High Desert Gallery of Central Oregon

Wish Upon A Card - Fabric Post Card Event opens -- 2009 Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show

The 2009 Wish Upon A Card, a silent auction and sale of donated fabric postcards, is now open for your bidding pleasure!. Nearly 80 custom framed fabric post cards have been donated to raise funds for the Wendy's Wish project. Approximately 55 custom framed fabric post cards are hanging at Sisters Artworks and available for your silent bid! Another 25 custom framed fabric post cards will be displayed during the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show's Quilters Affair Week. The fabric post cards that are displayed at Quilters Affair venue have been created by the quilt instructors. Over $17,000 raised from the project in the past two years has been donated to Wendy's Wish Foundation.

The 2009 Wish Upon A Card fundraiser is a juried silent auction. High Desert Gallery has provided a 100% donation (materials and labor) of custom framing for 80 postcards. The postcards not selected for the silent auction will be sold at other venues by the Wendy’s Wish volunteers. The silent auction officially begins July 5, during the Around the Block Fiber Arts Stroll and will continue through Quilt Show Day, July 11, 2009 and on display at Sisters Art Works. A special juried group of 30 cards from our Quilters Affair Instructors are framed and silent auctioned at the Sisters Oregon high School during the week of classes, July 6 – 10. The silent auction of the instructors fabric post cards ENDS Friday, July 10 at 11am! The silent auction of the fabric post cards at Sisters Artworks ends Quilt Show Day, Saturday, July 11^th.

Image:  Myrna Dow, Gallery Director of High Desert Gallery and High Desert Frameworks! Of Central Oregon and Ann Richardson, Executive Director of the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show.

Remember – Bid High, Bid Often and support the fund raising efforts of Wendy's Wish! This wonderful fundraiser would not be possible without the support of the many quilters that submitted and donated the fabric post cards, the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show and the Executive Director, Ann Richardson. Thank you Ann and to the hundreds of quilters and volunteers!

To read about last years project visit: Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show - Fabric Post Card Auction

Wendy’s Wish is a project to support the St. Charles Cancer Treatment Center. Wendy’s Wish exists to provide education, promote early detection of cancer and offer affordable, compassionate emotional support to each individual’s personal journey. Wendy’s Wish is named in honor of Wendy S. Huntley, a Central Oregon quilter who had breast cancer and ultimately passed away from colon cancer in the summer of 2006. Direct contributions to Wendy’s Wish may be made to St. Charles Foundation – Wendy’s Wish, 2500 NE Neff Road, Bend, OR 97701.

About The Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show™: The Stitchin’ Post is proud to present the 34th Anniversary Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show™ displaying more than 1,200 quilts under sunny summer skies. From barns to balconies, storefronts to stairways, quilts from all over the world blanket the town with splashes of color on Saturday, July 11, 2009 and every year on the second Saturday in July. A “grass roots” show, the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show™, features quilts from groups as far away as New Zealand, as close to home as Sisters and beyond. For more information visit: www.sistersoutdoorquiltshow.org or call the Stitchin’ Post at 541-549-6061.

About High Desert Gallery: High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing, The Art & Soul of Central Oregon™ is an award winning fine art and custom picture framing gallery with three High Desert Gallery retail locations in Bend, Oregon (Open Summer 2009), Redmond and Sisters Oregon and one High Desert Frameworks! located in downtown Bend, Oregon. The gallery specializes in Central Oregon Artists & Beyond™ and Stellar Custom Framing. High Desert Gallery honored in 2005, 2006 and 2007 by Decor Magazine as a "Top 100 Art and Framing Gallery in America" and voted "Best Art Gallery" in Redmond, Oregon (2006, 2007 & 2008) and Sisters, Oregon (2005, 2006, & 2008). International Framing Awards earned by High Desert Gallery include First Place and Top Honors in the Professional Picture Framing Association (PPFA) 2007-2008 International Open Framing Competition and Third Place in the Professional Picture Framing Association 2008-2009 International Print Framing Competition. For more information please visit: www.highdesertgallery.com or call toll free 1-866-549-6250. The Art & Soul of Central Oregon™ and Central Oregon Artists & Beyond™ are trademarks of High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing of Central Oregon.

