BEND // OLD MILL
artHouse LTA
113 NW Minnesota Ave.
541-337-9985 • instagram.com/arthouse.lta
artHouse LTA invites the community to experience My Color Weighs a Ton, a new exhibition by founder and artist Gabriel LTA (a.k.a. yrstruly), opening during Bend’s First Friday Art Walk on August 7 from 5-9pm.
The exhibition premieres a predominantly new collection of statement piece paintings created to command a room rather than simply decorate one. Each piece explores emotional weight through vibrant color and physical presence.
The gallery recently received recognition as a Top 3 finalist for Best Art Gallery in the Bend Bulletin’s Community Choice Awards, with winners to be announced this September.
With so many new pieces on the walls, this event is the perfect opportunity to find the one to build your space around. artHouse has been described in reviews as “exclusively inclusive,” dedicated to providing an approachable, welcoming experience for collectors, visitors, and aspiring artists of all ages.
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
20591 Dorchester E.
541-382-0197 • bluesprucepottery.com
This family-owned business has been making handmade pottery in Bend since 1976. Call to arrange a time to come shop their large selection of mugs, bowls, casseroles, lamps and more. Shop online and have gifts shipped directly to your family and friends. You can also find Blue Spruce Pottery at Red Chair Gallery in downtown Bend.
COCC Barber Library
2600 NW College Way
541-383-7560 • cocc.edu/library
Fine art photo exhibit continues at COCC captures spirit of ghost town. Portraying the Western spirit and history of the small community of Shaniko in north-central Oregon, an exhibition of fine art documentary photography, titled Believers, by Bend photographer Rosie Day will be on display at Central Oregon Community College’s Barber Library Rotunda Gallery from June 16 to September 1.
Day’s work offers an intimate look at the residents of Shaniko — a once-thriving area deemed the “Wool Capital of the World” and now a veritable ghost town — whom she collaborated with over a five-year period. Some of the work employs the cyanotype process, an analogue photographic technique created in the 1800s.
Originally from the United Kingdom, Day formerly lived in the ranch community of Spray, working as a high school educator, before relocating to Bend. A former staff photographer at COCC, she now teaches in the college’s welding program. She holds a bachelor of arts from the University of the Arts London and a master of arts from Falmouth University.
The exhibition is free and open to the public. For gallery hours of operation, visit cocc.edu/library. For more information, contact Tina Hovekamp, director of library services, at 541-383-7295 or thovekamp@cocc.edu.
In advance of college events, persons needing accommodation or transportation because of a physical or mobility disability should contact campus services at 541-383-7775. For accommodation because of other disability such as hearing impairment, contact student accessibility services at sas@cocc.edu or 541-383-7583.
Deschutes Historical Museum
129 NW Idaho Ave.
541-389-1813 • deschuteshistory.org
As part of the Juneteenth Free Day, the Deschutes Historical Museum recently opened Moments That Made US. The exhibit explores how generations of Americans have given meaning to the ideals set out in the Declaration of Independence, a look back across two centuries to highlight both challenging and celebratory times from the colonial era to recent generations.
Moments That Made US explores five themes drawn directly from the Declaration of Independence: Created Equal; Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness; Free and Independent States; Consent of the Governed; and We Mutually Pledge. The featured moments from American history inspire curiosity about the events that shaped the nation and remind us that our story was never inevitable, we shaped it at every turn.
Developed through a multi-state collaboration to ensure that Americans throughout the nation would have the opportunity to meaningfully engage in the nation’s 250th anniversary, it adapts the acclaimed Moments That Made US exhibition created by History Colorado.
The community exhibition for the America 250 commemoration will be on view through November 14, 2026.
The Grove
921 NW Mt. Washington Dr.
Double Takes Photography by Silvia Hajek Jorgensen will be on display through August. Jorgensen’s images are explorations in double exposures in camera. Her images of flowers, high desert terrain of sagebrush and bitterbrush, Oregon Ponderosa pine forests and people in action create a visually engaging effect somewhat like the glazing technique in watercolor. Silvia has been a lifelong lover of photography and storytelling.
