How To Apply

Kneeling man helps a woman with an art project
2015 Noatak National Preserve Artist-in-Residence Robert Winfree leading a landscape painting class at the Northwest Arctic Heritage Center

NPS Photos/Linda Jeschke

 

The Artist-in-Residence program is open to artists in all mediums: visual (two and three dimensional, photographers, sculptors, painters), audio (musicians, singers, composers), film (video/filmmakers), and writers (poets, fiction, essays, storytellers).

Applications are typically open December through March for the following summer, with the selected artist being notified by the end of April.
Learn more about the program and apply through the Voices of the Wilderness Artist-in-Residence program.
***Applications for Summer 2025 are due by March 2nd, 2025.

Artists will be asked to donate a piece of original artwork that is representative of their experience in the park within a year of their stay. They will also be asked to lead a community talk or workshop in Kotzebue, Alaska.

Applicants are required to have at least some backcountry experience. Please specify your experience in your application.

Last updated: December 12, 2024

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