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Leaders of the Sitka Center for Art & Ecology have filled the gap at Oregon Contemporary left when the National Endowment for the Arts clawed back an award guaranteed for next year’s Artists’ Biennial. Sitka has pledged up to $30,000 to Oregon Contemporary (often referred to in shorthand as Ox), which had launched a fundraiser to make ends meet. Shannon Carlson, Sitka’s director of communications, clarified over email that Ox will receive a guaranteed $20,000, with another $10,000 available as needed.
“The move is motivated by a show of solidarity and alignment between the two organizations, as well as an affirmation of the importance of diverse voices in the art dialogue,” Sitka’s statement reads.
The Sitka Center for Art & Ecology opened as Camp Sitka in 1970. Named for a native spruce
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