High Desert Museum
59800 S Hwy. 97
541-382-4754 • highdesertmuseum.org
The 2026 Art in the West continues through October 2. The annual juried exhibition and silent auction features traditional and contemporary art that celebrates the landscapes, wildlife, people, cultures and history of the High Desert — a region that stretches from the eastern slope of the Cascades and Sierras to the Wyoming Basin and Colorado Plateau.
Miguel Almeida: Las Manos que dan de Comer continues through October 11. In a new, site-specific installation for High Desert Museum, Almeida shares murals, sculptures and animations offering a window into the daily lives of the people that harvest the fresh fruits and vegetables bound for our local markets and dinner tables. Miguel Almeida: Las Manos que dan de Comer (The Hands That Feed) is presented in English and Spanish.
Continuing through January 3, 2027: Under Pressure: A Volcanic Exploration. For thousands of years, the tranquility of the High Desert has been punctuated by the explosive power of volcanoes. Under Pressure: A Volcanic Exploration explores the natural history and science behind the West’s most iconic powerhouses. This immersive gallery experience will engage visitors’ senses with hands-on activities and intense visuals, feeling the coarseness of volcanic rock and hearing stories about historic eruptions. Under Pressure takes a deep dive into the geologic giants that exist all around us.
Jeffrey Murray Photography Gallery
118 NW Minnesota Ave.
541-325-6225 • jeffreymurrayphotography.com
The Jeffrey Murray Photography Gallery features the work of local photographer Jeffrey Murray. Visitors can browse comfortably in the two-story gallery enjoying visually adventurous displays of landscape, wildlife and contemporary work. Open Tuesday-Sunday.
Kreitzer Gallery
20214 Archie Briggs Rd.
805-234-2048 • KreitzerArt.com
Kreitzer Gallery and Studio open every week Friday through Sunday, 1-5pm. Please text ahead to view: 805-234-2048.
Thomas Albright, Art Critic of the San Francisco Chronicle wrote: “David Kreitzer is a highly traditional figure painter who demonstrates how much poetic intensity the old tradition can still contain.” A full-time artist since he received his master’s degree in painting at San Jose State University in 1967, David grew up the son of a Lutheran minister who, due to his calling, moved his family frequently throughout the Nebraska countryside. His works are in the collections of Howard and Roberta Ahmanson, Hirschhorn Foundation, the corporate headquarters of Revlon Olga, Barnes-Hind, Sinclair Paints, Lloyd’s Bank, Cargill and the San Diego, Sheldon, Minnesota, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo Museums. Private collectors include Howard and Roberta Ahmanson, Ray Bradbury, Mary Tyler Moore, Michael Douglas, Pepe Romero, Quinn Martin, Raymond Burr and Donald Simon.
Layor Art Gallery
1000 NW Wall St., Ste. 110
541-322-0421 • layorart.com
Layor Gallery presents Explorations, a curated exhibition featuring new work by Lacey Champagne, Mollie Jurgenson, Miguel Edwards, Jeff and Heather Thompson and Erik Hoogen. Working across painting, sculpture, and glass, the artists explore themes of landscape, form, perception and place. The exhibition brings together diverse approaches to contemporary art while highlighting a shared spirit of curiosity, experimentation, and discovery. Join us for the opening reception during Bend’s First Friday Art Walk on Friday, August 7, from 5-8pm.
Lubbesmeyer Art Studio & Gallery
Second Story Loft, Center of Old Mill District
541-706-0761 • lubbesmeyerart.com
Featuring the nationally collected fiber arts and dynamic paintings of collaborative twin artists, Lisa and Lori Lubbesmeyer. You can tour the studio to view works in progress, as well as see completed pieces hanging in the gallery. The Studio and Gallery are typically open Wednesday-Friday, other times by appointment, and every First Friday Art Walk, 3-6pm.
Nashwood Gallery
1385 NE Second St.
541-788-0314 • nashwood.gallery
For the month of August, Nashwood Gallery is exhibiting the art of Eleanor Murphey.
