Visit Art Galleries Featuring:
• Beautiful art
• Good company
• Artist Talks
• Demonstrations
All You Need to Know:
Who? You and your friends
What? SAA Fourth Friday Artwalk
Where? Galleries of Sisters
Cost? FREE
The Sisters Arts Association’s Fourth Friday Artwalk this week will have as much variety as a potluck Thanksgiving dinner. There will be something for everyone’s taste throughout the galleries of Sisters, between 4 and 7 p.m.
GALLERIES
The Rickards Gallery hosts local favorite Wendy Vernon, whose jewelry is both stunning and approachable. Each handmade piece uses a variety of fine gemstones and crystals including druzy, agate, Labradorite, and geode slices. Her work is a dialogue between stones, beads, and metals, brought together in harmony to express texture, color, and form.
Sisters Gallery and Frame features new work by three artists: Diane Farquhar Hallstrom, Jennifer Hartwig (The Scratchboard Lady), and Kimry Jelen. Diane is showing paintings of nature that combine abstraction with realism. She works in both acrylics and oils. Jennifer’s latest scratch art shows the beauty of birds, butterflies and more, in exacting details. Kimry’s new work explores the nature and spirit of horses.
Toriizaka Art invites you to go “Around the World with Robert Tewes.” A lifelong nature enthusiast, Robert shares a collection of breathtaking photographic landscapes and wildlife from Central Oregon to Belize, the Galápagos, Kenya, Japan, Hawaii, and Peru. His work explores the interplay of light and nature inspired by the ocean’s “Photic Zone” where sunlight brings life to the sea. Also, the gallery has added a dozen of Karen Ehart’s fused glass sculptures. Karen draws her inspiration from nature, anything from a pebble-filled stream bed to red sandstone petroglyphs, microscopic bacteria and fungi and far reaching galaxies seen through a telescope. Her work reflects many years of creative experimentation and practice.
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The Campbell Gallery showcases the fine art of Sheila Dunn for one more month. Best known for her large-scale vibrant oil paintings, Sheila’s love for creating comes from a strong art history background and study in Italy, the birthplace of the Renaissance.
Hood Avenue Art features the paintings of Barbara Cella and woodcraft by Bill Lind. Barbara’s career ranges from natural history education to graphic design and marketing communications, and from national parks to international companies. She studied art and exhibited in major Bay Area galleries in California and now she focuses on exploring and painting the wilds of Central Oregon. Bill’s individually designed bowls and vessels are produced from found and recycled Oregon woods, sourced from arborists, local downed trees and wood mill extra piles from Central and western Oregon. No live trees were harvested for his work.
Makin’ It Local features work by ceramic artist Darrah Lundberg, known for crafting functional pottery with a sculptural, organic sensibility. Blending stoneware, porcelain, and atmospheric firings, her work reflects the quiet rhythms of the natural world while offering pieces meant to be used, held, and enjoyed every day. Darrah teaches ceramics at Portland Community College and Radius Art Studio, where she helps students build a relationship with clay through experimentation and craft. She participates in Oregon’s clay community, from wood-firing events to regional shows and open studio tours.
The Stitchin’ Post’s Staff Handcrafted Gift Boutique is full of wonderful items including quilts, bags, pincushions, ornaments, and holiday décor. See the wide variety of wonderful things the creative and talented staff have created.
Wildflower Studio is features locally made affordable holiday gifts: candles and diffusers in the colors and scents of the season, artisan leather, glass, jewelry and pottery, boxed card sets, cards and prints from local artist Megan Nielsen, paintings and prints by Bill Hamilton, Mark Seekins, Sandy Melchiori and John Runnels.
Extend your Thanksgiving holiday with light refreshments, good company and conversations in Sisters Art Galleries and local businesses that feature Art Walls including The Barn, Sisters Bakery, Fika Coffee, and The Hub.
And More…
Sisters Arts Association welcomes artists who want to support the arts in Sisters and be part of our thriving creative community. New artist memberships beginning or renewing in October will be good through 2026. SAA also welcomes tax deductible donations from supporters who appreciate the value that the arts add to the culture of our community.
QuickDraw: At the close of the Artwalk, a drawing will b held for two $50 gift certificates, good at any participating gallery. Visitors may sign up once per gallery. Winners will be notified by phone and email, so it is important that all fields be complete. Thanks to Stellar Realty Northwest of Sisters for their generous sponsorship
ART WALLS
Fika Sisters - Featuring Megan Nielsen and her whimsical animals and landscapes.
The Barn - Featuring celebrated local artist, Sheila Dunn and her vibrant wildlife and landscapes
Sisters Bakery - Featuring art by Canyon and Cove, inspired by the nature of Central Oregon.
The Hub - Featuring Sisters High School art instructor Bethany Gunnerson and poet/artist Beth Eckert.
MORE SUPPORTING BUSINESSES
Always ready to serve you on 4th Friday Artwalks
Alpaca By Design
Big Chief Vintage
Cottonwood Cafe
Dixie’s
Gypsy Wind Clothing
Hardtails Bar & Grill
Paulina’s Bookstore
Philladelphia's Steaks
Thompson Guitars
Ponderosa Lodge
Rancho Viejo
Sisters Cascade
Sisters Coffee Company
Sisters Folk Festival
Sisters Movie House
Sisters Saloon
Snow Cap
Suttle Tea
The Gallery Restaurant
The Open Door
The SweetEasy Co.
The Jewel
SAA is a 501(c)3 organization that welcomes new members: individuals who love art, artists, students, and businesses. Annual memberships range from $50 to $150, and now is a great time to join for 2025. More information is available at sistersartsassociation.org. SAA does not sell your info, but uses the numbers of visitors as a measure of the importance of The Arts in the vitality of our community!