Retreat at the Reserve

Retreat at the Reserve

A rare, once in a life time opportunity to experience the Reserve as it was intended.

Bid on this incredible auction item to support our Creative Residency Program

Auction opens Friday, September 16 and closes Thursday, September 22, 2022.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to fully awaken to the inspiration of Bloedel Reserve with a three-night stay on the grounds!

From October 7-9, you’ll experience the Reserve from a well-appointed home base and enjoy unlimited access to the Reserve’s 150 acres of sculpted gardens, forests, meadows, and wildlife habitats.

Your winning bid awards you a three-night stay in a two-bedroom, two-bath home designed by noted Northwest architect Jim Cutler, tucked into the woods away from the trail used by Bloedel Reserve visitors.

Known as the Virginia Merrill Bloedel Education Center, the home is built over a stream and features beautiful finishes and furnishings. The Education Center is typically fully reserved for our Creative Residents; take advantage of this rare opening in our schedule to experience your own mini-residency! You will have 24-7 access to the Bloedel grounds during your stay. If you’ve always wondered what the Reflection Pool looks like after hours during a full moon, or wished that you could walk the trails in the solitude of dawn, this is your chance.

Find out more

If you have additional questions please contact Development & Communications at gi****@bl************.org.

The Virginia Merrill Bloedel Education Center is home to the Creative Residency program, providing artists and innovative thinkers a well-appointed home base on the Reserve grounds, with unlimited access to 150 acres of sculpted gardens, forests, meadows, and wildlife habitats.

Established in 2015, the program has welcomed 32 Creative Residents from a wide variety of disciplines, giving them the time to nurture their passions and deepen the connection between creativity, nature, and humanity.

The Case for Support

The Creative Residency program is one of the cornerstones of our mission. We recognize that artists and innovative thinkers are vital contributors to our collective well-being. They delight, inspire, challenge, and enrich our lives. Past Creative Residents have included botanists, visual artists, writers, composers, environmental researchers and landscape designers, to name just a few.

The mission of the Creative Residency program at Bloedel Reserve is to foster creative thinking that is inspired by nature and that explores the connection between humans and the environment. The program opportunity is described in more detail below. Watch this video to learn more.

To learn more about donating to the Creative Residency program, please contact Development & Communications at gi****@bl************.org.