The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at the University of Oregon holds an important Asian art collection which includes a nine-foot-tall, Qing Dynasty jade pagoda. Home to the Eugene Glass School, the city also has over a dozen private art galleries and hosts a summer Art and Vineyard Festival.

Several theatre groups make their home in Eugene, including the Willamette Repertory Theatre, Lord Leebrick Theatre, The Very Little Theatre, Actors Cabaret and LCC Theatre.