On Aug. 17, Bend Art Center will host a closing reception for its final show, “A Sense of Order.” Curated by Julie Winter, the exhibition features artists Sarah Helen More, Shin Yeon Jeon and Susan Porteous. While each artist works in a different medium, bringing individual sensibilities to the theme, the show is also cohesive, […]
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Source Weekly Update Podcast 8/15/19
The Source Weekly Update Podcast! Tune in for changes within the Forest Service, Voting on Marijuana Regulations in 2020 and the Closing Reception at the Bend Art Center โ in the August 15, 2019 edition of the podcast. WHERE TO SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Jpo2nd Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2HykqvR Tunein: https://bit.ly/2JmkRww Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/2LRpX6c
Source Weekly Update Podcast 7/11/19
The Source Weekly Update Podcast! Meth: Oregon’s Biggest Drug Threat, the Departure of Bend Art Center and Atelier 6000 from Box Factory, and Death and Drinking regarding Killer Cocktails; all in this week’s edition podcast, July 11, 2019. WHERE TO SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Jpo2nd Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2HykqvR Tunein: https://bit.ly/2JmkRww Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/2LRpX6c
Spaces where artists can connect
It interests me how creative Bend can be, and how much our artist community has grown. In many ways, it feels like it hasn’t changed much over the yearsโlike the fact that there are still not many spaces artists can hang their work. Of course, they are plenty of privately owned spaces, but often these […]
New Prints from Crow’s Shadow
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 […]
Biennial Artist Book Exhibition: Construction / Deconstruction
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 wayโincluding a variety of sculptural forms that step outside the traditional format. The show is made up of pen and ink illustrations from printed books, […]
Artist Profile: Jeanette Small
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 […]
Winter X Winter: Collaborative Exhibition at Bend Art Center
On display in January at the Bend Art Center is a collaborative, site-specific exhibit, guest curated by Bend artist Julie Winter. Entitled “Winter X Winter,” the exhibit is inspired by people’s connections to place. Winters invited 30 artists to respond to the theme of “home” on a common canvas of 30-inch-by-84-inch natural fiber handmade Asian […]
Water Tables by Pat Clark
Two exhibitions open this week, showcasing the work of Pat Clark and her reaction and response to water. It’s a subject that’s seemingly simple, yet a subject Clark’s been sitting with for a long time. Clark will showcase drawings and sketches, as well as final large mixed-media pieces that speak to her connection to water […]
Big Ink II at Bend Art Center
If you missed the first Big Ink that came through Bend Art Center last month, you get a second chance! These amazingly huge pieces, which in scale are each approximately 24 inches by 36 inches in size, are made from large woodblocks. The result is breathtaking. The collection, created in Eugene this past summer during […]

