• View of Grand Canyon National Park at sunset from the South Rim

    Grand Canyon

    National Park Arizona

Special Event Calendar

 
Portrait of Joe Wiegand as Theodore Roosevelt

Joe Wiegand as Theodore Roosevelt

Mark Glenn Studio

Living History Performance of President Theodore Roosevelt

At 8:30 p.m. on June 23rd, 2013, Grand Canyon National Park will host "President Theodore Roosevelt Salutes the National Park Service."

This special program is a living history portrayal of the 26th President of the United States as performed by Joe Wiegand at 8:30pm, Sunday, June 23rd, 2013 at McKee Amphitheater located on the South Rim behind Park Headquarters near Parking Lot A.

More details here.

 
Echoes from the Canyon banner shows reenactors in costume by locomotive
NPS photo by Tyson Joye
 
 
 
A series of still photos showing the exploits of the Kolb Bros.

The Amazing Kolb Brothers

The Amazing Kolb Brothers:
A Grand Life at Grand Canyon !
Friday, November 30, 2012 - Tuesday, September 03, 2013

At first glance, Kolb Studio is just a house perched on the rim of the Grand Canyon, but, if you look behind the doors or see it from the Bright Angel Trail after a long hike from the river, you realize it is much more than that.


It is the place where the Kolb Brothers created a lasting legacy of adventure, family love, and amazing Grand Canyon photography that will last as long as the Canyon itself.

This exhibit is presented by the Grand Canyon Association, Cline Library and Grand Canyon National Park. Additional funding is provided by the Babbitt Foundation, Pink Jeep Tours, Las Vegas and Sedona and Ms. Penny Schultz.

View the exhibit panels here.
 
 
Collage of 6 Artists doing "Plen Air on the Rim" September 8-12, 2012
Grand Canyon Celebration of Art: "Plen Air on the Rim" September 14-20, 2013 -Exhibit at Kolb Studio: September 21, 2013 - January 12, 2014
 

2013 Grand Canyon Celebration of Art (South Rim)
September 14, 2013 - January 12, 2014

Hosted each year by the Grand Canyon Association, the Grand Canyon Celebration of Art is an annual event that includes 6 days of art related events followed by a 3 month long exhibition in Kolb Studio on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.

The exhibit opens with a reception on September 21, 2013 from 11 am to 1pm, which is free and open to the public.

The Celebration of Art features 26 artists from around the country who engage in a plein air competition and exhibition. Park visitors have the opportunity to watch the artists paint as they seek to represent the shifting light and shadow, amazing land forms, and vibrant colors of this vast landscape.

Each artist brings a completed studio piece with them and then creates more artwork on the South Rim, on the North Rim, at Phantom Ranch and at Indian Garden during the "Plein Air at the Canyon" and Quick Draw events that takes place in the historic district of Grand Canyon Village. During the auction that follows the Quick Draw event on September 20, 2013, park residents and visitors have the opportunity to bid on the work and to bring a piece of Grand Canyon home.

Proceeds from this event will support the goal of funding an art venue at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. This permanent home will ensure that future generations of park visitors will be able to view the stunning art collection in the Grand Canyon National Park Museum and Grand Canyon Association Collections.

For more information about the 2013 Celebration of Art contact:
http://www.grandcanyon.org/celebration_contact.asp

Did You Know?

GRAND CANYON'S MATHER CAMPGROUND

Camping on the rim within Grand Canyon National Park is permitted in designated campsites only and violators are subject to citation and/ or fine. There are vehicle accessible campgrounds in Grand Canyon Village on the South Rim, at Desert View and on the North Rim. More...