News Archive

September 19, 2011

Civilian Conservation Corps

Confluence Project is researching the history of the Northwest's Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) program, which was headquartered at Vancouver Barracks (the present site of the Confluence Land Bridge). If you...   more >

September 12, 2011

Site Updates: Chief Timothy and Celilo

What a busy summer! Many behind-the-scenes events have kept Confluence Project staff members on their toes this season. Primarily, we continue to raise funds to build the two remaining sites:...   more >

May 4, 2011

Gorge Arts & Culture Discovery Month

The Sandy River Delta is the place to be on Saturday morning, May 21, 2011. The Confluence Project and Friends of the Sandy River Delta will participate in the...   more >

March 15, 2011

Confluence Project invites artists to submit Celilo Park RFQs

Confluence Project invites local artists, architects, and/or designers living in Oregon or Washington, and members of the four treaty tribes at Celilo (Umatilla, Warm Springs, Yakama, and Nez Perce), to...   more >

Fisherman at the original Celilo Falls. Photo: Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission

Confluence Project invites artists to submit Celilo Park RFQs

March 15, 2011

Confluence Project invites local artists, architects, and/or designers living in Oregon or Washington, and members of the four treaty tribes at Celilo (Umatilla, Warm Springs, Yakama, and Nez Perce), to submit their qualifications for the artistic design of an interpretive pavilion and plaza to complement Maya Lin’s tribute artwork at Celilo.

Preference will be given to Native American artists/designers with a strong connection to the Columbia River Basin and Plateau. 3-4 qualified artists/designers will be selected by a design review committee and granted a stipend of $1,800 to team with a licensed architect of their choice and develop a design proposal.

Deadline for submitted qualifications:
Wednesday, March 30, 2011—5:00pm PST

Download the full process PDF.

Qualification submissions will be accepted online (see this website for updates and information about the process).

Please fill out the website submission form and upload appropriate materials. Only completed submissions will be considered.

Send questions to: pavilion_design@confluenceproject.org. Questions will be accepted until Monday, March 21, 2011—5:00pm PST. An open house to learn more about the project, view the design model, and answer your questions is planned for Tuesday, March 22, from 6:00—7:00 pm. Doors will open at 5:30 at 415 West Sixth Street, Vancouver, WA, 98660

Questions will be accepted until Monday, March 21, 2011—5:00pm PST. An open house to learn more about the project, view the design model, and answer your questions is planned for Tuesday, March 22, from 6:00—7:00 pm. Doors will open at 5:30 at 415 West Sixth Street, Vancouver, WA, 98660.