New Search
~~ - - ---- <br />_ ~~ <br />9~; <br />W~A <br />~~ ~ ~~ ~'. <br />.' ~~ _,. <br />~~ ~ ~~F ~ <br />~: F„ ti ~~~~~. <br />' ~ ~~ a ~ ~ ~~_~r,a-~~ <br />~~ 3 ~'~ ~ ': `~-~ Eugene s Cultural Services Division provides arts and entertainment <br />~ ~,# opportunities for the community and surrounding region. The <br />f .5 s ;~~~ :~ = ~:~ `~ division manages the world-class Hult Center for the Performing <br />F <br />Arts, Cuthbert Amphitheater located in Alton Baker Park, the Hult <br />~r - ', <br />f~. ' -- - Presents series, and the Concerts in the Parks summer music series, <br />~ ~ -- - . ~ ~ . ° ~ and provides funding for arts grants to local groups and <br />~,~ ~. individuals. <br />_=- - <br /> <br />~. <br />- <br />_ _ <br />~, j„ - ~~ <br />- ~~;- s <br />SHO lunchtime concert in the Hult Center lobby <br />_. A <br />~~ <br /> <br />~, , ~ ~ ~Y <br />~ ~~ <br />_ <br />~v~ - ~~; ~ <br />~ <br />~~ ~pP ~~=~ <br />i <br />~ <br />~~~ <br /> <br />~ <br />~~~~~~' <br />~~~ - <br />'7 <br />_~. <br />1a <br />1~J - <br />~` <br />~F <br />~: <br />The Hutt Center, open since September 1982, is home to eight <br />extraordinary resident companies; Support Hult Center Operations <br />(SHO), the Hult Center's exclusive volunteer organization; and the <br />Jacobs Art Gallery, home <br />of the Mayor's Art Show <br />and as many as 10 addi- <br />tional exhibits annually. <br />In 2005, the City Council <br />identified "Promote Arts <br />and Outdoors as a theme <br />for Eugene" as one of <br />their top eight priorities Ceramic frogs in the Hult Center lobby <br />for the coming year. In <br />addition, the Council adopted "World's Greatest City of the Arts & <br />Outdoors' as an official slogan and committed $250,000 to fund a <br />facilitated community process to evaluate and identify arts priori- <br />ties for the future. <br />A significant part of the Cultural Services mission is to provide op- <br />portunities for the community, particularly youth, to connect to <br />arts and artists at no or low cost. Hult Presents selects artists for <br />their performance quality, value, and ability to share their experi- <br />ences with community youth. This year nearly 3,000 school-aged <br />children participated in Hult Presents arts educational activities. <br />The Hult Center's eight resident companies include: <br />i' ~ ~' ~ . ^ Eugene Ballet Company ^ John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts <br />`~` '- - '' ~ ~ _ ^ Eugene Concert Choir ^ Oregon Bach Festival <br />_~ 4 ~ _ ^ Eugene Opera ^ Oregon Mozart Players <br />_ ^ Eugene Symphony ^ Willamette Repertory Theatre <br />Hutt Center back stage <br />~~ <br />