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We are a non-profit organization dedicated to the arts, culture, and education based in Manzanita Oregon. Listed below are the projects we sponsor for writers and artists with connections to the north Oregon Coast.
The Hoffman Center Gallery provides artists an opportunity to exhibit their art and engage our community in learning about and enjoying art. We seek well crafted artwork in a diversity of media and intriguing subject matter. The submission period for the 2026 Gallery is August 15-September 30, 2025.
Community Writes is an online publication of the Hoffman Center for the Arts. Writers with a connection to north Oregon coast communities are invited to share writing that focuses on a specific prompt. The next submission period: TBA.
The North Coast Squid is a literary magazine showcasing work of writers and artists who live in our community or have a strong connection to the area. The submission period for the upcoming issue is May 1-31, 2025.
Neahkahnie Mountain Poetry Prize: The first 50 North Coast poets to submit during January will compete for a $100 prize. Submissions for 2025 are complete. The next contest will be open for submissions January 1 -31, 2026.
Word & Image pairs 12 writers and 12 artists for a collaborative project that results in an exhibition and a book of linked artwork and writing. Submissions for the next project will be accepted Spring 2026.
2025 Public Art Commission Request for Qualifications
Application deadline: May 15, 2025
Budget: $45,000
Contact email: info@hoffmanarts.org
About the project
Hoffman Center for the Arts (HCA), a non-profit organization on the North Oregon Coast, will commission a piece of public art for the entrance to our horticultural “Wonder Garden” at 595 Laneda Ave, Manzanita, Oregon. This project is made possible thanks to a generous donation. The objectives of this project are to pay homage to the long lineage of artists and artistic practices on the Oregon coast, to highlight the artistic diversity of our region, and to increase awareness of the Hoffman Wonder Garden and Hoffman’s continued presence as a dedicated cultural center in our growing community.
Anticipated timeline:
- April 14-March 15, 2025: RFQ open
- June 2025: Finalists selected & site visits scheduled
- August 2025: Finalist proposals due
- September 2025: Artist selected
The timeline for sculpture fabrication and installation will be determined with the selected artist.
Please note HCA retains the right to adjust the project timeline if circumstances require.
About the location
The Wonder Garden is a small botanic garden the size of a city lot that sits on a corner of Manzanita’s main street, Laneda Ave. The garden is three blocks west of Highway 101, directly in the line of sight of cars and pedestrians as they head to the beach. It is, at heart, a celebration of horticulture. The Wonder Garden has been conceived, designed, planted, and maintained for the love and wonder of plants.
About the process
The process will begin with an open Request for Qualifications from interested artists. Three finalists will be selected from these applications to submit full proposals, from which one artist will be chosen. The finalists and winner will be selected by a committee of artists and community members, based on artistic excellence and innovation. The finalists will each receive a $1,000 proposal fee and will be asked to schedule a site visit in Manzanita. The budget for this art commission will be $45,000. The scope of the project includes artwork design, fabrication, transportation to the project site, and installation. Companion landscaping will be provided by the HCA.
Requirements:
- Artists should live in Oregon.
- Artists should be working with materials that can withstand long-term exposure to the elements without unreasonable degradation.
- Unless otherwise discussed, artists should create a new, site-specific work for this project.
- Art must be able to be relocated in the event of new construction at the Wonder Garden site.
- The art should be inspired by the concept of a “gateway” to the Hoffman Wonder Garden, though no literal gates are expected.
Selection committee:
- Lloyd Lindley, artist
- Joe Thurston, artist
- Ketzel Levine, Wonder Garden Lead
- India Downes-Le Guin, Executive Director
- Janice Slonecker Berman, Board President
- Dave Holt, Board
Thank you for your interest! If you have any questions or need any assistance, we are here to help. Please direct your inquiries to info@hoffmanarts.org.
Young Writers (18 years and under), are invited to submit one prose piece (fiction or memoir) up to 1,500 words in length, or a poem of no more than 90 lines (including stanza breaks), All work must be previously unpublished.
Format: Word or .txt file, page numbered, double spaced, 12 pt font, one inch margins.
