A POETRY EMPHASIS RESIDENCY in the National Parks at Gettysburg National Military Park. Sponsored by the POETRY FOUNDATION.

DEADLINE: March 2nd, 2019

NOTIFICATION: June 15th, 2019

An NPAF Residency Dedicated Exclusively to Poetry and the Word

Residency runs from September 15th to October 16th, 2019

DEADLINE: March 2nd, 2019

Each AiR will have a $1000 STIPEND/REIMBURSEMENT.

Notification on June 15th, 2019. Only selected poets and finalists will be notified.

Artists will be expected to have a continuous public and visitor presence  throughout their residency. Further, the artist will present, at  minimum, one 1-hour public program, workshop, concert or lecture during  their residency at Gettysburg National Military Park during their stay.  This can be presented either the park or another venue as deemed by NPAF  and NPS. Poet/Artists must provide their own transportation, supplies  and equipment for these presentations. We also encourage poet/artists to  give more public presentations at the park and in their own community  about their residency experience in Gettysburg National Military Park,  to further broaden the reach of the program’s purpose and the goals of  perpetuating poetry and it's importance.

Other presentations or activities will may be scheduled by  arrangement with NPS. The artist will usually present at least one  workshop, lecture or concert and the possibility of an arts donation for  the NPS National Museum Collection. This can be presented either the  park or another venue as deemed appropriate by NPAF and NPS. ALL EVENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND/OR CANCELLATION.

AiRs run consecutively, starting the 15th of each month, (or after a weekend or federal holiday closest to the 15th) and end on the 12th of the next month (or before a weekend or federal holiday closest to the 12th).

PLEASE NOTE: The status and updates of all proposals are the responsibility of the applicant through Submittable.com. We thank all applicants for their interest and continued support. However, only those candidates selected as winners and alternates will be contacted.

NPAF's 2020 EZ-APP Artist Residency at Death Valley National Park, CA

We've listened to the vocal core of artists who are active in the National Parks circles. 

We are introducing OUR NEW EZ APPLICATION. Faster, less work for you, 

and gives you the choice: either pick five pieces to submit OR...

SEND US to your social media, Artist Site, FB page or instagram Feed where our Judges can find your work and everything you want us to know about you….. 

Why should you repeat what you already have “out there”...?

ALL MEDIA ACCEPTED!

INCLUDES $2000 STIPEND

FEATURING: A month long January residency in the heart of Death Valley National Park. Artists will stay at the historic Stovepipe Wells Village, in a comfortable room, with all the amenities, including internet and use of the pool and other facilities, plus the artists will have all meals covered at the employee dining lounge.

Stovepipe Wells Village includes the Badwater Saloon and Toll Road Restaurant, as well as the Stovepipe Wells General Store. 

We will select and announce TEN FINALISTS FOR THE FINAL ROUND. These will listed on the NPAF website and on our social media on March 30th, 2019. The finalists will then have a month to submit their detailed proposals for the residency, along with other artwork they may have completed in the meantime.  

IMPORTANT DATES: 

Applications Due: March 10th, 2019 

10 Finalist Selections Announcement/Notification Date: March 30th, 2019 

Finalists’ Round Deadline: April 30th, 2019

Winner Notification: May 20th, 2019

Artist in Residence Term: January 1st - Jan 28th, 2020 

Public Programming (Lecture/workshop/presentation): TBA 

The National Park Service at Death Valley is NOT participating in this residency. 

This is a no studio residency, so artists will have to work in their lodging or plein air. A vehicle is required to get around the large park area. 

ABOUT THE LOCATION: Stovepipe Wells is close to the Mesquite Flats Dunes, and less than an hour away from Beatty, NV and the legendary ghost town of Rhyolite, NV. It's convenient location puts you very close (approx 30 mins) to such sights as Zabriskie Point, Furnace Creek, and the Park HQ. Also nearby are the famous Tecopa and Panamint Hot Springs, as well as the legendary Amargosa Operahouse at Death Valley Junction. Death Valley is the hottest and driest place in North America due to its lack of surface water and low relief. It is so frequently the hottest spot in the United States that many tabulations of the highest daily temperatures in the country omit Death Valley as a matter of course. 

However January is the ideal time to visit and work in the park when daytime temperatures are in the 70s, and lows drop to the 40s at night. Death Valley is also one of ideal locations for astrophotography and it is a Dark Skies Location, prized for its isolated low light pollution vistas. 

This residency includes: A pass to Death Valley National Park Use of the Guest Facilities at Stovepipe Wells, including heated pool, etc. 

For ease of coordination and communication with Stovepipe Wells VIllage, Artists or Artist couples must schedule their arrival between 2-5pm on weekdays, and must have their own transportation for the month of the residency. 

For further details see the NPAF website : http://www.nationalparksartsfoundation.org/ 

NPAF's 2020 EZ-APP Artist Residency at Fort Union National Monument.

DEADLINE March 10th, 2020

We've listened to the vocal core of artists who are active in the National Parks circles.

We are introducing OUR NEW EZ APPLICATION. Faster, less work for you,
and gives you the choice: either pick five pieces to submit OR...

SEND US to your social media, Artist Site, FB page or instagram Feed where our Judges can find your work and everything you want us to know about you…..

Why should you repeat what you already have “out there”...?

ALL MEDIA ACCEPTED!

THE EERIE MYSTERY OF A FRONTIER FORTRESS....... 

NORTHERN NEW MEXICO in October of 2020. 

Containing the remnants of three different fortresses of the period 1860-1880, Fort Union National Monument, located in Mora County near Watrous, NM, was the hub of commerce, national defense, and migration at the final stretch of the Santa Fe Trail. The richly evocative ruins of a post-civil war era adobe fort, it became a National Monument in 1954 under the Eisenhower administration. The fort is close to the high plains and grasslands of Eastern New Mexico, the amazing Historic Victorian Town of Las Vegas, and the Santa Fe Trail outpost of Wagon Mound. 

We will select and announce FIVE FINALISTS FOR THE FINAL ROUND. These will listed on the NPAF website and on our social media on April 30th, 2020. The finalists will then have a month to submit their detailed proposals for the residency, along with other artwork they may have completed in the meantime.  


IMPORTANT DATES:
Applications Due: March 10th, 2020
5 Finalist Selections Announcement/Notification Date: April 30th, 2020
Finalists’ Round Deadline: May 30th, 2020
Winner Notification: June 30th, 2020
Artist in Residence Term: October 1st - October 30th, 2020
Public Programming (Lecture/workshop/presentation): TBA

This is a no studio residency, so artists will have to work in their lodging or plein air. A vehicle is required to get around and explore beautiful northern New Mexico.

Artists or Artist couples must schedule their arrival between 2-5pm on weekdays, and must have their own transportation for the month of the residency.


For further details see the NPAF website : http://www.nationalparksartsfoundation.org/