(Reaching for the Heavens by Bruce Jackson) In 1993, Deschutes Children’s Foundation hosted their first major event. Hosted in the sanctuary of the repurposed church of their first location, Rosie Bareis Community Campus, the auction featured a wide variety of items and raised $10,000 to support the organization. From this humble beginning, the heritage event…
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Tumalo Art Co. Celebrates 20-Year Anniversary
((L) Handsome Jack, bronze, 23 in tall x 6 x 11 by Kim Chavez (R) Something Fishy, watercolor 10×12 by Annie Ferder) Right in the heart of the Old Mill District, where it has been for 12 of its 20 years of operation, Tumalo Art Co. is a place of inspiration, for curious visitors who…
Artist’s Appeal — Sunflowers for Ukraine
(Art courtesy of Gillian Burton) As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, displaying sunflowers has become one of the many ways the world is showing solidarity for the Ukrainian people. Sunflowers — soniashnyk in Ukrainian — have been grown there since the mid-18th century. They have been an integral part of the country’s economy and…
Public Art Call to Artists
Public Art Call to Artists Butler Market Road, Empire Avenue & 27th Street Roundabout & Powers Road & Brookswood Boulevard Roundabout Art in Public Places seek to commission two permanent large scale works of art for the Butler Market Road, Empire Avenue and 27th Street Roundabout in NE Bend and the Powers Road and Brookswood…
April First Friday Gallery Events & Exhibit Openings
Bend Senior Center 1600 SE Reed Market Rd. 541-388-1133 • bendparksandrec.org/facility/bend-senior-center The Bend Senior Center at the new Larkspur Community Center is showing art by members of the SageBrushers Art Society. Come visit the new facility and enjoy beautiful paintings in acrylic, oil, pastel and watercolor, as well as outstanding photography. Showing thru April. Blue…
Sisters Folk Festival Announces 2022 My Own Two Hands ‘Moving Beyond’ Award Winners & Event Details
((L) Spring Portal by Amelia O’Dougherty (M) Blue Flower by Paul Alan Bennett (R) Rounding Home by Jill Neal) Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) is getting ready to host its largest annual fundraiser and community arts celebration, My Own Two Hands, taking place April 29 and 30. Proceeds from the event support SFF’s mission of strengthening…
New Museum Exhibit Marvels at High Desert Dark Skies & Explores Conservation Efforts
(Tetons at Night by John Mikkelson) The High Desert boasts some of the darkest night skies in the continental United States. But with the region’s population growth, dark skies are a natural resource being lost. Increasing light pollution emanating from developed areas threatens the health and populations of species that depend on the dark including…
Red Chair Presents Jeff & Heather Thompson ~ Blown Glass
((L) Jeff and Heather Thompson, (R) Sea Turtle 2021 by Jeff and Heather Thompson | Photos courtesy of Red Chair Gallery) The husband and wife team of Jeff and Heather Thompson have been creating beautiful blown glass together for two decades. Their colorful sea creatures and tall striped vases are sold in several galleries all…
Save the Date!
33rd Annual High Desert Rendezvous is Saturday, August 27 The High Desert Museum’s signature fundraiser returns Saturday, August 27! You don’t want to miss this annual, in-person celebration of the Museum’s mission. Rendezvous brings a night of revelry including a live auction, raffle and more! The High Desert Rendezvous helps support the Museum’s educational programs,…
Savages and Princess: The Persistence of Native American Stereotypes Opens April 6 at The Museum at Warm Springs
(…But I Can’t Prove It, 2016; acrylic and The Dawes Roll book, 8 x 8 x 9 inches, by Tom Farris) Stereotypes of Native American peoples are ubiquitous and familiar. Savages and Princess: The Persistence of Native American Stereotypes, opening Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at The Museum at Warm Springs, brings together 12 contemporary Native…