Community

Sharing the vision

Through art and place, the Confluence Project strives to increase awareness of how we treat each other and the earth, with a strong, positive emphasis on envisioning the future—for the next seven generations and beyond. We draw on the emotional power of art as a catalyst to inspire the future preservation of our cultural and natural resources.

From the start, the Confluence Project has engaged communities along the Columbia River Basin in a variety of ways, working with education and community leaders in each of its seven site communities on initiatives to link each community with Maya Lin's artworks. Project initiatives have also helped forge new bonds between local and regional community groups to benefit the entire region.

Educational initiatives: Confluence Project in the Schools and JourneyBook

The Confluence Project's educational initiatives are designed to instill a sense of ownership and commitment to the artworks Maya Lin is creating. Initiatives will also support efforts to sustain awareness of the artworks within each community. Community members have helped shape the educational initiatives to assure that the Confluence Project provides meaningful and tangible benefits to each community.

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Community partners

Today the Confluence Project welcomes more than 40 partners who are helping us bring the vision to life. It takes a community approach to create a legacy project of such scope and vision, and we are thankful for the participation of many groups, including members of the Nez Perce, Umatilla, Warm Springs, Cowlitz and Chinook Tribes; landholders including the Army Corps of Engineers, National Park Service, National Forest Service and Washington State Parks; and our funders, both public and private.

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Classroom Projects

Confluence Project in the Schools provides a bridge between the Confluence Project and the communities surrounding each of the seven project sites.

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