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Public art at the Redmond Library is funded through Oregon’s 1% for Art program. The new building is home to a suspended sculpture by John Grade, an oil-on-canvas painting by Central Oregon artist Bill Hoppe, and a beloved bronze that has greeted readers for decades.

Sage, suspended sculpture by John Grade at the Redmond Library
Sculpture · Suspended installation

Sage

John Grade · b. 1970, Minneapolis, MN · lives and works in Seattle, WA

Sage is a large-scale art installation suspended over the central stairway. The sculpture is inspired by the structure within the stem of the sagebrush that grows throughout Central Oregon. When viewed from above and below, the sculpture’s surface resembles aerial views of obsidian flows from the Newberry caldera.

West Went, oil on canvas painting by Bill Hoppe at the Redmond Library
Painting oil on canvas  ·  100 × 60 in.

West Went

Bill Hoppe · Bend, OR

Located on the second floor near the adult collection. Transparency and atmospheric perspective are at the core of works by Bend artist Bill Hoppe.

Young Reader, bronze sculpture at the Redmond Library
Sculpture · Bronze

Young Reader

This bronze sculpture has been a beloved part of the Redmond Library for decades. Community members have taken countless photographs of children sitting beside her, and she now greets customers of all ages on the first floor near the stairs.

The library’s art commissions are funded through a one-percent set-aside on bricks-and-mortar construction costs—a policy that follows the State of Oregon’s 1% for Art statute. Read about the program and how artists apply →

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