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Artist-In-Residence The National Park Services offers opportunities for two-dimensional visual artists, photographers, sculptors, performers, writers, composers, and craft artists to live and work in the parks. There are currently 29 parks participating in the Artist-In-Residence program. ACADIA NATIONAL PARK, MaineResidencies open to: Two-dimensional visual artists, photographers, sculptors, performers, writers, composers Application deadline: November 1 to January 1 (received) Residency period: May, early June, September, October Number & length of residencies: Five to six of three weeks each Contact: Artist-In-Residence Coordinator at Acadia_Information@nps.gov or call 207-288-3338, "O" for operator. For additional information, write: Artist-In-Residence Program, Acadia National Park, PO Box 177, Eagle Lake Road, Bar Harbor, Maine USA 04609AMISTAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, Texas Residencies open to: Two-dimensional visual artists, photographers Application deadline: March 31 (postmarked or delivered) Residency period: September or October Number & length of residencies: One of up to four weeks Contact: AIR Coordinator at 830-775-7491 x211 Central Time or eric_finkelstein@nps.gov For additional information, write: Artist-In-Residence Program, HCR 3, Box 5J, Del Rio, Texas USA 78840-9350BADLANDS NATIONAL PARK, South Dakota Residencies open to: Two-dimensional visual artists, photographers, scultpors, performers, writers, video/filmmakers, composers Application Deadline: For Fall residency - July 15 (received); for Spring residency - December 31 (received) Residency period: (Fall) mid-September to October; (Spring) March to mid-May Number & length of residencies: Two of four to six weeks each Contact: Artist-In-Residence Coordinator, 605-433-5245 MST or badl_information@nps.gov For additional information, write: Artist-In-Residence Program, Badlands NP, PO Box 6, Interior, South Dakota USA 57750BOSTON NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, Massachusetts ICA Artists-In-Residence Program at Boston National Historical Park Residencies open to: Two-dimensional artists, photographers, sculptors, video/filmmakers, craft artists Application deadline: Program is invitational, but proposal packages may be sent at any time. Call for information Residency period: September through June Number & length of residencies: Two of twelve months each Contact: Carole Anne Meehan, The Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), 617-927-6615 EST or caroleanne@icaboston.org For additional information, write: Artist-In-Residence Program, Institute of Contemporary Art, 955 Boylston St. Boston, Massachusetts USA 02115-3194BUFFALO NATIONAL RIVER, Arkansas Residencies open to: Two-dimensional visual artists, photographers, sculptors, performers, writers, video/filmmakers, composers Application deadline: January 31 (postmarked) Residency period: March - November Number & length of residencies: Four of up to three weeks each Contact: Artist-In-Residence Coordinator at 870-741-5443 CST or buff_information@nps.gov Complete details and application form are available at www.nps.gov/buff For additional information, write: Artist-In-Residence Program, Buffalo National River, 402 N. Walnut, Suite 136, Harrison, Arkansas USA 72601CAPE COD NATIONAL SEASHORE, Massachusetts This national seashore hosts two individual residency programs. C-Scape Dune Shack Residencies open to: Two dimensional visual artists, photographers, sculptors, performers, writers, video/filmmakers Application deadline: February 15, (postmarked) Residency period: Year-round Number & length of residencies: Number varies, from one week to up to three months each Contact: Tom Boland, Residency Coordinator, at tomboland@mediaone.net For additional information, write: Provincetown Community Compact, Inc., PO Box 819, Provincetown, Massachusetts USA 02657 (Include a 52-cent stamped self-addressed envelope) The Margo-Gelb Shack Residencies open to: Two-dimensional visual artists, photographers, sculptors, writers, video/filmmakers Application deadline: February 1(received) Residency period: Mid-May through mid-October