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 or 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
Central Oregon Community College’s Barber Library Rotunda Gallery is displaying the work of the High Desert Art League through December 6, in an exhibition titled The Best of the High Desert Art League,” highlighting premier work by 11 member artists in various mediums.
The show includes paintings, prints and mixed media by Pamela Beaverson, Helen Brown, Barbara Hudler Cella, Jan Dow, Janet Frost, Liz Haberman, Jacqueline Newbold, Vivian C. Olsen, Janice Rhodes, Rebecca Sentgeorge and Joren Traveller.
“This amazing group of professional artists continues to create the most incredible work,” said League President Janet Frost. “Although many of us are affiliated with various galleries and associations, High Desert Art League shows pull our creative wonders together into one show as a unique collective exhibit. The Barber Library’s Rotunda is a wonderful venue for our show, with easy accessibility and a welcoming beautiful exhibit space.”
The High Desert Art League was formed in 2000 as a professional artist group working to support the advancement of its member artists through exhibitions, education and related outreach. Learn more at highdesertartleague.com.
For more information on the exhibition at COCC, contact Emily Moxley, head of library access services, at 541-383-7425 or emoxley@cocc.edu. For complete gallery hours, visit the Barber Library’s webpage at cocc.edu/library.
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.
The Commons
875 NW Brooks St.
541-323-3955 • thecommonsbend.com
Visit the Commons and see the SageBrushers’ annual show continuing through October. See vibrant works from SageBrushers members in a variety of mediums, including acrylic, oil, pastel and watercolor. SageBrushers is a local art society that supports the fine arts in Bend and Central Oregon.
Deschutes Historical Museum
129 NW Idaho Ave.
541-389-1813 • deschuteshistory.org
Deschutes Historical Museum continues exhibiting Moments That Made US, which 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.
Through October, The Grove continues exhibiting A Practice of Attention, paintings by Kristen Phillips. For 15 years, Phillips has built a vocabulary for her art: leaves, the lace-like structure that holds them and a field that never resolves into a single focal point. Three paintings will be on display, each its own state of attention: flow, interconnection and softening.
High Desert Museum
59800 S Hwy. 97
541-382-4754 • highdesertmuseum.org
After wrapping up the 2026 Art in the West on October 2, Bend’s biggest little art show returns, featuring original art by local and emerging artists. The 20-Dollar Art Show blankets the Museum’s walls with thousands of mini masterpieces. The 20-Dollar Art Show continues through October 27.
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 Known and Imagined, an October exhibition featuring John Sherry, Matthew Nicolau, Jesse Lockwood, and Gerlinde Gelina. The exhibition brings together four distinct artistic perspectives, moving between familiar subjects, expressive abstraction, and imagined worlds.
Bend artist John Sherry creates richly textured pastel works that elevate everyday objects and places through bold color and carefully observed light. Matthew Nicolau combines street-pop influences, graphic imagery, and layered materials to create energetic contemporary compositions. Jesse Lockwood works across painting, stencil, and mixed media, drawing inspiration from surrealism, popular culture, animals, and music. Originally from Germany and now based in Bend, Gerlinde Gelina creates intuitive abstract paintings through layers of acrylic, collage, resin, pattern, and texture.
Together, their work explores the meeting place between observation and imagination, revealing how recognizable subjects can be transformed through memory, material, and individual perspective.
Please join Layor Gallery for the opening reception during First Friday Art Walk on Friday, October 2, from 5–8pm. The exhibition will remain on view throughout October.
Lubbesmeyer Art Studio & Gallery
Second Story Loft, Center of Old Mill District
541-706-0761 • lubbesmeyerart.com
The Lubbesmeyer Twins will be revealing their latest piece, which was commissioned by the Old Mill in celebration of the District’s 25-year anniversary. The mixed media composition, titled Then and Now, depicts the artists’ interpretation of the Old Mill’s transformation from the site of one of the world’s largest lumber mills to the vibrant and dynamic community hub it’s become. Visit the Lubbesmeyer Studio during First Friday to see and learn about the elements imbedded in the art that tell the story of how the Old Mill District became what it is today. The Studio and Gallery is open every First Friday Art Walk, 3-6pm, as well as most Wednesdays-Fridays.
Nashwood Gallery
1385 NE Second St.
541-788-0314 • nashwood.gallery
Nashwood Gallery is excited to host Analogue Tintypes on October 2 First Friday. Jason Chinchen will be setting up his antique equipment in the studio and will demonstrate wet plate collodion portraits utilizing this historic technology. To sign up for a portrait, go to his Instagram @analogue_tintypes. He will be scheduling pictures between 5-9pm. While you’re waiting for your slot, take in the amazing artwork in our gallery from local artists and peer behind the scenes in Will Nash’s working studio. Space will be limited, so sign up for a Tintype session soon! We look forward to seeing you.
Oxford Hotel
10 NW Minnesota Ave.
541-382-8436
Redmond artist Rebecca Sentgeorge is the High Desert Art League’s featured artist in Emergence: Bringing Forth the Light, a solo exhibition of gouache paintings on black and dark-toned paper at the Oxford Hotel in downtown Bend throughout October 2026.
