Once a year juried art show held in Bend in the grassy park adjacent to the Deschutes River at the Old Mill District. If you’re in Bend with time on your hands this weekend, even if it Is a grayish cool weekend, walking through the art show to see all of the artists’ work and be able to «judge for yourself» is great fun. In particular since you will have a chance to talk with the artists to learn how they create their beautiful work… from woven art, to etchings, to jewelry to ceramic art, to glass art to watercolor’s, to oils, to metal work to the most amazing display of glass and metal«whirlygigs». See photos added for context. Our fav this year was a Eugene based ceramic artist’s work… but we neglected to take a photo of her booth to display it here.(You can likely find more at her website: Betsy Wolfston — Woof Works Studio — .) Art is for sale too. We didn’t make any purchases this year though… but last year we ended up with a couple of treasures to add to our home collection. Runs through 4pm Sunday(Sunday hours 10 — 4) and is open until 6p Saturday. When you’re done enjoying the art wonders, walk across the footbridge to the plaza at the shops at the Old Mill where there is music from local high school bands, among others, food vendor stands and merriment. Not to mention the spectacular setting on the Deschutes River. If you missed it this year, check our the non profit’s web site(at the top of the Unilocal page) for next year’s dates. NOTES: The event parking at the lot adjacent to the site fails both state codes and ADA minimums for accessible parking. Several folks we met at the event yesterday, using canes and on crutches, weren’t feeling good about that… so if you need accessible parking, you’ll want to know in advance that this site does not meet the minimum requirements of twenty year old access standards..
