(Sentinels, Greg Amanti, 2021 | Photo courtesy of Central Oregon Community College) An exhibition of sculptures by Bend artist Greg Amanti, titled Sentinels, is showing at Central Oregon Community College’s Pence Pinckney Gallery from October 14 to November 11, with an opening reception from 4:30-6:30pm on Thursday, October 21. The Pence gallery is open from…
(Photo | Courtesy The Museum at Warm Springs) The Museum at Warm Springs kicked off its 2021 year-end fundraising campaign October 11. Designed and built to Smithsonian Institution standards in 1993, The Museum at Warm Springs is a very special place of cultural and historical importance to the Warm Springs people. The Museum’s 2021 successes…
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners’ application process for its Arts & Culture grants program is now open. This marks the fifth year that Deschutes County will offer this grant opportunity, which is designed to increase arts and culture opportunities and make arts and culture education available to Deschutes County residents. A total of $25,000…
(Second place painting, Jewels of Summer by Jacqueline Newbold) Central Oregon artists were well represented and took big awards in the Watercolor Society of Oregon’s 2021 fall show. The juror, Iain Stewart, selected 80 paintings out of 199 submissions by 123 Oregon artists. Eleven of those artists selected in the show were from Central Oregon….
(2019 Art in the West Opening Party | Photo by Todd Cary) T-minus three days until we bid farewell to the 2021 Art in the West juried exhibition and silent auction! This Saturday, October 16 from 2-4pm, join us for our Art in the West Closing Party! Mingle with esteemed artists — five of which will be doing live demonstrations, offering those…
(Graphic | Courtesy of Sunriver Owners Association) The Artist’s Gallery at Sunriver is sponsoring its fourth annual Locals Event, a weekend of fun, discounts, art giveaways, food and beverage. Highlighting sponsors for the event include First Interstate Bank, Sunriver Brewing Co, The Fold and Hot Lava Baking Co. Once again, locals are asked to “Fill…
Art in Public Places, Bend Park and Recreation District and Bend Park and Recreation Foundation seek to commission a permanent large scale work of art for Alpenglow Park in Bend. Alpenglow Community Park will provide opportunities for a wide array of recreation activities for community members of all ages and abilities while retaining natural characteristics…
((Left) Rick Steber, (right) The Blacksmith | by JD Grinnell) The ease of photography has just about put an end to the once-popular art of the painted portrait. For one Prineville artist, however, a photograph is just the starting point. In JD Grinnell’s process, props, lighting and background are further combined and manipulated to create…
(Mt. Bachelor Letterpress Print | Photo courtesy of Susan Porteous) Susan Porteous is the creative spark behind Green Bird Press, a small letterpress printing and bindery located in the Workhouse in Bend. As a designer of various forms of stationery, she describes her creations as “modern, minimalist and often geeky.” Whether entirely handmade or created…
(Respite II Dillion Falls, acyrlic,16×40 by Sue Lion-Manley) Sue Lyon-Manley is well known in our community as a plein air artist and art workshop coordinator through her business, Cascade Fine Art Workshops. When the pandemic arrived in 2019 and shut down everything, including her workshops, she also experienced some life-changing events, such as family issues…
