(Images courtesy of COCC) This winter, take the opportunity to learn something new, meet like-minded individuals, and enrich your life in ways you never imagined. Don’t wait — register today and embrace the possibilities of lifelong learning! To register, click on title or call 541-383-7270. Creative Arts Intro. to Drawing the Human Form: Open Lab…
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Artists Sunday Celebrates Five Years of Supporting Local Artists Nationwide This Weekend
Artists Sunday, the nationwide movement and shopping event designed to support local artists and craftsmen, proudly returns for its fifth year on Sunday, December 1, 2024. This annual celebration, nestled between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, encourages consumers to shop art for the holiday season, offering an opportunity to discover unique, handmade works while supporting…
Resilience, Success & the Artist’s Eye
((L-R) Malheur Rimrock, Natures Brushstrokes and Otter Bench by Pamela Beaverson) The western juniper is a ubiquitous and paradoxically dual natured tree that those of us in Central Oregon either love or love to hate. Half of us enjoy the smell of it burning in our wood stove as it keeps us cozy on a…
Portland Japanese Garden Presents Kintsugi: The Restorative Art of Naoko Fukumaru
(Graphic courtesy of Portland Japanese Garden) Portland Japanese Garden is thrilled to present its final new art exhibition of the year with Kintsugi: The Restorative Art of Naoko Fukumaru in the attraction’s Pavilion and Calvin and Mayho Tanabe Galleries from September 28 through January 27, 2025. Kintsugi is an ancient method of mending damaged ceramics using urushi (natural lacquer) dusted with…
The Museum at Warm Springs Announces Awards for the 31st Annual Warm Springs Tribal Member & Youth Exhibit
(Muppet Pow Wow, oil, airbrush on gesso board by Travis R. Bobb | Photo by Angela A. Smith) The Museum at Warm Springs has announced the awards for the 31st Annual Warm Springs Tribal Member and Youth Exhibit. This popular annual juried exhibit displays the immense talent and artistic excellence of Warm Springs adult and…
Oregon Community Foundation Partners with Dry Canyon Arts Association to Jumpstart Art
Dry Canyon Arts Association (DCAA) has been awarded a $25,000 grant from Oregon Community Foundation (OCF) to support their Jumpstart Art initiative. The grant, awarded through the Christel and Fritz Gabriel Field of Interest Fund of Oregon Community Foundation, will help fund the program which has a goal of providing Redmond area elementary school students…
City of Lake Oswego, Gallery Without Walls — Call for Art
(Rose Covert’s “Elemental Connections” is a site-specific installation in the 2024–26 Gallery Without Walls rotating exhibition in Lake Oswego) The City of Lake Oswego invites artist submissions of up to three works of art per artist to be considered for outdoor public display in Lake Oswego’s nationally recognized outdoor Gallery Without Walls rotating collection. In…
Sunriver Music Festival Call to Artists
(Photo courtesy of Sunriver Music Festival) Sunriver Music Festival invites a Central Oregon artist to create the commemorative 48th season poster. “For over four decades, Sunriver Music Festival has featured some of the most accomplished painters and photographers in the region. The collaboration is a beautiful experience for all involved,” shares Executive Director Meagan Iverson….
Red Chair Gallery Presents Cathy Jordan ~ Woodworker
(Cathy Jordan| Photos courtesy of Red Chair Gallery) Woodworking has been part of Cathy Jordan’s life since early childhood. Even when she was too young to work with tools, she spent a lot of time with her father, a professional welder who enjoyed woodworking as a hobby. “I hung out with him while he was…
Take a Break at the Museum
(Photo by Abbott Schindler) Delight in Forest at Night this Fall Break! Are the kiddos out of school? Make it a Museum day! Fall break has arrived, and with it, your excuse to check our the Museum’s interactive Forest at Night experience! Step into our Changing Forest pavilion for a whimsical journey through a simulated…