Red Rock Canyon Calling Artists for Spring Residencies
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Las Vegas – With Thanksgiving around the corner, it’s time for artists to share their thanks in celebrating one of Southern Nevada's icons by applying for spring residencies at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. Applications will be accepted until January 31.
Selected artists will schedule residencies for two or three weeks in March, April, or May 2015. They will be required to create at least one piece of artwork inspired by Red Rock that will be featured in an exhibition from August through September 2015. Artists will receive a $1,000 stipend from Red Rock Canyon Interpretive Association for developing their work.
The Red Rock Canyon Artist-in-Residence program is open to artists working an any field (including but not limited to painters, photographers, sculptors, cinematographers, dancers, poets, musicians, and new-media artists), who are over 18 years of age and United States residents who meet the application criteria.
The artist-in-residence program promotes awareness through art of the exceptional places protected within the BLM’s National Landscape Conservation System. The program provides an opportunity for learning and dialogue about the value of preserving public lands. It will engage and inform an audience through public programs by participants, and will provide time for artists to pursue their work.
Application submissions should include a resume, proposal for community engagement project, samples of artwork and a response to the application questionnaire. Application proposals should reflect the artist’s unique perspective of the cultural and natural resources within Red Rock Canyon. Winning proposals will promote public appreciation of the landscape, raise awareness of its unique and fragile nature, and inspire conduct that helps to preserve its resources. BLM staff and advising artists will judge the applicant pool. Selected applicants will be notified by February 16.
Further information, guidelines and applications are available at RRC-AiR.org or by calling 702-258-8265.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.