Central Oregon “Best Of” Guide 2009 - Online Voting Ends July 10th

Every year, The Source Weekly publishes “The Best of Central Oregon,” perhaps one of the most highly anticipated and definitive guides to “what's hot” in the Central Oregon area.

The picks range from the serious - Best Restaurant or Best Public Art, to the whimsical - Best Place to Watch People. Readers of The Source Weekly participate, nominating what they think are the Best Places for just about everything.

But The Best of Central Oregon is more than a way for people to support their favorite places: what this report does is recreate a microcosm of the amenities in life, everything that makes Central Oregon what it really is – the Best Place to Live, period.

What is your favorite Book Store?  Your favorite restaurant?   Favorite Art Gallery? and the list goes on and on.  Don't for get to vote by July 10th!

High Desert Gallery has been honored as Best Art Gallery in Sisters 2005, 2006, and 2008, and Best Art Gallery in Redmond 2006, 2007, and 2008 by the readers of The Source Weekly, and we are deeply appreciative of these opportunities to be included in the listing of what makes this area so special. We applaud The Source Weekly for their efforts each year in putting together such a comprehensive and entertaining list - making The Source Weekly simply The Best Weekly A&E&P (Arts, Entertainment with a good dose of Politics) Publication we've ever read.

Vote for your favorites and Best of the Best.  Is High Desert Gallery on your list?  Voting is up July 10th -- Hurry now!  Vote Here:  The Source Weekly Best of the Best

About High Desert Gallery: High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing, The Art & Soul of Central Oregon™ is an award winning fine art and custom picture framing gallery with three High Desert Gallery retail locations in Bend, Oregon (Open Summer 2009), Redmond and Sisters Oregon and High Desert Frameworks! located at 431 NW Franklin Avenue at Lava in downtown Bend, Oregon. The gallery specializes in Central Oregon Artists & Beyond™ and Stellar Custom Framing. High Desert Gallery honored in 2005, 2006 and 2007 by Decor Magazine as a "Top 100 Art and Framing Gallery in America" and voted "Best Art Gallery" in Redmond, Oregon (2006, 2007 & 2008) and Sisters, Oregon (2005, 2006, & 2008). International Framing Awards earned by High Desert Gallery include First Place and Top Honors in the Professional Picture Framing Association (PPFA) 2007-2008 International Open Framing Competition and Third Place in the Professional Picture Framing Association 2008-2009 International Print Framing Competition. For more information please visit: www.highdesertgallery.com or call toll free 1-866-549-6250. Follow us on Friend Feed -- track and follow all our activities in one easy location! Visit: High Desert Gallery Friend Feed. The Art & Soul of Central Oregon™ and Central Oregon Artists & Beyond™ are trademarks of High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing of Central Oregon.

High Desert Frameworks! Features Paul Alan Bennett and Cristina Acosta Friday July 3, for “Oregon by the Dozen.”

High Desert Frameworks! in Downtown Bend, Oregon will participate in a special event this Friday, July 3, called "Oregon by the Dozen."  The gallery will feature work by Cristina Acosta and Paul Alan Bennett for a silent auction event benefiting Arts Central Educational & Resource Center.

The Bend Gallery Association's “Oregon by the Dozen” fundraiser for Arts Central kicks off during the July 3, 2009 First Friday Gallery Walk, with month-long bidding, followed by the group exhibit and auction finale on August 7 at the Arts Central Educational & Resource Center, located in the historic Goodwillie-Allen-Rademacher House (formerly Mirror Pond Gallery) in downtown Bend.

