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Voices of the Wilderness Artist-in-Residence Program
An Alaskan artist-in-residence program where participants are partnered with a wilderness specialist to join in projects such as research, monitoring and education in a remote wilderness setting.
2025 Information - The application period for 2025 is closed
Sponsored by: USDA Forest Service, National Park Service & U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Residencies open to: Art professionals in all media – visual (two and three dimensional: photographers, sculptors, painters, etc.), audio (musicians, singers, composers), film (video/filmmakers), performance artists, and writers (poets, fiction, essays, storytellers). International artists are welcome to apply.
Residency period: Typically, June through August; dates & length of residencies vary
Coordinator contact: Barbara Lydon
The Voices of the Wilderness artist residency is a unique opportunity. It is modeled after traditional residencies in the national parks…with a twist. Instead of staying at a remote wilderness cabin, our participating artists are paired with a wilderness specialist and actively engaged in stewardship projects, such as research, monitoring, and education. The idea is to give artists a sense of the stewardship behind America’s public lands, fostering an artistic exploration of these natural and cultural treasures. The hoped-for result is artwork that communicates something of the meaning of these lands.
Artists in Public Lands
Artists have long contributed to the preservation and interpretation of our public lands. Early examples include George Catlin, Albert Beirstadt, and Thomas Moran, whose nineteenth-century paintings inspired pride in America’s wild landscapes and influenced designation of our first parks.
In subsequent generations, artists used song, photograph, poetry and other mediums to celebrate America’s public lands. Their work demonstrates that artistic expression plays a vital role in connecting people to the natural world.
Now it’s your turn.
Recognizing that today’s artists continue to link people to the land, the Forest Service, National Park Service and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service are sponsoring Voices of the Wilderness, artist-in-residence opportunities hosted in some of Alaska’s wildest and most scenic areas.
Your job? It’s to be inspired. Experience the wilderness and use your creative energy to bring its voice back to the community.
Artist-in-Residence
In the summer of 2025, artists will be invited to participate in our residencies, each opportunity completely different. The purpose is to share with the community artwork that conveys the inspirational and other values of wilderness.
Each artist will be provided the same safety training as other volunteers (may include aviation and boat safety, kayak safety, use of radios and satellite phones, review of Job Hazard Analyses, etc.). The hosting federal agency will provide transportation to and from the field, camping and field gear, and in many cases, food as well.
Travel to and from Alaska is the artist’s responsibility. Participants should plan to arrive in Alaska at least one full day prior to a residency to ensure enough time for safety training. Return travel should be planned for a couple days after a residency, as weather sometimes delays the return from the field. Artists are also responsible for their personal gear, including art supplies.
As an artist-in-residence, you will experience the wilderness like few others. Traveling alongside a ranger, you might kayak the calm fiords and camp on glacier-carved shores. There will be plenty of time to sit back in your camp chair and absorb the crackling ice bergs and roaring waterfalls. From the water, you might see a bear foraging among intertidal mussels, or seals hauled out on the ice. On remote beaches, your steps will mingle with the tracks of wolves, bears, birds, maybe even a mink. The wilderness soundscape will embrace you with the screeches of eagles or the songs of whales. Along the way, you’ll get a peek at what it’s like to care for the land by sharing time with a ranger.
As a volunteer, each artist will assist with some basic ranger duties, which may include boarding a tour boat to provide education, participating in research projects, such as seal counts or climate change studies, walking a beach to remove litter, or other generally light duties. However, an emphasis for the artist will be experiencing the wilderness and exploring how to communicate its inspirational qualities through their artwork.
2025 Participating Wilderness Areas
Nellie Juan-College Fiord Wilderness Study Area
Chugach National Forest
In 1980, Congress designated roughly two million acres along western Prince William Sound as the Nellie Juan-College Fiord Wilderness Study Area (WSA). This recognized the area’s exceptional beauty and remoteness and its possible future designation as federal wilderness. Until Congress determines the next step, the Forest Service is committed to preserving the area’s wilderness character to provide the public outstanding opportunities for solitude, primitive recreation, and inspiration in an undeveloped setting.
Located in south central Alaska on the Chugach National Forest, this wild landscape features countless glaciers - the densest concentration of tidewater glaciers in the world, some flowing a dozen miles from ice-capped peaks to terminate in cliffs of ice towering hundreds of feet above the water. The history of glaciation is evident everywhere you look, from newly de-glaciated barren hillsides, to ancient moraines just below the water’s surface.
Traveling amongst the expansive fiords, you’ll look straight up at peaks rising thousands of feet right from the water’s edge. Camping alongside the ocean shores you’ll be able to follow the tracks of an animal, check out glacier ice up close, or take a short hike up to the alpine for an expansive glimpse of the fiords. Diverse wildlife is prevalent in the Sound, including black bears, humpback whales, sea otters, Dall’s porpoises, harbor seals and sea lions.
