On Friday, September 29 at 6:30 pm PLAYA will host environmental author John Elder for an evening of discussion and debate as part of PLAYA’s grant from Oregon Humanities to create community conversations. Elder is sought-after as a speaker on environmental topics....
This year’s 13 Creative Access Fellows will attend residencies at PLAYA, the Ragdale Foundation, the Santa Fe Art Institute (SFAI), and the Vermont Studio Center (VSC). The Creative Access Residencies Program, funded by the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation’s Creating...
July residencies will be dedicated to one of PLAYA’s central missions: to meld science and art. During the first two weeks, residents will address climate change communication and during the second two weeks “Art, Science and the Cultural Terrain”. Among the...
PLAYA Co-Founder Bill Roach designed and has supervised the construction of the elegant and efficient new dwelling on PLAYA’s campus where Executive Director Ellen Waterston will take up residence July 1. Residency Manager John Martin, and his wife, Charlotte, have...
PLAYA is excited to unveil the 2018 calendar of residencies. It reflects a provocative balance of traditional and thematic residencies incorporating a broad spectrum of the sciences as well as literary, performing, and visual arts. January, February, March:...
New executive director selected for playa Ellen Waterston of Bend, Oregon to Head Up Residency Program The Board of Directors of PLAYA is pleased to announce the selection of arts advocate and author, Ellen Waterston of Bend, Oregon, as the next Executive Director....