Number & length of residencies: Six of two weeks each Contact: Send a 52-cent self-addressed stamped envelope to OCARC, 22 Nelson Avenue, Provincetown, Massachusetts USA 02657CUYAHOGA VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Ohio Residencies open to: Two-dimensional visual artists, photographers, sculptors, performers, writers, video/filmmakers, composers, craft artists Application deadline: (Spring) December 15; (Summer) February 16 Residency period: (Spring) March through May; (Summer) June through September Number & length of residencies: Two of six to eight weeks each Contact: Mary Pat Doorley, Cultural Arts Program Manager, at 440-546-5995 CST, or mary_pat_doorley@nps.gov or Joni Starr, Summer Camp & Arts Director, Cuyahoga Valley National Park Association, 330-657-2796 ext. 114 or jstarr@cvnpa.org For additional information, call 800-642-3297 or write: CVEEC Artist-In-Residence Program, 3675 Oak Hill Road, Peninsula, Ohio USA 44264DELAWARE WATER GAP NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, New Jersey Peters Valley Craft Education Center Residencies open to: Craft artists Application deadline: Varies - call for information Residency period: Year-round Number & length of residencies: Varies - call for information Contact: Peters Valley at 973-948-5200 EST or pv@warwick.net For additional information, write: Peters Valley Craft Education Center, 19 Kuhn Road, Layton, New Jersey USA 07851DENALI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, Alaska Residencies open to: Two-dimensional visual artists, sculptors Application deadline: January 31 (postmarked) Residency period: mid-June through mid-September Number & length of residencies: up to three - 10 days each Contact: Denali Headquarters at 907-683-2294 AST or DENA_Info@nps.gov For additional information, write: Artist-In-Residence Program, Denali National Park and Preserve, P.O. Box 9, Denali Park, Alaska USA 99755DEVILS TOWER NATIONAL MONUMENT, Wyoming Residencies open to: Writers Application deadline: April 1 (received) Residency period: Fall Number & length of residencies: Two of one week each Contact: Christine Czazasty at 307-467-5283, ext. 24, MST or christine_czazasty@nps.gov For additional information, write: Writers-In-Residence Program, Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming, Montana, USA 82714 or Bearlodge Writers, PO Box 204, Sundance, Wyoming USA 82729 EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK, Florida Residencies open to: Visual Artists, photographers, sculptors, writers, filmmakers, and composers. Application deadline: October 1 Residency period: Year-round Number & length of residencies: Six residents, two to four weeks each Contact: AIRIE Program Coordinator, 305-242-7750 EST or EVER_Interpretation@nps.gov For additional information, write: Artist-In-Residence-In-Everglades, Everglades National Park, 40001 State Road 9336, Homestead, FL 33034. AIRIE applications are available on-line at: http://www.nps.gov/ever/current/airie.htmGLACIER NATIONAL PARK, Montana Residencies open to: Two-dimensional visual artists, photographers, sculptors, writers, video/filmmakers, composers, musicians Application deadline: February 15 Residency period: Summer Number & length of residencies: Two residencies, four weeks each Contact: Artist-In-Residence Coordinator at 406-888-7942 MST or matt_graves@nps.gov For additional information, write: Artist-In-Residence Program, Glacier National Park, P.O. Box 128, West Glacier, Montana USA 59936GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, California Headlands Center for the Arts Residencies open to: California, North Carolina, New Jersey, and Ohio two-dimensional visual artists, photographers, sculptors, performers, writers, video/filmmakers, composers (Each state has individual eligibility requirements) Application deadline: First Friday in June Residency period: Febraury through November Number & length of residencies: Thirty of one to eleven months each Contact: Holly Blake at 415-331-2787, ext. 24, PST or hblake@headlands.org For additional information, write: Holly Blake, Residency Manager, Headlands Center for the Arts, 944 Fort Barry, Sausalito, California USA 