Bandelier National Monument 2018 Bandelier • Writers – One CD or DVD containing six pages of written examples. In north-central , ten miles Artist-in-Residence from Los Alamos and an hour’s drive from Application Form • Musicians/Composers – Three copies of the Santa Fe, Bandelier National Monument same music CD occupies more than 32,817 acres on the Artistic Medium______• Performing Artists – Three copies of the same Bandelier southern section of the Pajarito , a CD or DVD gently sloping highland on the eastern flank Name ______• Multi-Discipline Artists – Send appropriate National of the . It contains a wealth sample combinations based on the above. of archeological sites dating from 1150 to Address ______1550 CE, including large pueblos, medium- Visual artists, excepting video photographers, Monument sized house-blocks, single room shelters and and multi-discipline artists, may submit all City ______State _____ cave dwellings—evidence of 400 years of materials on the same CD or DVD. occupation by Ancestral Pueblo people. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson established Zip______Bandelier National Monument to protect, Be sure to include this completed preserve, study and interpret this heritage. Daytime Phone ( ) ______application form. The entrance to Frijoles Canyon and the visitor center can be reached by car over a paved Evening phone ( ) ______road, but access to most of the park is by an extensive trail system. A hiker will enjoy many Email ______relatively short hikes or challenging ones ______Mail your application to: that climb into and out of three steep-walled Coordinator, canyons with elevations ranging from 5,300 Application Enclosure Checklist Artist in Residence Program feet at the River to 10,199 at the All applicants will submit a CD or DVD Bandelier National Monument summit of Cerro Grande. containing (1) a detailed resume of professional 15 Entrance Road The views are spectacular, the geology— experience and (2) Statement of Purpose for their Los Alamos, NM 87544-9508 primarily volcanic—is fascinating, and the Residency in no more than two pages. Both must vegetation extremely varied ranging from be in Word document format addressing: cottonwood, Ponderosa pine, Gambel oak, and 1. Relevancy of proposed project to boxelder in Frijoles Canyon to juniper, piñon Bandelier National Monument (See Project and several species of desert cacti growing Management) on the mesa tops. The variety of wildlife includes deer, , the more elusive and 2. Potential for personal growth during residency black bear, and the always-delightful Abert’s Do not send paper copies of resume or Statement squirrel. Birds range in size from the tiny of Purpose. broad-tailed hummingbird and plain titmouse to the turkey vulture and several occasional Samples of Artistic Work Submit as appropriate: larger species. • Visual Artists (photographers, sculptors, painters, etc) One CD or DVD with eight images in jpeg or tiff format, each image not to exceed For more information please see the park more than 3 MB in size. More than eight images website at www.nps.gov/band or images exceeding 3 MB in size will result in disqualification.Video photographers send three 2018 Season copies of the same disc. Artist-in-Residence Program

Photo © Irene Owsley, Bandelier Artist-in-Residence 2016 Artists in National Parks The Artist in Residence Program artists can leave lasting impressions that benefit How to Apply Benefits the Artist and the Park. Bandelier, its visitors, and the artist in many and Since Thomas Moran and William Henry sometimes unanticipated ways. Artists must submit application materials and Jackson, whose paintings and photographs The primary purpose of the program is to give samples exactly as indicated on the application influenced Congress to establish Yellowstone qualified artist/applicants an opportunity to live Upon selection to participate in the Artist-in- form. Insufficient or excessive application National Park, artists have continued to impact and practice their chosen discipline, following their Residence program, the artists will meet with materials including samples will be cause for the formation, expansion and direction of our own inspirations, in a National Park. In return for the program coordinator and plan a schedule that rejection of the application, as is an artist’s National Park system. the opportunity, the artists agree to interact with will permit public interaction in the way that proposed use of a work already in progress as a the public and/or share a mutually agreed upon best utilizes the artist’s talents and skills, while residency project. Today’s visual artists document the landscape assuring adequate time to fulfill his or her personal and cultural features of our parklands, following portion of the work they create with the Park and the National Park Service (NPS) for interpretive and goals. Artists will provide their own supplies and both traditional techniques and contemporary equipment for their presentations, excepting sound 2018 Applications Calendar approaches that stir the imaginations and educational purposes. and projection devices already present in park For 2018, Bandelier National Monument will wanderlust of visitors from around the world. facilities. Writers, musicians, composers, sculptors, story accept three applicants for artist-in-residence positions lasting for a maximum of four tellers, dancers and other performing artists draw Bandelier respects the rights of inspiration from and focus the attention of new weeks each. These will be scheduled between generations on our national treasures. participating artists. September 1 and mid-December, 2018. Artists translate the purposes of the National Artists-in-Residence are not required to relinquish Applications must be postmarked no later Parks—places of pleasure, places for their copyright to works used by the Park and the than March 5, 2018. Applications postmarked preservation and for the enlightenment even of NPS. By written agreement, the Park and NPS after the deadline will not be considered. those who may never have the opportunity to share the copyright on work used for “educational Notifications of acceptance will be made by visit many of their parks in person. and interpretive purposes” and the artist retains mid-April, 2018. license to royalty-free non-exclusive use under the Bandelier is proud to continue this tradition. Application forms, CDs and DVDs will be copyright to make reproductions of that artwork returned only if accompanied by a large for their own purposes. Publication will include stamped, self-addressed envelope. What an Artist-in Residence Does the language: “This artwork was produced under The Artist-in-Residence program at Bandelier the Artist-in-Residence Program at Bandelier National Monument offers professional National Monument.” writers, composers and visual and performing Please address any concerns about your copyright artists the opportunity to pursue their artistic to: discipline in the park’s inspiring and stimulating There are many ways artists can contribute to Ban- Coordinator, Artist in Residence Program, environment. Artists are selected by a jury of delier’s mission while pursuing their own artistic Bandelier National Monument, 15 Entrance professionals from diverse artistic disciplines growth. In years past, artists were asked to donate Road, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87544-9508. based solely on the quality of that year’s an original piece of artwork to the park, and while applicants’ presentations from all disciplines. these contributions were appreciated, exhibit space Program Management However, in any given year, the park may was often limited and the donated art could not be choose to stipulate (or limit) the disciplines given frequent exposure. Importantly, experience has Bandelier National Monument’s Artist-in-Resi- from which it accepts applications, based shown us that an artist’s presence in the park, with dence Program is managed by the park’s Division on compatibility with current programming the opportunity to interact with the public, can create of Interpretation. Artists selected will be evaluat- Historic housing is provided for the Artist-in-Residence. objectives and needs. a memorable experience for visitors while nurtur- ed on the basis of their explanations of how they Selected artists stay in an historic, pueblo style ing a deeper appreciation for the natural, historical, propose to use their work to characterize Bandelier furnished residential facility for up to one month cultural and archeological resources that have made National Monument for present and future genera- during the period from September 1 through these parks an important part of our national her- tions, and how they believe they can offer the park mid-December 2018. No application fee is itage. By offering public programs—workshops, visitor and the general public an opportunity to required and no stipend is provided. demonstrations, guided walks, or performances— appreciate our heritage.