In conjunction with the Oregon 150 – a year-long celebration of our state's 150 birthday – communities host events that honor the people, places and organizations that have been – and continue to be - sources of inspiration and discovery. For 15 years, Arts Central operated Mirror Pond Gallery before closing its doors. Recent events may have altered the face, but certainly not the cultural value that Arts Central provides to our Central Oregon community, and High Desert Frameworks! is honored to be able to participate in this fund raiser directly benefiting the new Arts Central Educational & Resource Center, located at 875 NW Brooks Street, Bend, Oregon 97701.

What: First Friday, July 3, "Oregon by the Dozen" fundraiser for Arts Central
When: 5:00 - 9:00 pm
Where: High Desert Frameworks! on Franklin Avenue in downtown Bend, Oregon

High Desert Frameworks!
431 NW Franklin Avenue
Bend, Oregon 97701
541-647-2191 / 866-549-6250
Hours: 10am to 5:30pm M-F, 10am to 2pm Sat

About High Desert Gallery: High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing, The Art & Soul of Central Oregon™ is an award winning fine art and custom picture framing gallery with three High Desert Gallery retail locations in Bend, Oregon (Open Summer 2009), Redmond and Sisters Oregon and one High Desert Frameworks! located in downtown Bend, Oregon. The gallery specializes in Central Oregon Artists & Beyond™ and Stellar Custom Framing. High Desert Gallery honored in 2005, 2006 and 2007 by Decor Magazine as a "Top 100 Art and Framing Gallery in America" and voted "Best Art Gallery" in Redmond, Oregon (2006, 2007 & 2008) and Sisters, Oregon (2005, 2006, & 2008). International Framing Awards earned by High Desert Gallery include First Place and Top Honors in the Professional Picture Framing Association (PPFA) 2007-2008 International Open Framing Competition and Third Place in the Professional Picture Framing Association 2008-2009 International Print Framing Competition. For more information please visit: www.highdesertgallery.com or call toll free 1-866-549-6250. The Art & Soul of Central Oregon™ and Central Oregon Artists & Beyond™ are trademarks of High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing of Central Oregon.

Redmond Oregon hosts the 6th Street Ribbon Cutting Party Friday July 3

You're Invited to Redmond Oregon's 6th Street Ribbon Cutting Party, Friday, July 3rd from 5-8 pm, at the intersection of 6th Street and Evergreen Avenue in Downtown Redmond.

Please come help us celebrate the completion of The 6th Street Revitalization Project between Deschutes and Forest Avenues, and support our downtown merchants who are working hard to make their friends and customers feel welcome.

The evening will include a ribbon cutting for the new section of 6th Street, a Town Portrait from above the street by professional photographer Timothy Park, live music by the River Pigs, local food and drink, and bouncy houses for the kids!

Plus, a $2,000 giveaway in Redmond Downtown Dollars! 20 people will win $100 in Redmond Downtown Dollars, with the first 400 people to arrive receiving a raffle ticket - plan to come early so you don't miss out.

The excitement begins July 3, at 5pm, right outside our Redmond Gallery's front door. High Desert Gallery has always been conveniently located at the intersection of 6th and Evergreen, one door down from the corner, and now the center of the universe. Well, perhaps that's a bit of an exaggeration, but the downtown looks beautiful and you can't blame us for being excited about it.

So come on down and join the fun July 3rd at the 6th Street Ribbon Cutting Party.  A hoot for sure.

High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing
453 SW 6th Street
Redmond, Oregon  97756
541-388-8964/ 866-549-6250

