Oregon Origins Project VIII: Echoes of Eruption
events
Tower Theatre, Bend
June 25-26, 2026
exhibition
Visual Echoes
Scalehouse ANNEX Gallery, Bend
May 1-June 26, 2026
guided tour
Newberry National Volcanic Monument
June 27, 2026
a bold and multifaceted exploration of Newberry Volcano in central Oregon, the largest volcano in the Cascade Range
Wahayoo Panoona (Newberry Volcano)
photo: Ellen Morris Bishop
Audience comments
“An incredibly well-curated event of culture, science, visual art, and performance all come together.”
“I love the inclusion of dance and/or other performing and visual arts … Using many different threads to weave the concepts together really worked.”
“Wilson Wewa is a great presenter, his enthusiasm, knowledge, and care for the land and culture came through loud and clear in his steady, deeply resonant voice.”
“Really fun and inclusive but also challenging which I very much enjoyed.”
“I was incredibly impressed with the dance performance … They captured the beauty, motion, and structure of the geologic processes with such innovation and creativity. I also really enjoyed the geologist … I felt there was excellence in all aspects on both nights.”
“[The tour] was a very cool opportunity to reflect on the stories, dance, music, and geology while standing on the inspiration.”
“The more we learn about the geological and human history of place, the greater our understanding of, appreciation for, and preservation of place.”
Oregon Origins Project VIII: Echoes of Eruption was supported by the Ronni S. Lacroute Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation, Clabough Foundation, Tower Theatre Foundation, Waypoint Hotel, Reed College Master of Arts in Liberal Studies Program, Brooks Resources, Discover Your Northwest, and the Central Oregon Geoscience Society.