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Bike your way through Sunriver during 'Art in the Circles' event
By Jim Fister
May is a time when Sunriver
is at its best. The weather is typically great, and the bike paths
and shops are not as busy as they
are in the summer months. It’s
a great time to visit Sunriver,
from near and far.
To celebrate, local galleries are
hosting “Art in the Circles,” and
showcasing the great artwork
in Sunriver.
Betty Gray Gallery
The upstairs gallery at the
Betty Gray Gallery at Sunriver
Resort Lodge features the work
of Kay Baker and Gordon Baker, who moved to Bend more
than 27 years ago.
When they arrived in Bend, it
didn’t take long before they become active in the community.
Gordon Baker took to plein air
painting while Kay Baker joined
the Sagebrushers Art Society.
She became one of the founders
of High Desert Art League, and
she and Gordon Baker were
two of the founders of Plein Air
Painters of Oregon.
Their art is a showcase
of landscapes familiar to
those who appreciate art in
Central Oregon.
Downstairs, the gallery features a show from new artist
Rebecca Howland. As a selftaught painter, Howland draws
inspiration from the natural
world, bringing vignettes of
imagination to life through her
artwork. Her show is a wide
variety of her work in small for-
'Art in the Circles'
Artists’ Gallery Sunriver: The gallery features more than 30 local
artists. Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily in The Village at Sunriver.
Nancy McGrath-Green Gallery: Open 1 to 4 p.m. weekdays and 11
a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Sunday at Sunriver Christian Fellowship.
Betty Gray Gallery of Art: Open daily during business hours at the
Sunriver Resort Lodge.
Sunriver Public Safety Building: Open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays.
The art displays are in the lobby and in Seator Hall. A collaboration
between the Artists’ Gallery and Sunriver Service District.
mats, and features several styles
of art. The works of Howland,
Kay Baker and Gordon Baker
will be on display through May.
Nancy McGrath
Green Gallery
The Nancy McGrath Green
Gallery is showing “Stories of
Our Favorite Places: Landscapes
From the Heart” in May.
The show features works by
Plein Air Painters of Oregon
with paintings created outdoors
from nature, as well as studio
paintings of places dear to the
artists’ hearts.
The show runs through June
28. The gallery is open 1 to 4
p.m. weekdays and directly after
church service on Sundays at
Sunriver Christian Fellowship,
18139 Cottonwood Road.
tian Fellowship will be open
from 3 to 6 p.m. with refreshments and a community
engagement activity.
• The Artists’ Gallery Sunriver
will have its “Second Saturday”
artists reception from 4 to 6
p.m. in The Village at Sunriver.
• While the Betty Gray Gallery will not feature a reception, it is open, and visitors are
encouraged to get a beverage
and enjoy the scenery from the
Sunriver Resort Lodge after
viewing the art.
Bike from one gallery
to the next
Enjoy a spring day in Sunriver
Explore 'Art in the Circles' on Saturday, May 9 in Sunriver
by biking the 6.5 mile loop to
the galleries, located from Circle
1 to Circle 10. You can bike
from the Artists’ Gallery in The
Village at Sunriver to Sunriver
Public Safety Building, then to
Schedule for 'Art in
Nancy McGrath Green Gallery
the Circles'
On Saturday, May 9, the gal- and finish at Sunriver Resort
Locally Owned
leries will feature another 'Art Lodge. Whether visiting for
“Second Saturday,” or a bike
in the Circles' event.
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