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Sitka Center for Art and Ecology

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With workshops, residencies and events we provide time and space for place-based reflection, inquiry and creation at the intersection of art & ecology

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Admission is free - donations welcomed!

October 16th, 17th and 18th
11am-5pm

Location
Oregon Contemporary
8371 North Interstate
Portland OR 97217

The Sitka Art Invitational is an annual art show and sale held North Portland, Oregon. The event brings together work by more than 100 regional nature inspired artists. It is one of the largest and longest-running juried group art shows in the Pacific Northwest.

Sitka hosts artist residencies through the year, hosts incredible summer workshops and brings art education to kids K-8 along the Oregon coast.

A little more about Sitka…

The Sitka Center for Art and Ecology is a non-profit organization located in Otis, Oregon, on the central Oregon coast within the Cascade Head Biosphere Reserve and National Scenic Research Area. Founded in 1970 by Jane and Frank Boyden (originally as Camp Sitka), the center merges art, science, and nature to foster ecological balance and creative inquiry.

The Cascade Head Scenic Research Area (CHSRA), where Sitka is situated, was established by an act of Congress in 1974 to preserve and enhance the area’s scenic and ecological qualities and promote a more sensitive relationship with the environment.

The CHSRA is managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Siuslaw National Forest, and the Cascade Head Natural Area is managed by The Nature Conservancy.
Equitable access to and participation in the arts, natural sciences, and nature are central to Sitka’s mission. We are committed to serving and championing people from a wide range of backgrounds, practices, identities, abilities, and experiences, offering access to this inspiring and protected landscape. taken in Oregon Contemporary by @sitkacenter

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18 Artist Conversation Schedule:

11:00am: Patricia L. Giraud, Julie Rall, Kirk Weller
Noon: Judy Vogland
1:00: David Brandt, Marilyn Joyce, Judy Vogland
2:00: David Brandt, Laura Domela
3:00: Ruth Armitage, Anna Daedalus, James Page, Dale Rawls
4:00: Andrea Benson, Anna Daedalus, Jani Hoberg, Erinn Kathryn, Sara Moen, Felicia Murray, James Page, Mikiʻala Souza, Deborah Unger by @sitkacenter

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2 days ago

The Sitka Art Invitational—artist conversations all weekend long.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17
11:00am: Patricia L. Giraud
Noon: Patricia L. Giraud, Jani Hoberg, Judy Vogland, Nanette Wallace
1:00pm: Ruth Armitage, Laura Domela, Patricia L. Giraud, Jani Hoberg, Marilyn Joyce, Anya Keyes, Elizabeth Laskey, Dale Rawls, Judy Vogland, Nanette Wallace
2:00pm: Anna Daedalus, Michelle Muldrow
3:00pm: Anna Daedalus
4:00pm: Sarah Jones, Heidi Keith by @sitkacenter

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Many exhibiting artists come to the gallery during open hours for casual conversations with exhibit-goers. Artists wear orange name-tags, so they’re easy to spot.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16
10:00am: Anya Keyes
11:00am: Andrea Benson, Susan Circone, Laura Domela, Patricia L. Giraud, James Page, Julie Rall, R. Keaney Rathbun, Angelita Surmon
Noon: Susan Circone, Patricia L. Giraud, Elizabeth Laskey, James Page, Judy Vogland
1:00pm: Marilyn Joyce, Judy Vogland
3:00pm: Sarah Jones
4:00pm: Sarah Jones, Erinn Kathryn by @sitkacenter

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Special Event 🌟 Sitka Art Invitational⁠
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October 16–18th / 11:00-5:00pm⁠
Free + open to the public⁠
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The Sitka Art Invitational celebrates its 32nd annual show and sale at Oregon Contemporary. The Pacific Northwest’s largest and longest-running annual juried art exhibit, the Invitational showcases 100 emerging and established Northwest artists.⁠
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Admission is FREE. All donations support Sitka’s nonprofit programs promoting arts and nature access for all.⁠
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Attendees will also have the chance to engage directly with exhibiting artists during Artist Conversations throughout the show + live music by Northwest musicians.⁠
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@sitkacenter⁠
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𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧:⁠
𝘑𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘢𝘯 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘻𝘦𝘳 —𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘳𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘦 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘻𝘦𝘳 𝘊𝘈𝘙𝘌⁠
𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 / 𝘞. 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘙𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦 𝘉. 𝘉𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘰𝘯 / 𝘉𝘳𝘺𝘢𝘯 𝘗𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 by @sitkacenter

