Bend Senior Center
1600 SE Reed Market Rd.
Rotating exhibits of work by the 100+ members of the SageBrushers Art Society. Don’t miss this opportunity to see paintings by these outstanding local artists.
Blue Spruce Pottery
20591 Dorchester E.
541-382-0197, bluesprucepottery.com
Beautiful handmade stoneware for baking, cooking, serving and beautifying your home. All of our pottery is made one at a time on a potters wheel and is lead free, ovenproof, microwave and
dishwasher safe.
Broken Top Club
62000 Broken Top Drive, 541-383-8200
Vivian Olsen and Janice Rhodes, both artists of the High Desert Art League, are featured artists. Their display of paintings consists of 12 recent watercolors of animals by Olsen and several new hot-wax encaustics by Rhodes. Their artwork is showing thru October 19. Another HDAL artist, Jean Requa Lubin, follows with her oil paintings on the October 20 with the opening of her show during Friday night’s Broken Top Club Reception with art, music, wine — all are welcome (5:30-7:30pm)
Deschutes Historical Museum
129 NW Idaho Ave., www.deschuteshistory.org, 541-389-1813
Every Saturday Heritage Walking Tours.
Winter Comes: Oregon’s Nordic Ski History explores the ancient origins of nordic skiing, and how Scandinavian immigrants to Oregon in the 19th and 20th century introduced ski culture and the ideals of “Friluftsliv“ to Oregon. Thru January 2018.
DeWilde Art & Glass
321 SW Powerhouse, 541-419-3337. Mon.-Fri. 10am-5pm
Handmade stained glass windows, doors and hanging works of art.
Environmental Center
16 NW Kansas Ave
Pottery Show and Sale August 4-5, 10am-5pm. Creative clayworks by local artists. Raku, horsehair, dinnerware, alternative firing. Sponsored by Raku Artists of Central Oregon.
High Desert Museum
59800 S Hwy. 97, www.highdesertmuseum.org
541-382-4754
Biomimicry in Action: Innovation Lab: Design Inspired by Nature thru February 17, 2018. Learn how designers, engineers and architects are taking a page out of nature’s book, and create some designs of your own in this family-friendly exhibition.
Beyond Fences thru November 12. For over two decades, Brown W. Cannon III has photographed culture, adventure and conservation around the world. His photography exhibit portraits the men and women who ranch the American West, along with images of the High Desert and wild mustangs thundering across the landscape.
Legendary Landscapes thru December 2. View breathtaking images of High Desert landscapes and learn about the fascinating stories behind how these places got their names in this community-curated exhibition.
Capturing Time: Celebrating 35 Years of the High Desert Museum thru January 7, 2018. It’s hard to believe it was 35 years ago that Don Kerr opened the doors to our first visitors. To mark this anniversary, the Museum will be exploring the Museum’s history with a new exhibit featuring some objects from its expansive collection.
Partners in Care Arts & Care Gallery
2075 NE Wyatt Court, Marlene Moore Alexander, 541-382-3950
Featuring Dorothy Freudenberg in large conference room. “I am a digital alchemist, transforming the visual elements of texture, shape, pattern and color into new forms of imagery that even I cannot imagine beforehand,” explains Dorothy.
Rodes-Smithey Studio
19007 Innes Market Rd., 541-280-5635, www.rodes-smithey.com
Showing mixed media, paintings, metalwork and sculpture from Randy and Holly Smithey.
SageBrushers Art Society
117 SW Roosevelt Ave., Bend, sagebrushersartofbend.com, 541-617-0900
New Member Show thru October 27. Gallery open Wednesdays & Fridays 1-4pm. Come meet the artists at the reception, Saturday, September 16, 2-4 pm.
St. Charles Medical Center – Bend
2500 NE Neff Rd., 541-382-4321, www.scmc.org, lindartsy1@gmail.com
Rotating local artists.