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Art Invitational Information

Brown's Peony 2, by 2023 Sitka Art Invitational Artist Susan Harrington

29th Annual Sitka Art Invitational

October 13, 14 and 15

Friday, Saturday and Sunday 11am – 5pm

Location: Oregon Contemporary

8371 N Interstate, Portland, OR

Learn more about parking and directions.

Members-First Preview

Friday, October 13, 10am to 11am

Sitka Center and Oregon Contemporary Members will be able to preview the show and purchase work a full hour before the exhibit opens to the general public. Become a Sitka Member today.

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Sunday Concert

October 15, 11am-12pm

Musical group Cassis, an ensemble of recorders and cello, will perform in the gallery. Take in the show while enjoying everything from Renaissance to ragtime music.

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Win a Self-guided Residency at Sitka

Raffle tickets will be available for sale at the Art Invitational. If you are unable to attend, you can purchase tickets online. There are two raffle prizes, both including a six night-stay at the Sitka Center, May 6-13, 2024. Learn more.

Recent Posts

December 26, 2023

2023 Impact Report

Support our Work at Year-End

December 25, 2023

Youth Program Update

Turtle Conversations: Exploring Pattern and Color Theory

October 31, 2023

Youth Program Update

Place-based Storytelling

October 30, 2023

Join Our Annual Fund Campaign Goal

$50,000 Match by Dec. 31

October 2, 2023

$25,000 Triple Match Challenge

We're Over Half-Way - Give Today

October 2, 2023

Sitka Awards Two Residency Program Leadership Fellowships

Intisar Abioto and Mika Aono

Sitka Awarded Four New Grants

Including a 3X Matching Challenge

Summer Youth Day Art and STEAM Camp

2023 Sitka Raffle Sale

Two Residency Experiences Available

February 28, 2023

Open Studio Event at Sitka Center

Drop in on March 31, 2023 from 2:00pm to 5:00pm. Masks are required for this event.

February 28, 2023

Youth Program Update

Nature-Inspired Tile Illustration

January 12, 2023

CoastWatch King Tides Photo Contest

Calling all Tide Watchers and Photographers

January 12, 2023

Natural Dye Made with Spruce Ink

Youth Program Update

January 12, 2023

In Remembrance of Larry Thomas

In Remembrance of Larry Thomas

November 23, 2022

Keynote Speaker Lydia Conklin and Rainbow Rainbow

Join Us December 8th

November 10, 2022

November 17, 4PM

November 1, 2022

Pop-up Gallery and Print Sale

Come visit us in the Salishan Marketplace November 4th through December 18th

August 29, 2022

2022 Sitka Art Invitational Exhibit + Sale

Calling All Volunteers - Sign Up Now

August 29, 2022

New Ecology Program Launches at Sitka

In Partnership with Oregon Shores CoastWatch

August 29, 2022

Youth Program Update Summer Workshops:

Our Community Roots

Youth Program Update

Evolution of Comics and Graphic Novels

COVID-19: Spring-Summer 2022 Policy

Vaccination required: For in-person workshop attendees, instructors, staff and other campus visitors

Upcoming Keynote Speaker

Please join us for our 2022 Spring Keynote with Ian van Coller

Youth Program Update

Sitka Residents Collaborate with Local Students

Upcoming Print Sale at Sitka Center

May 19-22, Thursday through Sunday

2022-2023 Residency Open Call

Apply Now and Help Spread the Word

Residency Talk Event

Join Us March 17, 2022

February 3, 2022

Your Art's Desire Fundraising Event

Join us live via Zoom Thursday, February 10, 2022 5:30-6:30 PM PST

February 3, 2022

2022-2023 Recorder Residency

Apply Now and Help Spread the Word

February 3, 2022

Youth Program Update

Mycelium: Printmaking and Texture

December 30, 2021

Youth Program Update

Clay Plankton Sculptures

December 30, 2021

Thursday, January 20, 4PM PST

December 29, 2021

Help Us Ring In 2022

End of Year Matching Gift Challenge

November 24, 2021

Are You Safer Outside?

Join us for an Oregon Humanities Conversation Project

November 24, 2021

November Youth Program Update

Diatom Arrays: Lines, Shapes & Radial Symmetry

November 24, 2021

Winter Keynote - Michael Wimberly

Join us for an event with Michael Wimberly: Drumming: An Extension of Language

November 1, 2021

Sitka Center Tree Health and Risk Assessment

Bob Langan, Facilities & Ecology Manager and the Sitka Spruce

October 12, 2021

First Fall Resident Talk

Register for this season's first Resident Talk today!

