Artist-in-residence Programs 2021 National Parks. Posted january 10th, 2021 artists have created art in national parks since the late 19th century when famed hudson river school painters captured the majestic views of our nation’s western parks. Whether you paint, shoot photographs, sculpt, create pottery, or create other types of art, you can be inspired by the beauty of the public lands and your work can inspire others.
Over the last century, artists have had an enduring connection with national parks. This format allows the artist to make substantial contributions to our fundamental understanding of the canyon's landscape through exploration and collaboration for outcomes that will defy traditional concepts of what artistic practices can reveal. Whether you paint, shoot photographs, sculpt, create pottery, or create other types of art, you can be inspired by the beauty of the public lands and your work can inspire others.
Artists have created art in national parks since the late 19th century when famed hudson river school painters captured the majestic views of our nation's western parks.
Each year over 80 of the national parks, seashores and monuments “open their doors” to photographers and other artists. Story and photography by tom haxby. Applications for 2021 have closed. Create work that will celebrate the first 100 years of this park, as well as look toward the next 100 years.