
Late May in the Wonder Garden
‘Jenkyn Place’ rock rose This second half of May in the swooningly lovely Wonder Garden is all about the rock rose, Cistus, one of our favorite sun-loving evergreen shrubs.

May in the Wonder Garden
Helianthemum ‘Henfield Brilliant’ If there was ever a month when the earth laughs in flowers, it’s May, a ridiculously giddy time in the Wonder Garden. Every day a new

New Prompts for Community Writes
We’re relishing the extra hours of daylight. The tulips and daffodils are in bloom. Everywhere, it seems, there is an abundance of green. So, let’s write about this season of

Hoffman Awarded TTLT Grant
Hoffman Wins Tillamook Transient Lodging Tax Facilities-related Grant The Hoffman is happy to share news of grant funding for a project to craft a facilities

Submit to Word & Image
Dare yourself to go deeper — Submit to Word & Image! This biannual event challenges artists and writers to venture beyond their usual creative process and find inspiration in the

New Website
Hoffman Center’s New Website Dear Community, We have a new website. Believe us when we say, this is not how we wanted to spend countless hours and many thousands of

Hoffman In the News
Hoffman In the News The online Oregon Arts Watch is the go-to resource for in-depth reporting about arts around the state, now reaching nearly a quarter million readers. Writer Jordan

April in the Wonder Garden
Ovens Waddle Photo-Mark Kuestner The genus Acacia has a bad rap for being noxious, invasive, thorny & altogether irredeemable outside of its native Australia. No argument here. Travel the world

Executive Director Position Open
HCA Seeking Executive Director Dear Friends, The all-volunteer Hoffman Center for the Arts has launched a search for its first paid executive director since opening in 2004. “Manzanita is growing,

Covid Update
March 2022 Covid Update Dear Community, If you are like me, the lifting of the mask mandate comes with some relief but also remnants of concern. After training ourselves to wear