(Open range, Eastern Oregon by Bryan Andresen) Central Oregon Community College’s Barber Library Rotunda Gallery is exhibiting Art About Agriculture: RESOURCEful from July 3 to August 22, with an opening reception from 3-5pm on Wednesday, July 3. The juried exhibition, an annual touring art event, highlights the lifeblood of Pacific Northwest’s agricultural diversity, economy, communities…
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Experience Equestrian Excellence at the Oregon High Desert Classics
(Photo courtesy of J Bar J) Join us this summer for the premier equestrian event in Central Oregon — the Oregon High Desert Classics. Held over the last two weeks of July at J Bar J Boys Ranch, this prestigious horse show is an annual tradition that draws equestrians from all over the West. With…
Announcing the 2024 Outdoor Photo Contest
(Photo courtesy of Oregon Wild) Get Your Cameras Ready! This year’s photo contest is live and open for submissions! Every snapshot you take is more than just a photo; it’s a powerful message to inspire and protect Oregon’s natural heritage. So grab your camera and let your images become a vital part of our mission!…
Call to Art ~ Deschutes County Sticker Contest
County Clerk Invites Middle & High School Students to Enter the 2024 “I Voted” Sticker Contest The Deschutes County Clerk’s Office invites local middle and high school students to enter the 2024 “I Voted” Sticker Contest before the June 30 contest deadline. Students in grades six through 12 are encouraged to design an original “I…
National Traveling Exhibition, Portraits in Red: Missing & Murdered Indigenous People Painting Project, to Open at The Museum at Warm Springs June 5
(Shayla in RED — Shayla is from Little Black Bear First Nation within Treaty 4 Territory in Saskatchewan, Canada. This photograph was a collaboration between photographer Wayne Slinn and Indigenous makeup artist JJ Vester Penny to help bring awareness to MMIGW2s. 30” x 40.” Acrylic on canvas | Photo by Nayana LaFond) The exhibition features…
No Man’s Land Film Festival is Back
(Photos courtesy of BendFilm) No Man’s Land Film Festival: June 28! Join us June 28 at the Tower Theatre for our annual IndieWomen Appreciation Screening of No Man’s Land Film Festival! All IndieWomen Members get in for free, tickets are $15 for the public. Doors open at 6pm, show starts at 7pm! Purchase Tickets bendfilm.org
New Exhibition Brings Works from Acclaimed Artists to the High Desert Museum
(Matthew Day Jackson (American (b. 1974) There Will Come Soft Rains #3, edition 8/36, 2015-2016) Step into a world where art, nature and humanity intersect in the captivating new exhibition Near, Far, Gone: From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation, opening at the High Desert Museum on Saturday, April 20, 2024….
4 Peaks Music Festival Announces 2024 Experiences
4 Peaks Music Festival brings its musical summer solstice celebration back to Southeast Bend for their 16th family-friendly event June 20-23. 4 Peaks proudly announces what the 4 Peaks Experience will look like in 2024. besides music, patrons can look forward to an expanded Kidlandia area, yoga, silent disco, and visiting the many vendors. Music …
Celebrating Three Decades of Creativity & Collaboration
What begins as a simple lump of earth, mixed with water, meets air and fire, at the hands of the artist/craftsperson becomes a vibrant vessel or stunning wall hanging. It can be made on the pottery wheel or built “by hand,” or sculpted. The possibilities reach as far as the artist’s imagination. The Raku Club…
Deschutes Children’s Foundation Announces Stephen Teater as Ripples Gala Signature Artist
(Fort Rock, Flower Moon by Stephen Teater) Since 1990, Deschutes Children’s Foundation (DCF) has provided the space and support where nonprofits succeed at helping children and families. DCF is the literal foundation for community staples such as KIDS Center, MountainStar, Saving Grace, FAN, CASA of Central Oregon, and many more. In support of DCF’s vital…