Use the title as the file name. Please do not include your name and contact information anywhere in the document or the file name in order to guarantee a "blind" submission for the judge.
If your uploaded document contains your name or contact information, we will send a response will instructions of how to correct and re-submit your writing.
The editorial team takes no responsibility for correcting spelling or grammar, so please proof your work before submission. Too many errors may disqualify the piece.
The biographical statement must be under 50 words and clearly indicate the author's connection to the North Oregon Coast: either as a full-time, part-time, or former resident of Tillamook or Clatsop County; or as a frequent visitor.
Up to three poems of no more than 90 lines (including stanza breaks).
All work must be previously unpublished.
Each uploaded file name should be the title of the poem, without the author's name.
These are "blind" submissions, so the writer’s name cannot appear anywhere in the document or file name.
Format: 12 pt font, single spaced. (If formatting is critical to the poetry submission, please send a pdf file to preserve that; however, we cannot accommodate requests for type style/size or additional spaces between lines.)
The biographical statement must be under 50 words and clearly indicate the author's connection to the North Oregon Coast: either as a full-time, part-time, or former resident of Tillamook or Clatsop County; or as a frequent visitor.
If you do not follow the guidelines, thus disqualifying your submission, you will receive a message inviting you to resubmit. If you choose to submit again, it will be subject to the submission fee.
Writers are invited to submit one fiction piece up to 1,500 words in length. All work must be previously unpublished.
Format: Word or .txt file, page numbered, double spaced, 12 pt font, one inch margins.
Use the title as the file name. Do not include your name and contact information anywhere in the document or the file name in order to guarantee a "blind" submission for the judge.
The editorial team takes no responsibility for correcting spelling or grammar, so please proof your work before submission. Too many errors may disqualify the piece.
The biographical statement must be under 50 words and clearly indicate the author's connection to the North Oregon Coast: either as a full-time, part-time, or former resident of Tillamook or Clatsop County; or as a frequent visitor.
If you do not follow the guidelines, thus disqualifying your submission, you may receive a message inviting you to resubmit. If you choose to submit again, it will be subject to the submission fee.
Writers are invited to submit one nonfiction piece up to 1,500 words in length. All work must be previously unpublished.
Format: Word or .txt file, page numbered, double spaced, 12 pt font, one inch margins.
Use the title as the file name. Do not include your name and contact information anywhere in the document or the file name in order to guarantee a "blind" submission for the judge.
The editorial team takes no responsibility for correcting spelling or grammar, so please proof your work before submission. Too many errors may disqualify the piece.
The biographical statement must be under 50 words and clearly indicate the author's connection to the North Oregon Coast: either as a full-time, part-time, or former resident of Tillamook or Clatsop County; or as a frequent visitor.
If you do not follow the guidelines, thus disqualifying your submission, you may receive a message inviting you to resubmit. If you choose to submit again, it will be subject to the submission fee.
Up to three pieces of art may be submitted.
Submissions of work previously displayed at the Hoffman Center will not be accepted.
Images should be in jpg format. To ensure high-resolution publishable images, the file size should be at least 1MB (and 3MB if you want the piece to be considered for the cover).
Due to printing costs, some color pieces may be converted to black & white images.
Images with a "vertical" orientation may be considered for the cover of the magazine. There is a box in the submission form to indicate if you would like one of your pieces to be considered for the cover.
Please make sure your biographical statement is under 50 words and clearly indicates your connection to the North Oregon Coast: either as a full-time, part-time, or former resident of Tillamook or Clatsop County; or as a frequent visitor.
Up to three pieces of art may be submitted.
Submissions of work previously displayed at the Hoffman Center will not be accepted.
Images should be in jpg format. To ensure high-resolution publishable images, the file size should be at least 1MB (and 3MB if you want the piece to be considered for the cover).
Due to printing costs, some color pieces may be converted to black & white images.
Images with a "vertical" orientation may be considered for the cover of the magazine. There is a box in the submission form to indicate if you would like one of your pieces to be considered for the cover.
Please make sure your biographical statement is under 50 words and clearly indicates your connection to the North Oregon Coast: either as a full-time, part-time, or former resident of Tillamook or Clatsop County; or as a frequent visitor.