Blue Sky Residency at Sitka Center for Art and Ecology

Blue Sky Gallery and Sitka Center for Art and Ecology announce a partnership to provide a 2-week residency for an Oregon-based emerging photographer in Spring 2017. The residency will take place on the Sitka Center's campus in Otis, OR, from March 13-24, 2017. Residency includes accommodation in a studio apartment and access to a private separate studio space. Residents will have access to wireless internet, the Center's library, other artists and ecologists in residence, and the Cascade Head Scenic Research Area, including Cascade Head itself and the Salmon River Estuary. Please note that there is no darkroom facility at Sitka Center.

Eligibility: Oregon-based photographers who self-identify as emerging artists and who have shown at Blue Sky Gallery (either in the Drawers or in the Gallery). Applications will be reviewed by a panel of five judges, two representing the Sitka Center and two representing Blue Sky Gallery, with the fifth judge being Deborah Springstead Ford, Executive Director at Playa Summerlake.

To apply, submit: 1) 8-10 images representative of your work, 2) An up-to-date resume or CV, and 3) A statement (4,000 character max) addressing why you identify as an emerging Oregon photographer, how this residency would benefit you at this phase in your career, and how your artistic perspective or work relates to the Sitka Center's mission to expand relationships between art, nature, and humanity. Applicants may identify a particular project to focus on during the residency, but this is not required. Applications are due November 7, 2016 at 10:59pm PST. Applicants will be notified of a decision in early December 2016. If desired, work created at the residency may be showcased on the Drawers Exhibition wall at Blue Sky in Spring/Summer 2017, and the artist may present a short artist talk in Spring 2017 (exact date TBD). Both opportunities are optional and not required.