September 22, 2021

Introducing Estuary House

A New Residency Space at Sitka

September 22, 2021

Artist at Sea Residency is Back

Apply now for a February through March research cruise

Summer Youth Arts Announcement

Youth Arts Operations Gifts Matched 3-to-1 Through August

Win a Sitka Residency Experience

Raffle Tickets On Sale Now for May 2022 Stays

Sitka Community news about Monica Setziol-Phillips

Sitka is Hiring

Sitka is now hiring for the Studio Technician & Campus Caretaker position. Early applicants are encouraged and the position will remain open until filled.

March Art Literacy

Alexander Calder, Kinetic Energy and Sculpture

February 16, 2021

Sitka Center Community Meeting

Watch a recording of the community meeting recently held covering the successes of 2020 and plans for 2021.

January 25, 2021

Now Accepting Residency Applications

Apply Now Through March 30, 2021

January 25, 2021

January Youth Art Literacy Update

Celebrating Bev Doolittle and Nature's Camouflage

January 25, 2021

Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Jordan Schnitzer Printmaking Residency at Sitka

Artists Talks February 4th and 11th at 4pm. Register here now. Exhibit open from January 12th - February 28th at Waterstone Gallery

November 24, 2020

Sitka's Art Literacy Program in Classrooms Now

November marks the launch of Sitka's new youth art literacy program in partnership with local schools.

November 24, 2020

Registration Open for New Writing Workshop

Register now: Participants will learn and produce short writings with current Writer-in-Residence Kirstin Valdez Quade.

October 28, 2020

Mingle & Muse with Museum Curator, Christina Burke

Join us via Zoom on November 23 at 4PM PST/7PM EST

October 28, 2020

Book Reading with Maxim Loskutoff

Join us via Zoom on November 12, 4PM PST/7PM EST

October 15, 2020

Press Release - New Youth Programming Stewarded by Sitka

Sitka stewards youth programming for Tillamook County, previously delivered by the communities beloved non-profit for over 30 years, Community Arts Project

September 28, 2020

Fall Residents Show & Tell

Please join us for this event and help us welcome Athena, Nina, Phil Kirstin and Samantha to the Sitka Center and Cascade Head. Thursday, October 8, 20204-5:30pm PST / 7-8:30pm EST

September 28, 2020

Poetry Reading with Allison Hutchcraft‍

Poetry Reading with Allison Hutchcraft‍: Register today and join us for this free, online poetry reading with spring 2018 Sitka poet in residence Allison Hutchcraft. Thursday, October 15 at 4pm

September 20, 2020

Purchase raffle tickets now for your chance to win a week long residency or a weekend stay at Sitka!

September 2, 2020

Book reading and Q&A with Lee van der Voo

Register now to participate in the live virtual reading and discussion of "As the World Burns" written by Lee van der Voo.

Join Ellen Waterston and Sitka

Register to join an event with award winning literary artist Ellen Waterston where she will read live and participate in a question and answer session hosted by the Sitka Center. Please note the event is free and spaces are limited via Zoom.

Online Workshops in August

Register now for online workshops

Apply to Teach for Summer 2021

Deadline extended to September 1, 2020

Art Invitational postponed

It is with sadness that the Sitka team has decided to postpone the 2020 Sitka Art Invitational show due to COVID-19 and the unknown feasibility of public gatherings this fall.

A Family of Corvids

Virtual exhibit of Frank and Ian Boyden's artwork, featuring music played by Jane Boyden

Virtual Mingle & Muse with Ebenezer Galluzzo

Virtual Mingle & Muse with Ebenezer Galluzzo 2 PM on July 11th

2020 Workshop Season Cancelled Due to COVID-19

A letter from the Executive Director in regards to the 2020 workshop season being cancelled due to COVID-19

Summer Workshops

Enroll risk free for workshops now through September, cancellation fees are waived.

Residency Application Window Extended

Apply now through April 30, 2020, 5pm PST

COVID-19 Update: Caring for the Sitka Community

Updated April 10, 2020: Learn about Sitka’s COVID-19 response in this article covering the steps we're taking to keep our community healthy and how you can help.