About High Desert Gallery: High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing, The Art & Soul of Central Oregon™ is an award winning fine art and custom picture framing gallery with three High Desert Gallery retail locations in Bend, Oregon (Open Summer 2009), Redmond and Sisters Oregon and one High Desert Frameworks! located in downtown Bend, Oregon. The gallery specializes in Central Oregon Artists & Beyond™ and Stellar Custom Framing. High Desert Gallery honored in 2005, 2006 and 2007 by Decor Magazine as a "Top 100 Art and Framing Gallery in America" and voted "Best Art Gallery" in Redmond, Oregon (2006, 2007 & 2008) and Sisters, Oregon (2005, 2006, & 2008). International Framing Awards earned by High Desert Gallery include First Place and Top Honors in the Professional Picture Framing Association (PPFA) 2007-2008 International Open Framing Competition and Third Place in the Professional Picture Framing Association 2008-2009 International Print Framing Competition. Keep up with all our activities and follow us on High Desert Gallery's FriendFeed.  For more information please visit: www.highdesertgallery.com or call toll free 1-866-549-6250. The Art & Soul of Central Oregon™ and Central Oregon Artists & Beyond™ are trademarks of High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing of Central Oregon.

New Art Card Series by regionally acclaimed Oregon artist, Kathy Deggendorfer, announced by High Desert Gallery

High Desert Gallery announces the arrival of a new Art Card series featuring some of Kathy Deggendorfer's most whimsical images.

Titled the “Dog Travel Series,” these cards feature images from the “Going to the Dogs” collaborative series, one of Kathy's signature “Wedding Bouquet with an Art Beat” flower images, plus travels in a camp trailer with "yello,” the dog. There are 10 cards – one of each image – included in a pack. Each card is 4” by 6” and includes a white envelope. The images are printed on white paper, and the cards are blank inside with the artists name, title and a bit of information added on the back.

The 10 card package of fine art images in the “Dog Travels Series” retails for $30.00, with priority shipping of only $4.95. But for a limited time, we're offering you a $5.00 savings – the equivalent of free shipping plus change – if you order through our online store. Quick and easy to order, these cards are a wonderful way to enjoy fine art while writing to those you love.

About High Desert Gallery: High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing, The Art & Soul of Central Oregon™ is an award winning fine art and custom picture framing gallery with three High Desert Gallery retail locations in Bend, Oregon (Open Summer 2009), Redmond and Sisters Oregon and one High Desert Frameworks! located in downtown Bend, Oregon. The gallery specializes in Central Oregon Artists & Beyond™ and Stellar Custom Framing. High Desert Gallery honored in 2005, 2006 and 2007 by Decor Magazine as a "Top 100 Art and Framing Gallery in America" and voted "Best Art Gallery" in Redmond, Oregon (2006, 2007 & 2008) and Sisters, Oregon (2005, 2006, & 2008). International Framing Awards earned by High Desert Gallery include First Place and Top Honors in the Professional Picture Framing Association (PPFA) 2007-2008 International Open Framing Competition and Third Place in the Professional Picture Framing Association 2008-2009 International Print Framing Competition. For more information please visit: www.highdesertgallery.com or call toll free 1-866-549-6250. Follow us on our FriendFeed and stay up to date with all our activies.  Visit:  High Desert Gallery Friendfeed!  The Art & Soul of Central Oregon™ and Central Oregon Artists & Beyond™ are trademarks of High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing of Central Oregon.

High Desert Frameworks! Features Cristina Acosta and Paul Alan Bennett in the Bend Gallery Association's July 3rd event “Oregon by the Dozen”

High Desert Frameworks! in Downtown Bend, Oregon will feature work by Cristina Acosta and Paul Alan Bennett during the month long silent auction event benefiting Arts Central Educational & Resource Center.

The Bend Gallery Association's “Oregon by the Dozen” fundraiser for Arts Central kicks off during the July 3, 2009 First Friday Gallery Walk with a silent auction in each of the twelve participating galleries, including High Desert Frameworks! Bidding continues through July, followed by the group exhibit and auction finale on August 7 at the Arts Central Educational & Resource Center, located in the historic Goodwillie-Allen-Rademacher House (formerly Mirror Pond Gallery) in downtown Bend.

High Desert Frameworks! will feature new work by Cristina Acosta and Paul Alan Bennett. Cristina's painting, titled “Autumn Geese,” combines color and and her signature fluid line to capture the energy and beauty of Canadian Geese as they land in early evening. Paul Alan Bennett will debut another image from his highly successful “Imaginary Landscapes” series, inspired by the mountains, rivers and night skies of High Desert Country.