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Best team of volunteers in the biz—hard at work installing the fantastic artworks for the 2026 Sitka Art Invitational, October 16-18, 11-5. at Oregon Contemporary in Portland. Sitka members get in at 10am Friday morning. See you there! by @sitkacenter

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4 days ago

Group Show - 100 artists 32nd Annual Sitka Art Invitational is on view at Oregon Contemporary Oct 16 through 18 only! Don't miss Live Music & Artist Conversations throughout the day on Oct 17. @oregoncontemporary @claire.burbridge, @jessenarens @randalldavidtipton @kimberly_gronquist @photo.galluzzo @sitkacenter⁠
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Join us at North Portland's Oregon Contemporary for this annual juried exhibition and sale showcasing 100 regional artists presenting work inspired by nature and ecology.⁠
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1) Ebenezer Galluzzo, The Impetus to Grow, 2026, reclaimed wood, inkjet print on colored paper, spray paint, file folders, cardboard, wood screws, YES paste, 11 x 18 inches⁠
2) Randall David Tipton, Dry Falls, California, 2026, mixed media collage on Yupo, 26 x 20 inches⁠
3) Night Forest study, 2026, mixed media water-based paints and salt crystals on black Arches paper, 18.5 x 22.5 inches⁠
4) Jesse Narens, everythings a ghost now, 2026, acrylic, pencil & paper on wood, 36 x 48 inches by @sitkacenter

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7 days ago

✨Be part of the fun when you volunteer at the Sitka Art Invitational.

Sitka relies on art-loving volunteers to make this event a success. We especially need volunteers Friday, October 16, Saturday, October 17 and Sunday, October 18.

If you’d like to volunteer, please email gillianfreney@sitkacenter.org. by @sitkacenter

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12 days ago

Good morning, from Sitka Center for Art and Ecology. Leading a five day workshop called What Painting Is, a master class. It is always a good workshop. @sitkacenter by @sitkacenter

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23 days ago

👉Help make some magic and be part of the fun from the start when you volunteer at the Sitka Art Invitational.

Sitka relies on a small army of art-loving volunteers to make this event a success.

If you’d like to volunteer, please email gillianfreney@sitkacenter.org. by @sitkacenter

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25 days ago

📣 ONE WEEK LEFT to apply to teach during the 2027 Workshop Season at the Sitka Center. Deadline is September 28.

We welcome workshop proposals from both new and returning instructors teaching a broad range of creative and nature-based subjects, including fiber arts, printmaking, ceramics, writing, woodworking, painting, drawing, environmental science, book arts and more.

Sitka instructors are paid per day of instruction and stay on site overnight on campus. For more information, please reference the Apply to Teach page on Sitka’s website. LINK IN BIO.

Please share this call with anyone you think should consider the possibility of instructing at Sitka. by @sitkacenter

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a month ago

for the past couple of years, i’ve served as the literary arts fellow at @sitkacenter, and i had a joyous day! part of my role has involved curating books for sitka’s library—a space and resource available to the hundreds of artists and scientists sitka hosts and houses as residents every year—and today we unboxed my newest batch of stuff. :) the gift of this work, for me, involves knowing that i’ve been trusted to bring in and leave hundreds of works behind that can serve people i may never have the opportunity to meet or know but admire deeply nonetheless. i’m excited about everything here—loads of poetry, more than a dozen children’s books, novels both new and old, biographies, books on dance, books on metaphysics and sound, books on seals and insects and trees, books on photography and organizing and activism, and on and on and on. as i unpacked things and gushed over everything, alison said something like, “this feels like christmas morning.” indeed. shout-out to the sitka team for giving me the space and time to drive this effort, and to my friends at @broadwaybooks for helping me source all these new titles. thinking about various ways i might share more about this project and what’s been acquired—please let me know if you have ideas or wanna know more! taken in Sitka Center for Art and Ecology by @sitkacenter

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