Columbia River Creative Initiatives participants and artists-in-residence are self-selected and voluntary. Current artists-in-residents include:
- Geoff Hendrickson
- Rich Testa
- Thomas L. Price
- Drew “Turbo” Reeves
- Richard Sanders
- Christopher York
- Robert Lee Gibson
- Jacob Diepenbrock
- Larry Loftin
- Chris “Torch” Elliott
- Alec Gonzalez
- Robert Gonzalez
- Mark Arnold
- Jeffery Kenton
- Joshua Tonkin
- Chris Medoza-Guerra
- Theron Joseph Manley
- Tommie Willis
- Logan Winborn
- Philip Delater
- Gabriel Whitford
Graduates of the program include:
- Tyler Winter
- Queaz Otti
- Benjamin Hall
- Joseph Rosenberger
- Jetcet
- Joshua Edward Wright
- J Barclay
- Ivan Jaramillo
- Joey Lucero
- Edward Bailey (Almasi)
- Michael Brown
- Judas Calletano
- Philip Odom
- Blue
- Benjamin Turanski
- Stephan Hartley
- Musonda Mwango
- Dave Alberts
- Donsha Jackson
- Adam Olson
- Richard Lundquist
- Donald Tunis
The CRCI Residency has a rotating roster of artists and art educators who help lead workshops, lectures, projects and help to facilitate weekly classes as part of the residency. The core of this group is made up of students and faculty of the Art and Social Practice Program at Portland State University.
- Spencer Byrne-Seres
- Anke Schüttler
- Xi Jie Ng (Salty)
- Anupam Singh
- Harrell Fletcher
- Roshani Thakore
- Michael Bernard Stevenson Jr.
Visiting artists and lecturers are an integral part of the CRCI Artist-in-Residence Program.
Past visitors include: Sarah Mirk, Fred Armisen, Abigail DeVille, Vanessa Renwick, Lisa Jarrett, Anna Craycroft, Kristan Kennedy, Tracy Schlapp, Danny Wilson, and Pete Brook.