A full-time ceramic potter since 1976, Eleanor owned and operated SunStone Pottery Studio in La Jolla, California, before moving her home and studio to Bend in 2003. Her work is self-described as “contemporary craftsman” and is influenced by the movements of 19th– and 20th-century art and architecture; you can see it in her mastery of a wax-resist technique to create delicate stoneware borders around colorful and pleasing designs. She writes: “The world today is high-tech, modern and a bit impersonal. These days, it is a magical feeling to work in such an ancient medium, to mold a lump of clay into a form, to embellish with glaze and subject it to 2,380 degrees of heat and then discover in the finished kiln a beautiful hand-crafted work of art.”
Open First Fridays 4-8pm. Come meet the artists! Ross Mercer, among others, will be in attendance.
Oxford Hotel
10 NW Minnesota Ave.
541-382-8436
Watercolorist extraordinaire, Jacqueline Newbold is the featured artist at The Oxford Hotel for the month of August. Jacqueline is known for her vibrant watercolor landscapes filled with dramatic skies, fields of wildflowers, and rows of lavender guiding the eye toward a charming cottage or rustic barn. Her color choices come straight from nature’s beauty. “I studied botany in college, so I love bringing the outside world into my paintings — poppies, lupines, lavender, and other wildflowers that add joyful splashes of color.” Jacqueline shares her passion for watercolor painting and mixed media art journaling through classes at her Bend studio, the Art & Soul Retreats in Portland, workshops in France and Italy, including Italy in October 2026. If you’d like to join her on this creative journey, reach out at newbold0505@gmail.com. Find additional information on Jacqueline’s European Watercolor Workshops on page 31 of this edition.
Peterson Contemporary Art
550 NW Franklin Ave.
541-633-7148 • pcagallery.com
Peterson Contemporary Art opens Changing Horizons Friday, August 7, from 5-8pm. This show features sculptors John and Robin Gumaelius and painter Anton Pavlenko. Robin and John are an artistic team who create intricate ceramic sculptures and wooden masks depicting hybrid human and animal forms. They use numerous materials to create their mixed media pieces including clay, glass, wood, feathers, wax, thread, metal and various other found and manipulated objects. Anton Pavlenko is a self-taught landscape painter whose work explores the intersections of identity, memory, and place. Born in Ukraine, he immigrated to the U.S. as a child. Pavlenko’s paintings are rooted in a search for belonging, drawing on the dramatic contrasts and quiet solitude found in the untamed regions of the American West, which reflect his personal journey. Please join us to enjoy live music, a glass of wine and great conversation! The show runs through the end of August.
Premiere Property Group
25 NW Minnesota Ave.
541-241-6860 • bend.premierepropertygroup.com
Open Horizons brings together two artists whose paintings begin with exploration. Whether traveling by foot or by kayak, Jan Dow and Pamela Beaverson spend time immersed in the landscapes they paint, returning with paintings shaped by firsthand experience and an enduring connection to place.
Though each has a distinctive style, both invite viewers to slow down, look beyond the obvious, and discover the stories written in the landscape. Dow’s atmospheric paintings celebrate changing light and quiet moments, while Beaverson explores the geology, ecology and character of wild landscapes. Together, their paintings remind us that open horizons are found not only in sweeping vistas, but in the discoveries waiting for those who take the time to truly see.
Open Horizons will be on display throughout August during regular business hours, Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5pm. Join the artists for light refreshments during the First Friday Art Walk on August 7 from 5-7pm and hear the stories behind the places that inspired the paintings.
SageBrushers Art Society
117 SW Roosevelt Ave.
541-617-0900 • sagebrushersartofbend.com
SageBrushers is a member-supported nonprofit with over 200 members. The building features a gallery, library and studio, located in the Southwest Crossing neighborhood above the Old Mill.
Shevlin Crossing Art Gallery
2230 NW Labiche Lane
bit.ly/3Tycaob
Local artist Kathleen Branch’s latest collection, Passage of Eras, will be featured at the Taylor Brooks Shevlin Crossing Art Gallery. The exhibition explores the intersection of mid-century modern motifs and contemporary design.
Curated by Mark Jamnik, outsourced director of experience, the installation marks a shift in Branch’s portfolio from standalone paintings to a cohesive collection rooted in elevated design. The collection features large-scale vertical works, including 36×48” canvases and three 48×48” canvases. Branch’s aesthetic pairs simple, abstract shapes with warm, nostalgic color palettes, creating harmony within the canvas.
