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  • Native artists create works for new High Desert Museum exhibit, ‘Creations of Spirit’

    Posted on January 06, 2023 By Backyard Bend in category LocaltaggedArt , Artists , bend , Central Oregon , Community , Culture , Events , High Desert Museum , History , Museum , Native , To Do

    A new Native art exhibit will be featured at the High Desert Museum. Learn more here.

    BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — For many Native communities throughout the High Desert, what constitutes art spans beyond the walls of a gallery or a museum. Objects are alive, tied to purpose and intrinsic to thriving communities. Art is at once utilitarian and ceremonial, as well as part of the continuation of Native traditions.

    Opening on Saturday, Jan. 28, Creations of Spirit will immerse High Desert Museum visitors in the Indigenous Plateau worldview, reflecting knowledge systems of tribes along the Columbia River and its tributaries.

    Six Native artists commissioned for this new, original exhibition are creating artwork that will be used in Native communities before arriving…

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  • Portland painter chosen for 2022 Old Mill District Winter Art Series

    Posted on November 04, 2022 By Backyard Bend in category Positive Newstagged#backyardbend , Art , bend , Central Oregon , Community , Old Mill , Painter , Painting , Portland , Redmond , Series , Winter

    Portland artist Katie Reim has been selected for the Old Mill District’s Winter Art Series. Learn more here.

    BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Natural and manufactured wonders alike dot the sweeping Central Oregon landscape. The snow-capped peak of Mount Bachelor, the winding Deschutes River, the alpine lakes at the heart of the Newberry National Volcanic Monument, and — of course — the soaring smokestacks of the Old Mill District.

    All get their fair share of love in the featured painting selected for the Old Mill District’s 2022 Winter Art Series. Portland artist Katie Reim, who dreamed up and created the naturally inspired piece, is the sixth artist to be honored in the series, and her work pays tribute…

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  • Art in Public Places announces sculptures chosen for two new Bend roundabouts

    Posted on August 31, 2022 By Backyard Bend in category LocaltaggedArt , bend , Community , Deschutes , Local , Roundabout , What’s Trending

    Two Bend roundabouts will have new art soon! Learn more here.

    BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Art in Public Places said Wednesday it has awarded two public art commissions for the sculpture designs that were recently on view for the Empire Avenue /Butler Market Road/27th Street roundabout and the Powers Road/Brookswood Boulevard roundabout.    

    Michael Stutz will create his proposed sculpture Golden Squirrel’s Wondrous World for the Empire Avenue/Butler Market Road/27th Street roundabout.

    The woven steel wheel connects the timber mills from Bend’s past, the rolling wheels of cars, and a hamster wheel — humorously representing the routine of daily life. Inside the wheel are silicon bronze strips in blue and green hues where the sunlight will sparkle through the openings.…

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  • Seven proposed sculptures for two Bend roundabouts going on display for a week

    Posted on July 25, 2022 By Backyard Bend in category Positive NewstaggedArt , bend , Deschutes , Roundabout , Sculpture , Street

    New roundabout art is being proposed for two Bend intersections. Find out more here.

    BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Design renderings of seven proposed sculptures for the Powers Road & Brookswood Boulevard roundabout in SW Bend and Empire Avenue/Butler Market Road/27th Street roundabout in NE Bend will be on view from July 25-August 9, Art in Public Places said Thursday.

    Each sculpture design will be on display for one week at both the downtown Bend Deschutes Public Library and at the Larkspur Community Center.

    Powers & Brookswood Roundabout                                                       Empire/Butler Market/27th Roundabout

    Downtown Library, July 25 to August 1                                                    Larkspur Center, July 25- August 1

    Larkspur Center, August 2-9                                                                        Downtown Library, August 2-9

    Community members of all ages are invited…

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  • Bend Foundation to fund new public art in four Bend roundabouts

    Posted on March 07, 2022 By Backyard Bend in category Positive NewstaggedArt , bend , Bend Foundation , Roundabout

    Four Bend roundabouts will get new art! Learn more here.

    BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend Foundation, a philanthropic organization established by Brooks-Scanlon, Inc. and shareholders of Brooks-Scanlon and Brooks Resources, is donating funds to support new public art in four Bend roundabouts. The Bend Foundation and the City of Bend are collaborating with a local nonprofit organization, Art in Public Places, to place large-scale sculptures in the roundabouts over the next two years.

    Kirk Schueler, a trustee of Bend Foundation, said, “Our city’s vibrant collection of public art is one of the aspects that makes Bend such a unique and wonderful place to live and visit. We are proud to continue to help make art more…

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  • Former Portlander draws on Oregon coast memories for Disney animated short, ‘Far From the Tree’

    Posted on January 11, 2022 By Backyard Bend in category Positive NewstaggedArt , Cinema , Culture , Disney , Oregon Coast , Portland
    A new Disney animated short film has roots at the Oregon coast.. Discover more here. By Kristi Turnquist | The Oregonian/OregonLive

    Oregonians may notice some familiar images when they watch “Far From the Tree,” an animated short film that ran in theaters prior to the Disney animated feature, “Encanto.” The scenery, for example, looks like the Oregon coast. And doesn’t that landmark offshore resemble Haystack Rock, in Cannon Beach?

    That’s no accident. “Far From the Tree,” a Walt Disney Animation Studios seven-minute short, is written and directed by Natalie Nourigat, who grew…

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