Canyon Artists in Residence

Mar. 1  Grand Canyon National Park officials are accepting applications for the Artist in Residence (AiR) program through March 1st.  The Grand Canyon AiR program welcomes applications and proposals from professional artists working in all genres and traditions.  In exchange for three weeks in-residence, the artists are required to present three, family-friendly, one-hour programs of their own design while at the Canyon,
and one program in their home community after their residency.  Artist accommodations are provided for free. There is no stipend for the artists at this time.  Before applying, artists should take the time to explore our
website, where they can read full program and application details and familiarize themselves with park themes.

This year’s AiR application can be found at the WESTAF café web site.
Artists must register with the CaFE program in order to access the
application.  This service is free and allows access to many other artist
opportunities.  Artists will use the CaFE site to upload their work samples
and answer specific questions about their projects.  We will only accept
electronic applications this season.  There is a $30 per rim application
fee, accepted through the CaFE site.

This year we have created two identical but separate Calls for Artists –
one for the North Rim and one for the South Rim.  Artists are welcome to
apply to both programs.

Artist’s should be aware that this year’s application will close
automatically at midnight on March 1, 2013.

To learn more about Grand Canyon’s Artist-in-Residence program including
the park’s themes, please visit the AiR web site at
http://www.nps.gov/grca/supportyourpark/air.htm.  If you have additional
questions about the AiR program or the application process, please contact
the park’s AiR Coordinator Rene Westbrook at Rene_Westbrook@nps.gov, or
leave a message at
928-638-7324.  To submit an application to be a Grand Canyon AiR, please
visit the WESTAF Café web site at https://www.callforentry.org/index.php.
Finally, you can learn the schedule of events for the current AiR by
calling the South Rim AiR Hotline at 928-638-7616.