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May artwalk invites visitors to Sisters galleries
Sisters Arts Association’s Fourth Friday Artwalk on May 27 features the best student work from Sisters High School, new artists to Sisters Country, and the return or some of your favorites. The galleries of Sisters are open and welcome b... — Updated 5/24/2022 Full story
Artwalk joins Folk Festival to celebrate MOTH
It’s April in Sisters, and whether or not snow gives way to spring, it’s one of the most spectacular weeks to see local art and meet local artists. The Sisters Arts Association’s Fourth Friday Artwalk on April 22 will feature displays of th... — Updated 4/19/2022 Full story
Art strolls warming up for 2022 season
Sisters Arts Association will do a soft kickoff to its Fourth Friday Artwalks for 2022 on Friday, March 25, as the galleries of Sisters dust off the winter doldrums. Call it Fourth Friday... — Updated 3/23/2022 Full story
‘Old-school’ artist displays work in Sisters
This month, two dozen of Charles “Chuck” Chamberlain’s paintings are featured on the walls of Sisters Coffee Company. Others can be seen at Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop, and soon at Siste... — Updated 3/16/2022 Full story
Year-end Holiday Artwalk at Sisters art galleries
Sisters Arts Association’s (SAA) Artwalk through local galleries will take place on the Third Friday — December 17 — because the Fourth Friday in December is Christmas Eve. S... — Updated 12/14/2021 Full story
Fourth Friday Artwalk at Sisters Art Galleries
Sisters Arts Association’s Fourth Friday Art Walk continues this week, through the fall, right up until the week before Christmas. If you’re planning ahead, December’s Art Walk will take place on the Third Friday, since the Fourth Frida... — Updated 10/19/2021 Full story
Fourth Friday Artwalk and Artist Studio Tour
Sisters Arts Association’s Fourth Friday Artwalk on Sept. 24 kicks off a whole weekend of Art in Sisters Country. After browsing through galleries on Friday, art lovers can hit the road on S... — Updated 9/21/2021 Full story
Scholarship winner’s work on display during Studio Tour
Every year, Hayden Homes, in partnership with Sisters Arts Association, awards a $2,500 scholarship to a Sisters High School graduating senior who is pursuing the study of art. This year’s r... — Updated 9/15/2021 Full story
Fourth Friday Artwalk at Sisters art galleries
Sisters Arts Association’s (SAA) Fourth Friday Artwalk through the galleries of Sisters continues on August 27. On this month’s art menu, you’ll find everything from abstracts to zebra... — Updated 8/24/2021 Full story
A spiritual journey across time
J. Chester Armstrong’s latest work is a statement about the evolution of life. He calls it “Out of the Mystic Past Comes the Teaching of the Deer.” Armstrong, better known as “Skip,” is famou... — Updated 8/3/2021 Full story
Fourth Friday Art Walk returns
The Sisters Arts Association’s (SAA) Fourth Friday Art Walk is returning this month, focusing on featured artists and their work throughout the galleries of Sisters. This year the event is a... — Updated 5/4/2021 Full story
Arts association invites community to join meeting
Remember the days when we strolled the citywide Fourth Friday Art Walks from gallery to gallery, our eyes open to art that moved conversations between artists and friends? Until we can do that again, the Sisters Arts Association (SAA) is... — Updated 1/19/2021 Full story
Sisters artist creates ‘Pandemic Portraits’
When the world went into lockdown in mid-March 2020, people — when they did venture out of their homes — could be seen wearing masks of various kinds. The masks caught the eye of... — Updated 1/12/2021 Full story
SHE Project raises funds for victims of domestic violence
The SHE Project, 52 pieces of art for sale, returns this month to the art wall at Good Day Café in Sisters to raise funds for Saving Grace, a Central Oregon organization that provides... — Updated 1/12/2021 Full story
Artist studio tour goes forward September 26-27
Despite the pandemic, and after the smoke, the Sisters Arts Association’s (SAA) fourth annual Artist Studio Tour will take place Saturday and Sunday, September 26-27, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in a... — Updated 9/23/2020 Full story
New art graces Sisters spaces
Late on a Friday afternoon, artist Katie Daisy sat on the lawn between SoulShine & Co. and the soon-to-open food cart called Nourish. She watched her friend and fellow muralist Karen Eland pu... — Updated 9/8/2020 Full story
Book sale will continue on Quilt Show Saturday
The Three Sisters Historical Society is now managing the annual book sale that’s been held for many years on the same day as the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show. This year, that’s Saturday, Jul... — Updated 3/11/2020 Full story
Historical Society announces new museum
The historic bungalow at 410 E. Cascade Ave. (next to Suttle Tea) will be the new home of the Three Sisters Historical Society. A museum, office and gift shop will open in late spring or... — Updated 3/10/2020 Full story
Grants promote arts and culture in county
When it comes to daily operation of a nonprofit, a little goes a long way, enabling small organizations to grow, and larger ones to undertake special projects and programs. In addition to presenting the Ben Westlund Memorial Award to Jean We... — Updated 2/25/2020 Full story
Leap into Fourth Friday Artwalk
Hood Avenue Art’s theme is “The Perfect Artistic Vision: Exploring the Vision of all of the Gallery Artists.” Sisters artist Clarke Berryman will also debut new paintings at Gary Coole... — Updated 2/25/2020 Full story
Jean Wells Keenan honored with award
Jean Wells Keenan is renowned in Sisters as an artist, a quilter, an entrepreneur and savvy businesswoman — and the founder of the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show. At heart, she is a... — Updated 2/25/2020 Full story
Circle of Friends is looking for new mentors
“Oh, to play like a kid again … and know what I know as an adult!” Has that thought ever crossed your mind? The Circle of Friends (CoF), a volunteer mentoring organization in Sis... — Updated 2/19/2020 Full story
On the road to adventure at Arabian Horse Show
Equestrian artist, trainer, and rider Kimry Jelen embarked on a challenge that is both a leap of faith and a fulfillment of a dream. Her colorful and fanciful equine artwork is being... — Updated 2/11/2020 Full story
People’s Choice Awards honor five
More than 250 Sisters art-lovers streamed through the doors of the Sisters Library Friday night to mingle with their friends and local artists, and cast final votes for the People’s Choice A... — Updated 1/28/2020 Full story
Sisters history and art on display
It’s not the New Hampshire Primary, or even the Iowa Caucus, but voters in Sisters Country are heading to the little ballot box in the Sisters Library. Voting ends on Friday, January 24. T... — Updated 1/21/2020 Full story
