Each August since 2008 the welcoming banks of the Deschutes River in the Old Mill District in Bend come alive for one of the premier fine art shows in the country: Art in the High Desert (AHD). In its short ten years Art in the High Desert has been nationally recognized year after year accumulating…
Saturday, July 1, 1-4:30pm, 2pm presentation in Schoolhouse Finding the pioneer spirit, Jane Kirkpatrick’s writing truly makes her readers stop and realize how important our faith and friendships, relationships are in life. For fourty years, Kirkpatrick has opened the door to create stories with history in places we know in Central Oregon. She relates, with…
(Artwork above: Orphic Oxford by Kelly Thiel) Kelly Thiel’s passion for creativity starts on a small farm in Georgia for the first few years of her life. With nothing much to do, she says she learned how to entertain herself by making mud pies in the dirt. Her mother taught her about plants and gardening…
May 5-6 is the ninth annual Art on the River, show and sale at Eagle Crest. Art on the River has provided grants and funding to the seven elementary schools, several middle schools and a high school art class in Redmond. The last four years has been a partnering with A6 Studio & Gallery in…
Alleda Real Estate 25 NW Minnesota Ave, Suite 1. www.alledarealestate.com Featuring Jerry Dame, fine artist. www.jerrydame.com Art in the Atrium, Franklin Crossing, 550 NW Franklin St. Sondra Holtzman’s Seasons of the Earth — the exhibit of original rust prints of found objects. Holtzman, an aficionada of discarded gadgets discovered in deserted places, often visits ghost…
Seeing the spring awaken in Provence, Bend Artist Cindy Briggs spent February through April painting landscapes, villages and markets near her home base of L’Isle sur la Sorgue. Cindy shared, “I taught my first workshop in Provence and it was a full circle experience to return. Upon arrival the trees were barren and it often…
Ask a discerning collector of Native American sculpture about a favorite piece and the name Cliff Fragua quickly gets mentioned. Offer his name to any well-known Native American artist in the Southwest, and instantly, a smile is followed by a story about this highly-respected Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico man and sculptor. One hundred monumental statues…
Often it is difficult to understand the origins or inspiration that set a particular artist on their path. For Joren Traveller, the story began with pie. Years ago when baking a pie, the recipe for the crust called for lard. Joren became intrigued with the texture and resilience of the pie dough and began to…
Sisters Folk Festival, Inc. (SFF) is excited to present Chicago-based hip-hop, jazz, funk and rock band Hypnotic Brass Ensemble at Sisters High School Auditorium this Thursday, November 17th at 7pm. The evening will include a workshop with the band at 4pm, free to students and $5 for community members in support of Sisters’ middle and…
Click to read PDF, or scroll down for web story. BendFilm Presents Documentaries, Feature Films & Shorts on October 6-9 with Notable Independent Filmmaker John Sayles & Actress Maggie Renzi by MAGDALENA BOKOWA, AE Feature Writer In this fast paced world that we find ourselves in, choosing a film to relax and unwind to at…
