Event Type: Single Event

  Don’t miss your last chance to purchase local art for only $20! Bend’s biggest little art show is back, presented by Bright Place Gallery. The Museum is honored to host this year’s 20-Dollar Art Show, featuring thousands of pieces of original art by over 100 local artists all for the low, low price of (more…)

  Bend’s biggest little art show is back, presented by Bright Place Gallery. The Museum is honored to host this year’s 20-Dollar Art Show, featuring thousands of pieces of original art by over 100 local artists all for the low, low price of $20. Join us for the Opening Party beginning at 5:00 pm when (more…)

  Mark the season with the High Desert’s not-so-wicked creepy crawlies, animals who thrive at night and the history behind the season’s cultural celebrations. Costumes are encouraged although they will not be allowed in wildlife exhibit areas to ensure animal comfort. Free with Museum admission   (more…)

  Explore Survival Architecture and the Art of Resilience, a traveling exhibit curated by Artworks for Change. The exhibition explores adaptable and sustainable housing in the age of climate change. The design innovations featured in the exhibit—high-tech and low-tech, extravagant and affordable—can help individuals survive during turbulent times. By combining science, technology, architecture and art, (more…)

  Join us for a preview of Survival Architecture and the Art of Resilience, a traveling exhibit curated by Artworks for Change. The exhibition explores adaptable and sustainable housing in the age of climate change. The design innovations featured in the exhibit—high-tech and low-tech, extravagant and affordable—can help individuals survive during turbulent times. By combining (more…)

This program is canceled. We apologize for the inconvenience.   Join Randy Miller, President and Principal Owner of ASI Wealth Management, and John Bellman, Certified Financial Planner, as they discuss ways to incorporate planned giving into the road map of your dreams. They will speak to the power of endowed funds and how making such (more…)

  In an era of environmental decline and climatological change, engineers are redesigning the built environment to reduce carbon consumption. Across the region, homeowners and business leaders are constructing Living Buildings that meet the highest standards of sustainability. Please join Marc P. Brune, principal engineer at PAE, who will discuss Living Buildings and how they (more…)

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. This year’s invitation-only exhibition features almost 100 works of art by dozens of renowned artists from across the country. The entire collection is available to (more…)

Registration for this program is closed. Back-to-school night, but for teachers! Central Oregon teachers and school administrators are invited to network with community organizations to support and enhance their upcoming school year. Come early for the first screening of the High Desert Museum’s joint film project with Oregon Black Pioneers, Meeting the Sewells. Doors open (more…)

  Don’t miss your last chance to explore the exhibition that considers the ambitions, intentions and outcomes (sometimes disastrous) of intentional communities in the High Desert and Western United States over the past half century. It highlights contemporary artists as well, sharing their visions of alternative worlds and futures. Imagine a World invites each of (more…)