Denali National Park and Preserve Artist-in-Residence Program, Winter and Summer 2015

A panel of artists, writers, and park personnel appointed by the superintendent reviews applications from professional artists annually. Selection is made on the basis of required entry materials, vision, new and innovative ways of responding to the park, and recognized accomplishment as demonstrated in those materials.

Each residency takes place during a ten-day period. Summer residents stay at the historic East Fork Cabin at Mile 43 on the Park Road between June and September. Winter residencies take place between late February and the end of March and are based primarily at Park Headquarters at Mile 3.4, with possible opportunities to stay several nights at historic ranger patrol cabins along the first 20 miles of the Park Road. Artists are responsible for their own food and transportation. No stipend is provided. Each artist may bring one adult guest for the length of the residency.

Each artist is expected to donate one art piece to the park for potential display at art galleries throughout the park, including the Denali Visitor Center, Eielson Visitor Center, Murie Science and Learning Center, Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station, and Alaska Public Lands Information Centers in Anchorage and Fairbanks. Finished pieces should not be larger than 60 inches in any direction and should not require the park to provide additional infrastructure or permanent installation. Artists should provide appropriate frames, cases, or crates for pieces with special considerations for display, storage, or transport. All finished pieces are due at the park by December 31 of the calendar year in which a residency takes place. Artists must also offer at least one public outreach activity in the park entrance area on the final day of the residency, choosing between a demonstration, workshop activity, or lecture-style presentation.