DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK
Artist in Residence Program
Playas, Dunes & Ghostowns
The month of January is ideal to live and work in the center of one of the most iconic landscapes in America, Death Valley National Park, nature’s masterpiece of erosion and desolation — close to the Mesquite Flats dunes and Zabriskie Point, less than 2 hours from the beautiful Alabama Hills. Stovepipe Wells (Death Valley, CA) is the heart of Death Valley National Park and lies directly across from the legendary dunes of the park. Open to all artists, writers musicians, or performance artists. Meals included.
More information about the Death Valley National Park can be found on the park website at:
Playas, Dunes & Ghostowns.
The largest National Park in the lower 48 states was discovered on the heels of the Gold Rush, silver and gold were discovered in the Valley in the 1850s. Mule-drawn wagons and fortune seekers flooded the Valley to extract mineral resources like the boron salts used in Borax and chloride ores. In 1925, an entrepreneur built the original hotel at Stovepipe Wells. In 1933, President Hoover declared Death Valley under federal protection as Death Valley National Monument. In 1994, it was re-designated Death Valley National Park and expanded to its current size of three MILLION acres of Mojave Desert ecology straddling both California and Nevada.
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK
Artist in Residency Program
Current Application Deadline: TBA
Next Residency Dates: TBA
Notification: TBA
Residency Type: All artistic media
Artists Stipend: $3000
Single Artist / Couples: Yes
Groups / Family / Household: No
Housing: Yes, a modern air-conditioned hotel room in Stovepipe Wells Village (including all hotel amenities and daily food from the Toll Road Restaurant).
Artist Event(s) / Workshop(s) Required/ Venue on location: Yes, *possibly online
National Museum/Archives Art Donation: Yes, for consideration.
Details.
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK
This National Park Artist in Residence program is supported solely by NPAF Park Partners and Sponsors.