Sitka Center for Art and Ecology
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The Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, located in Otis
, Oregon
, United States
, was established in 1970 as an entity of the Neskowin Coast Foundation, which was founded May 8, 1970. The Sitka Center was established to expand the relationships between art, ecology, and humanity.
The center offers workshops in writing, art, environmental studies
and other avenues of creative inquiry, in a cluster of classrooms and studios within view of the Pacific Ocean
. From September through May, the Sitka Center offers a residency program for artists, writers and scholars.
The center offers promising applicants a place to live and work, free of charge for up to four months; in return, the residents perform community outreach during their stay, including free exhibits and lectures on the Cascade Head
Campus.
The Sitka Center was established by Jane and Frank Boyden.
The organization is a member of the Alliance for Artists Communities, which focuses on creating residency opportunities for artists all over the country.
Otis, Oregon
Otis is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Oregon, United States, a half mile north of Otis Junction on Oregon Route 18. It is near the Salmon River....
, Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
, United States
United States
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, was established in 1970 as an entity of the Neskowin Coast Foundation, which was founded May 8, 1970. The Sitka Center was established to expand the relationships between art, ecology, and humanity.
The center offers workshops in writing, art, environmental studies
Environmental studies
Environmental studies is the academic field which systematically studies human interaction with the environment. It is a broad interdisciplinary field of study that includes the natural environment, built environment, and the sets of relationships between them...
and other avenues of creative inquiry, in a cluster of classrooms and studios within view of the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
. From September through May, the Sitka Center offers a residency program for artists, writers and scholars.
The center offers promising applicants a place to live and work, free of charge for up to four months; in return, the residents perform community outreach during their stay, including free exhibits and lectures on the Cascade Head
Cascade Head
Cascade Head is a headland and UNESCO biosphere reserve and United States Forest Service Experimental Forest. It is situated southwest of Portland, Oregon on the Oregon Coast between Lincoln City and Neskowin...
Campus.
The Sitka Center was established by Jane and Frank Boyden.
The organization is a member of the Alliance for Artists Communities, which focuses on creating residency opportunities for artists all over the country.