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About the Arts and Business Alliance of Eugene

In the 2007 Cultural Policy Review Report the #1 recommended priority was to  “Establish an “Alliance” for arts and culture that will coordinate and strengthen the efforts of the public, private, and nonprofit cultural sectors and foster high-level civic leadership in support of arts and culture.” 

To meet this priority, five founding partners—the City of Eugene, the Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce, Travel Lane County, Lane Community College and the University of Oregon—came together to form the Arts & Business Alliance of Eugene (ABAE).

Through vision, leadership, and service, the Arts and Business Alliance of Eugene is dedicated to enriching the cultural life of the Eugene community by acting as a catalyst for creating dynamic partnerships between the arts, culture, and business sectors.  ABAE brings the strengths of the arts and business sectors together to: 

  1. Increase awareness that the goals of each sector are congruent. 
  2. Enhance community-wide awareness of the economic, education, and business benefits of art and culture.
  3. Recognize and stimulate community leadership in arts and culture.
  4. Advocate for arts investment and participation. 
  5. Contribute to the economic health and livability of the community.

Founding Members of the ABAE Steering Committee

  • Chair of ABAE: Alan Evans, Evans, Elder and Brown
  • Vice-Chair of ABAE: James Bean, Sr. Vice President and Provost, University of Oregon
  • Fred Crafts, mbassador to the ArtAs
  • Jody Hall, General Manager, Hilton Eugene
  • Dave Hauser, CCE, President, Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce
  • Mindy Linder, Arts Marketing Professional
  • Gretchen Pierce, President, Hult and Associates
  • Tina Rinaldi, Program Manager, UO Arts and Administration
  • Jon Ruiz, City Manager, City of Eugene
  • Royce Saltzman, Oregon Bach Festival Director Emeritus
  • Randy Stender, Merrill Lynch
  • Kari Westlund, President and CEO, Travel Lane County
  • Rick Williams, Division Chair, Lane Community College – Art and Applied Design

 

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Web Development in Eugene, Oregon

Concentric Sky architected and developed the Eugene A Go-Go social media platform from the ground up in partnership with the Arts and Business Alliance of Eugene (ABAE) and Asbury Design. Some of the main features that were built for the site, relying on the Python programming language and Django Framework, include social media interface and badges, user moderation controls, automatically generated emails, administrative interfaces, and structured Content Management System.

In addition, Concentric Sky also provides the multi-server, managed hosting environment which includes redundant servers and databases and a nginx-based load balancer complete with celery to help manage a large demand from users.

Asbury Design

Asbury Design designed the Eugene A Go-Go logo and the look of the website in partnership with the Arts and Business Alliance of Eugene (ABAE) and Concentric Sky.

A Eugene-based company, Asbury Design specializes in corporate branding and marketing and has designed dozens of websites for local businesses and organizations. The company is known for their award-winning design and their focus on strategic, hard-working marketing materials. They also offer a complete range of advertising, branding, graphic design and marketing solutions for both print and web.