COASTAL OREGON ARTIST RESIDENCY
a partnership between AVA and Recology Western Oregon
a partnership between AVA and Recology Western Oregon
RWO and AVA aim to support the creation of art from recycled, repurposed and discarded materials recovered from the Recology Astoria Recycling Depot and Transfer Station. The annual residency provides two selected artists with access to discarded materials, a stipend of $1,000 per month for 5 months, studio space at RWO’s Warrenton-based facility and, at the close of the residency, a public exhibition in downtown Astoria.
By supporting artists who work with recycled materials, RWO and AVA hope to encourage the public to conserve natural resources and promote new ways of thinking about art and the environment.
* COAR 2020 was cancelled due to Covid-19. Please stay tuned for updates on COAR 2021.
By supporting artists who work with recycled materials, RWO and AVA hope to encourage the public to conserve natural resources and promote new ways of thinking about art and the environment.
* COAR 2020 was cancelled due to Covid-19. Please stay tuned for updates on COAR 2021.
COAR 2019 - Drea Frost and Jeremy Furnish.
COAR 2018 - Cara Mico, Stephen Shumaker, Wenda Vorce
COAR 2017 - Bonny Gorsuch
COAR 2016 - Dawn Stetzel and Sean Barrow
Eligibility
The Coastal Oregon Artists Residency is open to local, career-level artists who are working in any style or medium and are living in Clatsop, Columbia, or Tillamook County in Oregon, and in Pacific or Wahkiakum County in Washington. Applications are not accepted from artists who reside a driving distance of more than one hour from the RWO Astoria Transfer Station. Previous COAR participants are not eligible to apply.
Recology is an employee-owned company that provides integrated services to more than 889,000 residential customers and 112,000 commercial customers in California, Oregon, and Washington. The Recology mission represents a fundamental shift from traditional waste management to resource recovery. The vision at Recology is to create a world without waste by developing and discovering sustainable resource recovery practices that can be implemented globally.
COAR 2018 - Cara Mico, Stephen Shumaker, Wenda Vorce
COAR 2017 - Bonny Gorsuch
COAR 2016 - Dawn Stetzel and Sean Barrow
Eligibility
The Coastal Oregon Artists Residency is open to local, career-level artists who are working in any style or medium and are living in Clatsop, Columbia, or Tillamook County in Oregon, and in Pacific or Wahkiakum County in Washington. Applications are not accepted from artists who reside a driving distance of more than one hour from the RWO Astoria Transfer Station. Previous COAR participants are not eligible to apply.
Recology is an employee-owned company that provides integrated services to more than 889,000 residential customers and 112,000 commercial customers in California, Oregon, and Washington. The Recology mission represents a fundamental shift from traditional waste management to resource recovery. The vision at Recology is to create a world without waste by developing and discovering sustainable resource recovery practices that can be implemented globally.
Past award recipients and some of their work.
