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Otis, OR 97368
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Sitka News
Fall Keynote Presentation
Collaboration in Printmaking: A Conversation Between Marie Watt and Julia D'Amario Friday October 10
30th Art Invitational Artist Conversations and Music Schedule
Live music performances sponsored by W. Gregory and Rosanne B. Berton
The Art of the Word
In-Person event featuring Demian DinéYazhi', Lidia Yuknavitch, Omar El Akkad with Literary Arts Fellow Adam Swanson
Tiny Stairwell Exhibit
Featuring Monica Setziol Phillips
Volunteer at the 30th Sitka Art Invitational
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2023 Impact Report
Support our Work at Year-End
Youth Program Update
Turtle Conversations: Exploring Pattern and Color Theory
Youth Program Update
Place-based Storytelling
Join Our Annual Fund Campaign Goal
$50,000 Match by Dec. 31
Art Invitational Information
$25,000 Triple Match Challenge
We're Over Half-Way - Give Today
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
Open Studio Event at Sitka Center
Drop in on March 31, 2023 from 2:00pm to 5:00pm. Masks are required for this event.
Youth Program Update
Nature-Inspired Tile Illustration
CoastWatch King Tides Photo Contest
Calling all Tide Watchers and Photographers
Natural Dye Made with Spruce Ink
Youth Program Update
In Remembrance of Larry Thomas
In Remembrance of Larry Thomas
Keynote Speaker Lydia Conklin and Rainbow Rainbow
Join Us December 8th
Resident Talk
November 17, 4PM
Pop-up Gallery and Print Sale
Come visit us in the Salishan Marketplace November 4th through December 18th
2022 Sitka Art Invitational Exhibit + Sale
Calling All Volunteers - Sign Up Now
New Ecology Program Launches at Sitka
In Partnership with Oregon Shores CoastWatch
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
Your Art's Desire Fundraising Event
Join us live via Zoom Thursday, February 10, 2022 5:30-6:30 PM PST
2022-2023 Recorder Residency
Apply Now and Help Spread the Word
Youth Program Update
Mycelium: Printmaking and Texture
Youth Program Update
Clay Plankton Sculptures
Resident Talk
Thursday, January 20, 4PM PST
Help Us Ring In 2022
End of Year Matching Gift Challenge
Are You Safer Outside?
Join us for an Oregon Humanities Conversation Project
November Youth Program Update
Diatom Arrays: Lines, Shapes & Radial Symmetry
Winter Keynote - Michael Wimberly
Join us for an event with Michael Wimberly: Drumming: An Extension of Language
Sitka Center Tree Health and Risk Assessment
Bob Langan, Facilities & Ecology Manager and the Sitka Spruce
First Fall Resident Talk
Register for this season's first Resident Talk today!
Introducing Estuary House
A New Residency Space at Sitka
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
Sitka Center Community Meeting
Watch a recording of the community meeting recently held covering the successes of 2020 and plans for 2021.
Now Accepting Residency Applications
Apply Now Through March 30, 2021
January Youth Art Literacy Update
Celebrating Bev Doolittle and Nature's Camouflage
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
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.
Registration Open for New Writing Workshop
Register now: Participants will learn and produce short writings with current Writer-in-Residence Kirstin Valdez Quade.
Mingle & Muse with Museum Curator, Christina Burke
Join us via Zoom on November 23 at 4PM PST/7PM EST
Book Reading with Maxim Loskutoff
Join us via Zoom on November 12, 4PM PST/7PM EST
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
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
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
2020 Raffle
Purchase raffle tickets now for your chance to win a week long residency or a weekend stay at Sitka!
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.
Announcing Sitka's Blue Sky Photography 2020 Residency Recipients
Ebenezer Galluzzo & Melinda Hurst Frye
Apply To Teach for the 2021 Workshop Season
Applications Due Friday, July 17, 2020
Now Accepting Residency Applications
Apply now through March 31
Spring Resident Show & Tell
Saturday April 25th at 1PM Doors Open at 12:30pm
Baking in This Place
Katie Gourley reflects on her residency at the Sitka Center.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Fall Residents
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.
March Director's Note
March Director's notes from Alison Dennis.
January Director Notes
January Director's notes from Alison Dennis.
December Director Notes
December Director's notes from Alison Dennis.
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?
Upcoming Resident Show & Tells
Two Show & Tells in January will give you a glimpse into the life of a Sitka Artist-in-Resident.
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.
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.
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.
Sitka Art Invitational Residents Come To Grass Mountain
Three Sitka Art Invitational artists were offered one-week residencies at Grass Mountain this summer.