Joshua Tree National Park, in partnership with the Riverside Art Museum, offers two different artist residency programs:

The Artist-In-Residence Program offers lodging at the Lost Horse Ranger Station for two to six weeks during the months of March, April, October, and November each year.

The Affiliate Artist Program offers one-year residencies without lodging (camping is available). This residency program is particularly suited to Southern California and desert community artists executing projects and opportunities.

In exchange for the adventure of living and working in a national park, the resident artist will have the opportunity to create a body of work and to share their work with the surrounding regional and Southern California communities. AIR artist proposals should be site-specific to Joshua Tree National Park, yet are encouraged to pursue better understanding and dialogue about our national parks, natural resources, environmental, and desert issues.

AIR is managed in partnership with the Riverside Art Museum. For additional information about the program and instructions about how to apply for a residency, visit www.riversideartmuseum.org/jtnp. You can contact Park Liaison Caryn Davidson by phone at 760-367-3012 and by email.