The twelve Bend Gallery Association members who are participating in the silent auction include Art Impressions, Atelier 6000, BICA, Glass Symphony, High Desert Frameworks!, Karen Bandy Studio, Lubbesmeyer Fiber Studio & Gallery, Mockingbird Gallery, Sage Custom Framing & Gallery, and Tumalo Art Co. Participating artists include Cristina Acosta, Paul Alan Bennett, Pat Clark, Amy Anderson, Alexis West, Kate McLeod, Karen Bandy, Lori & Lisa Lubbesmeyer, Michael Cassidy, Ken Roth, Denise Rich, and Janice Druian.  Each artist has created a canvas that is “20 x 20”, which will hang in various locations for the first part of the month, before moving to the Group Exhibit and auction finale on August 7th.

In conjunction with the Oregon 150 – a year-long celebration of our state's 150 birthday  – communities host events that honor the people, places and organizations that have been – and continue to be - sources of inspiration and discovery. For 15 years, Arts Central operated Mirror Pond Gallery before closing its doors.   Recent events may have altered the face, but certainly not the cultural value that Arts Central provides to our Central Oregon community, and High Desert Frameworks! is honored to be able to participate in this fund raiser directly benefiting the new Arts Central Educational & Resource Center, located at 875 NW Brooks Street, Bend,  Oregon 97701.

High Desert Frameworks!
431 NW Franklin Avenue
Bend, Oregon 97701
541-647-2191 / 866-549-6250
Hours: 10am to 5:30pm M-F, 10am to 2pm Sat

About High Desert Gallery: High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing, The Art & Soul of Central Oregon™ is an award winning fine art and custom picture framing gallery with three High Desert Gallery retail locations in Bend, Oregon (Open Summer 2009), Redmond and Sisters Oregon and one High Desert Frameworks! located in downtown Bend, Oregon. The gallery specializes in Central Oregon Artists & Beyond™ and Stellar Custom Framing. High Desert Gallery honored in 2005, 2006 and 2007 by Decor Magazine as a "Top 100 Art and Framing Gallery in America" and voted "Best Art Gallery" in Redmond, Oregon (2006, 2007 & 2008) and Sisters, Oregon (2005, 2006, & 2008). International Framing Awards earned by High Desert Gallery include First Place and Top Honors in the Professional Picture Framing Association (PPFA) 2007-2008 International Open Framing Competition and Third Place in the Professional Picture Framing Association 2008-2009 International Print Framing Competition. For more information please visit: www.highdesertgallery.com or call toll free 1-866-549-6250. The Art & Soul of Central Oregon™ and Central Oregon Artists & Beyond™ are trademarks of High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing of Central Oregon.

Ten Days of Framing at High Desert Gallery and High Desert Frameworks!

"On the first day of framing, my true love gave to me...." oops! Wrong holiday.  But we are celebrating right now and want you to know about it.

High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing wants you to save $50 on your new custom framing order of $250 or more with this gift-wrapped coupon.

Here's the deal: we are celebrating with ten days of framing savings, from June 20 to June 30.  Simply print out the coupon, pick up that print Aunt Margret left you in her will (or maybe a photograph of your new baby, or a new Paul Alan Bennett giclee) and come in to one of our two convenient retail locations, in either downtown Redmond, or downtown Bend.  We're very friendly.  We want to help you find that perfect frame.  And we want you to save a little money in the process.  BTW -- We are great at frame design as well as our quality can't be beat!

So hitch up the ole' reindeer...sorry, it must be that "waiting for summer" thing.  So mark your calendars from June 20 (that's today) to June 30.  Print out your coupon. Visit the High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing location most convenient to you, and let's have a celebration!

Coupons offered here:

Custom Framing Sale at High Desert Gallery - Redmond, 435 W 6th Street, Redmond, Oregon.

