High Desert Gallery - First Friday Art Walk Artist Reception November 6, 5 to 9PM November 6, 2009

High Desert Gallery announces “Perception and Imagination: Exploring the Landscape,” a new collection of oil paintings by Oregon artist Sue Favinger Smith, at our Bend Oregon Art Gallery at the Oxford Hotel, 10 NW Minnesota Avenue at Lava.

Opening Reception will be held during Bend's First Friday Gallery Walk, Friday November 6, from 5 to 9pm. Live Music by Erin Cole-Baker, whose acoustic mix of bluegrass, jazz, blues and rock is about finding honesty in the journey of life. The evening will be filled with good art, good music, refreshments and lively conversation.

What: Opening Reception, "Perception and Imagination" Exhibit and Sale for Oregon artist Sue Favinger Smith.

When: Bend Gallery Association -- First Friday Gallery Walk, Friday Nov. 6, from 5 – 9pm.

Where: High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing, 10 NW Minnesota Avenuet at Lava, downtown Bend, Oregon.

Gallery Hours: Monday through Saturday, 10:00am to 5:00pm. Closed Sunday.

For more information: 541-388-8964, 866-549-6250 or visit www.highdesertgallery.com.

Join High Desert Gallery for great Fine Art by Central Oregon Artists featured each month during Bend Oregon's First Friday Art Walk. Each First Friday of the month High Desert Gallery will feature a new artist or group artist show and typically live music. The artist(s) will be present during the event.

We hope you can stop by and enjoy great artwork, refreshments, meet the artist, live music all while having a hoot of a good time! Detailed event information is available at www.highdesertgallery.com the month prior to the event.

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 retail locations in Bend, Oregon (Open Summer 2009), Redmond and Sisters Oregon specializing 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. High Desert Frameworks! a division of High Desert Gallery is located at 431 NW Franklin Avenue in downtown Bend Oregon. 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™ are trademarks of High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing of Central Oregon.

For First Friday information visit: www.bendgalleries.com

Official Website: http://www.highdesertgallery.com