Artist in Wilderness Residency 2019

Since 2008, the Artist in Wilderness program has sponsored one-week residencies each year to allow select artists to make works inspired by the lands that Wilderness Workshop is working to protect. For 2019, two residencies are being offered, typically to be completed between July 15 and October 30, with exact dates worked out with each artist after selection. Professional artists from all points on the globe are invited to apply. The program is seeking artists experimenting with Abstract Nature photography, defined by conveying feeling, mood, color, movement and/or texture with photographic imagery. Applicants will be chosen by a jury made up of collectors and arts administrators.

Wilderness Workshop will provide selected participants with housing, a $1,500 stipend, and reimbursement for travel to/from Aspen for up to $1,000 ($400 for Colorado residents). The artist will be responsible for their own food, travel expenses during the residency, equipment and materials, and must comply with all relevant USFS/BLM regulations. Good health and endurance and an independent spirit are essential.

Each selected artist must provide Wilderness Workshop with one original piece or series of pieces valued at $1,500 or higher, inspired by the experience. These pieces will form a fundraising auction for the benefit of Wilderness Workshop. Additionally, artists must provide reproduction rights and high-resolution digital images of at least five works resulting from the residency. All pieces and images must be delivered by the end of the year. Applications require a $25 non-refundable fee, artist statement, letter of intent explaining why you are applying and what the residency would mean for your career (including date preferences), resume including educational background, exhibitions, collections and publications, and between 5 and 7 digital examples of artwork, preferably relating to nature.