Arts Week Project Locations
View project locations below while considering the best space for your final art to be displayed or presented on Friday and Saturday for the public to see. Mandatory to select your top 3 preferred locations in your application. Option to visit and see the project spaces in-person before applying to better inform your application.
Site visits are a single, discounted weeknight stay. Additional nights at Artist Residency rates. Not all units available. Holiday blackout dates may apply.
Accommodation Locations
These are accommodations that will also be final project spaces
Lodge Suites
Reserved for artists hosting installations or studio tours.
Cabins (& carports)
Reserved for artists who will be hosting an installation in the attached carports
- 7 Woodsman Cabin (& carport)
- 8 Paradise Point Cabin (& carport)
- 9 The Forties Cabin (& carport)
- 10 Beach Cabin (& carport)
Each of the 4 cabins at the Sou’wester near the Lodge have a covered carport with a gravel floor. Access to power (inside the cabin) and one overhead light. Cabin 10 stands by itself. Cabins 7,8,9 are in a “L” configuration so the carports 7,8,9 are close together, an aspect to keep in mind as each carport will have a display/performance for the public on Saturday. Cabin 8 Carport interior window: 34.5″ W x 28.25″ H carport opening: 115.5″ W x 81″ H.
Vintage Trailers
Using your trailer as a space for installations or studio tours is welcome but not required.
Around The Grounds
These are non-accommodation, final project spaces utilized by artists staying in vintage trailers
Lodge Balcony & Living Room
Art Trailer Gallery
A 12’x7′ 1960’s Aloha trailer turned art gallery
The gallery has power outlets and inside, walls painted a warm-white and a linoleum floor chartreuse in color.
Band Stage
Located in the inner courtyard near the Lodge. It is a covered gravel area with power and overhead lights.
The Pavilion
Display work on tables or in windows (each window pane 2′ x 6′) Access to power, water nearby.
Camp Stage
Perform or display work at the Camp Stage, a covered area behind the Pavilion at The Sou’wester. Access to power and water nearby.
Campsite 70
Campsite #70 is near the Sou’wester Lodge and the Picnic Trailer. It is a semi-private small wooded area with an open grassy area.
The Meadow
Perform or display work in the grassy area of Campsite #71. It is a wide open space behind the Pavilion near the Sou’wester Lodge. Access to power and water.
Geodesic Dome
The Dome is a 16ft greenhouse located near the Champion Music Studio on the east end of the grounds. It has a gravel floor and limited power provided by one extension cord.
Outdoor Kitchen
Use the area at or around the Sou’wester Outdoor Kitchen, across from the Sauna and Tea and Wellness Trailers. Access to power, lights and water. (In the past it has been used as a puppet stage!)
Red Bus Theater
A dark theatre space for projected, continuously looping digital works/screenings.
Stone Fireplace
Display or perform using the Fireplace Area that is next to the Sou’wester Lodge and shares space with The Picnic Trailer and Campsite 70. Access to power.
QT Trailer
The Tea Trailer is next to the sauna and Pavilion. It has heat and power. The small area outside the Tea Trailer, patch of ground and/or wooden fence (see image), is also available to display work.
Work Lounge
The Work Lounge exterior has a small covered porch area and wall that may be used for performance or display. The interior of the Work Lounge may also be used and it has heat, lights and power.
Meditation Garden
Best for an installation, it is a small but tranquil space with a pond to the west of the Picnic Trailer/Stone Fireplace behind the lodge.
Beyond The Grounds
The Woods – (Adjacent/West of lodge)
Display work or perform in the woods directly west of the Sou’wester Lodge and parking lot. The woods are next to the road to the beach and are a 5-10 minute walk depending on how far into the woods you plan your project.
The Beach
Use the beach at the end of the Sou’wester Beach Approach (the road that the Sou’wester Property is on). The beach is a 10-15 minute walk or a few minute drive from The Sou’wester.
Ilwaco Artworks (For ceramic artists)
2.5 miles from The Sou’wester. Access to power, lights and water. Walls are a bright white and the floor is concrete. The gallery space has wall space as well as a few pedestals and a big front window.
