ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM SITES

Artist-in-Residence Program Opportunities

As new programs are announced in 2024, they will be shared here.

If you are interested in a BLM-managed area that’s not listed, consider reaching out directly to the site or field office to ask if they have an Artist-in-Residence program or may be planning to start one. A directory of BLM offices is available here.

 

2024 Artist-in-Residence Programs

Alaska

BLM Central Yukon Field Office / Dalton Highway & Toolik Field Station

BLM Contact: Teri Balser, tbalser@blm.gov

Application Deadline: March 29, 2024

More Info: This year, Toolik Field Station and the BLM are looking for one artist – writer, composer / auditory artist, visual artist, or performing artist — for the Dalton Highway Corridor and Toolik Field Station. During the 5-6 day residency, held in June, July, August, or September (depending on the artist’s availability and support from the BLM and Toolik), the artist will have the opportunity to travel much of the Dalton Highway, speak with land managers and scientific researchers, and pursue their artistic discipline amid Alaska’s inspiring landscapes.

This year’s residency will be hosted at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Institute of Arctic Biology’s Toolik Field Station, with an opportunity to engage with BLM locations in the Dalton Highway Corridor such as the Arctic Interagency Visitors Center. Toolik Field Station will provide transportation between Fairbanks and the research station. Transportation to Fairbanks is the responsibility of the selected artist. For more information, including how to apply, visit the Toolik Field Station website here.

 

Arizona

BLM Tucson Field Office, Las Ciengas National Conservation Area

BLM Contact: Jennifer Jones, jenniferjones@blm.gov

More Info: The Bureau of Land Management Tucson Field Office is pleased to announce the selection of Alan Nyiri, resident of Bandon, Ore., site host at the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area and photographer, as its first artist in residence. Until late April 2024, Nyiri will travel throughout the more than 45,000 acres of rolling grasslands and woodlands of the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area capturing images through his excellent photography skills. 

A selection of Nyiri’s remarkable photographs of the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area landscape and historic Empire Ranch buildings will be on display at the Empire Ranch Headquarters gift shop from Friday, March 8 through Sunday, March 24, 2024.  On Saturday, March 23rd, at 1:00 p.m., Nyiri will present a multimedia exhibit and discuss his photography. The Empire Ranch Headquarters is located about 50 miles southeast of Tucson and 10 miles north of Sonoita. Directions and a map are available at https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/visit/hours-map-directions/. Additional information is available here.

 

Colorado

Canyons of the Ancients National Monument

BLM Contact: TBD

More Info: The 2024 program is under development and has not yet been announced. More information will be posted here as soon as the program is announced.

 

Montana

Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument

BLM Contact: Thomas Valencia, tvalencia@blm.gov

More Info: The 2024 program is under development and has not yet been announced. More information will be posted here as soon as the program is announced.

 

Nevada

Black Rock Desert National Conservation Area

BLM Contact: Kathy Torrence, ktorrence@blm.gov

Application Deadline: Application period is open from Feb. 1 to March 14, 2024. 

More Info: https://blackrockdesert.org/artist-residence-program-2024/

Friends of Black Rock – High Rock, in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management, is launching two artist residencies for a two-week duration in Summer 2024. Applications will be accepted over six-weeks, from February 1, 2024 until the deadline of March 14, 2024.

The artist selected for this opportunity will engage with a small community audience and experience the vast landscapes available in our National Conservation Lands. Public programs and community outreach projects, and an exhibition of the artists work will be hosted in Reno, Gerlach and other rural communities in Nevada. Resident artists will be ambassadors of the Black Rock Desert NCA, working to promote awareness of the need for conservation and stewardship of this and other National Conservation Lands in the United States.

 

Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area

BLM Contact: Bridget Peregrino, bperegrino@blm.gov

More Info: The 2024 program is under development with Friends of Red Rock Canyon and has not yet been announced. More information will be posted here as soon as the program is announced.

 

New Mexico

Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument

BLM Contact: Melissa Hovey, mhovey@blm.gov

More Info: The 2024 program is under development and has not yet been announced. Staff are planning a program from May 1 – May 31, 2024, and are working in conjunction with the Friends of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks who will assist with the application process and provide a stipend. More information will be posted here as soon as the program is announced.

 

Oregon

Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument

BLM Contact: John Duwe, jduwe@blm.gov

Application Deadline: Application period is closed.

More Info: The selected artist receives a one- to two-week residency at CSNM in the month of June. Artists will create work while immersed in a beautiful environment and share their art with the public. All artists are encouraged to apply, and there is no preference given to any style or medium. 

During their stay, the artist will share their experience and artistic vision in a public presentation. Following the residency, artists are asked to donate an original artwork piece, which they will retain the rights to.   

One artist and one alternate will be selected based on the following criteria: entry materials, residency proposal, professionalism, and creative vision.

Interested artists can learn more information and an application at the CSNM Artist-in-Residence website (https://bit.ly/CSNMart), by e-mailing jduwe@blm.gov, or by calling (541) 618-2320. Detailed instructions are on the application form. Application materials and sample artwork should be submitted in a single email with attachments or links to jduwe@blm.gov.

 

Riddle Brothers Ranch National Historic District on Steens Mountain

BLM Contact: Tara Thissell, tthissell@blm.gov

More Info: The 2024 program is under development and has not yet been announced. More information will be posted here as soon as the program is announced.

 

Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area

BLM Contact: Katherine Fuller, kfuller@blm.gov

Application Deadline: 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on April 7, 2024

More Info: The Bureau of Land Management is pleased to announce the opening for applications to the Artist-in-Residence (AiR) program at Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area (ONA), sponsored through a partnership between Yaquina Head ONA, the Oregon Coast Council for the Arts, and Friends of Yaquina Lighthouses. More information, including program details and application materials, is available here.

 

Utah

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

BLM Contact: Allysia Angus, aangus@blm.gov

More info: The 2024 program is under development and has not yet been announced. More information will be posted here as soon as the program is announced.

 

Moab Field Office

BLM Contact: Eran Howarth, ehowarth@blm.gov

More Info: The 2024 program is under development and has not yet been announced. More information will be posted here as soon as the program is announced.

 

Past Artist-in-Residence Program Sites

The BLM piloted its first Artist-in-Residence Program in 2012 at Canyons of the Ancients National Monument in southwest Colorado. The program has since expanded to include other BLM-managed lands, depending on interest, program funding, and available site staff. Below are links to past participants in the BLM Artist-in-Residence Program.

 

Alaska

Dalton Highway
Fortymile-Eagle Area
Pinnell Mountain National Recreation Trail  
White Mountains National Recreation Area

California

King Range National Conservation Area/Shelter Cove Arts & Recreation Foundation

Colorado

Canyons of the Ancients National Monument

Idaho

Owyhee Canyonlands Wilderness 
Morley Nelson Birds of Prey National Conservation Area
South Fork of Snake River 

Nevada

Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area

New Mexico

Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument 

Oregon

Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument
Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area

Utah

Cleveland Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument 

Wyoming

National Historic Trails Interpretive Center & Casper Field Office