Art Watch
Oregon Community Foundation and Bend Cultural Tourism Fund grants now open for applications
For local artists looking for opportunities to support their creative endeavors, check out these two.
By Teafly Peterson
Jan 22, 2020
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Art Watch
Outrage Art Collective seeks artists to join new collective on Bend's east side
With so many art spaces closing in Bend in the last year, a little silver lining has emerged. A new space, Outrage Art Collective, is opening for artists to share workspace.
By Teafly Peterson
Jan 15, 2020
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Art Watch
For some local creatives, making art is a lucrative side business... for now
Finding a passion can sometimes lead to finding a career—if you're lucky. It seems like the American dream: follow your bliss and the rest will follow.
By Teafly Peterson
Jan 8, 2020
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Art Watch
A short list of accomplishments by local women in the arts
As the year ends, we're taking a quick look back at 2019 and making note of just a few of the many accomplishments and valuable contributions made by the women of the Central Oregon art community.
By Cari Brown
Dec 31, 2019
Art Watch
In Bend, 2019 was a year of loss for the art community. Elsewhere in Central Oregon, a few bright spots.
Often, as this time of year rolls around, I'm filled with love and gratitude for this ever-growing city. This town gets a gold star for buying local.
By Teafly Peterson
Dec 24, 2019
Art Watch
Local art supply stores offer creative options for artistic gift-giving
For those still pondering the best gift to get for the artists or creative people in their lives, here's the answer: the gift of materials and supplies. All most artists want in life—and in gifts—is to be well equipped as they follow inspiration down whichever path it leads.
By Cari Brown
Dec 18, 2019
Art Watch
The Painted Diary of Takuichi Fujii
Art is an entryway to understanding the complexities, and sometimes the atrocities, of history. The High Desert Museum's current exhibition, "Witness to Wartime: The Painted Diary of Takuichi Fujii," allows a close examination of internment camps in the U.S. through the eyes of an artist who experienced them.
By Teafly Peterson
Dec 11, 2019
Art Watch
An open letter of support for a struggling artist
Dear Stuart Breidenstein,
By Cari Brown
Dec 4, 2019
Art Watch
Local artisans offer locally produced goods as the holiday shopping season gets underway
When it comes to shopping local, there's nothing quite like the holiday art and craft fairs in Central Oregon. It used to be Craft-O was the only big event, and people would come in droves to get special precious items, always happening the second weekend in December at the Old Iron Works.
By Teafly Peterson
Nov 27, 2019
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Art Watch
Muralist and skateboarder, John Pipes, shares his art with Bearings Skateboard Academy
The work of a world-traveling mural painter can now be found in Bend, at the skate school Bearings Skateboard Academy. John Pipes—who typically signs his murals under his professional moniker, Pipes Dreams—completed three pieces now on permanent display at BSA.
By Cari Brown
Nov 20, 2019
Art Watch
After a viral post, Instagram suspends local art account
Going viral on social media can be an exciting prospect for an artist. It can bring more viewers, generate sales and push social media reach to a larger fanbase.
By Teafly Peterson
Nov 13, 2019
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