Nominations sought for Oregon’s 11th poet laureate
The Oregon Poet Laureate Program is now accepting nominations for the state’s next poet laureate.
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Central Oregon Symphony returns to in-person concerts
The Central Oregon Symphony held its fall concerts Sunday at Bend Senior High School, the first such in-person performances in a year and a half. With seating limited, the afternoon performance also was livestreamed.
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‘The 20-Dollar Art Show’ returns, moving from Bright Place Gallery to High Desert Museum
In the fall of 2013, Bright Place Gallery in Bend debuted The 20-Dollar Art Show as a vehicle for artists to share their art with the public in a low-pressure setting where they could build confidence selling art. The Gallery did not take a commission. The artist kept 100 percent of sales and the art show was a success for all.
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Solo art exhibition to go on display in COCC’s Health Careers Center
A solo exhibition of Portland artist and muralist David Carmack Lewis will be on display in Central Oregon Community College’s Health Careers Center lobby and first floor gallery from Oct. 18 to Nov. 19, with 12 works featured.
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Deschutes County accepting applications for Arts & Culture grants
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners’ application process for its Arts & Culture grants program is now open.
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Sisters Folk Festival sells out – again – despite vaccine requirement
SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The tents are going up. The stages are being set. And the 2021 Sisters Folk Festival is on.
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Free rapid COVID-19 testing at Les Schwab Amphitheater starts with Friday’s concert
Concertgoers at the Les Schwab Amphitheater will have access to free COVID-19 testing before each event, starting Friday.
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New ‘Celebrate Oregon!’ license plate celebrates Cultural Trust’s 20th anniversary
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – A new license plate design that celebrates Oregon and the diversity of its culture will debut Oct. 1 in recognition of the Oregon Cultural Trust’s 20th anniversary. The artwork is called Celebrate Oregon!
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Mini-mural festival adding social justice, equality artwork to downtown Bend
The High Desert Mural Festival and Scalehouse, an arts center, are putting together a mini-mural festival in downtown Bend this weekend, with a special theme.
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Old Mill District celebrates return of First Friday Art Walk
Start the first Friday afternoon of the month off right with the return of the Old Mill District’s First Friday Art Walk on Aug. 6. Featuring fine art photography by Bruce Jackson and fiber art and paintings by Lisa and Lori Lubbesmeyer, the art walk welcomes arts and culture lovers to reunite in celebration of Central Oregon artists.
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Music on the Green, Redmond’s free concert series, returns to Sam Johnson Park
Redmond’s popular Music on the Green concerts have returned to Sam Johnson Park.
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More $20 Les Schwab Amphitheater concert tickets to go on sale — this time, online
Live Nation announced Thursday it is celebrating the Return to Live concerts this summer by offering fans $20 all-in tickets to nearly 1,000 shows across the country this year, including almost 20 shows at Bend’s Les Schwab Amphitheater.
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Oregon Arts Commission, Ford Family Foundation partner to create statewide Artist Registry
Ensuring artists’ access to funding opportunities and building a case for more artist resources are the goals of a new statewide Artist Registry created by the Oregon Arts Commission in partnership with The Ford Family Foundation.
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Les Schwab Amphitheater marks 2 decades of live music with 20 $20 tickets for 20 concerts
To celebrate 20 years of live music along the banks of the Deschutes River, the Les Schwab Amphitheater announced Tuesday it is offering a limited release of 20 $20 tickets to each of 20 different shows for the 2021 concert season, all of which will be sold starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday at the Ticket Mill in the Old Mill District.
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Deschutes County Fair Free Summer Concert Series announced: Nelly, Reckless Kelly, Chris Janson, Skillet
In 2020, the music stopped — but what better way to launch the 2021 Deschutes County Fair & Rodeo FREE Concert Series than with some of the biggest shows in the fair’s 101-year history.
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‘The sizzle that sells the steak’: Les Schwab Amphitheater expects to bring in some $20 million this summer
The Les Schwab Amphitheater is preparing for its busiest season of the year — and quite possibly its most profitable one — after the severe pause caused by COVID-19.
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Old Mill District’s ‘Little Red Shed’ to house new working art studio
The oldest building in Bend’s Old Mill District, long known in the area as the “little red shed,” as well as the former home of DeWilde Art Glass, will house a new art gallery and working studio, beginning Memorial Day weekend.
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Bringing back the ‘memory of the forest’: Bend man turns wildfire charcoal into art
Troy Stith uses a medium in his artwork that might not be so common: charcoal.
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Sisters Folk Festival announces ‘My Own Two Hands’ award winners
Sisters Folk Festival is getting ready to host its largest annual fundraiser and community arts celebration, My Own Two Hands, taking place virtually May 10-15.
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RPA student enlists talent of award-winning recording artist to cover ’80s classic
Redmond Proficiency Academy sophomore Cecilia Clark recently recorded a beautiful cover of the Tears for Fears classic, “Everybody Wants to Rule the World.”
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