Public art Public art is art in any media whose form, function and meaning are created for the general public through a public process. It is a specific art genre with its own professional and critical discourse. Public art is visually and physically acce ...

in Bend, Oregon, in the United States, has been facilitated in part by

Art in Public Places Public art is art in any Media (arts), media whose form, function and meaning are created for the general public through a public process. It is a specific art genre with its own professional and critical discourse. Public art is visually and phy ...

(AiPP), since 1973.

List of artworks

* ''

Art Art is a diverse range of human activity, and resulting product, that involves creative or imaginative talent expressive of technical proficiency, beauty, emotional power, or conceptual ideas. There is no generally agreed definition of wha ...

'' (also known as ''The Traveler'') by Richard Beyer, installed 1982, Corner of Wall Street and Franklin Avenue * ''Atilt, Sundra and Garden Gate'' by Mel Katz, installed 2002, Newport Avenue and 14th Street Roundabout * '' Bend Gate'' by

Lee Kelly Lee Kelly (May 24, 1932 – March 28, 2022) was an American sculptor who has more than 30 sculptures on display between Eugene, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington. Kelly has been called "Oregon's sculptor". Personal life Born in rural McCall in ...

, installed 1998, Bend Parkway * ''Big Ears'' by Joe Halko, installed 2001, Century Drive and Simpson Avenue Roundabout * ''Brandis Square'' by Huston Barber and Barrett Turner, installed 1986, Wall Street and Greenwood Avenue * ''Bueno Homage to the Buckaroo'' by Danae Miller, installed 2005, Butler Market Road and 8th Street Roundabout * ''Butte Creek Pass'' by Douglas Campbell Smith, installed 1977,

Central Oregon Community College Central Oregon Community College is a community college in Bend, Oregon. It primarily serves residents of Deschutes, Jefferson, and Crook Counties. Additionally its district includes portions of Klamath, Lake, and Wasco counties. History Cent ...

* ''Cascade Landscape'' by Bruce West, installed 1991,

Drake Park Drake Park is a park in Bend, in the U.S. state of Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (s ...

* ''

Centennial Logger ''Centennial Logger'' is an outdoor 2004 bronze sculpture by Jerry Werner, installed along Reed Market Road in Bend, Oregon, in the United States. The statue commemorates the city's centennial anniversary, along with the sculpture ''Centennial Plan ...

'' by Jerry Werner, installed 2004, Reed Market Road and Farewell Bend Park Roundabout * ''Centennial Planter'' by Jerry Werner, installed 2004, Reed Market Road and Alderwood Circle Roundabout * ''Central Oregon Landscape'' by Mirra Meyer, installed 1977,

Deschutes County Library The Deschutes Public Library administrative building, located at 507 N.W. Wall Street in Bend, Oregon, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The architect was Whitehouse & Church of Portland. The building now serves as an admin ...

* ''Concrete Planters'' by Marge Hammond, installed 1978, Colorado Bridge * ''Dancing Circle'' by Margaret Puckette, installed 1995, Rosie Bareis Community Campus * ''Dark Ombre'' by Tom Currie, installed 1979, Deschutes County Commissioners Office * ''Dreamweaver'' by Eric Holt, installed 2014, Healing Garden at St. Charles Cancer Center * ''Earth Song'' by Bruce West, installed 2005, NorthWest Crossing Drive and Shevlin Park Road Roundabout * ''Evening Sounds'' by Ruth Rodman, installed 1977,

Grandview Student Center * ''Evolution'' by Troy Pillow, installed 2008, Bear Creek Road and 8th Street Roundabout * ''Fabric Banners'' by Anita Curl, installed 1996, Mt. View High School * ''Flowing'' by Al Goldsby, installed 1989, Bend Park and Recreation Administration Building * ''Flowing'' by Maya Radoczy, installed 1998,

Deschutes Public Library The Deschutes Public Library administrative building, located at 507 N.W. Wall Street in Bend, Oregon, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The architect was Whitehouse & Church of Portland. The building now serves as an admin ...

