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™
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Oregon.