Press & News about NPAF
The most thrilling Artist Residency in the World.
From the time when National Public Radio's Melissa Block went and lived with the Dry Tortuga National Park Artists on a deserted island, to the Nat Geo article about "our" artist preserving the night sky to another artist saving the sacred Chaco Canyon from oil companies; the experience, importance, and effects of these NPAF programs are necessary and important stories to share with the world.
The experience of each artist, each residency is unique. Earning NPAF the distinction of being selected as the most thrilling Artist Residency in the World. NPAF has been lucky to host and support an array of creative and cultural experiences that promote continued connection and stories worth sharing.
What follows is a sample of some of those stories through various press outlets. Please explore the links below to share in the experience of creating alongside the National Parks.
Photographing Death Valley’s starry skies shines a light on pollution. An artist-in-residence captures the fragility and beauty of the desert at night.
Making Art Off The Grid: A monthlong residency at the remote Dry Tortugas National Park, an uninhabited tropical island with a lighthouse.
Hunter Noack takes his piano skills to the edges of cliffs and the middle of deserts, with a classical concert in Haleakalā National Park.
Will Oldham Unmasked. The Oldhams spend a month on the Big Island of Hawaii, as artists-in-residence at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.