(Cloudburst Over Poker Jim Ridge by Pamela Beaverson) The rolling golden hills of the prairie states seemed endless on her first cross country trip. After countless hours on the road, the Colorado Rockies loomed large in the distance. The mountains were unimaginably large and beautiful as she reached Denver, but it wasn’t until her car…
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Sunriver Art Fair Returns to Village at Sunriver This Weekend
The annual Sunriver Art Fair returns this August 11-13 in The Village at Sunriver with over 75 booths of juried art on display. This free event has been a popular destination for visitors and locals alike for over 13 years, and has been voted the Best Small Town Art Fair and one of the Top 10…
Red Chair Gallery Presents Mike Putnam ~ Landscape Photographer
((L) Columbia River Gorge, (R) Hedgehog Cactus | Photography by Mike Putnam) For landscape photographer Mike Putnam, timing is the key to success. Many of his stunning shots show brilliant arrays of mountain wildflowers or blazing autumn foliage, with the Cascade Mountains as a backdrop. They are the result of his painstaking effort to be…
Art is Like Music for Your Eyes!
(Stained glass by Becky Henson) August is all about music for Sunriver. The Sunriver Music Festival is an inspiration. At the Artists’ Gallery Sunriver, Art is like Music for your Eyes! Come see for yourself every day of the week from 10am-5pm. For maximum fun, mark your calendar for the second Saturday of the month…
Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts & Agriculture Opens 2024 Artist Residency Applications
((L-R) Composer and cellist Evan Kassof during his residency at Pine Meadow Ranch, 2023; Ceramic artist Lilith Rockett during her residency at Pine Meadow Ranch, 2023; and Mixed media artist Tammy Jo Wilson during her residency at Pine Meadow Ranch, 2023 | Photos by Loma Smith) Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts & Agriculture (PMRCAA) invite…
New Website for Oregon Arts Commission to Launch August 21
(Girls in traditional attire celebrate during a Centro Cultural del Condado de Washington County community cultural event. The image will be featured on the Arts Build Communities grant program page of the new Arts Commission website | Photo courtesy of Oregon Arts Commission) A new, more user-friendly Oregon Arts Commission website will launch the week…
Art in the High Desert Needs YOU!
(Photo courtesy of Art in the High Desert) Hello Art in the High Desert Supporters! Have you been considering volunteering at the show? If so, now is the time to secure your place. We are about 40% filled positions at the moment but expect that number to rise significantly as advertising ramps up and the call goes out…
August First Friday Gallery Events & Exhibit Openings in Redmond
Arome 432 SW Sixth St. 541-527-4727 • aromekitchen.com Henriette Heiny creates intriguing abstract expressions where both shapes and color are unrestrained. Her paintings portray depth, contrast and vivid color, which stimulate the imagination. Bill Lind turns locally sourced and recycled wood into beautiful salad and utility bowls as well as decorative hollow vessels. Julie Miller…
First Friday Gallery Events & Exhibit Openings in Bend & the Old Mill District
Bend Senior Center 1600 SE Reed Market Rd. 541-388-1133 • bendparksandrec.org/facility/bend-senior-center The Bend Senior Center at the Larkspur Community Center is showing art by members of the SageBrushers Art Society. Come visit the facility and enjoy beautiful paintings in acrylic, oil, pastel and watercolor, as well as outstanding photography. Showing thru August. Blue Spruce Pottery…
Art in the West at the High Desert Museum
(Vespers, 9 X 21 X 7 bronze sculpture by James Moore) The High Desert Museum has unveiled its annual Art in the West juried exhibition and online silent auction, this year sharing the work of more than 70 regionally and nationally acclaimed artists and including more than 100 pieces. Every year, Art in the West…