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Have you ever been out and about and wandered across a piece of art that made you wonder who created it or why it’s there? A new website from the Oregon Arts Commission has categorized and made accessible online all 2,400 works of art acquired and commissioned by the State of Oregon since 1975. In […]
Trains: You may see them as ruthless interrupters of traffic flow. You may curse them as they wake you in the middle of the night with their long horn blasts. Me, though, I love them. For me, trains are a reminder that there are places outside our little bubble. They don’t remind me of this […]
Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts is offering a unique artist in residency program located on the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. While Crow’s Shadow is a print studio that offers educational and professional development opportunities for Native artists, its residency program invites artists who don’t traditionally work in the printmaking medium to […]
Staring in 2000, a unique, day-long, annual event began bringing artists together, creating things using only what they found at what was once Bend’s premiere junkyard wonderland, Pak-It. Pat Korish, owner of Pak-It, paired with Artists Local 101, a now-defunct nonprofit art group, to put on the event. The event was always held around Earth […]
Alive and thriving in Bend are a number of arts collectives where artists come together to work and sell their art. While it’s not uncommon to find in cities, it’s a testament to the creative culture that Central Oregon has so many. Founded in 2001, Tumalo Art Company has been a collective that has housed […]
Headed to First Friday in downtown Bend? Here’s what to put on your radar. MARK RANSOM & THE MOSTEST CD RELEASE CD RELEASE PARTY When First Friday rolls around, the first thing that comes to mind is fine art exhibits — but Bend showcases all sorts of artists during Art Walk. Join local musician Mark Ransom […]
Recently, I directed a stage performance of The Vagina Monologues. We had a cast of almost 30 women, approximately half of whom had never in their lives set foot on stage to perform. Brave. The process reminded me how risky it feels for some people to create art. I forget, as I create art every […]
A group show, currently on display at Bend Art Center, features an eclectic mix of work from a variety of artists who each interprets the idea of “books” in a unique way—including a variety of sculptural forms that step outside the traditional format. The show is made up of pen and ink illustrations from printed books, […]
It could be safe to say that Jeanette Small is an artist of the world. Born in Moldova, Small and her family fled the country as asylum seekers after the collapse of the Soviet Union. By the time she was 18, she had lived in three different countries with three very different political and social […]
Yes, his real name really is Steve Stevens. It’s not one he was born with, but rather, acquired when he was adopted at age 13. He was already Steve, but when he became Steve Stevens, things got interesting. People wanted to know him and talk to him. When I asked him how that affected him, […]
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