Oregon Origins Project

05/24/2026

We had a wonderful day in Bend visiting with some of our community partners for our upcoming program Oregon Origins Project VIII: Echoes of Eruption. Our thanks to the Tower Theatre Foundation, Scalehouse Collaborative for the Arts, and Discover Your Northwest for the warm welcome, inspiring conversations, and multidisciplinary collaboration.

Join us on June 25 and 26 for a celebration of Bend's own Newberry Volcano through dance, art, geology, and Indigenous culture! Tickets at oregonorigins.org.

Photos (L to R):
Matthew Packwood/Oregon Origins Project, Karen Walsh/Discover Your Northwest - Central Oregon, Scalehouse's 𝘝𝘪𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘴 exhibition (on view now!) Scalehouse Gallery
Clara Williams, Emily Albright/ The Tower Theatre
Matthew Packwood, Christi Zorrilla Soto/Scalehouse, 𝘝𝘪𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘴 Scalehouse

05/22/2026

05/21/2026

Thank you to Bend Source for their coverage of our upcoming events. Oregon Origins Project VIII: Echoes of Eruption is almost a month away now — get your tickets now at oregonorigins.org!

A summer program explores the Newberry Volcano, 20 miles south of Bend, the largest volcano by area in the Cascade Range. The two-day event June 25-26 includes contemporary dance inspired by the caldera, an evening of Northern Paiute stories, a geological exhibition and a guided tour of the volcano....

05/13/2026

Thank you KTVZ News for spreading the word! Reserve your tickets now at oregonorigins.org.

The Oregon Origins Project will present "Echoes of Eruption," a multifaceted program exploring the Newberry Volcano through arts, sciences, and Indigenous living traditions.

04/26/2026

The fire scars in Oregon forests tell a story, and it’s a familiar one to Indigenous communities.

03/13/2026

02/22/2026

🎥: Edward Pack Davee, Matthew Packwood, push/FOLD
📷: Ellen Morris Bishop
🎶: Samuel Hobbs

02/17/2026

“Heads & Hearts: Seeing the Landscape through Nez Perce Eyes” is on display through Feb. 16. We'll talk with the geologists who created the exhibit.