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  • Exhibition Opening: Art in the West

    High Desert Museum 59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States

    Art in the West is an annual juried exhibition and silent auction featuring traditional and contemporary art that celebrates the landscapes, wildlife, people, cultures and history of the High Desert—a region that stretches from the eastern slope of the Cascades and Sierras in the west to the Wyoming Basin and Colorado Plateau in the east […]

    Free with Museum admission
  • Virtual High Desert Rendezvous

    High Desert Museum 59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States

    Join us online for an entertaining program, live and silent auctions, a raffle and more surprises at our annual fundraiser. Help make this year's High Desert Rendezvous a success and invite your friends!

    FREE
  • Last Chance for Summer Programming

    High Desert Museum 59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States

    Last chance for Raptors of the Desert Sky, Desert Dwellers and other summer programming!

  • Doc and Connie Hatfield Sustainable Resource Lecture

    High Desert Museum 59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States

    Throughout their lives, ranchers Doc and Connie Hatfield were committed to partnerships and sustainable practices in the High Desert, and this annual lecture celebrates their work. This year features Nikki Silvestri, the founder and CEO of Soil and Shadow, a consulting firm that works in the agricultural sphere to bring social and environmental entrepreneursmore impact […]

  • Slavery and Black Exclusion in the American West

    High Desert Museum 59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States

    Before the Civil War, Western states and territories became a battleground over the westward expansion of slavery and the status of free and enslaved Black people. Professor Stacey Smith, a historian at Oregon State University, will explore the enslavement of Black people in the West and African American resistance to slavery, as well as how […]

    $20
  • Exhibition Opening: X-Ray Vision: Fish Inside Out

    High Desert Museum 59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States

    The Smithsonian’s National Collection of Fishes represents the largest and most diverse collection of its kind in the world. Although the x-rays featured in the national collection were made for research purposes, the strikingly elegant images demonstrate the natural union of science and art. X-Ray Vision: Fish Inside Out features 40 black-and-white digital prints of […]

  • Waterston Desert Writing Prize: Award Ceremony

    High Desert Museum 59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States

    Deserts have long offered rich inspiration for the written word. Join the winner and finalists from the 2021 Waterston Desert Writing Prize for an evening of readings and literary discussion exploring this complex landscape. In addition, 2021 Waterston Guest Judge Elizabeth Woody (Navajo, Warm Springs, Wasco, Yakama) will do a reading. A writer, poet and […]

    Free
  • Waterston Desert Writing Prize: A Desert Celebration

    High Desert Museum 59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States

    The Grand Canyon is arguably one of the jewels of America’s natural wonders, yet it remains wild, mysterious and— even as a national park—under threat. Join writer Kevin Fedarko, author of The New York Times bestseller The Emerald Mile: The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon, […]

    $20