The City of Eugene established its commitment to the Visual Arts through the Percent for Art Ordinance of 1981, which states that it is an appropriate function of government to foster arts and the development of artists. The percent for art process is triggered when any building, park, mall, or other capital construction project (but not including streets, alleys, bicycle paths, and other public thoroughfares) constructed, remodeled, or purchased by the city which construction, remodeling or purchasing involves the expenditure of more than $50,000. Visit eugene-or.gov/PublicArt for more information.

The 20x21EUG Mural Project was an initiative of the City of Eugene Cultural Service’s Public Art Program to create 20 or more world-class outdoor murals in Eugene before the 2022 IAAF World Championships. The project was led by a highly engaged committee representing collaboration across sectors including communications, law, architecture, small business, nonprofit and the arts. 20×21 aimed to bring color and life to Eugene’s urban landscape to foster pride and contribute to a sense of identity. Visit eugene-or.gov/20x21 for more information.

Fresh Paint Initiative which elevates emerging muralists by giving them their own wall to use as a canvas for two years, and for the artist to continually evolve the work over the entire period. Visit eugene-or.gov/5102/Fresh-Paint-Initiative for more information.

This initiative is an opportunity for community members and commissioned artists to work together to envision and express the history of our region, our community values and/or what we’d like our future to look like. Visit eugene-or.gov/4658/Community-Murals for more information.

Located in Eugene’s City Hall along the Willamette River, City Hall Gallery increases opportunities for local and regional artists to present their work and to foster meaningful community engagement, learning and reflection through art. There will be an open call process for exhibitions in this gallery. Visit eugene-or.gov/5278/City-Hall-Gallery for more information.

City Exhibitions at the Hult Center, featuring the Contemporary Indigenous Art Gallery, is a partnership between the Hult Center for the Performing Arts and City of Eugene Public Art. The space is dedicated to advancing Native and Indigenous artists and arts by presenting contemporary artworks to regional, national and international audiences. Gallery exhibitions are curated by Don Dexter and Don Dexter Gallery. Visit eugene-or.gov/5281/City-Exhibitions-at-the-Hult for more information.

City Exhibitions presents innovative and underrepresented contemporary artists and art forms and activates previously underutilized spaces that are open to the public. City Exhibitions at the Farmers Market Pavilion features functional and sculptural works of traditional and contemporary craft by local, regional and national artists to celebrate a long-standing history of crafts and makers. Visit eugene-or.gov/5280/Farmers-Market-Pavilion-Exhibitions for more information.

Thank you for supporting two years of Cultural Currents installations! Cultural Currents was a limited duration project supported in part by funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. The project has now come to a close and our Public Art team is learning from the experience to explore how community engagement impacts the way we work with artists for public installations.

Inspired by Windowfront Exhibitions, Emerge Exhibitions continues the artistic activation of window spaces downtown and supports professional exhibition experiences for new and emerging artists. This initiative features work by regional artists who are new to showing their work and are seeking exhibition experience. The Cultural Services Public Art team assists these artists through all phases of showing their artwork, including conceptual design, installation and writing about their art practice. Visit eugene-or.gov/5279/Emerge-Exhibitions for more information.

Urban Canvas coordinates a roster of 100+ local, visual artists interested in painting a mural. Skills range from those wishing to complete their first mural to the most experienced artists in our community.