Located within the unique ecosystems of Cascade Head and the Salmon River Estuary on Oregon’s central coast, Sitka Center for Art and Ecology offers residencies to provide time and space for self-paced work and reflection in an inspiring natural setting. Residents from a broad range of art, writing, performance and science-based practices come to Sitka to create and explore away from the familiar contexts and constraints of daily routines, and free from external expectations.
Since the founding, Sitka has hosted hundreds of visual artists, photographers, writers, journalists, musicians, composers, filmmakers, educators and a broad range of natural scientists and interdisciplinary creatives. Presently, 30-50 practitioners to stay at Sitka each year.