Sentgeorge explores the expressive possibilities of gouache, an opaque watercolor, on dark surfaces. Rather than painting the shadows, she leaves portions of the paper unpainted, allowing its deep tones to create contrast and atmosphere. The paintings include still lifes, reflections on water, and scenes from the natural world.
This new delightful series, Emergence: Bringing Forth the Light, explores how light, shadow, and the unpainted surface work together to shape a painting. Catch it while you can! rebeccasentgeorge.portfolio.site.
Premiere Property Group
25 NW Minnesota Ave.
541-241-6860 • bend.premierepropertygroup.com
Premiere Property Group is hosting a show of diverse works by High Desert Art League members. The exhibit will include paintings in oil, pastel, acrylics, watercolor, encaustic, and mixed media. Artists will be available to greet visitors on First Friday, from 5-7pm.
SageBrushers Art Society
117 SW Roosevelt Ave.
541-617-0900 • sagebrushersartofbend.com
Continuing through October, SageBrushers Gallery presents Figurative Art: People and Faces. All mediums will be presented in this fall show.
SageBrushers is a member-supported nonprofit with over 250 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
Shevlin Crossing continues their rotating series of art exhibitions, featuring local artists and their work.
The Stacks Art Studios & Gallery
Old Mill District, Second Floor
404-944-9170 • oldmilldistrict.com/art-gallery/the-stacks-art-studios-gallery
Mark Seekins is the linocut printmaker behind printsonthetrail. He loves nothing more than creating and leaving prints! Hence the name “prints on the trail.” He learned printmaking as a kid and even created a couple prints in junior high and high school art class… but picked it back up in earnest during the pandemic. He works from a block and hand carves, then presses, and pulls each print by hand. Much of his work is scenes from the trails he’s hiked or places he’s been.
Tumalo Art Company
Old Mill District
541-385-9144 • tumaloartco.com
NINE artists. NINE colors from the prism. Full Spectrum, an installation-style group exhibit making a visual rainbow opens October 2, from 3-7pm during the Old Mill District First Friday Gallery Walk.
Painting on 18″ cradled wood squares, Danae Bennett-Miller (yellow), Anne Gibson (light orange), Helen Brown (dark orange), Taylor Manoles (red), Adell Shetterly (violet), Dee McBrien-Lee (purple), Sarah B Hansen (blue), Katherine Taylor (cerulean) and David Kinker (green) all took on the challenge. Using their color as a basis, they were free to choose any subject matter. The art is done in the artists’ chosen mediums.
Tumalo Art Co. is an artist-run gallery in the heart of the Old Mill District open seven days a week.
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.
Redmond
Arome
432 SW Sixth St.
541-527-4727 • aromekitchen.com
Debra Roeder works in two rather contrasting mediums: lapidary and watercolor. Debra says, “I like to create fun usable items from nature’s bounty.”
Raymond Roeder creates crafted wood pieces incorporating the use of a laser for cutting and engraving.
Cares & Whoas
436 SW Sixth St.
916-354-2119 • caresandwhoas.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.
Cascade Hasson Sotheby’s International Realty
535 SW Sixth St.
541-383-7600 • cascadehassonsir.com
Michael Weisker reproduces the brilliant watercolors of his late wife, Kimberlee, in colorful cards and keepsakes.
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.
Walter Troutman is a ceramicist. He says, “I have a passion for creating with clay. It gives me great joy, purpose and satisfaction.”
Desert Prairie Boutique
404 SW Sixth St., Ste. 100
541-527-1887 • desertprairie.com
James Hensley is a native Oregonian and considers himself as an ink ‘In Time Realist’ artist residing in Redmond. His work includes historic and abandoned structures, churches, barns, schools and the natural landscapes of Oregon.
Dry Canyon Community Art Center
415 SW Sixth St.
drycanyonarts.org
This October, Dry Canyon Arts Association celebrates Mary Wonser as its Featured Artist. Wonser’s surprising fiber compositions have been celebrated in museums, colleges, galleries, and exhibitions all over the country. Come by Dry Canyon Community Art Center from 5-8pm on October 2 to participate in a reception in Mary Wonser’s honor and experience some of her exceptional fiber art.
Also at Dry Canyon Community Art Center in October is an exhibition entitled Beyond the Uniform: Art by Our Veterans. The exhibition highlights work by local veterans as well as new works by Dry Canyon Arts Association members. Visit the exhibition during First Friday or any time during hours of operation in October and November. The Dry Canyon Community Art Center gallery is open Tuesday through 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
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 who enjoys all forms of clay making: potted plants, coffee mugs, bowls, jewelry, you name it. She is currently making holiday items just in time for the season.
Carol Picknell creates landscapes and portraits in acrylics and photography. She has worked in the arts as a certified instructor for Grumbacher at Michaels and Hobby Lobby for over 30 Years.
SCP Redmond Hotel
521 SW Sixth St.
541-26-3608 • SCPHotel.com
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.
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.
Jay Lowndes channels his passion into creating one-of-a-kind, handcrafted hardwood pieces that not only enhance the beauty of any room but are also designed for practical, everyday use.
Willow Wild
321 SW Sixth St.
541-527-4320 • shopwillowwild.com
Carl Troppy fashions functional wood art using turquoise inlay and copper. He makes electroculture gardening implements as well as copper garden tools and charcuterie boards.