Kids Curate 2025

May 3, 2025 – June 1, 2025

This year, fourth graders from La Pine Elementary focused on the diverse perspectives of fire — as an agricultural tool to a community threat to a natural process. Artist Jake Kenobi visited La Pine Elementary to share his techniques with the students. He assisted students in creating “studio potions” featuring acrylic paint supplemented with pinecone bits, charcoal and manzanita leaves. Come enjoy the students’ artworks based on what they learned over months of special in-class visits as well as field trips to the Museum. There’s more to fire than meets the eye.

Art in the West 

July 5, 2025 – September 20, 2025

Get ready to fall in love with your favorite artworks at the Museum’s annual Art in the West exhibition. This juried exhibition and silent auction features 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 to the Wyoming Basin and Colorado Plateau. Proceeds from the Art in the West auction help support the participating artists and the Museum’s exhibitions and programs, bringing science, art and history education to lifelong learners through the region.

The High Desert Museum is always working on announcing additional exhibitions. Check back for updates! If you have questions, email info@highdesertmuseum.org.