Art Suffices Consciousness Mural by: Beau Stanton; On the back of McDonald Theater in Eugene OR By Elizabeth Frazier Art has earned a place of its own within intelligent thinking. If you weren't one to realize it before it seems possible you may become more aware of it in the future as Eugene moves forward with it's master plan for the public arts, which is a “cultural plan that counts on public art to play a role to help ―integrate art's and culture into the fabric of Eugene’s downtown and neighborhoods." The Lane Arts Council was awarded $57,000 in July 16' to go along with the percent for art program which allows one half of one percent of construction grants to go toward art creation. The other portion is put toward art education for children and community art events that can make the outside world seem a little more accessible to inner city children and adults. Tomi Douglas, Eugene art committee's Public Art Manager lead the “First Fr