Artist-in-Residence Program Sites
As new programs are announced in 2025, they will be shared here.
If you are interested in a BLM-managed area that’s not listed, consider reaching out directly to the site or field office to ask if they have an Artist-in-Residence program or may be planning to start one. Find specific BLM office contact information on our Contact Us page.
2025 Artist-in-Residence Programs
Alaska
BLM Central Yukon Field Office, Dalton Highway & Toolik Field Station
BLM Contact: Teri Balser, tbalser@blm.gov
Application Deadline: This program has not been announced for 2025.
Arizona
BLM Tucson Field Office, Las Ciengas National Conservation Area
BLM Contact: Jennifer Jones, jenniferjones@blm.gov
Application Deadline: This program has not been announced for 2025.
California
King Range National Conservation Area
BLM Contact: Jeff Fontana, jfontana@blm.gov
Application Deadline: Friday, March 7, 2025
Info: The BLM, Shelter Cove Arts and Recreation Foundation (SCARF), and the Friends of the Lost Coast (FOLC) are pleased to announce the Spring 2025 session of the King Range National Conservation Area Artist in Residence Program. The residency will offer an inspirational and unique 4-weeks (4/21/25 to 5/19/25) on California’s remote Lost Coast. Find more information on the SCARF website.
Bishop Field Office
BLM Contact: Philip Gross, pgross@blm.gov
Application Deadline: This program has not been announced for 2025.
Colorado
Canyons of the Ancients National Monument
BLM Contact: Amala Posey-Monk, aposeymonk@blm.gov
Application Deadline: This program has not been announced for 2025.
Montana
Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument
BLM Contact: Thomas Valencia, tvalencia@blm.gov
Application Deadline: This program has not been announced for 2025.
Nevada
Black Rock Desert National Conservation Area
BLM Contact: Kathy Torrence, ktorrence@blm.gov
Application Deadline: This program has not been announced for 2025.
California Trail Interpretive Center
BLM Contact: Cheryl Miller, clmiller@blm.gov
Application Deadline: This program has not been announced for 2025.
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
BLM Contact: Bridget Peregrino, bperegrino@blm.gov
Application Deadline: This program has not been announced for 2025.
New Mexico
Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument
BLM Contact: Lane Hauser, lhauser@blm.gov
Application Deadline: This program has not been announced for 2025.
Oregon
Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument
BLM Contact: John Duwe, jduwe@blm.gov
Application Deadline: January 24, 2025.
More Info: Artists are invited to apply for the annual Artist-in-Residence program at Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. The selected artist receives a one- to two-week residency at CSNM in the month of June. Selected artists will create work while immersed in a beautiful environment and share their art with the public. Applications are welcomed from all artists, regardless of style or medium. During their residency, the artist will share their experience and artistic vision in a public presentation. Following the residency, artists are asked to donate an original artwork piece, which they will retain the rights to. One artist and one alternate will be selected based on the following criteria: entry materials, residency proposal, professionalism, and creative vision. Interested artists can learn more information and an application at the CSNM Artist-in-Residence website by e-mailing jduwe@blm.gov, or by calling 541-618-2320. Detailed instructions are on the application form. Applications must be submitted by January 24, 2025. Application materials and sample artwork should be submitted in a single email with attachments or links to jduwe@blm.gov.
Riddle Brothers Ranch National Historic District on Steens Mountain
BLM Contact: Tara Thissell, tthissell@blm.gov
Application Deadline: This program has not been announced for 2025.
Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area
BLM Contact: Katherine Fuller, kfuller@blm.gov
Application Deadline: This program has not been announced for 2025.
Utah
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
BLM Contact: Allysia Angus, aangus@blm.gov
Application Deadline: This program has not been announced for 2025.
Moab Field Office, Canyon Country District
BLM Contact: Eran Howarth, ehowarth@blm.gov
Application Deadline: This program has not been announced for 2025.
Past Artist-in-Residence Program Sites
The BLM piloted its first Artist-in-Residence Program in 2012 at Canyons of the Ancients National Monument in southwest Colorado. The program has since expanded to include other BLM-managed lands, depending on interest, program funding, and available site staff. Below are links to past participants in the BLM Artist-in-Residence Program.
Alaska
Dalton Highway
Fortymile-Eagle Area
Pinnell Mountain National Recreation Trail
White Mountains National Recreation Area
California
King Range National Conservation Area/Shelter Cove Arts & Recreation Foundation
Colorado
Canyons of the Ancients National Monument
Idaho
Owyhee Canyonlands Wilderness
Morley Nelson Birds of Prey National Conservation Area
South Fork of Snake River
Nevada
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
New Mexico
Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument
Oregon
Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument
Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area
Utah
Cleveland Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Wyoming
National Historic Trails Interpretive Center & Casper Field Office