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The Sitka Center for Art and Ecology Residency Program has provided more than 170 artists, writers, and natural science scholars the opportunity to conduct their work in the unique environment of Cascade Head and Salmon River estuary. Residents are on campus October through mid-May, when public workshops are minimal. Up to five residents at a time, usually from different disciplines and stages in their careers, live and work on campus for up to four-months free of charge. 8-week and 15-week periods are scheduled. All residents perform community outreach during their stay, offering free exhibits and lectures on campus, presentations to area schools or community groups, and/or conducting scholarly research for local educational institutions. The Sitka Center hosts approximately 12 residents each year. Some residents are emerging voices; others are mature professionals, internationally recognized in their disciplines. Residents come from across the U.S. and (to date) seventeen nations. Each resident is given a private studio and separate private fully furnished living quarters with full kitchen. No stipend is provided. Laundry facilities are available on campus. Residents are responsible for providing their own food, cleaning, and transportation while in residence. Internet/email access is available. Sitka Center is located on the central Oregon coast at Cascade Head Ranch near the Salmon River estuary, within view of the Pacific Ocean. It is within privately owned Cascade Head Ranch, which is seven miles from the nearest town (Lincoln City). There is no public transportation in the area. While the majority of day-to-day needs can be purchased in Lincoln City, many art supplies are not readily available, and must be purchased in Portland, a 2-hour drive from the Center. The Sitka Center borders a Nature Conservancy Preserve, the Siuslaw National Experimental Forest and the Salmon River Estuary, and is located within a National Scenic Research area and a United Nations Biosphere Reserve. The deadline for the 2008-09 residency is April 21, 2008. Mailing Address Physical/Shipping Address Phone: (541) 994-5485 |