The Annex
Public (Art) Works
Ben Hull and Eli Hogan
November 7 - December 28, 2025
First Friday Reception: November 7, 5:00 – 7:00 PM.
The exhibition will feature art from the selected works for three-site structures, awarded to two artists, both from Bend, OR: Ben Hull and Eli Hogan.
Ben Hull’s design, titled Patterns in Place, is drawn from the rugged beauty of Central Oregon’s high desert and the ever-shifting character of seasonal change. Patterns within the screen interpret the shifting textures of our four seasons that serve as an exterior screening for the Central Utility Plant Enclosure on the campus.
Eli Hogan’s designs for the bike shelter and trash enclosure titled The Soul of the High Desert features highly detailed close-ups of our regional wildlife. On the trash enclosure is the endangered sage grouse capturing speckled feathers, native vegetation, and mountains. The bike shelter will feature insects, birds, fish, and wildlife from our region. Eli is a recent graduate of Mountain View High School and began classes at University of Oregon this fall.
All three designs for the site structures have been laser cut onto Corten steel panels that serve as an exterior screening for these site structures on the campus.
Over the past two years, the City of Bend and Art in Public Places worked together on the selection process, which included a Call to Artists application and a public input display of the designs for community input. The artists were selected by a committee that included representatives from the City of Bend, City Council, Art in Public Places, Hennebery Eddy Architects, local schools and the community at large. Per City Code, the City of Bend dedicates one percent (1%) of the total eligible costs of improvement projects to the selection, fabrication, installation, maintenance, project management, conservation, community education and documentation of public art. This project is a portion of the 1% for art dedicated to the new campus.
Thin Places
Hannah Jensen
January 9 - February 27, 2026
Opening Reception: January 9, 2026 • 5–7 PM
Second First Friday: February 6, 2026 • 5–7 PM
A “Thin Place” is an ancient concept- the idea that in some geographical locations, the veil between the material world and another world is especially permeable. Hannah Jensen engages with her own experience of these thin places, capturing the nature of their unique permeability and transcendence.
Through her paintings, viewers are invited to step into these “thin places,” experiencing the quiet transcendence, intimacy, and shifting perceptions that such landscapes inspire. The exhibition reflects both the personal and universal resonance of these special spaces, offering a contemplative journey through memory, place, and the sacredness of the outdoors.
About Hannah Jensen:
Hannah Jensen’s acrylic and oil paintings are intimate love letters to the landscape, capturing connections and experiences that linger in her memory. Through vibrant, layered color and intuitive, winding lines, she guides viewers across her canvases, revealing the sacredness and subtle beauty of the natural world. Each composition emerges as a resonant, storied tapestry—rich with nostalgia, wonder, and reverence for place.
A self-taught contemporary landscape artist based in Central Oregon, Jensen has been featured in the Coors Western Art Young Guns Pop-Up and is represented by the Evergreen Gallery in Evergreen, CO. Her work is exhibited primarily in Central Oregon and the Denver area and has attracted collectors across the United States.
THE ANNEX: A Scalehouse Project located in the atrium of Franklin Crossing is the latest program from Scalehouse Collaborative for the Arts. Through an online application, artists will submit work and proposals. We are delighted to support local artists with a space to show new works, gain experience and exposure in the field, and add to Scalehouse's mission of building community around arts and culture events. View previous Annex Artists here.
