Oregon Music Hall of Fame (OMHOF) announces that applications for our college scholarship program are available again with a deadline of February 14, 2025. Each applicant should be studying music and graduating spring 2025 from an Oregon High School and continuing to college in the fall of 2025 with a major or minor in music….
(Jennifer Bakker) Many famous artists have been inspired by music. In contemporary American art they include Keith Haring, who loved The Grateful Dead and gained appreciation with his subway art in New York City, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, a neo-expressionist who was also a jazz afficionado. At Red Chair Gallery, Jennifer Bakker, who describes her art…
Discovery West is hosting a family-friendly holiday event — Fireside Festivities — at its new central plaza: Discovery Corner. Bundle up, bring the whole family, and join us for a cozy winter celebration! Fireside Festivities at Discovery Corner Carolers from the Youth Choir of Central Oregon Cookie-decorating with Sparrow Bakery (free for the first 50 kids)…
(Kris Horn) “Exploring different mediums is part of the search, gaining knowledge. It’s the science end of it,” says Kris Horn, Dry Canyon Art Association’s Artist of the Month for December. “You wanna see what’s gonna happen. You wanna see how it responds when you do this or you do that. How can you tell…
(Jean Requa Lubin with Throwing a Wild Horse Fit) During a panel discussion at our art gallery, I posed a question to artist friends, gallery owners and patrons. “As an artist, if you knew that your art somehow would never — ever — be seen by anyone, would you still paint?” As an artist, I…
(Photo courtesy of Paula Dreyer) Ski the candlelit trails under the stars at the Mt. Bachelor Nordic Center, while award-winning pianist Paula Dreyer serenades you with her beautiful piano music. Enjoy hot drinks and menu specials at the Nordic Cafe, take a Nordic ski or snowshoe, and celebrate the season in the great outdoors. Costumes,…
(Aspen Grove Estates (2023) by Hilary Baker) A new art exhibition that considers wildlife against urban backdrops opened recently at the High Desert Museum. Neighbors: Wildlife Paintings by Hilary Baker shares imagery of wildlife native to the High Desert—gray fox, black bear, pronghorn antelope and others. They stand in the foreground with urban encroachment in…
((L-R) Sylvia Ford, Cheryl Chapman, Dianne Lay Carolyn Waissman Sonya Runar) Shopping for holiday gifts should not be a burden. It should not be searching for parking or waiting for the UPS delivery. Shopping should be part of the joy of the season. At the Artists’ Gallery in the Sunriver Village, music is playing, people…
(This could be you! | Photo courtesy of BendFilm) BendFilm celebrates independent films and the risky, passionate, tough and talented people who make them! This year’s 22nd Annual Festival runs from Wednesday, October 8-Sunday, October 12, with most venues located in Bend’s historic downtown and the nearby Old Mill District. $9,350 in cash prizes including…
(The Patriarch by James Parsons) Ring It In — Friday, December 27, 2024: Sisters Oregon Fourth Friday Art Walk from 4-7pm Makin’ it Local celebrates the year-end and new beginnings with Oregon Sparkling Wine from Sokol Blosser and a group showcase featuring new work by Kathy Deggendorfer, Megan Marie Myers, Lindsay Gilmore, Rachel Dantona, James Parsons,…
