PLAYA recently received support from the Oregon Cultural Trust and Oregon Arts Commission for our ongoing programs. The Oregon Cultural award of $21,736 will support a new and growing collaboration with the High Desert Museum, in which PLAYA artists and scientists...
PLAYA’s anthology of 2017 resident work, “On the Edge,” is now available! This beautiful, full-color 86-page book represents the best work and writing of 2017’s residents. It’s a keepsake you will treasure and share with your family and...
For the calendar year 2018, PLAYA has been awarded a generous grant by the Ford Family Foundation to support the work of Oregon mid-career visual artists. Any Oregon visual artists who meet the requirements of the grant can apply for an artist’s stipend to cover the...
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...
