018 Downtown Program Fund Recipients
Below is a list of all our 2018 recipients. Brief program descriptions are below. You can also take a closer look at their application information Opens a New Window. .
ArtCity Eugene
BEAM
As night falls, this event will showcase multidisciplinary art incorporating light, sculpture, music, film, dance and poetry in an illuminated outdoor pop-up gallery.
ArtCity Eugene
Studio Without Walls
A series of three events that invite the public to watch art-making and engage with artists as they bring their crafts of painting, printmaking, drawing, sculpting, dance, performance, art installations, music and more.
DanceAbility International
Movement for Memory
An eight-week series of dance classes that invites seniors and others to connect neurological processes with physical activity through expressive movement.
EugeneTech & CodeChops
KING PONG
A larger than life PONG video game with giant controllers and a huge screen. The four events offer instruction followed by an open competition.
EventStar Productions, L.L.C.
Beats & BBQ
Eugene's best grill masters and beat blasters square off for bragging rights and prizes. Judged by hungry event attendees.
Honk! Fest Eugene
This street music festival blends the Opens a New Window. spirit of a block party and the art of global music with the grit of street performance. Musicians draw inspiration from traditions including New Orleans parade bands, Klezmer street bands, Balkan brass bands and Brazilian samba drumlines.
Lane Arts Council
Summer Soul
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A large-scale concert with Eugene’s new Tower Of Power funk tribute band, in conjunction with the First Friday ArtWalk.
Lane County Farmers Market
Tuesday Farmers Market Family Days
Family fun with The School Garden Project, MECCA, WhitPrint and Rainbow Kids Yoga to get curiosity and creativity flowing. There will also be a smoothie blender bicycle, ladybug release, story hour, giant chess set, live music and more.
SLUG Queen Santa Frida Babosita
Meet Me in the Zocalo
A celebration of Latinx culture inspired by the lively city centers of Mexico. A family friendly event with music, dancing, community art projects, food trucks and more.
Tropical Contemporary
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A series of three multi-media events geared toward community interaction. Art, performance and workshops focus on the reverence of diverse identities in order to disseminate art experiences, provide entertainment and create conversation.
Contact Us
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Sarah-Kate Sharkey
Community Engagement Manager
Ph: 541-682-6342