Art + Design

Featured creativity and design around Central Oregon

ARTIST COURTNEY HOLTON PLACES HISTORIC PHOTOS IN CONTEMPORARY CONTEXT

Origami-infused jewelry and art by LeeMo Designs in Bend

Artist Ken Marunowski, an Abstract Expressionist in Bend

High Desert Museum Opens Unique ‘Kids Curate’ Art Exhibit

Bend Artist Sarah Root Creates Sketches Inspired by Wildlife

Central Oregon artist Greg Congleton turns scrap piles into sculptures

The Rise and Fall of the Bend Water Pageant

On July 4, 1933, the first Bend Water Pageant took place. Weeks before the event, the town was hard at work getting ready. The float near the modern day and aptly named Pageant Park was not a task to prepare for overnight.

Kurt Russell’s Short-Lived Term on the Bend Rainbows Minor League Baseball Team

For one glorious summer fifty years ago, the computer who wore tennis shoes played second base for Bend’s first minor league baseball club.

Nearly 100 years later, Bend’s Delaware Grocery lives on as Jackson’s Corner

One spot in West Bend has remained true to its origins in many ways, reminding us life might not be quite as different today versus yesterday as we might think.

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