94965GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, North Rim, Arizona Residencies open to: Two-dimensional visual artists, photographers, sculptors, performers, writers, video/filmmakers, composers Application deadline: April 1, 2004 Residency period: Last two weeks in September, first week in October Number & length of residencies: One residency, three weeks Contact: Artist-In-Residence Coordinator at 928-638-7739 For additional information, write: Coordinator, Artist-In-Residence Program, P.O. Box 129, Community Building, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023HARPERS FERRY NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, West Virginia CANCELLEDHERBERT HOOVER NATIONAL HISTORICAL SITE, Iowa Residencies open to: Two-dimensional visual artists, photographers, sculptors, performers, writers, video/filmmakers, composers, craft artists Application deadline: March 26 Residency period: May 1 through October 31 Number & length of residencies: Two of two to three weeks each Please note: Housing may not be readily available for upcoming resident artists. Contact: Daniel Peterson at 319-643-2541 CST or dan_peterson@nps.gov For additional information, write: Artist-In-Residence Program, Herbert Hoover National Historical Site, 110 Parkside Drive, PO Box 607, West Branch, Iowa USA 52358HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas Residencies open to: Two-dimensional visual artists, photographers Application deadline: February 1 for June, July, and August; May 1 for September, October, and November Residency period: June through November Number & length of residencies: Six of two to four weeks each Contact: Jeff Heitzman at 501-624-3383, ext. 652 or jeff_heitzman@nps.gov For additional information, write: Artist-In-Residence Program, attn: Volunteer Coordinator, Hot Springs National Park, P.O. Box 1860, Hot Springs, AR 71902INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE, Indiana Residencies open to: Two-dimensional visual artists, photographers, sculptors, performers, writers, video/filmmakers, composers Application deadline: March 1(postmarked) Residency period: 2 - 4 weeks; June through September Contact: Elizabeth Hertel at 219-926-7561, ext. 225 CST or indu_communications@nps.gov For additional information, write: Artist-In-Residence Program, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, 1100 North Mineral Springs Road, Porter, Indiana USA 46304-1299ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK, Michigan Residencies open to: Two-dimensional visual artists, photographers, sculptors, performers, writers, video/filmmakers, composers Application deadline: February 16 (postmarked) Residency period: June through early September Number & length of residencies: Five of two to three weeks each Contact: Greg Blust at 906-487-7152 CST or greg_blust@nps.gov For additional information, write: Artist-In-Residence Program, Isle Royale National Park, 800 East Lakeshore Drive, Houghton, Michigan USA 49931-1895JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, California Residencies open to: Two-dimensional visual artists, photographers, sculptors, writers, video/filmmakers Application deadline: Accepted year-round Residency period: October through May Number & length of residencies: Four to six of four weeks each Contact: Tim Terrell at 760-367-5539 PST or artmojave@aol.com For additional information, write: Artist-In-Residence Program, Joshua Tree National Park, 74485 National Park Drive, Twenty-Nine Palms, California USA 92277KLONDIKE GOLD RUSH NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, Alaska Residencies open to: Two-dimensional visual artists, photographers, sculptors, performers, writers, video/filmmakers, composers Application deadline: Accepted year-round Residency period: October through April Number & length of residencies: One or two residencies of (usually) six to eight weeks each Contact: David Eslinger at 907-983-9221 or david_eslinger@nps.gov For additional information, write: Artist-In-Residence Program, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, PO Box 517, Skagway, Alaska USA 99840MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK, Kentucky Residencies open to: