Jill Haney-Neal, known for her wild (tasteful!) women has a retail location for the first time since closing her downtown Bend gallery. While selling wholesale nationwide, this is the first time she is incorporating the wholesale business into a gallery shop. While not abandoning the ladies entirely, Jill is introducing a return to her fine…
Painter, sculptor, jewelry artist and writer Tom Hellwarth says the concept behind his new gallery space is ‘life being art’ and wishes there was one word to encompass his many creative outlets. Hellwarth’s new gallery, Tometry, opened May 14 on Wall Street in downtown Bend (above Local Joe) as a predecessor to Stone Soup, a…
For the past 23 years, Rochelle Rose-Schueler has been a resident of the Central Oregon region. Her background within the arts has been molded by a number of varied courses (including graphic drawing, ceramics, metal art fabrication, woodworking, welding and glassworking) and extensive apprenticeship under Laurel True, a world-renowned mural artist. Schueler originally received degrees…
What makes a classic story a classic? Themes that resonate over generations. Characters that help us better understand ourselves. An adventure that sticks with you long after you’ve heard it, and affects your life. Music that makes your heart pound and your feet dance. All of these things apply to the story of Tarzan of…
Beginning in 2012, the Red Chair Gallery has invited the area high schools to participate in their yearly Emerging Artists show held each April. Trying to figure out exactly how the show would look was a challenge at first, but now this show has become a favorite of parents, students and the entire community. Bend,…
Sunriver Resort Lodge Betty Gray Gallery features paintings by Judy Hoiness and Patricia Oertley through November 8. Bend artist Judy Hoiness, one of Oregon’s most recognized artists, exhibits expressionistic paintings with reference to landscape. A fourth generation Oregonian, Central Oregon and the Pacific Northwest are major inspirations for her work. Her acrylic imagery presents a…
Summer may be moving on, but there is still great art to be seen at the Artists’ Gallery of Sunriver. Come bid Farewell to Summer with the artists at the gallery’s Second Saturday Celebration. Festivities run from 4-6pm on Saturday, September 12. Enjoy the beautiful art including many new featured pieces, while munching and sipping…
Local artist Janice Rhodes says, “she is treated like a queen bee in her studio.” Her medium is a blend of molten beeswax, pigment and damar resin called encaustics or hot wax. Her studio is close to downtown Bend and the Deschutes River and with doors open on warm days as she melts down the…
Sporting a fresh slate grey and black paint scheme and tasteful interior makeover, the award-winning gourmet restaurant Jen’s Garden has completed its transformation to The Cottonwood Café and is now open in downtown Sisters. After a brilliant ten-year run, Jen’s Garden officially closed at the end of February to be reborn as The Cottonwood Café,…
The Annual Sunriver Art Faire looks forward to its 6th year in The Village at Sunriver on August 7-9. Six Central Oregon art professionals have served as jurors to select the highest quality works from among the more than 140 artist applicants. The Jurors have experience and expertise in a variety of art; since the…
