Like Santa’s little elves, Bend artists are busy in their studios, making special, unique gifts sure to spread some sweet love and cheer. Here’s a quick guide to some of the upcoming, local art sales where you can find some of your favorite local artists and their special wares. Sat. Nov. 25 – Shop Small […]
Shows Worth Seeing this Season Collaborative Exhibit at At Liberty The first collaborative effort from The High Desert Museum and At Liberty, the new cultural space that recently opened in the historic Liberty Theater, showcases a rich and compelling look at the natural world from six Oregon artists. The artists—Andrew Myers, Michael Boonstra, Nancy Watterson […]
F ourteen years ago this December, Krayna Castlebaum began a poetic journey in Bend. Gathering at The Women’s Resource Center, Castlebaum curated an evening of hand-selected seasonal poems shared out loud. “It was exhilarating,” Castlebaum remembers fondly. It was an evening that has launched many more that Castlebaum has appropriately named “Poetic Journeys.” Castlebaum, a […]
O n a recent, quiet Monday afternoon, Susan Porteous, a local sculptor, letterpress printer and bookmaker, was busy working at the large shared table at The Workhouse on Scott Street, where her studio is located. A woman strolling through and enjoying her latte from Sparrow Bakery stopped upon seeing Susan’s work and asked her if […]
T he yellow stucco building that sits north of The Tower Theater has long been a building of mystery. It’s been home to pop-up galleries, marketplaces, yoga classes and a hub for the many conferences and festivals Bend hosts each year. Now the historic space, formally known as The Liberty Theater, has a new mission, […]
New book inspires author, readers A rtists know that the process of creating is cathartic, often healing. Artists can take that part of art or leave it, moving through the process of healing as simply as they move through a set of new paints. For Molly Carroll—a local artist, writer and therapist—art, healing and following […]
I t’s funny how often we forget how many ways Art can present itself in our lives. Often we stop at painting or music, but art doesn’t have to hang on a wall for us to enjoy it. It can dance on that wall in a ballet of light. It can be an unassuming performance […]
A rt is often at its best when it allows us to look at something we’ve seen endless times before in a whole new way—allowing us to feel like we are understanding it from within ourselves instead of outside ourselves. Helen Lessick, a Los Angeles-based sculptor and installation artist, captures this elegantly for us within […]
C reativity can sometimes be elusive for some people, while others can harness it and put it into anything they do. Pauline Lyders is one of those creativity harnessers. With a background in architecture, you’ll now find Lyders applying those concepts to felting. Yes, felting. Not concrete, not wood; just locally sourced wool that Lyders […]
L ocal multi-media artist Heather Crank has dreams—deep dreams that wake her up and shake her imagination. Crank brings her dreams to life through photography, painting and video. Her work has captured a certain type of magic that entices people to ask for more. She connects the subconscious with the conscious fluidly and dares to […]
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