(Image provided) The City of Sisters, the eastern gateway to the Santiam Canyon, is home to a wide variety of artists and artisans. Two of these artists, Mel Archer and Terri Dill-Simpson, share a love for the Canyon and also feel deep sympathy for the residents affected by the cataclysmic wildfires of 2020. Mel and…
(Self-Portrait by Miina McCown, Best of Show-2D Category at COCC’s Student Art Exhibition | Photo courtesy of COCC) Showcasing more than 100 works of art, Central Oregon Community College’s (COCC) online student art exhibition features top projects from this past academic year in media ranging from sculptural ceramics and painting to graphic design and vector…
(Concert Fun | Photo courtesy of Faith Hope & Charity Vineyards) Monday Night at the Movies, concert fun, Live at the Vineyards and more. Serving our award winning wine, hand crafted, wood fired pizza, salad, charcuterie and dessert seven days a week from 12pm to 5pm. Mark your calendar for Monday Night at the Movies…
(HDCM Pop-Up Concerts, Isabelle Senger & Janet Smith | Photo courtesy of High Desert Chamber Music) High Desert Chamber Music has been making a splash around town with our new Pop-Up Concerts! This summer, violinist and Executive Director Isabelle Senger and pianist Janet Smith are performing in a series of free outdoor concerts, featuring works…
Art, Technology & Storytelling Converge as LUMA Returns to it’s In-person Format September 10 & 11 Just one year after redefining virtual arts for the COVID age, LUMA will return to its much-loved street festival format with the seventh annual LUMA Projection Arts Festival on Friday, September 10 and Saturday, September 11, 2021. From Walt…
The Latino Community Association (LCA) encourages parents of Latino youth under 18 to sign their kids up for any summer activity that will benefit their wellbeing. Thanks to a special grant, LCA is offering to pay the fees for youth in Deschutes, Crook or Jefferson counties to take swim lessons, attend music, art or science…
(Graphic | Courtesy of Sisters Folk Festival) This year’s Folk Festival will feature some 30 artists from a wide variety of genres performing at seven outdoor venues around the town of Sisters. We have SEVEN more exciting artists to announce — see below for more info about them. We expect the remaining tickets to be gone soon,…
(Jason Graham | Photo courtesy of Jason Graham) Oregon Humanities recently announced the second round of Fields Artist Fellowships. The fellowships, offered in partnership by Oregon Humanities and Oregon Community Foundation (OCF), will pay four artists $100,000 each over the course of two years. The recipients of the 2021–23 fellowships are Jason Graham of Bend,…
(Oregon artist Sam Hamilton (foreground) with the Camas High School Choir following a 2019 performance of “THIS IS A CHOIR” at Portland Art Museum. Hamilton recently received a Career Opportunity grant award from the Arts Commission and The Ford Family Foundation | Photo courtesy of Oregon Arts Commission) Ensuring artists’ access to funding opportunities and…
((L) Tom Hansen (R) Robyn Hansen | Photos courtesy of Sunriver Stars) We give you a two-for-one introduction today as we present a husband-and-wife team, Tom and Robyn Hansen. Tom grew up in Minnesota with a mom and dad who were interested in the arts and that interest rubbed off on him. He has always…
