- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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30 people are interested
Help connect people to culture, art and history of the Columbia River through art and education!
ORGANIZATION: Confluence
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
-
30 people are interested
Confluence has been working with the artist/architect, Maya Lin, Tribal communities and individuals and local communities and leaders at six different locations along the Columbia River system, using art and design as a way to share the power of place.
Your help is needed! We would love support with basic landscaping and site maintenance needs in the Portland/Vancouver area- the Vancouver Land Bridge at Fort Vancouver and Maya Lin's Bird Blind at the Sandy River Delta in Troutdale, OR. There is also opportunity to help us with school group visits and community outreach events. From time to time there are adminstrative needs as well, help with mailers, date entry and event support.
We welcome the opportunity to talk more about your hopes for a good volunteer experience and our needs in sharing the rich stories of the Columbia River, its people, and the environment.
More opportunities with Confluence
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Confluence
Location:
1701 BROADWAY #144, VANCOUVER, WA 98663, US
Mission Statement
Confluence connects people to place and each other through art and education. We work in collaboration with Northwest communities, tribes, and renowned artist Maya Lin to create reflective moments that can shape the future of the Columbia River system. We share stories of this river through six public art installations, educational programs, community engagement and a rich digital experience.
Description
Confluence is a collaboration of Pacific Northwest Tribes, internationally recognized artist Maya Lin, local communities, and civic groups from Washington and Oregon to reclaim public spaces of cultural, physical, and ecological significance to the Columbia River system and its people. The stories of the river system are shared through six public art installations, educational programs, and community engagement.
The organization was formed at the request of many Pacific Northwest Tribes who felt the coming Lewis and Clark Expedition bicentennial presented the opportunity for a more inclusive, farther reaching story; one that encompassed the heritage of indigenous people and addressed ecological change to their homelands.
In 2010, the four completed sites served more than 1.7 million visitors, including 566,376 to the Cape Disappointment State Park site, Ilwaco, WA; 167,283 to the Vancouver Land Bridge site, Vancouver, WA; 1,000,000 (estimate) to the Sandy River Delta site, Troutdale, OR; and 63,573 to the Sacajawea State Park site, Clarkston, WA. In 2015 we plan to dedicate Lin's Listening Circle at Chief Timothy State Park, Clarkston Washington and in 2016, the Celilo Arc at Celilo Park, OR.
We are currently looking for individuals to lead informational walks and to help with basic maintenance needs at the Sandy River Delta Bird Blind and the Vancouver Land Bridge. We like to find creative ways to incorporate professional skills and passions of those inetrested in to the work we do.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1109 SE Fifth StreetVancouver, WA 98661
DATE POSTED
December 28, 2018
SKILLS
- General Education
- Visual Arts
- Community Outreach
- Gardening
- Botany
- Data Entry
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- There is no time commitment
- If you are under 18 we ask that you be accompanied by an adult.