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Helms is one of many artists selling at October's 20-Dollar Art Show
Growing up in the Ozarks, Monica Helms found a world of magic just outside her door. Her days were spent watching animals and marveling in the wonder that is nature.
Sep 18, 2019
Monica Helms art Bright Place Gallery
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An artist co-working space opens in Prineville
Walking into the storefront of Central Oregon's newest arts co-working space, Rick Steber & Company-Makers, one is struck by its genuine, cowboy feel. Apt, given that it's located in Prineville, a community whose historical roots are in ranching and mining.
By Cari Brown
Sep 11, 2019
Rick Steber & Company-Makers Rick Steber Prineville art Western novels Shasta Leatherworks
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Bend Tour Company offers a fun way to view public art
People can take so many tours in Central Oregon—tours of rivers, breweries and pub houses, tours of the marijuana industry... even tours of the most photographic spaces. But what about taking a tour of art?
By Teafly Peterson
Sep 4, 2019
The Bend Tour Company's Art Tour open-air electric car
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Painting the unseen
Donald Yatomi has three rules dictating whether he'll paint a subject. One, the space must be unromantic.
By Teafly Peterson
Aug 21, 2019
Donald Yatomi art nostalgia
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Rimrock Gallery showcases fine art reflective of the West
The doors of a new gallery opened up this past weekend in Prineville, and the community came out to celebrate. Pamela Claflin—who started Bend's Mockingbird Gallery in 1989 and sold it in 2007—is behind the new venture.
By Teafly Peterson
Aug 7, 2019
Rimrock Gallery Prineville Mockingbird Gallery western art Pamela Claflin
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Deadline ahead for PLAYA artist residencies
Artist residencies can be excellent opportunities for artists to spend focused time on their work in an environment away from the demands of daily life. In addition to studio facilities or basic work space, they can offer place-based inspiration: an environment in which artists working in divergent fields can exchange ideas and give artists a sense that their work is valued in both a physical and metaphysical context.
By Cari Brown
Aug 1, 2019
PLAYA Summer Lake Caldera Suttle Lake Pine Meadow Ranch
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A stroll through town to find art currently on display
I often hear people say, "I don't understand art—I just know what I like." As an arts educator, this is always my opportunity to jump in, because the truth is, knowing what you like is the point of art.
By Teafly Peterson
Jul 24, 2019
Art Donald Yatomi Michael Bryant Alisa Looney
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High Desert Museum Opens Moon Country Exhibit
Fifty years ago, on July 20, 1969, the Apollo Moon Module Eagle landed on the moon and Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong took some big steps for mankind. To commemorate the 50-year anniversary of that event, the High Desert Museum has a new exhibit, titled "Moon Country: Oregon and the Space Race," which highlights Central Oregon's role in training the astronauts of that era by exposing them to the area's unique volcanic landscape.
By Cari Brown
Jul 17, 2019
Apollo Moon Mission Buzz Aldrin Neil Armstrong Space Race High Desert Museum Lava Lands Visitors Center
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In the meantime, two exhibitions from the unique lens of Andries Fourie
The Bend Art Center and Atelier 6000 will be leaving the space in The Box Factory Aug. 18. For now, Bend Art Center won't reopen, but will work as a "de-centered function as a de-centered art center," according to a letter sent July 5.
By Teafly Peterson
Jul 10, 2019
At Liberty Andries Fourie Box Factory
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