Custom Framing Sale at High Desert Frameworks! - Bend , 431 NW Franklin, Bend, Oregon.

Our store hours are:

High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing - Redmond -- Open Tuesday - Saturday 11am to 5pm

High Desert Frameworks! - Bend -- Open Monday-Friday 10am to 5:30pm, Saturday 10am to 2pm.

Redmond Oregon's 6th Street Construction Project -- A Big Thank You!

You get up, go to work and do your job, but how often are you thanked for what you do?  (Pictured is Steve at PS Shoes of Downtown Redmond enthusiastically watching over the construction and getting ready to shout out some thanks.)

Today, High Desert Gallery would like to use this blog to thank some folks who have been working hard to accomplish goals that might not seem so glamorous, but are vitally important to the Redmond community.

Thank you to all who have worked so hard on the Renovation Demonstration Project in Downtown Redmond. At times it has felt as if we'd slipped into the middle of a giant ant colony, with machines beeping, jack hammers attacking, and dust swirling as people ran to and fro. Our customers were often more fascinated with the men in big trucks than they were in what we were offering – but it was all good, and definitely worth it.

Thank You, City of Redmond, City Council, and past Mayor Alan Unger and current Mayor George Endicott, for your Long-term Planning and Visionary Goals. It wasn't easy, it wasn't without controversy, but it was with merit and has produced a positive outcome which will benefit both the economic climate and the quality of life for all of Redmond's citizens.

Thank you, TaylorNW, for you have done a truly spectacular job on all fronts. You agreed to a task that had to be completed within 60 days and are ahead of schedule. You worked tirelessly, kept open the channels of communication, went the extra mile to reduce construction obstacles to the businesses on 6th Street, and have amazed us with the attention to detail and the size of your workforce. Oh yeah, and the big backhoes and graders were pretty cool, too.

We would like to send a big Thank You to Heather Richards and the Community Development Team, and to the city for it's use of grant programs and urban renewal funds to minimize the financial impact to the downtown businesses. Already we see curious citizens eager to walk the new sidewalks and we all look forward to the groundbreaking of Centennial Park in the coming weeks.

Lastly, we would like to thank our customers and clients who were willing to find back entrances, brave the dust and gravel, park blocks away, carry on conversations over the jack hammer's staccato beat, and continue to support our Redmond Gallery, our Custom Framing Division and all of our Artists.

Yes, overall, you could say that the business owners are pretty excited, including Steve from PS Shoes, recently caught on camera showing his enthusiasm for the construction and eagerly awaiting its completion. 

About High Desert Gallery: High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing, The Art & Soul of Central Oregon™ is an award winning fine art and custom picture framing gallery with three High Desert Gallery retail locations in Bend, Oregon (Open Summer 2009), Redmond and Sisters Oregon and one High Desert Frameworks! located in downtown Bend, Oregon. The gallery specializes in Central Oregon Artists & Beyond™ and Stellar Custom Framing. High Desert Gallery honored in 2005, 2006 and 2007 by Decor Magazine as a "Top 100 Art and Framing Gallery in America" and voted "Best Art Gallery" in Redmond, Oregon (2006, 2007 & 2008) and Sisters, Oregon (2005, 2006, & 2008). International Framing Awards earned by High Desert Gallery include First Place and Top Honors in the Professional Picture Framing Association (PPFA) 2007-2008 International Open Framing Competition and Third Place in the Professional Picture Framing Association 2008-2009 International Print Framing Competition. For more information please visit: www.highdesertgallery.com or call toll free 1-866-549-6250. The Art & Soul of Central Oregon™ and Central Oregon Artists & Beyond™ are trademarks of High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing of Central Oregon.

