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…
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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…
“Know Transparent” this September with Deschutes Public Library
(Graphic courtesy of Deschutes Public Library) Let the light pass through and soak up knowledge with “Know Transparent” this September. Reflect on instrumental music and spoken-word poetry together as a contemplative practice. Explore the world and plot of William Shakespeare’s famous play Julius Caesar in a two-part series. Simplify your life with tips and tricks…
Central Oregon Call for Artists
For the first time, Sunriver Resort is inviting artists and creatives of all experience levels to design the cover of its 2026 Traditions Guide, the resort’s annual guide to its holiday celebration and programming. The contest offers an artist the chance to have their original work featured to thousands of guests over several months. Illustration,…
Call for Art ~ Yumm
The Art Resources Team at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Central Oregon‘s Linus Pauling Gallery invite your submissions for our upcoming exhibit: YUMM. Exhibit dates are November 8, 2026 through February 7, 2027. Deadline for submissions is 5pm on October 1, 2026. Calling all artists to join us for a grand show highlighting the world…
Three Counties, Many Ways of Seeing
((L-R, T-B) Rainbow Trout by Gary Wing, Owls by Becky Bremer, Spring Fling by Julie Miller, Owl and The Man in the Moon by Kathleen Peet, Happy Valley by Beth Hanson, Spring Flowers by Kolbie Moore, Sista by Linda Kanable, Mount Washington at Black Butte Stables by Terry Stanley) Now open at the Dry Canyon…
“Know Nothing” this August with Deschutes Public Library
(Artwork courtesy of Deschutes Public Library) It’s okay to not know it all. Join the library as we explore “Know Nothing” this August. Dive into the unknown world of black holes and learn about the Antebellum South era in the United States. Refresh your wardrobe at a clothing swap and explore William Shakespeare’s Macbeth in…
Meadow Sky Productions Presents The Play That Goes Wrong
(Photo courtesy of Meadow Sky Productions) The Cornley Drama Society is thrilled to be able to put on their largest and bravest production yet: The Murder at Haversham Manor. Unfortunately for the actors of the society, their night of fame quickly goes from bad, to worse, to irrecoverably wrong. A brilliant play-within-a-play slapstick comedy, written…
August First Friday Gallery Events & New Exhibit Openings
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…