(Photo | Pexels) Site Structures – City of Bend Public Works Campus The City of Bend in partnership with Art in Public Places (AiPP) seeks to commission designs for three structures: a bike shelter, a trash enclosure and a central utility plant enclosure on the Public Works Campus in Bend. The artist(s) will design inspired…
The Sunriver Art Fair committee invites artists to submit their applications for the 15th annual Sunriver Art Fair, taking place August 8-10 in The Village at Sunriver. Applications will be accepted from December 1, 2024 to March 9, 2025. The art fair is a nationally recognized, juried fine arts and crafts event drawing local Sunriver…
(Graphic courtesy of Tower Theatre) The Snow Queen Wednesday, January 8 at 7pm Our new winter ballet The Snow Queen is based on the world-famous fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. This fascinating romantic story set to the music of Edvard Grieg, Jules Massenet, Mozart, and Vivaldi, will give unforgettable bright emotions of happiness for adults…
(Arthur Migliazza | Photo courtesy of Sunriver Music Festival) Valentine’s Day Dinner & Dance Concert 2025 continues the tradition of Sunriver Music Festival’s crowd-pleasing Valentine’s Day Dinner & Dance Concert. Sponsored by Sunriver Resort and featuring the 17-piece Blue Skies Big Band, here’s your opportunity for a fun night out in the iconic Great Hall…
((L-R) Ornament by Helen Brown, Tiny Art by Dee McBrien Lee, Tiny Art by Shelli Walters) A holiday tree can be a fine art gallery all by itself with tiny art created by local artists. Every year, Tumalo Art Co. artists present hand-made ornaments and small works in many mediums. It allows art lovers to…
((L-R) Assistant Superintendent Linda Seeberg, Director of Elementary Programs Chris Morton, DCAA Member Paul Alan Bennett, DCAA Education Board Member Joan Sheets, DCAA Board Chair Mel Archer, Superintendent Charan Cline Ed.D, DCAA Grants Board Member Josie Powell, and DCAA Events Board Member Jay Lowndes | Photo courtesy of Dry Canyon Arts Association) On Friday December…
(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…
(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…
(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…