“This collection is where mid-century modern motifs meet our contemporary times,” Branch said. “They influence and play off each other. I approach these canvases like a landscape of shapes. They are asymmetrical, yet completely balanced.”
The Stacks Art Studios & Gallery
Old Mill District, Second Floor
404-944-9170 • oldmilldistrict.com/art-gallery/the-stacks-art-studios-gallery
Gwen Gossett is a linocut printmaker and illustrator who draws, carves, and prints quirky creatures with charming personalities. Combining digital illustration with linoleum block carving, she is spending the summer expanding her collection of handmade critters. You can find all her work at The Stacks Art Studios & Gallery right above Sisters Coffee in the Old Mill District, or a limited selection on her website at gwengossett.com. Follow her on Instagram at @gwengossettart for doodles, new designs, shop updates, and more.
Tumalo Art Company
Old Mill District
541-385-9144 • tumaloartco.com
Oil painter Katherine Taylor, known for her use of dramatic chiaroscuro lighting and luminous glazing, opens High Loft: The Majestic Reach Upward, August 7, during the Old Mill District First Friday Gallery Walk, from 3-7pm.
This exhibit is about things that aim high, both in the natural world and within our human aspirations for a better future. So, Katherine chose to paint landscapes with a high loft element… something in nature that reaches upward (some would say heavenward) and raises the mood of us all. “There’s a reason people want to hang beautiful landscapes on their walls,” she says. “They depend on these images to remind them to always reach for nature’s harmony, balance and majesty.” From a very large painting with huge clouds over the Cascades at sunset to a single white bird soaring upward, these subjects glow with beauty and emotion.
Tumalo Art Co. is an artist-run gallery in the heart of the Old Mill District, open seven days a week.
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Central Oregon
61980 Skyline Ranch Rd.
925-878-9723 • barbaracella.com
The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Central Oregon continues hosting the exhibit Full Color, featuring the acrylic paintings of Barbara Hudler Cella this summer. The exhibit is on display now and runs through August 29.
This is a rare large showing of Barbara’s plein air and studio landscape paintings. Known for her luminous landscape paintings, she focuses in on the Central Cascades. The mountains, forests, rivers and lakes dance across her canvases.
Access is limited, with Sunday mornings from 9-11:30am usually open for viewing. Private tours can be arranged by contacting the artist directly at barbara@barbaracella.com or 925-878-9723.
Wachs Studio
25 NW Minnesota Ave.
(above Thump Coffee)
541-633-0620 • wachsstudio.com
Actual working studio by David Wachs open to the public this First Friday, from 4-9pm. Original paintings from alpine and desert adventures around the western United States, Canada and Europe. All of the images represent a place visited in person on foot, ski or motorcycle in the past ten years of travel. Paintings for sale range from small 5”x7” studies to large canvases scaled in feet dimensions.
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Arome
432 SW Sixth St.
541-527-4727 • aromekitchen.com
Vincenzo Barraco is an enthusiastic birder who loves to share the wonder of nature. Through the art of photography, his work offers brief moments of beauty frozen in time.
Gary McPherson is a true Central Oregon artist who loves painting scenes from nature in an attempt to capture the feelings of having been there or evoking the feeling of wanting to be there.
Cascade Hasson Sotheby’s International Realty
535 SW Sixth St.
541-383-7600 • cascadehassonsir.com
Joy Woodburn creates vibrant mixed media art where fine-line ink detail meets washes of watercolor to explore pattern and fluidity. A gallery of her work can be found at joywoodburn.com.
Carol Picknell is inspired by Central Oregon landscapes and enjoys painting mountain scenery en plein air.
Peggy Seay has been painting in various mediums since she was in elementary school. Her love of art rests in its creation as much as in its final form.
Joanne Muchille believes water is our most important element on Earth along with air and soil. Most of her art depicts the beauty of our spectacular blue planet in nature using various visuals.
Cares & Whoas
436 SW Sixth St.
916-354-2119 • caresandwhoas.com
Converse Fields creates high fired porcelain ceramics that highlight the dynamic nature of clay and glaze. He produces clean, balanced forms, with flowing, colorful glazes. Fields says he hopes his pieces bring joy to those who interact with them.
