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Wednesday, July 26, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Foundation offers
artist scholarships
PHOTO BY MACGREGOR HAY
Magnificent jumping action is to be found for free at the High Desert Classic.
sop horses/riders featured in classic
Now is Sisters’ chance to
see top-flight horses and rid-
ers at the annual Oregon High
Desert Classic at the J Bar J
Boys Ranch.
This show, which began
in 1989, is an international
event with over 600 horses
and 3,000 professionals
from Canada and through-
out the U.S. It is a fundraiser
for J Bar J Youth Services,
which serves at-risk boys at
a 40-acre ranch in Bend. The
show itself is free for spec-
tators and features hunter/
jumper competition.
The hunter division began
with fox hunting; the hunters
in the show ring demonstrate
the obstacles you might find
in the field while fox hunting,
fences, traveling efficiently,
enduring long distances while
remaining well-mannered.
The judges’ scoring consists
of detailed qualities in both
the rider and the horse such
as position of the rider’s legs
and body alignment, tradi-
tional dress. The horse has
rigid requirements as well:
expression, jumping position,
smoothness and grooming.
The jumper category is a dis-
play of athleticism on the part
of the horse and rider. The
judging is based on accuracy
and speed alone. They are
marked down for refusing to
jump an obstacle, knocking
down rails or exceeding the
time limit. The course con-
sists of 10-14 jumps.
The best time to see the
show is from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Wednesday through Sunday.
Two special events are on
Saturday, July 29, at 5 p.m.,
which is the Grand Prix and/
or Sunday, July 30, at 2 p.m.
which is the Mini Prix.
J Bar J Boys Ranch is
located at 62895 Hamby Rd.,
Bend. For more information
visit www.oregonhighdesert
classics.org.
The
Roundhouse
Foundation based in Sisters
supports a thriving arts
economy and the educa-
tion of working artists.
The Foundation recently
announced opportunities for
Central Oregon artists.
The
Roundhouse
Foundation is sponsoring
two scholarships at Penland
School of Crafts in North
Carolina. Artists residing
in Deschutes, Crook and
Jefferson counties may apply
for an eight-week concentra-
tion or a one-week concen-
tration in the fall of 2017.
Applications are due by
August 1.
Penland School of Crafts
is an internationally recog-
nized school of craft, offering
workshops from master art-
ist instructors in wood, clay,
iron, printmaking, metals and
other traditional mediums.
Local artists are encour-
aged to visit the Penland
website for details: http://
penland.org/classes/fall/
fall_scholarships.html and
http://penland.org/classes/
classes_by_session.html
The
Roundhouse
Foundation is also seek-
ing two artists who may be
interested in a residency on
the Oregon Coast at Sitka
Center for Art and Ecology
in Otis (www.sitkacenter.
org). Residencies include
2 to 3 days of instruction
with Sitka master teachers,
Stan Peterson, woodworking
(www.stan-peterson.com) or
Jef Gunn, painting, drawing,
encaustic painting (www.
jefgunn.com) in November
and December 2017.
In addition, the artist may
stay on at Sitka for up to two
weeks to work on their own
projects. If interested in the
Sitka opportunity, contact Kit
Stafford, The Roundhouse
Foundation community
arts liaison, at inquiries@
roundhousefoundation.org.
For more information visit
http://roundhousefoundation.
org/news/art-scholarships-
and-artists-residencies-
available/.
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