Two-dimensional visual artists, photographers, sculptors, video/filmmakers Application deadline: Three months prior to requested residency Residency period: Year-round (Spring or Fall suggested) Number & length of residencies: Number varies, two to four weeks each Contact: MaryAnne Davis at 270-785-2254 CST or maryanne_davis@nps.gov For additional information, write: Artist-In-Residence Program, Mammoth Cave National Park, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky USA 42259MOUNT RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL, South Dakota Residencies open to: Traditional sculptors working in stone Application deadline: For Summer residency watch for announcement on www.usajobs.opm.gov; May 1 (postmarked) for Fall residency submit resume Residency period: Late May through early October Number & length of residencies: Two total; Summer residency is 12-16 weeks (paid), Fall residency is one week (unpaid) Contact: Nichole Andler at 605-574-3195 MST or nichole_andler@nps.gov For additional information, write: Artist-In-Residence Program, Mount Rushmore National Memorial, 13000 Hwy. 244, Bldg. 31, Suite 1, Keystone, South Dakota USA 57751PICTURED ROCKS NATIONAL LAKESHORE, Michigan Residencies open to: Two-dimensional visual artists, photographers Application deadline: December 31 (postmarked) Residency period: September or October Number & length of residencies: One of four weeks Contact: Gregg Bruff at 906-387-2607 EST or gregg_bruff@nps.gov For additional information, write: Artist-In-Residence Program, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, PO Box 40, Munising, Michigan USA 49862ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colorado Residencies open to: Professional Two-dimensional visual artists, photographers, sculptors, performers, writers, video/filmmakers, composers Application deadline: December 5, 2003 (postmarked deadline on application for the 2004 season) Residency period: Early June through late September Number & length of residencies: Five to eight of two weeks each Contact: Artist-In-Residence Coordinator at 970-586-1206 MST For additional information, write: Artist-In-Residence Program, 1000 Highway 36, Estes Park, Colorado USA 80517SAINT-GAUDENS NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, New Hampshire Residencies open to: Sculptors Application deadline: Varies, call for information Residency period: June through October Number & length of residencies: One of 12 to 24 weeks Contact: Gregory Schwarz at 603-675-2175, ext. 107, EST or gregory_c_schwarz@nps.gov For additional information, write: Artist-In-Residence Program, Saint Gaudens National Historic Site, RR 3, Box 73, Cornish, New Hampshire USA 03603SLEEPING BEAR DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE, Michigan Residencies open to: Two-dimensional visual artists, photographers, sculptors, writers, composers Application deadline: April 15 (postmarked) Residency period: September - October Number & length of residencies: Two of three weeks each Contact: Lisa Myers at 231-326-5134 or lisa_myers@nps.gov For additional information, write: Artist-In-Residence Program, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, 9922 Front Street, Empire, Michigan USA 49630VOYAGEURS NATIONAL PARK, Minnesota Residencies open to: Two-dimensional visual artists, photographers, sculptors, performers, writers, video/filmmakers, composers Application deadline: February 15 (postmarked) Residency period: August Number & length of residencies: Two of two weeks each Contact: Lynn Lufbery at 218-283-9821 CST or lynn_lufbery@nps.gov For additional information, write: Artist-In-Residence Program, Voyageurs National Park, 3131 Highway 53, International Falls, Minnesota USA 56649-8904WEIR FARM NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, Connecticut Residencies open to: Visual artists (including printmakers & painters), photographers, sculptors, video/filmmakers Application deadline: January 15, July 15 (postmarked) Residency period: Year-round Number & length of residencies: One or two artists at a time for residencies of two to four weeks. Contact: Constance Evans or Amy Allen at 203-761-9945 EST For additional information, write: Artist-In-Residence Program, Weir Farm Trust, 735 Nod Hill Road, Wilton, Connecticut USA 06897 (include a stamped, self-addressed envelope)YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, California Residencies open to: Two-dimensional visual artists, photographers, sculptors Application deadline: July 15 (received) Residency period: Year-round Number & length of residencies: Four to ten of up to one month each Contact: Send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Yosemite Renaissance, PO Box 1430, Mariposa, California USA 95338 or call 209-966-4808. Email: yosemiteart@sti.net
