BLM and Friends of Black Rock-High Rock Calling Artists for 2016 Artist in Residence Program

Black Rock Desert

Winnemucca, Nev. – The Winnemucca District, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), along with partner organization Friends of Black Rock-High Rock (FBRHR) announce a call to artists to share their thanks in celebrating one of Northern Nevada's icons by applying for spring residencies at the Black Rock Desert High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area (NCA). This project is sponsored by the BLM in partnership with FBRHR. Applications will be accepted until March 31, 2016. 

Selected artists will schedule residencies for two weeks in May or June 2016. They will be required to create at least one piece of artwork inspired by the Black Rock Desert NCA that will be featured in an exhibition in the summer or fall of 2016. Artists will receive a $350 stipend from Friends of Black Rock-High Rock for developing their work as well as room and board for the duration of their residency. One work of art produced as part of the Artist-in-Residence (AiR) programs nationwide will be selected for wider distribution.
The Black Rock AiR program is open to artists working in any field (including but not limited to painters, photographers, sculptors, cinematographers, poets, musicians, and new-media artists) who are over 18 years of age and United States residents who meet the application criteria. 

The AiR program promotes awareness through art of the exceptional places protected within the BLM’s National Conservation Lands. 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, statement of purpose, samples of artwork and a response to the application questionnaire. Application proposals should reflect the artist’s unique perspective of cultural and natural resources. 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. A panel of jurors will judge the applicant pool. Selected applicants will be notified no later than April 21, 2016. Further information, guidelines and applications are available at www.blackrockdesert.org/about-us/AiR or by calling 775-557-2900.

Learn more:
http://blackrockdesert.org/2016-call-for-artists/

http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/info/newsroom/2016/january/winnemucca__blm_and.html

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