* ''Grizzly'' by Sherry Sander, installed 2001, 9th Street and Franklin Avenue Roundabout * ''High Desert Spiral'' by John Fleming, installed 2013, Mt. Washington Drive and Simpson Roundabout * ''Kickoff'' by Gloria Bornstein, installed 2012, Pine Nursery Park Roundabout * ''Landscape Elements'' by

Betty Feves Betty Feves (1918–1985) was an Oregon artist who helped shape the development of clay as an expressive medium in the years following World War II. Biography Feves was academically trained in the late 1930s and early 1940s, first earning a degr ...

, installed 1983, Pinckney Center at

* ''Lodestar'' by Roger Berry, installed 2009, Bond Street and Reed Market Roundabout * ''Mentant Passage'' by Walter Crump, installed 1977,

Grandview Student Center * ''Might of the Work Force'' by Devin Field, installed 2005, Butler Market Road and 8th Street Roundabout * ''Migration'' by Hai Ying Wu, installed 2004, Corner of College Way and Newport Avenue * ''Milky Way'' by Devin Laurence Field, installed 2013, Mt. Washington Drive and Shevlin Park Road Roundabout * ''Mt. Bachelor Compass'' by Steve Jensen, installed 2002, Century Drive and Mt. Washington Drive Roundabout * ''Orb I'' by Brandon Zebold, installed 2005, Mt. Washington Drive and Skyliners Road Roundabout * ''Otter'' by Ann Bannard, installed 1980, Riverbend Park * ''Otter Knot'' by

Wayne Chabre Wayne Chabre (born 1947) is an American sculptor from Walla Walla, Washington. His works have been described as "whimsical". Many of his sculptures are functional, such as gargoyles and downspouts; railings and gates; lighting, pavilions, fountain ...

, installed 2001,

* ''Phoenix Rising'' by Frank Boyden, installed 2002, Century Drive and Galveston Road Roundabout * ''Pronghorns'' by Tom Hardy, installed 1981,

High Desert Museum The High Desert Museum is located near Bend, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1982, it brings regional wildlife, culture, art and natural resources together to promote an understanding of natural and cultural heritage of North America's high ...

* ''Redsides'' by Miles Pepper, installed 2001, Colorado and Simpson Avenue Roundabout * ''Riparian Botanicals'' by Troy Corless, installed 2011, East Bend Library * ''River Geese'' by Peter Helze, installed 2000, McKay Park * ''Salmon Dance'' by

, installed 2001,

* ''Smith Rocks'' by Al Goldsby, installed 1978, Lava Lands Visitor Center * ''

Sound Garden Soundgarden was an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1984 by singer and drummer Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil (both of whom are the only members to appear in every incarnation of the band), and bassist Hiro Yamam ...

'' by

, installed 2010, Reed Market and Mount Bachelor Drive Roundabout * ''Spirit Singers'' by William Van Buskirk, installed 1996, Ronald McDonald House * ''Sunrise Spirit Column'' by

David Govedare David Govedare (1950 – 2021) was an American artist. He is best known for his public semi-abstract steel sculptures and monuments which are primarily located within the Pacific Northwest. Govedare is known for his unique art style which fuses Na ...

, installed 2001, NorthWest Crossing Drive and Mt. Washington Drive Roundabout * ''Untitled'' by Tom Hardy, U.S. National Bank of Oregon, Bend Branch * ''Untitled'' by Mara Smith and Kris King, installed 1990, Bend City Hall * ''The Viking'' by Melvin Schuler, installed 1979, Deschutes County Courthouse * ''Watercolor Prints'' by Mike Smith, installed 1999, Kemple Children's Clinic * ''

Yakaya ''Yakaya'' is an outdoor 2010 sculpture by Troy Pillow, installed in Riverbend Park, along Columbia Street, in Bend, Oregon, United States. The painted stainless steel artwork is constructed from nine kayaks and measures x x . See also * 2010 ...

'' by Troy Pillow, installed 2010, Riverbend Community Park Roundabout

References

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