Successful Gettysburg Battlefield Artists-in-Residence Program Expands
An Arts Foundation in conjunction with the National Endowment for the Arts, has expanded its artist in residence program at Gettysburg National Military Park. There are now eight month long residencies open to artists of all types. $1000 monthly stipend for artists.
Gettysburg, PA, December 31, 2015 --(PR.com)-- The National Parks Arts Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit, is pleased to be working again with the National Park Service at Gettysburg National Military Park and the Gettysburg Foundation to broaden its Artist-in-Residence program. The 2016 program, set to coincide with the National Park Service’s Centennial, will offer eight month-long residencies at the park starting in March and continuing through early November.
The National Parks Arts Foundation also plans, in coordination with the Gettysburg Foundation and other partners, to bring an as-unnamed artist to Gettysburg to do a major onsite work this summer that will no doubt fascinate park visitors.
The Residencies, though sponsor support, are available to artists working in any media or performance approach, with no application fee. In addition, there is also a $1000 stipend available for each Resident Artist.
The deadline for the first program is approaching on the 10th of January, 2016. This is the first of eight artists’ residency programs available at Gettysburg National Military Park in the next year. Applications are still open to artists of all types and media at their application portal: https://nationalparksartsfoundation.submittable.com/submit/51158
The program is offered thanks to the input and support of the National Park Service and the Gettysburg Foundation whose joint efforts make the park the foremost visitor destination for those interested in the epic history of the American Civil War. Another important community partner for NPAF, is the Adams County Arts Council which has been crucial in helping make outreach in presenting our visiting artists to the local community and southern Pennsylvania. For more information, visit the foundation website www.nationalparksartsfoundation.org
"Our expanded Artist-in-Residence program at Gettysburg National Military Park in partnership with the National Parks Arts Foundation and the Gettysburg Foundation is an innovative program that increases the reach of the park,” said Ed W Clark, superintendent of Gettysburg National Military Park. "As we celebrate the next century of national parks, art programs like this allow us to inspire, engage and connect with a new generation and in new ways."
Gettysburg Foundation President Joanne Hanley said, "Gettysburg's Artists-in-Residence have added an artistic dimension to how those stories are shared as our visitors are able to experience an artist's interpretation of the park, meet the artists in person, and engage and connect with them as they express, through art, the power of this place. In the year ahead we look forward to their artistic contributions that enrich our visitors' experiences at Gettysburg."
Contacts:
NPAF: Cecilia Wainright phone (505) 715 6492 (email) info@nationalparksartsfoundation.org
The National Parks Arts Foundation also plans, in coordination with the Gettysburg Foundation and other partners, to bring an as-unnamed artist to Gettysburg to do a major onsite work this summer that will no doubt fascinate park visitors.
The Residencies, though sponsor support, are available to artists working in any media or performance approach, with no application fee. In addition, there is also a $1000 stipend available for each Resident Artist.
The deadline for the first program is approaching on the 10th of January, 2016. This is the first of eight artists’ residency programs available at Gettysburg National Military Park in the next year. Applications are still open to artists of all types and media at their application portal: https://nationalparksartsfoundation.submittable.com/submit/51158
The program is offered thanks to the input and support of the National Park Service and the Gettysburg Foundation whose joint efforts make the park the foremost visitor destination for those interested in the epic history of the American Civil War. Another important community partner for NPAF, is the Adams County Arts Council which has been crucial in helping make outreach in presenting our visiting artists to the local community and southern Pennsylvania. For more information, visit the foundation website www.nationalparksartsfoundation.org
"Our expanded Artist-in-Residence program at Gettysburg National Military Park in partnership with the National Parks Arts Foundation and the Gettysburg Foundation is an innovative program that increases the reach of the park,” said Ed W Clark, superintendent of Gettysburg National Military Park. "As we celebrate the next century of national parks, art programs like this allow us to inspire, engage and connect with a new generation and in new ways."
Gettysburg Foundation President Joanne Hanley said, "Gettysburg's Artists-in-Residence have added an artistic dimension to how those stories are shared as our visitors are able to experience an artist's interpretation of the park, meet the artists in person, and engage and connect with them as they express, through art, the power of this place. In the year ahead we look forward to their artistic contributions that enrich our visitors' experiences at Gettysburg."
Contacts:
NPAF: Cecilia Wainright phone (505) 715 6492 (email) info@nationalparksartsfoundation.org
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National Parks Arts Foundation
Cecilia Wainright
505-715-6492
nationalparksartsfoundation.org
Cecilia Wainright
505-715-6492
nationalparksartsfoundation.org
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