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Carina Residency for Maine Artists,
A place for Maine artists |
Easton Plein Air
Dear artists, The charming, historic town of Easton, Maryland is preparing to host it's second plein air competition and arts festival. This is a juried competition open to any artist residing in the United States. The event last year was a tremendous sucess among participating artists and collectors alike. Here are the particulars: CALL FOR ARTISTS Deadline April 1 Second Annual PLEIN AIR – EASTON! A Painting Competition and Arts Festival , July 10-16, sponsored by Easton Main Street in historic small-town Easton, Maryland. More than $10,000 in prizes, with exhibition/sale in accredited museum. The awards judge is Camille Przewodek, OPA. $35/3 digital images. Juror: Kenn Backhaus, PAPA 40% commission. Prospectus and image upload can be found at Attn: Carolyn Jaffe, 11 South Harrison Street, Easton, MD 21601 For further info, contact: 410-820-8822 or mainstreet@goeaston.net. Second Annual QUICK DRAW COMPETITION at PLEIN AIR – EASTON! A Painting Competition and Arts Festival sponsored by Easton Main Street in historic small-town Easton, Maryland. ANY artist may participate for $10 registration fee. (You do not need to be a juried participant in the week long competition). Cash and product awards to winning artists with exhibition/sale of all participants paintings in the lovely gardens of the Historical Society immediately after the Quick Draw. Artists must paint, any medium, in a four block area in the downtown historical area from 2 PM – 4 PM July 15 . Juror: Camille Przewodek, OPA
Plein Air! Easton - A Juried Competition and Arts Festival
Estes Park Plein Air 2006 Painting Competition and Exhibition.
Where: Estes Park
To All Artists, Attached is a call for entry for the juried Estes Park Plein Air 2006 Painting Competition and Exhibition. This is the fifth annual show and it is shaping up to be the best ever! The call for entry closes on April 15, 2006. This is one of the largest Plein Air painting events in the country. The main show events are held in beautiful Estes Park, Colorado (adjacent to Rocky Mountain National Park). This area offers incredible subject matter, from high alpine to majestic canyons to urban scenes. Previous shows have included Artists from all over North America and Europe. We look forward to members of your group being a part of this show and demonstrating their talents to the world. The painting event is 8/5-8/25/06, the opening day ceremonies, gallery receptions, and optional quick draw competition/live auction are on 8/26/06 and the gallery exhibition and sale is from 8/26-9/30/06. For more information, call the Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park, 970-586-9203 or visit www.estesarts.com
Thank You, Ron and Ann Wilcocks, Owners
Great Camp Sagamore and Plein Air Painter, Todd Plough, are hosting a Plein...
Where: Sagamore
Great Camp Sagamore and Plein Air Painter, Todd Plough, are hosting a Plein
Air Paintout on August 20-24, 2006. Great Camp Sagamore is a non-profit
organization that owns this National Historic Landmark. Guests are welcomed
annually from Memorial Day through October. Sagamore dates from 1897. It
was once a private retreat of the Vanderbilts. Now, it is used for
environmental and educational purposes. Great Camp Sagamore rests in the
heart of the Adirondacks on a lake completely surrounded by New York State
"Forever Wild" Territory. The historic nature our buildings and peaceful
wilderness surroundings provides a unique muse for any plein air painter.
