Now in its eighth year, Art in the High Desert (AHD) has become a popular destination for art buyers, making it one of the many local organizations whose efforts are putting Bend on the art tourism map. Ranked 12th in the nation for sales by Art Fair Sourcebook, AHD is surpassing many of the area’s […]
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Art Watch 3/18-3/25
The story of Gena Goodman-Campbell’s childhood adventures spent exploring the gullies of Oaks Bottom Preserve and dunes of Cannon Beach rooted her artistic sensibilities—and, this and next month, the visual exhibit of this Oregonian wanderlust is on display at Lone Pine Coffee Roasters. Her “Bird Nests of Oregon,” which evokes the naturalist sketches of 19th […]
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Art Watch 3/11-3/18
Every artist has a process. For many, an intentional studio space, the right supplies, and a spark of creativity are all that’s needed to embark on a new project. For artist Barbara Hudin, whose “Beautiful Math” exhibit runs through March 29 at A6 (389 SW Scalehouse, Suite 120), her creative process is a journey through […]
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Art Watch 3/5-3/11
The intersections of art, public spaces, inspiration, and feminism come together in the kickoff of the 2015 MUSE Women’s Conference at its 2015 MUSE Art Walk held during the First Friday Art Walk in downtown Bend March 6. From literary figures such as Homer’s sirens to “Saturday Night Live” alumna and “30 Rock” creator Tina […]
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Beer Bottle Beauty
Our Artist of the Month is a local photographer who captures beer and the outdoors
Self-described “beertographer” and Bend resident Matthew Ward (aka: Bend Brew Daddy) has two passions common to a large swath of Central Oregonians: photography and craft beers. A stay-at-home dad, Ward was in the habit of heading outside with a beer in hand for some alone time when his wife Lisa came home from work at […]
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Art Watch 2/25-3/4
Nestled in the Blue Lakes wilderness near Sisters is an isolated oasis where small groups of artists are invited each year to spend a month-long residency creating and collaborating at the expansive Caldera Arts Center. What does a month spent in the Cascade foothills without cell phone service in the dead of winter inspire? Well, […]
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Art Watch 2/18-2/25
Tucked away in an industrial neighborhood near SE 9th and Wilson, three local artists/musicians—two of them brothers—are birthing an artistic vision. That dream—of a community space for artists to learn, create, collaborate and share their work—is Dastardly Arts. Coming to the worktable to build the new space are Paul Chatem, Avery James (A.J.) Graveman (Avery […]
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Art Watch 2/11-2/18
Over the most recent holiday break, Brittaney Toles, the art director for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Oregon, decided that she wanted to transform the central dining and play area at the Boys & Girls Club in Bend. “The wall was dark and sad,” she explained, indicating a structure that actually stretches over […]
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Finding Art in an Espresso Cup
How Karen Eland uses coffee and beer to paint brilliant local landscapes.
“I find it amazing that I’m doing this full time,” Karen Eland tells me over the phone, en route to Seattle to talk about her “coffee art.” She adds, “It’s just one of those random ideas that popped into my head.” Inspired to go with a wild idea she had in an Oklahoma coffee shop […]
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Preview First Fridays
Norma Holmes “Mother Nature is my inspiration,” states prolific Plein Air painter Norma Holmes. “Painting is my passion. I paint the drama of the Cascade Mountains bathed in early morning light, the intriguing silence of the High Desert, and the many hues of the Metolius River.” Holmes is an awe-inspiring talent, and a longtime gallery […]