About Us
The PN Farm Arts Initiative is a place-based, nonprofit collaborative endeavor located at Plas Newydd Farm in Ridgefield, Washington.
Together, we create a space where the local arts community and the general public can come together for creativity, conversation and exploration. Through a combination of workshops, artists residencies and exhibitions, we delve into the stories of this place together.
Plas Newydd Farm Arts Initiative strengthens creative community in Southwest Washington through land-based arts programs, residencies, and workshops. We support the collaborative efforts of artists, educators, and people working on the land as they share skills, foster connection, and engage the land in dialogue.
PN Farm Arts is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
Plas Newydd Farm is a storied place. From the songs and stories of the Chinook and Cowlitz peoples, to homesteading records and maps from the 1850’s, to the paper trail of the current stewardship by the Morgan family beginning in 1941, the stories of this place move across time. By telling the stories of this changing landscape through the eyes of artists, we are co-creating an "aesthetic data set" to share the beauty and complexities of this place.
The Farm
Plas Newydd Farm is located just north of Ridgefield, WA. The farm sits at the intersection of agriculture, development, and conservation, and is one of the largest intact pieces of working agricultural land in Clark County. The city of Ridgefield has been listed as one of the fastest growing cities in Washington State for over a decade, and the pressure on farm families to sell their land to make room for houses, businesses and industry is intense. As owners and stewards of PN Farm since 1941, the Morgan family is committed to keeping this land in use as an agricultural space, as well as a site for significant habitat and wetland restoration.
Land Acknowledgement
We are located in Southwest Washington at the confluence of the Lewis and Columbia Rivers, on land stewarded, since time immemorial, by the peoples of the Columbia River. Most notably, it was stewarded by the Cowlitz and Chinook Tribes, our past and current neighbors. The Cowlitz Tribe gained federal recognition in 2000, and their reservation borders the farm to the east. The Chinook Nation continues to fight for federal recognition, and we support their efforts.
Why the arts?
This project exists to explore how the arts can add to the conversation around wild spaces and working spaces, and how they interact and coexist in the face of rapid development and human growth in the county and in SW Washington. It also exists simply to share the joy, beauty and power of the arts, and of the land.
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Volunteer with us!
We’d love to have you! Whether you are interested in events, fundraising, feeding people, or something we haven’t thought of yet, please take a moment to fill out our volunteer form! We’ll be in touch soon with ways you can connect and contribute!