(Photo courtesy of Sunriver Music Festival) Artist Kenneth Marunowski’s innovative mixed media (acrylic, charcoal, crayon, oil stick, pastel) masterpiece “Wonderful Town: Sunriver Suite” has been selected as the Sunriver Music Festival’s poster for 2018. The Festival’s theme this year is dedicated to celebrating the 100th birthday of Leonard Bernstein. Ken’s work captures the dynamic energy…
OperaBend in partnership with the Department of Fine Arts and Communications of Central Oregon Community College present Highlights from Lucia di Lammermoor and selected Grand Opera at Wille Hall on the campus of COCC on June 29 at 7pm and June 30 at 3pm. Tickets for adults are $20 General Admission and $5 for Students. Lucia…
(Photo courtesy of Les Schwab Amphitheater) In early April, the Les Schwab Amphitheater announced the addition of two more live music acts to its summer lineup, making 2018 the largest season ever for the concert series with 16 total shows. Not only are there more acts coming than ever before, but the number of musical…
(Artwork above: Vista from Above by Marjorie Wood Hamlin) Sunriver Resort Lodge Betty Gray Gallery presents paintings by Marjorie Wood Hamlin in the lower gallery. Joining and continuing through Labor Day, the upper gallery features the 12×12 Squared exhibit of small works in addition to paintings by JM Brodrick and Kelly Thiel and photography by…
National Survey Picks Local Art Fair as Among Best in the Nation Sunriver Art Fair is a winner in the 5th annual America’s Best Art Fair Awards competition. Named as the #1 Small-Town Art Fair, as well as one of the Top 50 Overall, the survey recognized Sunriver Art Fair as one of the finest…
(Artwork above by Deni Porter) Summer has arrived and the 30 local Artists at Artists’ Gallery Sunriver have had a busy Winter creating beautiful new works. We don’t hibernate over the winter…. we create! Our monthly Party with the Artists is on Saturday June 9 from 4-6pm. Join us for food, wine, beer and wonderful…
(Artwork above: Encaustic Image by Suzi Bradley Sheward) Suzi Bradley Sheward, an artist and former resident of the Bend area, is embracing new but very old art: Encaustics Encaustic, meaning to “burn in” was first used by the Greeks in the Fifth Century BCE. Encaustic paint is a mixture of beeswax and damar crystals melted together…
(Artwork above: Tulip Companions by Barbara Slater) The Oxford Hotel presents Barbara Slater’s realistic, acrylic paintings of colorful spring and summer flowers continuing through June 29. Slater will attend the First Friday public champagne reception on June 1 from 5:30-7:30pm. Barbara Slater presents colorful images of seasonal blooms such as iris, tulips and magnolia. The artist…
(Photo above: Hadrians Villa in Tivoli courtesy of Bend Art Center) Join art historian Linda Cahall every third Wednesday of the month as Bend Art Center uncorks a fesh program on a famous artist or artist movement. Savor a fun evening as they examine the cultural and artistic influences that fueled great artists throughout history. This…
(Artwork above: Riparian by Sarah More) Visit Bend public art collection places four new pieces Visit Bend is expanding the Tin Pan Alley Art Collection to the Old Mill District with four new art pieces created by local artists. The Tin Pan Alley Art Collection was introduced in 2012 by Visit Bend as an opportunity…
