(Strawberry Skies by Michele Michael) Each year, the Festival features an artist local to Central Oregon for the season’s poster. Artists were invited to submit their artwork for consideration and a jury of professional artists from the Artists’ Gallery Sunriver assists in making the final selection. Michael’s 18×24” acrylic on canvas painting, which has been…
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Art Adventure Gallery Marks 40 Years with All Jefferson County Exhibit
((Top row left) Art Adventure Gallery first opened in 1986 in what used to be a restaurant called the Townhouse. The idea started when Marjean Whitehouse was surprised at the interest shown for an art exhibit at the Chamber of Commerce, and decided the city needed a gallery. (Top row right and bottom row left)…
Art, Community, Connection
(Photo courtesy of Tumalo Art Co.) On May 16, from 9-3pm, The Best Fine Art Sale Ever returns this year to Grace First Lutheran Church, on the edge of NW Crossing. Lines form quickly at the door, as the art-loving community eagerly awaits their first look at Tumalo Art Co.’s most anticipated event. Fourteen artists…
May First Friday Gallery Events & New Exhibit Openings
BEND // OLD MILL Bend Senior Center 1600 SE Reed Market Rd. 541-388-1133 bendparksandrec.org/facility/bend-senior-center The Bend Senior Center at the Larkspur Community Center is showing art by members of the SageBrushers Art Society. Come visit the facility and enjoy beautiful paintings in acrylic, oil, pastel and watercolor, as well as outstanding photography. Blue Spruce Pottery…
Risk in Motion
(Gabriel LTA | Photo courtesy of artHouse LTA) When an artist sets their brush to a canvas, they bring their whole life with them. Every achievement, every setback, every obsession; they all arrive at once. For me, that influence is a constant invitation to create work that doesn’t just hang on a wall, but defines the…
Opening Friday, Artist Talk Saturday
(Photo courtesy of Scalehouse) Opening Friday, Artist Talk Saturday Receptions: Opening Reception: May 1, 5-7pm Artist Talk: May 2, 2026, 11am-12:30pm, Register here, a digital recording will be made available online. Home is filled with second chances. Each sculpture begins with a discarded object—metal rusted thin, concrete crumbled by time, materials warped by weather and neglect….
Last Chance to Explore Hilary Baker’s Stunning Moths
(Navigator, 2025, acrylic on canvas, by Hilary Baker) Exhibition Closing Soon Explore the beauty and mystery of moths in Prophets Don’t miss your final chance to experience Prophets – Paintings by Hilary Baker, closing Sunday, April 26. Through 18 bright, lavish renderings, artist Hilary Baker prompts visitors to pay more attention to moths large and…
Lillian Pitt: Art, Memory, Home Opening May 21 at The Museum at Warm Springs
(Lillian Pitt, Mohalla Feather Woman, 1992. Raku fired clay, beads, and shells, 13 × 8 × 3 in. Bead work by Elizabeth Woody. Named in homage to Lillian’s mother, whose Indian name was Mohalla. Collection of The Museum at Warm Springs. Gift from the Native American Arts Council, Portland, Oregon. Photograph by Dennis Maxwell) Lillian…
A Century of Business, Captured on Canvas
How does a business community capture 100 years of history while looking toward the next century? For the Bend Chamber of Commerce’s Centennial Celebration, the answer is a first-of-its-kind interactive art experience. Subliminal Art Experiences, led by Subliminal Story Artist Mark Jamnik, has announced a unique partnership with the Bend Chamber of Commerce to host…
Get Creative This Spring with Hands-On Creative Art Classes
(Photos courtesy of COCC) Metal Arts Learn the fundamentals of metalsmithing in one of our metal arts workshops! Metal Arts Workshop: Build a Bezel Saturday, April 18 10am-4:30pm COCC Bend Campus; $199 Instructor:Michelle Keller Register Metal Arts: Beginning Jewelry Techniques- Cut Out Bracelet and Stone Set Pendant Tuesdays, May 5-May 26 5-8pm COCC Bend Campus;…