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..........................................................................................................................................    Arts Central, as the Regional Arts and Culture Council for Central Oregon, provides arts services to the communities, artists and arts organizations in Deschutes, Jefferson and Crook counties.  Arts Central receives support from the Oregon Arts Commission for these services.  Our purpose is to inspire creativity through arts education and to advocate for integration of the arts in all aspects of community life in Central Oregon.  We accomplish our purpose through four distinct initiatives: advocacy, arts education, public art, and cultural trust.  We are able to provide arts education to our community through programs like our education + resource center, Art Station, VanGo, and Artists in Schools residencies.

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February 2012 Showcase - 'Fabrications' - The Art of Quilting
Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show (SOQS) is partnering with Arts Central to host the first juried art quilt exhibit to be held in Bend, Oregon.  Fabrications - The Art of Quilting opens at Arts Central on Friday February 3, 2012.  Join us that evening from 5pm to 8pm to meet the artists, explore their creative processes and preview the 2012 Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show poster and raffle quilt.  The exhibit will include more than 30 quilts and showcase artists from around Central Oregon throughout the month of February. 

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Arts Central does not discriminate in any of its programs, procedures or practices, against any person on the basis of age, citizenship, color, handicap, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex or sexual orientation.