Whiskeytown Artist in Residence Program 2015 - Call for Artists

Date: January 28, 2015

The National Park Service, in partnership with the Friends of Whiskeytown, is pleased to announce the twelfth year of hosting an Artist-in-Residence program. The park is seeking established professional Plein Air artists with a history of exhibiting work to apply for this year’s residencies. The 2015 program emphasis is on landscape Plein Air painting, but is open to candidates offering abstract, impressionism and sculpture as well. 

Artists selected are offered a rustic two bedroom cabin tucked in the forest of Whiskeytown National Recreation Area to use as a studio and base camp. Residencies are scheduled through the spring, summer and fall for stays from one to three weeks. In return, the artists donate one painting created at Whiskeytown during their stay. The donated art becomes part of the art collection at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area. Artist must supply their own meals and transportation to Whiskeytown; however, there is no charge for rent or utilities while staying at the cabin. 

Whiskeytown National Recreation Area is a 42,000 acre forested park with a large lake in a mountain setting with four waterfalls, and peaks over 6,000 feet high. Over the past eleven years, the park has hosted artists from all over the United States. We believe that through art comes appreciation for the place, and by developing a collection of art from the artist-in-residence program, the public will grow to appreciate and value Whiskeytown National Recreation Area even more. 

We ask each applicant to submit the following:

1. Artist resume and exhibition record.

2. Statement of intent for the residency.

3. Sample CD or flash drive with 5 to 8 images of artistic works (please also include a printed version of the images).  

4. Preferred residency dates.

Applications will be juried by Emma Acker, Assistant Curator for American Art at San Francisco’s de Young Museum of Fine Art. Applications will be accepted untilFebruary 27, 2015. Artists will be notified by the end of March 2015, whether or not they have been accepted. Please contact Jim Milestone at 530-242-3460 for questions regarding this program. 

Mail applications to: 

Whiskeytown Artist-in-Residence Program

P.O. Box 188

Whiskeytown, CA 96095

Whiskeytown National Recreation Area is located in Northern California, seven miles from Redding, CA. The park is 3 ½ hours north of San Francisco and 2 ½ hours north of Sacramento by car. Summer temperatures are often over 100 degrees F, however, the park’s forest offer cool shade and the lake offers refreshing cool water to enjoy while swimming, kayaking, and sunbathing.