Eugene Arts and Letters Award
Each year, the Eugene Arts and Letters Award honors an individual who has made an exceptional contribution to the arts and culture of Eugene. Recipients are publicly nominated by the Eugene community and selected by a committee of local artists and community leaders. The award, which includes a designated charitable contribution on behalf of the recipient, was established by Lee and Hester Bishop in 1982 and is further supported by the Arts Foundation of Western Oregon Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation.
Past Recipients of the Eugene Arts and Letters Award:
2019
Alito Alessi
2018
Cecelia Hagen and Craig Spilman
2017
Michael Anderson
2016
Dottie Chase
2015
Shirley Andress
2014
Bob Welch
2013
Helmuth Rilling
2012
Betsy Wolfston
2011
Paul Biondi
2010
Jan Eliot
2009
Steve Stone
2008
Fred Crafts
2007
Judy Wenger
2006
Mark Clarke and Peg Coe
2005
Diane Retallack
2004
Victor Steinhardt
2003
William L. Sullivan
2002
David Joyce
2001
Miguel-Harth Bedoya
2000
Anne Dhu McLucas
1999
John Rose
1998
David Sherman
1994
Marin Alsop
Barry Lopez
Anne Kutka McCosh
Oregon Bach Festival
1990
Max and Hattie Mae Nixon
John Stafford
James Toland
Dorothy Velasco
1989
Robert D. Clark
Brian Lanker
Lotte Streisinger
Jerry Williams
1988
Richard M. Long
Northwest Review
1987
Oregon Mozart Players
1986
Ken Kesey
Claire Trotter
1985
Edmond Cykler
LaVerne Krause
1984
Philip Bayles
Riley Grannan
Toni Pimble
Jan Zach
1983
Ed Ragozzino
Royce Saltzman
Very Little Theatre
1982
Lawrence Maves
Horace Robinson