High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing
453 SW 6th Street
Redmond, Oregon 97756
541-388-8964 / 866-549-6250
Open Tues – Saturday: 11am to 5pm Closed Sun-Mon.(Construction Hours)
www.highdesertgallery.com

High Desert Gallery of Central Oregon Presents "Jump Off" - A New Original Painting by Kimry Jelen

Fans and collectors know it - equine artist Kimry Jelen has a special gift: she captures the heart, spirit, beauty and power of horses. In 2008, her painting “Sky Jump” represented the Central Oregon High Desert Classics, and was so successful that this year Kimry was again commissioned to create a painting, titled “Jump Off,” for the 20th anniversary of the event.

“2009 is the 20th anniversary of the Oregon High Desert Classics. The poster for last year was a big success so I was asked to do the artwork and design for this year's poster too! I wanted to include the two types of horses that compete caught mid-action. A "Jump Off" is a timed competition to see who can accurately jump a course the fastest. It is thrilling to watch! The bold energy, the size of the painting and color are representative of the action and excitement in jumping. The mountains are the backdrop for this event, it's amazing to see a horse leaping tall jumps with one of the Three Sisters behind it. Three horses made it into the painting, two braided "Hunters" and a "Jumper" - you can tell by the hair-dos.” - Kimry Jelen, 2009

Kimry also suggests, “If you want to know more about Hunters and Jumpers, check out this link!”

About the Art: “Jump Off” is a 36" x 48" one-of-a-kind original acrylic painting on canvas, professionally framed by award-winning custom framer Myrna Dow. High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing of Central Oregon is pleased and honored to make available artwork by Oregon artist, Kimry Jelen. For more information or to purchase "Jump Off" call the gallery at 866-549-6250 or visit: Kimry Jelen's Jump Off

About the Oregon High Desert Classics: The Oregon High Desert Classics is the largest and most prestigious hunter-jumper competition in the Northwest, bringing over 500 of the finest horses and most talented riders from the United States and Canada to Bend. Each Classic draws professional and amateur competitors and closes on Sunday with the Grand Prix competition, where the top horses and riders compete for purses up to $25,000. Since its inception in 1990, this annual fundraiser has become a premier event for both riders and spectators. Competitors enjoy a USA Equestrian A-Rated show on superb grass footing, while spectators (no admission fee for spectators) enjoy the athletic skill of the horses and riders and a variety of food and shopping at vendor booths.

2009 Daily schedule is 7:30am - 4:30pm, Wednesday - Sunday; 2009 Grand Prix - Main event each Saturday, July 18 & July 25 at 5:00pm approximately. Mini Prix - each Sunday, July 19 & July 26 at 2:00pm approximately. Check out www.jbarj.org for more information.

J Bar J Youth Services, the host of the High Desert Classics, was established in 1968 as a private non-profit organization providing quality programs for youth and their families. Their mission statement is "Innovative options for at-risk youth and families toward self-sufficiency and personal responsibility". The proceeds from the High Desert Classics fundraiser go towards J bar J's program. For more information visit www.jbarj.org

High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing
281 W Cascade Avenue at Oak
Sisters, Oregon 97759
541-388-8964 / 866-549-6250
Open Daily: 10am to 6pm (Summer Hours)
www.highdesertgallery.com

About High Desert Gallery: High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing, The Art & Soul of Central Oregon™ is an award winning fine art and custom picture framing gallery with three High Desert Gallery retail locations in Bend, Oregon (Open Summer 2009), Redmond and Sisters Oregon and one High Desert Frameworks! located in downtown Bend, Oregon. The gallery specializes in Central Oregon Artists & Beyond™ and Stellar Custom Framing. High Desert Gallery honored in 2005, 2006 and 2007 by Decor Magazine as a "Top 100 Art and Framing Gallery in America" and voted "Best Art Gallery" in Redmond, Oregon (2006, 2007 & 2008) and Sisters, Oregon (2005, 2006, & 2008). International Framing Awards earned by High Desert Gallery include First Place and Top Honors in the Professional Picture Framing Association (PPFA) 2007-2008 International Open Framing Competition and Third Place in the Professional Picture Framing Association 2008-2009 International Print Framing Competition. For more information please visit: www.highdesertgallery.com or call toll free 1-866-549-6250. The Art & Soul of Central Oregon™ and Central Oregon Artists & Beyond™ are trademarks of High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing of Central Oregon.

