$1000 Stipend for Artists Categories for Augmented & Virtual Reality and New Media, Veterans, and Poetry/Songwriting/Sound Art

GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, USA, December 8, 2016 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The National Parks Arts Foundation and its partners are expanding established AiR’s at America’s Premier Arts Destination in the National Park System with new categories and funding for ambitious and challenging art.

NPAF’s expanding 2017 program will offer 12 monthlong residencies at the park starting in March and continuing through early November. The arts foundation is looking for the most exciting and challenging art to bring to national and international visitors at Gettysburg National Military Park.

The residency location is in a 100-plus-year old house in the middle of the legendary Gettysburg battlefield and includes hi-speed Internet, cable and many other amenities. The Park includes lovely Pennsylvania countrysides, woods and other amazing sites.

-- The first application deadline is Friday, December 16, 2016.
-- $1000 stipend offered to the selected artists.
-- Four New Categories for different arts disciplines and types of artists
-- Residencies are no-cost with low application fee.
-- Free Application for US Veteran Artists

The park consists of the main battlefields, over one thousand memorials, cemeteries and historic buildings — including the support areas of the most famous battle of the American Civil War. There are many buildings that may be used with NPS permission to execute your most ambitious art projects.

The program is offered through support from 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 vital in the area of outreach to our visiting artists in the local community and southern Pennsylvania.

"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. 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 innovative forward-looking ways,” said Ed W. Clark, superintendent of Gettysburg National Military Park.

About Us:

National Parks Arts Foundation is a non-profit foundation offering artist-in-residence programs, museum-in-loan programs and workshops in conjunction with our national parks. For more information visit www.nationalparksartsfoundation.org or visit our direct application portal at https://nationalparksartsfoundation.submittable.com/submit

Cecilia Wainright
National Parks Arts Foundation
505 715-6492
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