(Photo by Sue Dougherty, Offleash Photography) Red Chair Gallery, the beloved art gallery that has occupied the corner of NW Bond and Oregon in Downtown Bend for the last 16 years, will be closing its doors at the start of this new year. The gallery’s manager/owner, Rita Dunlavy, is retiring, and there are no plans…
((Background) Propagate Your Best Self by Nadia Dyer, (foreground) Nadia Dyer at ISoMiMo) At ISoMiMo Studio in Bend, creativity isn’t just encouraged — it’s the entire experience. Founded on a lifelong passion for art and expression, ISoMiMo (short for In Search of My Moment) invites the community to do just that: find their moment. “It…
(UO Deady Hall – pen & ink, 17” 14”, 2010 (1 of 12 on permanent display at UO) by Natasha Novara) I’ve been an artist for as long as I can remember. Art has always been my escape, my sanctuary, the place where the rest of the world fades away, leaving just me and my…
(Photo by Noah Nelson) A new musical institution has opened its doors in Bend, promising to offer musical lessons and a fun, safe space to learn for students of all ages. School of Rock opened their doors on October 9 of this year. Instead of the traditional ribbon cutting, the owners, Niki and Jeff Reading,…
(Blue Heron by Lori Agnew) I am an artist living here in Central Oregon. Bend offers endless inspiration for creating nature-based artwork. A day spent swimming with my kids, a beautiful hike with my husband, three sisters in the distance. But when I am asked to talk about why I really create art, it’s about…
(Photos courtesy of Old Mill) Magnificent Magical Creatures The Old Mill District’s family-friendly Halloween block party is this Friday, October 31, from 4-7pm Come celebrate all things ghoulishly delightful as the entire district transforms into a hauntingly joyful playground. From trick-or-treating at our welcoming shops to watching the spectacle of costumed pets parading, to the sight of Central Oregon Aerial Artists…
(Photography by Ken Meyer) SageBrushers Art Society of Bend proudly presents the Second Annual Bend Artists’ Studio Tour, taking place Saturday, September 13 and Sunday, September 14 from 11am-4pm each day. This much-anticipated event features 15 diverse artists across seven studio locations throughout Bend, offering the community a rare opportunity to step inside working studios…
(Watercolor by Elizabeth Haberman) The term ‘watercolor painting’ indicates that one might expect to see a bit of color in the painting! And most of my paintings over the past 16 years have been quite colorful; but when I was perusing a series of my photographs of local and somewhat colorful wildlife, I thought, “why…
((L-R) Collier Glacier, Infrared Series – Middle Sister from the PCT and The Fourth Wall by Emyn Trocméc) “In opposition to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, the starving artist will gladly live out of his Subaru just to be close to the mountains,” said Emyn Trocméc, a former psych ward counselor with hopes of attaining his…
((Left) Mountain to Metro (Right) Mollie Jurgenson) “One of the things I love about the painting process is the excitement I feel when the unexpected develops. Painting is about adventure and journey — with usually no specific idea, plan or destination in mind. Like the randomness and evolution in Nature, painting to me is about…
