Ranch to host major art event

The Black Butte Ranch (BBR) Art Guild will host Art at the Ranch on Friday, September 4, from 4 to 7 p.m. and Saturday, September 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The event is held in the big white tent on the lawn past The Lodge at Black Butte Ranch.

Art at the Ranch will feature the works of painters, sculptors, craftspeople, photographers and writers who live on the Ranch or are friends of those who do. There will also be works of gifted artists from Sisters High School.

Admission and parking are free.

The show begins with an Artist's Reception on Friday evening. Hors d'oeuvres will be served. A silent auction will be held and the selection will be made that evening. A quilt drawing will also be that evening.

"The event features 40 Northwest artists from Oregon and Washington. There will be a number of new photographers and oil painters. Most of the people we have had before have new things to display," said Pixie Carson, publicity director for the Art Guild.

Many of them will be the same artists as last year, with some new faces.

This year's quilt drawing is for a beautiful Christmas quilt which sports a deep green border, exquisite white flowers in the corners and an intricate quilt pattern any quilter could describe.

Tickets will be available in the big tent for $5 each or five for $20. You can also buy tickets before the event at the lodge, where the six-foot quilt currently hangs, or at the Welcome Center.

One of the many benefits of their new non-profit status is the way they can manage funds for their several charitable contributions.

The Art Guild has purchased art for several buildings at Black Butte Ranch.

"Most recently we have displayed large wood panels of mountains created by artist Tim Outman, made from wood that was recycled from an orphanage in the Philippines. They are located in the Glaze Meadow complex," Carson said.

The guild offers four one-year scholarships totaling $3,000 to Sisters High School seniors who plan to major in art at college. Students must apply and are interviewed by the guild. Sisters Elementary School and Sisters Middle School art programs each received $1,000 from the guild last year.