((Left) Tony Knowles Coastal Trail by Rebecca Sentgeorge (Right) Old and Tarnished But Beautiful Still by Rebecca Sentgeorge) Rebecca Sentgeorge’s painting Old and Tarnished but Beautiful Still was displayed at the annual Watercolor of Society of Oregon’s (WSO) 2025 Spring Experimental Exhibition at the Grants Pass Museum of Art. Her painting was awarded sixth place…
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Bob Newhart Selected as Bend Visitor Center Artist-in-Residence for July 2025
Because First Friday falls on the 4th of July national holiday this year, the official First Friday Art Walk for July is scheduled for Friday, July 11 from 5-8pm. In addition to being the featured artist at Bend Visitor Center, Newhart is launching the First Friday Artwalk Detective Club. The Detective Club is meant to…
Art Meets Wine in the High Desert returns to Sunriver May 17
(Photo by K. Stern) The Sunriver Women’s Club Art Meets Wine in the High Desert event returns to the Sunriver SHARC for a seventh year from 3-7pm on May 17. It features 12 Oregon wines, fine food, original art and unique auction items. Tickets for this all-inclusive event are available at artmeetswine.org. The online auction…
Happy 25th Anniversary to the High Desert Art League!
((Front row from left) Helen Brown, Janet Frost, Rebecca Sentgeorge. (Back row) Janice Rhodes, Elizabeth Haberman, Vivian Olse n, Barbara Cella, Pamela Beaverson, Karen Maier, Joren Traveller, Jan Dow and Jacqueline Newbold | Photo courtesy of HDAL) Twenty-five years ago, a small group of Central Oregon artists got together to critique their work, discuss the…
The Art of Becoming by Michelle Schultz
(Art by Michelle Schultz) A Soulful Journey Through Light, Color, Music & Scent Step into an evening of soul, story, and transformation at Michelle Schultz’s First Friday art opening on May 2 from 6-6:45pm in the Box Factory Breezeway. Grab a wine from Stoller Wine Bar and wander through a glowing corridor lined with fairy…
Cascade A&E Magazine Presents May Cover Artist Mollie Jurgenson
((Left) Mountain to Metro (Right) Mollie Jurgenson) “One of the things I love about the painting process is the excitement I feel when the unexpected develops. Painting is about adventure and journey — with usually no specific idea, plan or destination in mind. Like the randomness and evolution in Nature, painting to me is about…
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. Showing through…
Synergy Ceramics Big Announcement
(Photo courtesy of Synergy Ceramics) Sydney Dickson (former co-owner) will be taking on full ownership of Synergy Ceramics. In the coming months, she intends to add more functionality and diversity to the studios and class selection! You can look forward to… New teachers- lots of one-off workshops this summer! New 5-week class offerings 2-week intensives…
Applications Open for Residency Program
(Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts & Agriculture) Residency Theme: Adaptation Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts & Agriculture Online Q&A Sessions: May 13, 10-11am, PST Application deadline: June 20, 5pm, PST Artists, ecological scientists, and scholars wanting to explore connections to nature, land conservation, historic preservation, agriculture and community building projects are invited to Pine Meadow…
Red Chair Gallery Presents Ross Mercer ~ Abstract Painter
((Left) Cahuilla Hills (Right) Ross Mercer) Abstract painter Ross Mercer likes his paintings to have a story. From his background in physics and math, he hides equations or scientific images in his colorful works. If you are viewing one of his paintings, it may just seem like an abstract work with a somber background punctuated…