Artwork by Aaron Trotter
What an Artist in Residence Does
The Artist-in-Residence program at Bandelier National Monument offers professional writers, composers and visual and performing artists the opportunity to pursue their artistic discipline in the park’s inspiring and stimulating environment. Artists are selected by a jury of professionals from diverse artistic disciplines based solely on the quality of that year’s applicants’ presentations from all disciplines. However, in any given year, the park may choose to stipulate (or limit) the disciplines from which it accepts applications, based on compatibility with current programming objectives and needs.
Selected artists stay in an historic, Santa Fe revival style furnished facility, built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930's, for up to one month during the period from mid-September through December 19. No application fee is required and no stipend is provided.
The Artist in Residence Program benefits the Artist and the Park.
The primary purpose of the program is to give qualified artist/applicants an opportunity to live and practice their chosen discipline, following their own inspirations, in a National Park. In return for the opportunity, the artists agree to interact with the public and share a mutually agreed upon portion of the work they create with the Park for interpretive and educational purposes. Participants meet with the program coordinator and plan a schedule that permits public interaction in the way that best utilizes the artist's talents and skills, while assuring adequate time to fulfill his or her personal goals. Further, when shared work is used by the park the artist's copyright is not relinquished. More detail is provided in the linked application folder.
Public Presentations
Artists will present two public programs during their residency. These may be tailored to an individual’s medium, interest and experience, and can be a demonstration, talk, guided hike or performance. Artists will provide their own supplies and equipment for these presentations, excepting sound and projection devices already present in park facilities.
Program Management
Bandelier National Monument’s Artist-in-Residence Program is managed by the park’s Division of Interpretation. The finished works completed under this program are expected to characterizeBandelier National Monument for present and future generations, and offer the park visitor and the general public an opportunity to appreciate our heritage through the expressions of the contributing artists.
How to Apply
Artists must submit application materials and samples exactly as indicated on the application form. Insufficient or excessive application materials including samples will be cause for rejection of the application, as is an artist’s proposed use of a work already in progress as a residency project.
2018 Applications Calendar
Bandelier National Monument will accept applications for artist-in-residence positions lasting for a maximum of four weeks each. These will be scheduled between September and Mid- December, 2018.
Applications must be postmarked no later than March 5, 2018. Applications postmarked after the deadline will not be considered.
Notifications of acceptance will be made by mid-April, 2018.