Don't Wait for the Dust to Settle - Ground Breaking Ceremony for Centennial Park, Downtown Redmond scheduled June 23rd, 2009.

High Desert Gallery has been witness to a remarkable transformation in downtown Redmond, Oregon starting with construction of the by-pass route, which eliminated heavy truck traffic, continued with the destruction and new resurrection of SW 6th Street, and now anticipates the completion in 2010 of Centennial Park – visible from our back door – with a design that includes open grassy areas, shade trees, a water feature for children, performance space, a pagoda with shade trellis and outdoor fireplace, space for a café vendor, public art, and ample space for outdoor markets and festivities.

So we - who consider ourselves to be forward thinking, seeing potential ahead of the curve – are pleased to pass along the City of Redmond's Press Release for the Ground Breaking Ceremony for Centennial Park, downtown Redmond.

The City of Redmond is hosting a ground breaking ceremony for the much anticipated Centennial Park in downtown Redmond Oregon.

The ceremony, scheduled for 8am on Tuesday, June 23rd, will take place at the Centennial Park site located on Evergreen Avenue between 7th and 8th Streets, directly across from City Hall (and a mere hop, skip and jump from High Desert Gallery in Redmond).

Redmond Mayor George Endicott will be joined by members of the Redmond City Council, City staff, construction contractors Kirby Nagelhout, and community stakeholders to welcome the start of a new city center park in downtown Redmond.

The City of Redmond has been working towards a new city center park since 1995, when it was identified as a priority project in the Downtown Urban Renewal Plan to help revitalize downtown Redmond and provide a gathering place for the community in the heart of Redmond.

“We have several downtown urban renewal projects that we are 'rolling out' this summer in Redmond, and are delighted that we are in a position where we can provide some significant work for Central Oregon contractors during this economic downturn. These projects have been in the planning stages for many years, and we are thankful that not only will they provide a long-term economic stimulus for downtown Redmond and the community of Redmond, but they are also providing much needed jobs for our community during a time of historic unemployment,” explained Heather Richards, Interim Community Development Director and Urban Renewal Project Manager.

All construction will be completed by May 2010 in time for Redmond's Centennial Celebration on July 6, 2010.

For more information contact Heather Richards, Interim Community Development Director at 923-7756.

About High Desert Gallery: High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing, The Art & Soul of Central Oregon™ is an award winning fine art and custom picture framing gallery with three High Desert Gallery retail locations in Bend, Oregon (Open Summer 2009), Redmond and Sisters Oregon and one High Desert Frameworks! located in downtown Bend, Oregon. The gallery specializes in Central Oregon Artists & Beyond™ and Stellar Custom Framing. High Desert Gallery honored in 2005, 2006 and 2007 by Decor Magazine as a "Top 100 Art and Framing Gallery in America" and voted "Best Art Gallery" in Redmond, Oregon (2006, 2007 & 2008) and Sisters, Oregon (2005, 2006, & 2008). International Framing Awards earned by High Desert Gallery include First Place and Top Honors in the Professional Picture Framing Association (PPFA) 2007-2008 International Open Framing Competition and Third Place in the Professional Picture Framing Association 2008-2009 International Print Framing Competition. For more information please visit: www.highdesertgallery.com or call toll free 1-866-549-6250. The Art & Soul of Central Oregon™ and Central Oregon Artists & Beyond™ are trademarks of High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing of Central Oregon.

High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing
453 SW 6th Street
Redmond, Oregon 97756
541-388-8964 / 866-549-6250
Open Tues – Saturday: 11am to 5pm Closed Sun-Mon.(May and June)
Call to confirm hours in July and the balance of the summer.
www.highdesertgallery.com