((Left) Asian Reeds by Debra Fisher (Right) Watercolor by Linda Wolff) Wolff, who lives in Sisters, details landscapes and abstracts using paper and watercolors. Fisher, from Bend, casts facial masks from paper. “We are featuring these two artists together in an exhibit designed to highlight the many ways paper can be manipulated to create art,”…
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Artists’ Gallery Sunriver Celebrates Locals
(Photos by Barb Gonzalez and provided by Artists’ Gallery Sunriver) Each year, the Artists’ Gallery Sunriver celebrates our local community and gives back during Locals’ Weekend. Locals (and visitors) are invited to join in fun activities, giveaways, sampling tasty local treats, listening to music, and mingling with the artists while bringing donations for the fall…
Updates from Scalehouse
((Left) Abstract by David Wachs (Right) Artwork provided by HÚE) Community Youth Artwork on Display at Scalehouse Gallery All the Colors of HÚE: The Voices and Visions of Our Community’s Youth brings the creativity and perspectives of young artists to Scalehouse Gallery this September. Presented by Hearts Unknown Education (HÚE), the exhibition runs through September…
Dry Canyon Arts Association Announces Inaugural Fundraiser: It’s a Roaring Good Time Speakeasy
(Graphic courtesy of Dry Canyon Arts Association) The Dry Canyon Arts Association (DCAA) announces its first-ever fundraising event, It’s a Roaring Good Time Speakeasy, taking place on October 3 at 5pm. The 1920s-themed evening will bring community members and art enthusiasts together for a night of vintage glamour, live entertainment and more, all in support of the art programs…
Upcoming Scalehouse Exhibits
(Art provided by Scalehouse) All the Colors of HÚE Opening Friday, September 4, 5-7pm Jearts Unknown Education presents an exhibition of artwork created by students exploring creativity as a form of expression, connection, and self-discovery. Through drawing, painting, mixed media, and other creative practices, these young artists transform experiences, emotions, and perspectives into visual narratives….
September First Friday Gallery Events & New Exhibit Openings
BEND // OLD MILL artHouse LTA 113 NW Minnesota Ave. 541-337-9985 • instagram.com/arthouse.lta The Last Days of Summer The sun is setting on another summer in Bend. On the heat and the smoke. The late nights and First Fridays. The new faces, new work, unlikely experiments, beautiful accidents, and all the things this creative community…
OSU-Cascades & PRAx Present: Maruja Limón
(Photo courtesy of OSU-Cascades) 7pm, Sunday, September 27 Tower Theatre in Bend Fresh, fierce and fun, Maruja Limón brings the energy to kick off the 2026-27 season. Formed in Barcelona in 2014, Maruja Limón fuses Catalan, flamenco and Latin rumba with experimental electronic sounds, dembow, salsa and pop, all wrapped in lyrics that move seamlessly…
Inside the Rooms
(Artist Steve Gevurtz in studio | Photo courtesy of Melissa McGlenn) On the south-facing slope of Aubrey Butte, with Bend spread out below him, Steve Gevurtz stood at a workbench applying patina to a bronze. Not the patina. One layer of more than thirty, brushed on and worked in and left to settle before the…
Dry Canyon Community Art Center: Young & Growing
(Photo courtesy of Dry Canyon Community Art Center) The Dry Canyon Community Art Center (DCCAC) opened its doors just in time for the 2025 Christmas season, then braced for the slowdown to come in the winter of 2026. Luckily, the excitement of a nonprofit gallery partially built through donations and staffed by volunteers has endured…
Oregon Arts & Culture Awards & Summit Returns December 1-2
Oregon’s revitalized Arts & Culture Awards and Summit returns to the Oregon Convention Center December 1-2, 2026, and nominations for the 2026 Arts & Culture Awards are open now. Oregon’s cultural sector is a powerhouse, supporting more than 50,000 jobs and contributing $8.9 billion to the state’s economy each year. Oregon is also consistently ranked…