BEND // OLD MILL artHouse LTA 113 NW Minnesota Ave. 541-337-9985 • instagram.com/arthouse.lta June 5, 5-9pm. Not all coping mechanisms look destructive. Heavy Hearts Club, a moody new exhibition by Gabriel LTA at artHouse LTA, trades optimism for atmosphere through dark palettes, reflective gloss, and emotionally charged textures. Equal parts beautiful and bruised, the paintings…
Redmond
Art Is a Verb
(Pink Whispers by Mel Archer) On two-and-a-half acres of sagebrush and juniper trees outside Redmond, Mel Archer and Colleen, his wife of 55 years, live in an art-filled home overlooking the Deschutes River. Nearby, a low building houses a studio that feels equal parts sanctuary and engine room. Three kilns anchor this room of 1,600…
Winter Returns to Central Oregon
Ovation Performing Arts (OPA) is thrilled to present Broadway and Disney hit Frozen June 19-28 at Ridgeview High School. OPA’s Brava cast will bring the magic of the enchanting story of sisterhood, courage and love to life with all the pomp and splendor you’d expect from Disney and OPA, with full orchestra, high-energy dance, aerial…
COCC’s Redmond Choir to Perform Americana
Featuring songs of Bob Dylan, Brandi Carlile and Stephen Stills, Central Oregon Community College’s nearly 80-member Redmond Community Choir takes the stage for a free performance of Americana: Celebrating Our Musical Roots, at 4pm on Sunday, May 17, at the Redmond High School auditorium, 675 SW Rimrock Way. “I started planning for this program late…
Artist Opportunities & Resources from the Arts Commission
(Masayuki Nagase’s Reflection of Stream is carved, polished and sandblasted basalt stones at OSU-Cascades campus. Installed, 2018) Oregon State University – Cascades is calling for submissions from artists, plus see more public art opportunities, fellowships and artist residences below. Email artist opportunities to Sarah Baylinson, our Art Collection & Artist Services specialist, for consideration in…
Water, Light & Letting Go
(Silence in Movements by Molly Freitag at St. Hemens) Molly Freitag, a longtime Central Oregon artist and chaplain, paints abstractions that shimmer between landscape and inner life, between sky and cell, and between river current and nerve current. It’s important to Molly that her paintings do not sit still. They open. They suggest. They keep…
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…
A Glass Artist’s Joyful Adventure in Color, Creativity & Connection
(Three Sisters Sunrise in progress, 54×21 powder-printed fused glass and stained glass mosaic by Jesica Carleton) Early afternoon sun pours through two large studio windows in Bend. Outside, an expansive yard is curated with sculptural garden stakes, rainbow glass tiles and mosaic sculptures. Inside, jewel-toned window panels reflect the light, and a vibrant assortment of…
City of Redmond Invites Interested Artists to Apply for 2-D Display
(Photo courtesy of City of Redmond) The City of Redmond’s Commission for Art in Public Places (RCAPP) announces a call for Oregon artists to submit digital images of original two‑dimensional paintings for art display at Centennial Park. Selected artworks will be enlarged into five‑by‑five‑foot ACM (Aluminum Composite Material) panels and displayed outdoors for approximately two…
April 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…