2008 Sitka Center Workshop Season
Welcome to a season of new ideas at the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology! We invite you to explore our 2008 workshop catalog online and discover for yourself the alchemy of transformation that occurs in this extraordinary place. In addition to courses by some of our most popular instructors, you'll find many new things at the Sitka Center this year. We've added a number of new instructors for 2008, with courses on bookbinding, coastal bird ecology, high dynamic range photography, ceramic instrument making, and wooden boat building. A number of our workshops are experiments -- creative new ideas that we hope you'll enjoy, like a course of forests and storytelling, and a workshop on designing and constructing woodsheds. Finally, in response to inquiries by workshop participants and teachers, we're offering five of our 2008 workshops for continuing education credit through Portland State University. Please contact the Sitka Center for the availability of classes at info@sitkacenter.org.
New in 2008: PSU continuing education credits
Five Sitka workshops are available in 2008 for continuing education credit through Portland State University. This program has been made possible via a collaboration of PSU's Continuing Education/ Graduate School of Education, and the Sitka Center. The cost is the workshop tuition plus $100 per credit. The workshops available for credit are:
An Imagining Nature (poems and jottings)
Michele Glazer, June 28-29
Soft & Hard Cover Book Binding
Wayne Bund, July 5-6
Drawing Intensive Workshop
Larry Thomas, August 15-18
Sea Bowls
Judy Vogland, August 25-28
Fearless Watercolor
Carol Riley, September 4-8
Workshop registration
Early registration for Sitka members begins on February 18, 2008 and opens to all on March 3, 2008. Some of our most popular workshops fill up fast, so register early to gaurantee your place! If you are not already a member and wish to join at the time you register for a workshop, you will be entitled to our members-only early registration period. Registration are accepted online or by mail, fax, or phone. For online registrations, we utilize industry standard 128-bit SSL encryption during our online checkout process, which ensures that your information is protected and secure during its journey between your computer and our office. Our Shopping Cart service is hosted by Americart at www.cartserver.com. Americart is a member of the Verisign network which ensures that your purchase information is relayed through encrypted channels for your security. Credit card transactions will be finalized at the Sitka office after your place in the class is guaranteed. Please Note: The address you enter on our registration page must be the same as your credit card or authentication will fail.
workshop enrollment status
Enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis. Some popular classes have a waiting list. Please check our workshop status page for class availability. If enrollment maximum is reached, your name will be added to a wait list. If an enrolled student cancels, Sitka will notify the first person on the wait list.
Cancellation Policy
If you must cancel your registration, a refund is given for cancellations made more than 21 days before the workshop begins minus a $25 administrative fee. Please provide written notice to info@sitkacenter.org so that we can issue you a refund. Note: refunds will be issued by check only or applied towards registration in another workshop. There is no refund for cancellations received less than 21 days before the first day of the workshop.
Schedule Changes
Sitka may cancel a workshop if enrollement is fewer than six students two weeks before a workshop is to begin. We will notify you of the cancellation and you will receive a full refund. We make every effort to avoid canceling workshops or changing the schedule, but sometimes circumstances beyond our control necessitate changes. You can always call our office for the latest program updates: (541) 994-5485. If you have registered for a workshop, you will be notified personally about any changes, so please provide appropriate phone numbers and/or email address for daytime contact. Note: Outdoor workshops are rarely cancelled because of inclement weather.