Sisters has created a true community of artists – people who support and inspire each other to dig deeper, reach higher.
On the fourth Friday of each month, art lovers enjoy a stroll among Sisters’ many galleries. It’s a great way to get out and experience the range of creativity to be found in this small town.
For the past several years, artists, gallery owners, and arts patrons have been working to create an arts district on Hood Avenue, where many of Sisters’ galleries can be found. Any day is a good day to stroll those galleries, where you will find extraordinary work in every medium imaginable, from sculpture to watercolors, pottery to jewelry, and on — as far as the creative mind can take you.
Several local artists have created books, which can be found at Paulina Springs Books on Hood Avenue, and some artists host open studio tours when able during the summer.
That’s just the tip of the paintbrush in Sisters Country.
The Sisters Library, located at 110 N. Cedar Street, also plays host to art with rotating exhibits. The library has been remodeled, making it an even more attractive place for art displays.
Many local restaurants and cafés also feature Sisters artists’ work.
SFF Presents celebrates the visual arts with the Big Ponderoo Arts Experience, on June 28, an art stroll leading into a weekend of music. SFF Presents has provided grant funding and other support to develop an integrated arts program in all three Sisters schools, giving students the benefit of self-expression through art — and the creative, think-outside-the-box spirit that is so critical to thriving in any field of endeavor.
That spirit is reflective of a town where art is so much more than “decoration”, it is sustenance for the mind, body, and soul. Visit www.sistersartsassociation.org, www.sistersoregonguide.com for information. For a directory of galleries in Sisters, click here.
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