Your stay includes meals (from Sunday night dinner until Thursday
breakfast), accommodations, use of facilities (hiking trails, canoes, tennis
court), and a historic tour of Great Camp Sagamore. Fee is as follows:
$400 per adult = double-triple occupancy room, shared bath
add $80pp = single occupancy, shared bath
add $116pp = double-quad occupancy, private bath
add $156pp = single occupancy, private bath
Sagamore requires a 25% non-refundable deposit in order to register. If you
have any questions, please feel free to contact:
Todd Plough
tsawmill@localnet.com
http://www.americanimpressionism.net/
(716) 945-6254
Great Camp Sagamore
Sagamore@telenet.net
www.sagamore.org
(315) 354-5311 ext. 21
Sagamore
PO Box 40
Raquette Lake, NY 13436
(315) 369-2735 (winter office)
(315) 354-5311
(315) 354-5851 - fax
www.sagamore.org
sagamore@telenet.net
Local Area Events - Maryland
Paint Snow Hill | April 21 – 23 | Application Due: April 10 |
Riverbend Park 1st Annual Paint Out, Bar-b-que & Wet Paint Auction Saturday, June 3, 2006 Limited to 20 artists Through the generous sponsorship of Jan and Dan Laytham of Long and Foster Realtors in Great Falls, there will be $2000.OO IN CASH AWARDS: $1000.OO Best in Show Award $500.00 Artists’ Choice Award $500.00 Peoples’ Choice Award Best in Show Award will be decided by the judges: Michelle Ward, Principle Gallery, Alexandria, Virginia Barry Broadway, Broadway Gallery, Fairfax, Virginia Kimberly Hartke, Creative Home Gallery, Reston, Virginia They will also jury the submitted entries, choosing up to 20 artists to participate. All works produced on the day of the paint-out will be eligible for the wet-canvas auction, at a reserve of the artist’s choosing. Riverbend Park requests a donation of 30% of the selling price. Unsold works will be displayed and available for sale in the park’s exhibition space until June 30, 2006. All outdoor landscape artists working in oil, acrylic, watercolor or pastel are cordially invited to send up to five digital print-outs ( no slides or email images, please) of up to five works to Artist in Residence Include check for $20.00 (total) payable to Riverbend Park for review fee. Materials will not be returned. Those selected to participate will be notified by phone—include daytime phone number. Materials must be received by April 15, 2006. This promises to be a most rewarding experience. Please see the Friends of Riverbend Park website ( | June 3 | Application Due: April 15 |
Rehoboth Beach Paint OutRehoboth Beach Main Street and the Rehoboth Art League are co-sponsoring the REHOBOTH BEACH PAINT OUT 2006 Friday, Saturday, Sunday, June 23, 24, 25 Registration Due April 15 Limited to 30 Artists Join us for our first plein air competition within the city limits of Rehoboth Beach. Thirty artists will be competing to win more than $2,000 in prizes and there will be opportunities to purchase the completed art, watch artists at work and enjoy the sites of Rehoboth Beach through the eyes of our plein air contestants. For more information, please call 302-227-8408. | June 23, 24, 25 | Application Due: April 15 For more information, please call 302-227-8408. |
Plein Air — EastonPlein Air Easton! Second Annual PLEIN AIR – EASTON! July 10 – 16, 2006 More than $10,000 in prizes exhibition/sale in Academy Art Museum, an accredited museum. APPLICATION DEADLINE APRIL 1 $35/3 DIGITAL IMAGES Prospectus and image upload can be found at Send SASE to PLEIN AIR – EASTON! | July 10 – 16 | Application Due: April 1 |
Havre de Grace Plein Air Competition - First Annual EventFirst Annual August 16 – 20, 2006 APPLICATION DEADLINE APRIL 30 Soroptimist International of Havre de Grace announces Call For Entry for the 1st Annual Havre de Grace Plein Air Painting Competition. Havre de Grace is located in Maryland at the mouth of the Susquehanna River and the head of the Chesapeake Bay. Awards up to $10,000. Proceeds benefit scholarships and community service. | August 16 - 20 | Application Due: April 30 |
Chincoteague Second Saturdays Plein Air Event | September 9 | Application Due: Unconfirmed |
LPAPA Annual Invitational
Where: Laguna Beach, CA July 10th-17th.
No further information is available at this time.
May Carmel Arts Festival - Plein air Painting Entry form 2005
Where: Deadline December 1st, 2005
| http://www.carmelartfestival.org/docs/Entry2006.doc May 18-21, 2006 |
Sedona Plein Air Festival
Where: PAINTOUT Oct 28th
Sedona Plein Air Festival |
2nd Annual Sedona Plein Air Festival |
Artwork by Anita Hampton Paint Out in Uptown Sedona Plein Air Festival Public Exhibition and Art Sale |