Your crucial gift today powers PLAYA’s operations and programming through 2025 and into 2026!

Whether you are a past resident, a Workshop participant, a scientist conducting research, or one of our many valued community members and partners, you know first-hand the magic and impact of PLAYA. Since 2011, over 800 Awarded Residents have come to PLAYA’s unique landscape for creative inquiry, solitude, dialogue and community, and hundreds more have participated in events, Workshops, community meetings and Self-Directed Residencies.

This is a pivotal moment for PLAYA. We rely on individual donations, grants and foundation support–and like all non-profits, PLAYA is experiencing restrictions and scarcity of resources at the federal, state and local levels. These challenging times are powerful opportunities to deepen our connection with PLAYA’s community–and that starts with You.

Your donation is vital. By giving today, you help support PLAYA’s resiliency through 2025 and ensure its programs, residencies, and impact continue to grow. Your gift will directly protect and sustain:

Fully awarded residencies for artists and scientists in 2025 and into 2026
Themed Residencies, such as, 2025-26 Wildfire + Water: Artists and Scientists Adapting to Change Program
BIPOC Residency cohorts and stipends
Free arts, science & cultural events for Lake County schools and the broader community
Dark Sky Sanctuary and MOTUS bird monitoring systems
Community partner convenings
Essential operations, including residency meals, housekeeping, and site stewardship

PLAYA needs you now more than ever. Giving is easy!
Every dollar matters. Every donor counts.

Make a one-time or recurring gift.

PLAYA’s community must come together to protect this special place where creativity meets nature, where solitude fosters breakthroughs, and where community grows, and lives are changed. Stand with us. Invest in inspiration, discovery, and resilience–for today and for the future.

We are all in this together, under a wide, high desert, dark sky.

Thank you!

PLAYA is a 501 © (3) nonprofit arts organization, and your donation is tax-deductible.
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PLAYA’S 2025 RESILIENCY DONOR DRIVE

Help Raise $48,000 and secure PLAYA’s Future!