February 13, 2020

Announcing Sitka's Blue Sky Photography 2020 Residency Recipients

Ebenezer Galluzzo & Melinda Hurst Frye

February 13, 2020

Apply To Teach for the 2021 Workshop Season

Applications Due Friday, July 17, 2020

January 12, 2020

Now Accepting Residency Applications

Apply now through March 31

January 12, 2020

Spring Resident Show & Tell

Saturday April 25th at 1PM Doors Open at 12:30pm

December 17, 2019

Baking in This Place

Katie Gourley reflects on her residency at the Sitka Center.

December 9, 2019

Winter Residents

Join us Saturday, January 4, 2020 for our Resident Show and Tell. Lanny DeVuono, Genevieve Robertson, Maxim Loskutoff and Lydia Conklin will share what they have been up to during their stay at the Sitka center.

December 9, 2019

Interview with Catherine Craig, PhD

Interview with Sitka Center's current Ecology Resident tells a story about a focus on conservation in poverty stricken countries, helping to develop sustainable farming by using native resources for textiles.

October 15, 2019

Cruisin' the Fossil Coastline

Artist Ray Troll and co-author Kirk Johnson, director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History join us for a book talk and signing November 13, 2019.

October 14, 2019

Jordan Schnitzer Printmaking Residents

Nine original residents come back to create another print alongside master printmaker Julia D'Amario producing a special portfolio commemorating Sitka's 50th anniversary in 2020.

Sitka welcomes the first five talented residents starting Monday, September 30.

May Director's Journal

May Director's Journal from Alison Dennis

Black Tail Deer

An essay from 2019 writer-in-residence Matt Jones

April Director's Journal

April Director's Journal from Alison Dennis

Reflections of an Artist at Sea

I have recently returned from an Artist at Sea residency hosted by the Sitka Center and the Hatfield Marine Science Center.

An update about the Sitka campus

An update about the Sitka Campus

Upstream: Steelhead Stories

1LT Dylan James O'Keefe, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Project Biologist, talks about the winter journey of the Pacific Salmon Run.

1lt Dylan James O'Keefe

March Director's Note

March Director's notes from Alison Dennis.

January 29, 2019

January Director Notes

January Director's notes from Alison Dennis.

December 19, 2018

December Director Notes

December Director's notes from Alison Dennis.

November 20, 2018

Make a Year End Donation!

Each year, we rely on your generosity, and on your belief in Sitka’s art and ecology mission, to meet our annual operating budget. Will you make a donation in support of Sitka?

Carrie Hardison

November 13, 2018

Upcoming Resident Show & Tells

Two Show & Tells in January will give you a glimpse into the life of a Sitka Artist-in-Resident.

Carrie Hardison

October 15, 2018

Original Ray Troll Drawing

This Ray Troll original "Oregon Fossil Map" drawing will be on display at the Sitka Art Invitational and will be auctioned off online with an opening bid of $3,500.

Carrie Hardison

September 24, 2018

Artist at Sea Residency Application Now Open!

Big News! We are continuing this unique partnership with OSU that allows for a visual artist, writer or musician to spend 10 days on an oceanic research vessel.

Carrie Hardison

August 22, 2018

Sitka Art Invitational: Nov 2-4 2018

Celebrate the 25th Anniversary!

K-12 Educator Resident Comes to Sitka

Learn about Jen Wozniak, the teacher selected for Sitka's new K-12 educator residency.

Carrie Hardison

Sitka Art Invitational Residents Come To Grass Mountain

Three Sitka Art Invitational artists were offered one-week residencies at Grass Mountain this summer.

Paint, Write, Create!

There's still room in a few more Sitka workshops this year.

Introducing Sitka's New Artist at Sea

Joining us for a special collaborative residency is mural artist Esteban Camacho Steffensen.

Remembering Tom Crawford

Past Sitka Artist-in-Resident, Tom Crawford, poet and teacher, died on May 29, 2018. His creative spirit will be missed.

Carrie Hardison

Oregon Humanities Conversation Project in Lincoln City

Join us for a conversation about cultural appropriation - in Lincoln City

Stinging Nettle Pesto Recipe

In 2013, the Sitka Center Intern Ellie Duncan created a foraged food cookbook called Edible Sitka. Many local ingrediants are featured, including nettles which are plentiful around Sitka in the spring!

Maiden Voyage of the Artist-at-Sea Residency

Introducing a new residency: Artist-at-Sea