Mockingbird Gallery will debut new works from two artists who have been in the spotlight before at the December First Friday Art Walk. Troy Collins and Bart Walker will both have new works on display as part of the show “Of Purpose and Passion,” which opens on Dec. 4 and will remain on display until […]
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Art Watch 11/25-12/2
Caldera Arts was one of 12 nonprofit organizations to receive the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards. It’s the first time an Oregon nonprofit has received the award, and Executive Director Tricia Snell and Caldera Arts student Alena Nore traveled to the White House on Nov. 17 to accept the award from First Lady […]
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Art Watch 11/18-11/25
Kaycee Anseth’s vibrant use of colors creates striking images of animals, outdoor Oregon scenes, and people. She used to work mainly as an oil painter, but now she creates mixed-media collages. “I mainly use old magazine pieces,” she says. Anseth’s collages will be featured during the month of December at the Workhouse, which celebrates local […]
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Art Watch 11/11-11/18
New black and white photographs taken by Central Oregon Community College students are on display at the Franklin Building in downtown Bend. But the photographs tell stories that aren’t typically associated with the high desert setting and the photography scene around Bend. The photos were shot with film cameras, developed in a darkroom, and hand […]
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Art Watch 11/4-11/11
Bend has a thriving art scene, but the works hanging on gallery walls tend to be in the same vein. Contemporary art more often comes to town via traveling art shows. For the next two months, Bend will be treated to the convergence of these two experiences—the Jenny Green Gallery, a pop-up show featuring contemporary […]
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Art Watch 10/28-11/4
During the November First Friday Art Hop in Downtown Bend, the Oregon Natural Desert Association (ONDA) will unveil its 2016 Wild Desert Calendar and showcase some of the best photography of Oregon’s high desert from the last decade. ONDA, a 25-year-old Bend-based nonprofit dedicated to protecting and rehabilitating Oregon’s high desert habitats, dreamed up the […]
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Art Watch 10/21-10/28
For the last several years, the sage grouse has been at the center of a historic conservation effort that recently culminated in the U.S. Fish & Wildlife’s controversial decision not to afford the grouse protection under the Endangered Species Act. The bird’s habitat, the great sagebrush sea stretching from Washington to New Mexico, has been […]
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Art Watch 10/14-10/21
Experimental visual artist and Bend resident, Aaron Lish, explores how we interact with our environment in his recent project, “Qu Shui Liu Shang (Good Vibrations).” The project is featured in a forthcoming book published by the United Nations about their decade-long “Water for Life” campaign (2005-2015). The campaign sought to promote awareness of water and […]
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Art Watch 10/7-10/14
A new exhibit featuring the work of Eugene-based fine artist Lynda Lanker opens at the High Desert Museum on Saturday, Oct. 10. Tough By Nature: Portraits of Cowgirls and Ranch Women of the American West showcases the spirit and tradition of western settlement, ranching lifestyle, and in particular, the women and cowgirls who have played […]
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Art Watch 9/30-9/7
The seasons are changing in Central Oregon, sometimes violently swinging between intense summerlike heat waves and raging winter storms, with moments of calm that resemble the mild autumn season: bluebird skies, warm sunny days, and chilly evenings. At some point during the past few weeks, or perhaps only the past few days, the leaves have […]