County Clerk Invites Middle & High School Students to Enter the 2024 “I Voted” Sticker Contest The Deschutes County Clerk’s Office invites local middle and high school students to enter the 2024 “I Voted” Sticker Contest before the June 30 contest deadline. Students in grades six through 12 are encouraged to design an original “I…
(Shayla in RED — Shayla is from Little Black Bear First Nation within Treaty 4 Territory in Saskatchewan, Canada. This photograph was a collaboration between photographer Wayne Slinn and Indigenous makeup artist JJ Vester Penny to help bring awareness to MMIGW2s. 30” x 40.” Acrylic on canvas | Photo by Nayana LaFond) The exhibition features…
(Photos courtesy of BendFilm) No Man’s Land Film Festival: June 28! Join us June 28 at the Tower Theatre for our annual IndieWomen Appreciation Screening of No Man’s Land Film Festival! All IndieWomen Members get in for free, tickets are $15 for the public. Doors open at 6pm, show starts at 7pm! Purchase Tickets bendfilm.org
(Matthew Day Jackson (American (b. 1974) There Will Come Soft Rains #3, edition 8/36, 2015-2016) Step into a world where art, nature and humanity intersect in the captivating new exhibition Near, Far, Gone: From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation, opening at the High Desert Museum on Saturday, April 20, 2024….
4 Peaks Music Festival brings its musical summer solstice celebration back to Southeast Bend for their 16th family-friendly event June 20-23. 4 Peaks proudly announces what the 4 Peaks Experience will look like in 2024. besides music, patrons can look forward to an expanded Kidlandia area, yoga, silent disco, and visiting the many vendors. Music …
What begins as a simple lump of earth, mixed with water, meets air and fire, at the hands of the artist/craftsperson becomes a vibrant vessel or stunning wall hanging. It can be made on the pottery wheel or built “by hand,” or sculpted. The possibilities reach as far as the artist’s imagination. The Raku Club…
(Fort Rock, Flower Moon by Stephen Teater) Since 1990, Deschutes Children’s Foundation (DCF) has provided the space and support where nonprofits succeed at helping children and families. DCF is the literal foundation for community staples such as KIDS Center, MountainStar, Saving Grace, FAN, CASA of Central Oregon, and many more. In support of DCF’s vital…
Help put AHD on the (USA TODAY) Map! Art in the High Desert has been nominated for USA TODAY’s 10Best Reader’s Choice Award for Best Art Festival! Help us win by voting!! There’s no email signup required. Let’s bring some attention to our show! Vote every day, now through March 18! Vote Now artinthehighdesert.com
Artist applications for the 2024 Sunriver Art Fair are closing on March 9, 2024. If you are an artist or know someone who would like to exhibit, now is the time to get an application submitted. To apply, go to zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=11778 or visit sunriverartfair.org for more information. The art fair is a nationally recognized, juried…
(Walruses in Svalbard Archipelago by Sue Dougherty) Wildlife photography is not an easy pursuit. It requires hiking long distances to remote areas while carrying heavy equipment, enduring all sorts of weather, sometimes not finding the animals you seek, and possessing incredible patience to wait for the right moment to click the perfect shot. Sue Dougherty…
