Anthony Michael Ryder

• Evaluate funding proposals for arts and cultural events and installations that activate downtown Eugene’s public spaces.
• Assess projects for their potential to support regional artists, strengthen economic vitality, and create a welcoming sense of place.
• Consider how proposals promote belonging, accessibility, and safety for historically marginalized and underrepresented communities.
• Collaborate with committee members to recommend funding aligned with cultural exchange, community engagement, and City Council priorities.
• Connect applicants with local partners and suppliers to strengthen proposals and make project budgets go further.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities that help available funding support more arts and cultural projects.
• Reviewed cultural services proposals and provided informed recommendations on programming priorities.
• Evaluated community feedback to guide equitable arts and culture initiatives.

• Coordinated the launch of a Native Green space/Sculpture yard and land-acknowledgment initiative. Developed and conducted outreach to engage community members and donors.
• Facilitated collaboration among Indigenous community leaders, nonprofit partners to define project scope, outreach strategy, and educational supported programing.
• Managed budgets, secured stipends for speakers and travel. Oversaw logistics from site preparation to public launch.

• Exhibited and curated work regionally, nationally and internationally, including group shows in Portugal, Los Angeles, Seoul, London, Santa Fe and New York City
• Managed all aspects of project logistics: negotiated contracts, arranged shipping and installation of artworks, secured stipends and travel funding, and crowdfunded specific projects.
• Built relationships with galleries, museums, non-profit organizations and inter-tribal relations. Coordinated cross-disciplinary collaborations with partners like Kolaj Institute, 516arts, CICA Museum, Composers, Ensembles, demonstrating the ability to navigate complex networks and partnerships.
• Curated exhibitions, selecting cohesive works and arranging installations to strengthen viewer engagement.
• Developed original artwork across mixed media, maintaining consistent studio practice and concept alignment.
• Consulted with clients to refine concepts, composition, and visual direction

• Cultivated Partnerships with UO departments (Cinema Studies, Museum of Natural and Cultural History) to co-sponsor events, raising an additional funds for the film event in the amount of $3,000
• Negotiated a long-term relationship with a Native-owned vendor (Ink-Lab) to produce merchandise at wholesale and established an online store for participants to order from
• Organized and staffed our community film event tables, coordinated donations, and collaborated with the DailyEmerald and Allen Hall PR for media coverage.
• Updated program branding to use “indigenous” language and creating equipment inventory with warranty records; designed logos and flyers to enhance outreach
• Supported donor stewardship and communications, contributing to a growing pipeline of prospects in line with the donor lifecycle emphasized for this role

• Dean's List 2025-2026
• Awarded The Community Inclusion Grant
• Experimental Learning Opprtunity Scholarship Recipient
• Capstone Project: Restorying the Archive: Native Perspectives on Place and Identity. Curator, Program Developer, and Project Director. A multi-phase curatorial and public humanities project exploring Indigenous place, memory, language, archival presence, and contemporary Native identity. Secured institutional support and funding while building cross-campus community partnerships with museums, libraries, Native studies programs;, language revitalization partners, artists and cultural organizations. The project centers Native storytelling, archival activation, language engagement, and public programming as ways to challenge passive language acknowledgments and create deeper, relational encounters with Indigenous histories and futures in Oregon.

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• Dean's List 2017-2019
• Art Department Scholarship Recipient
• Awarded Drawing Merit, Artists in Residence//Works in Progress
• Awarded First Place Weeds Visual Arts Magazine