A Place for the Intersection of Art and Science

Transforming the World Through Creative Inquiry

PLAYA nurtures innovative thinking in the arts and sciences through residencies and workshops on the edge of the Great Basin, to promote dialogue and positive change in the environment and the world.

A Place for the Intersection of Art and Science

Transforming the World Through Creative Inquiry

PLAYA nurtures innovative thinking in the arts and sciences through residencies and workshops on the edge of the Great Basin, to promote dialogue and positive change in the environment and the world.

A Place for the Intersection of Art and Science

Transforming the World Through Creative Inquiry

PLAYA nurtures innovative thinking in the arts and sciences through residencies and workshops on the edge of the Great Basin, to promote dialogue and positive change in the environment and the world.

A Center for the Intersection of Art and Science

Transforming the World Through Creative Inquiry

PLAYA nurtures innovative thinking in the arts and sciences through residencies and workshops on the edge of the Great Basin, to promote dialogue and positive change in the environment and the world.

A Center for the Intersection of Art and Science

Transforming the World Through Creative Inquiry.

PLAYA nurtures innovative thinking in the arts and sciences through residencies and workshops on the edge of the Great Basin, to promote dialogue and positive change in the environment and the world.

A Center for the Intersection of Art and Science

Transforming the World Through Creative Inquiry

PLAYA nurtures innovative thinking in the arts and sciences through residencies and workshops on the edge of the Great Basin, to promote dialogue and positive change in the environment and the world.

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP

PLAYA launches Annual Membership opportunities!

PLAYA invites you to join us through your annual membership. Annual membership dollars assist PLAYA in looking forward, planning for a nimble future of ongoing residencies for artists and scientists, community programs, collaborations, and self-directed opportunities.

PLAYA can not exist without the dedicated support of individuals like you. THANK YOU!

PLAYA’S MISSION
PLAYA nurtures innovative thinking in the arts and sciences through its residency and workshop programs on the edge of the Great Basin, to promote dialogue and positive change in the environment and the world.

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Register for a Workshop or Experience

Gift yourself a residency at the edge of the Great Basin!

Gift yourself a residency at the edge of the Great Basin!

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BEING AT PLAYA

“The vista, the brightness, the heat, the dust and the silence were wonderful.” -Francis Ashworth

NEWS

Programs, partnerships, and place-based practice — see PLAYA’s 2025 Annual Report!