PLAYANews
Out Like a Lion
PLAYA ended 2017 with corks popping thanks to year-end grants from Umpqua Bank, $2,500 in support of PLAYA’s outreach within Lake County; the Fields Family through the Oregon Community Foundation, $7,000 in support of the music studio and improvements to acoustics...

Special Birding Weekends with Pepper Trail
JUNE EVENT SOLD OUT! Make your reservation for a very special 2018 birding weekend with renowned ornithologist and PLAYA Board member, Pepper Trail. There are spots available on the weekend of May 11-13, 2018. The weekend includes two nights’ lodging on PLAYA’s beautiful campus, catered meals… Read more…

Dennis Jenkins Archaeology Weekend
Do your Christmas shopping early! Make your reservation for a very special 2018 archaeology weekend for four to six with renowned archaeologist, Dennis Jenkins. From Friday, October 12 to Sunday, October 14, 2018 you and your group can enjoy a guided tour of Paisley Caves, Fort Rock, Conley Caves and more sites in the Summer Lake area. Read more…
Ford Family Foundation Oregon Visual Artist Mid-Career Residency Award
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 costs of materials and travel related to a residency at PLAYA. Read more…
In Their Spare Time
Executive Director, Ellen Waterston, and Residency Manager, John Martin, both have recently published new collections of poetry. John Martin’s Hold This won the Concrete Wolf Louis Award for a first collection of poetry which included publication. Ellen Waterston’s Hotel Domilocos is her fourth poetry title and was published by Moonglade Press. Read more…
Annual Residents’ Anthology
The first to-be-annual anthology of residents’ work will be published spring of 2018. Thanks to all for their excellent submissions.Read more…

Creative Access Residency Program expands opportunities for artists and writers with spinal cord injury
The Creative Access Residencies Program, funded by the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation’s Creating Opportunity & Independence Project Grant, is expanding opportunities for artists and writers with spinal cord injury (SCI). Read more…