The Residency Program, since its inception in the 1980’s, has provided more than 150 artists, writers and natural science scholars the opportunity to conduct their work on the central Oregon coast. Sitka Center hosts 12-15 residents each year. Some residents are emerging voices while others are internationally recognized in their disciplines.

The involvement, investigations, and creative work of resident artists help Sitka Center for Art and Ecology to fulfill its mission to expand the relationships between art, nature and humanity through workshops, presentations and individual research projects.

Significant support for Sitka Center’s Residency Program has come from The Collins Foundation and the donors to the named residency funds. An Institutional member of the Alliance for Artist Communities, Sitka Center also receives support from the James F. & Marion l. Miller Foundation, Oregon Arts Commission, and hundreds of donors and members.