The Workhouse, located by the Sparrow Bakery in northeast Bend, provides a platform for local artists to get back to work. Operating as a place of exchange between artists and their community, they provide a retail gallery, on-site studios, events and educational programming for Bend and Central Oregon. Seeing themselves as a micro-model for a global movement toward sustainability, The Workhouse promotes the values of grassroots craft culture by engaging in a constructive, viable, and creative economy. With a focus on high-quality, locally-made, sustainable art that offers diverse options for conscientious buyers, they aim to demystify the art-making process through interaction with their studio artists and workshops. Open Monday from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. and Tuesday – Sunday from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., see their online calendar to view upcoming class details from Figure Drawing to Blank Pages Writing Salons. In addition to taking classes, inquire about teaching at The Workhouse. Want to host an event in their space? They welcome private parties and dinners, meetings, lectures, and talks.