Desert Prairie Boutique
404 SW Sixth St., Ste. 100
541-527-1887 • desertprairie.com
Sandy Parziale says everyone enjoys receiving mail from a friend, and she loves painting fun and whimsical cards that make people smile. Sandy is also an amateur photographer, taking pictures of the many places she goes and the beauty that surrounds us here in Oregon. These images often make beautiful cards as well. She invites you to find just the right card for your loved ones.
Dry Canyon Community Art Center
415 SW Sixth St.
drycanyonarts.org
This August, Dry Canyon Arts Association celebrates Terri Dill-Simpson as its featured artist, a fitting honor for someone whose creative life has been shaped not only by making art, but by teaching it, supporting it, and helping artists stay connected with each other and their greater community. Watercolor is Terri’s medium of choice because, “It can be luminous, stubborn, transparent, and unpredictable, sometimes all in the same wash.” Most of all, Terri loves a challenge: observing beauty in nature and then trying to capture it with strokes from her brush. Terri has been indispensable to Dry Canyon Arts Association, serving as treasurer, board member, art instructor and gallery committee chair, and as a member of the operations committee. She teaches a variety of classes in watercolor and in painting on glassware. Come by Dry Canyon Community Art Center from 5-8pm on August 7 to participate in a reception in Terri Dill-Simpson’s honor and experience some of her exceptional artwork.
Also at Dry Canyon Community Art Center in August is a brand new exhibition celebrating the incredible depth and breadth of talent in the community. The all-community show gathers work by 86 artists from Jefferson, Crook, and Deschutes counties. Visit the exhibition during First Friday on August 7, or any time during hours of operation in August and September. The Dry Canyon Community Art Center gallery is open Tuesday-Saturday, 11am-6pm, with the exception of First Friday when they stay open until 8pm.
Harcourts The Garner Group Real Estate
444 SW Sixth St.
541-383-4360 • thegarnergroup.com
Jay Lowndes specializes in creating unique, one-of-a-kind hardwood pieces that seamlessly blend functionality with artistry. Each piece is meticulously crafted to accent any room in your home while serving a practical purpose for everyday use. With years of experience and a passion for craftsmanship, Jay designs durable wooden wares of all kinds.
Carolyn Gaubatz is a local artist working with ceramic and polymer clay. She creates works of both beauty and practicality.
Lou-Wayne Steiger is a potter that enjoys all forms of claymaking. Find Lou-Wayne and you can find potted plants, coffee mugs, bowls, jewelry, you name it.
SCP Redmond Hotel
521 SW Sixth St.
541-26-3608 • SCPHotel.com
Kristina Ziegler is a landscape photographer who loves to capture both majestic and small scenes to guide people close to the natural world that brings her peace and joy. Her recent work focuses on combining the landscape with the night sky, including the Milky Way, star trails, and the Aurora Borealis.
Brad Harrison creates rustic, industrial artwork and functional pieces using metal, wood, and precision laser engraving techniques. His work blends craftsmanship with modern tools to produce one-of-a-kind pieces that feel rugged, personal, and built to last. Inspired by the spirit of Central Oregon and the High Desert, he focuses on creating art that carries character, purpose, and a connection to the people who own it.
Wendy Wheeler Jacobs creates what can best be described as portraits of birds, animals, trees, plants, mountains, rocks and other natural elements in saturated color. While watercolor is her preferred tool, she also enjoys acrylic and colored pencil. See more of her work at thepaintgeek.com.
Dave Carlson is a woodworker who creates his items using only his imagination and touch. His inability to see his work only deepens its beauty.
Willow Wild
321 SW Sixth St.
541-527-4320 • shopwillowwild.com
Olive Johnson, one of DCAA’s youngest and more successful First Friday regulars, creates watercolor portraits and greeting cards.
Drew Collins, a lifelong artist, has used pencils, crayons, pastels and charcoal to capture lines and forms. He has studied animals, nature, and human anatomy. He later transitioned to classical watercolors. He has recently been featured as a selected artist for the Family Kitchen Benefit Art Auction.