The residency will occur between June 20-30 (exact dates to be determined). Artists will be partnered with rangers to participate in various wilderness stewardship duties, including accompanying a five-day campsite hardening project. This project is based in a glacier-filled fiord, and involves base camping. The artist must be comfortable with working with hand tools, including saws and polaskis. In addition to this trip, the selected artist will also be involved with a three-day marine debris clean-up. This is a boat-based effort and involves walking remote shorelines, and walking on uneven and slippery surfaces. The artist may also be asked to participate in visitor contacts, wilderness character monitoring, and rehabilitation projects, while camping in remote areas of the Sound. Conditions may be rainy, windy, and cold.
During the residency, there will be plenty of time to experience the solitude and wildness of this place. The artist will fly into Anchorage and depart for the field from the Glacier Ranger District in Girdwood, located approx. 40 miles southeast of Anchorage.
Contact Barbara Lydon at the Glacier Ranger District for further questions about Nellie Juan-College Fiord Wilderness Study Area.
Kootznoowoo Wilderness
Tongass National Forest
The Kootznoowoo Wilderness encompasses the majority of Admiralty Island National Monument near Juneau, Alaska. The indigenous Tlingit of Southeast Alaska know Admiralty Island by the name Kootznoowoo, meaning “Bear Fort” or “Fortress of the Bears”.
Kootznoowoo Wilderness is the largest expanse of intact temperate rainforest in the northern hemisphere and is home to one of the densest populations of coastal brown bears and bald eagles in the world. This wilderness area has a rich indigenous history spanning 12,000 years of human presence in the village of Angoon, whose inhabitants rely on the abundance of natural resources found in the lands and waters of the island.
The Artist-in-residence will work alongside wilderness rangers at the Pack Creek Bear Viewing Area and surrounding waters of Seymour Canal. During their time in the field, the artist will stay in a small camping tent or rustic wall tent in the administrative camp on Windfall Island, a short skiff ride from Pack Creek Bear Viewing Area.
Artists applying to this residence should be prepared to camp, work, and hike in coastal brown bear habitat with frequent bear encounters. Conditions often include high levels of rainfall, wind, and temperatures between 40-60 degrees. Transportation to the wilderness field camp will be by 30-ft boat and may include inclement marine weather. Artists will arrive and depart from the Juneau Ranger District office in Juneau, Alaska.
For questions regarding Kootznoowoo Wilderness and the Voices of the Wilderness program on Admiralty Island National Monument, contact Grace Corrigan and Chrissy Post.
Stikine LeConte Wilderness
Tongass National Forest
In 1980, the United States Congress designated 448,926 acres as the Stikine-LeConte Wilderness. The mighty Stikine River is the lifeline flowing through this wilderness. It is North America's fastest, free flowing navigable river. LeConte Glacier also flows through the wilderness. LeConte is North America's southern most tidewater glacier, depositing icebergs into LeConte Bay. Glaciers have sculpted the granite bedrock into the U-shaped valley of the Stikine River. For centuries that valley has served as a corridor through the Coast Range for wildlife and humans, including native peoples and the rush for gold. The Stikine River valley, with its thick forest and side sloughs, provides a wilderness playground for boaters. There are opportunities for tranquil paddling as well as speedy motorboat rides. One moment you may be watching a lone moose or brown bear venturing to the edge of river and the next, meeting a group of fun-loving visitors at Chief Shakes Hot Springs. The wilderness includes the river's estuary with extensive grasslands and delta mudflats as the river reaches the Pacific Ocean. The Stikine-LeConte Wilderness boasts: Kate's Needle at 10,002 ft- the highest peak on the Tongass National Forest; the Stikine Ice fields - the largest ice field on the Tongass National Forest; the world's largest spring concentration of bald eagles (up to 1500); and a major stopover on the Western Flyway with shorebird migration averaging 350,000 birds a day. The Stikine has been a major transportation route for centuries, first beginning with Alaska Native inhabitants and later with fur traders and miners. Today the river remains an important transportation route for the United States and Canada. Many outfitters and guides use it for fly-fishing, hunting, and camping but the highest amount of guiding involves high speed jet boating for nature-based sightseeing tours. Commercial fishing industries transport fish for processing and to the market. The river channel is important culturally for subsistence and sport fishing, hunting, and sightseeing. Twelve public use cabins, 16 special-use permitted cabins, a developed hot springs, two hiking trails, and swimming area provide a variety of recreational activities for visitors and the local public along the banks of the river.
An artist-in-residence can expect to take a 5-8 day back country trip in between the Stikine River and the LeConte Glacier, traveling by both powered boat and kayak. They will be camping either in a Forest Service cabin (with a wood stove and bed platforms) or in a tent. Camping experience is not necessary, but experience with small craft (kayak) operation is preferred. The artist will be taking part in a variety of wilderness stewardship projects, including but not limited to solitude monitoring, campsite inventory, invasive species mapping and management, special use permit monitoring, public outreach and education, and general wilderness interpretation work. The artist will depart from Wrangell; once on the island, the Forest Service will provide lodging and transportation.
Contact Cody Anderson at Wrangell Ranger District for further questions about the Stikine LeConte Wilderness area opportunities (907) 874-7560
Tebenkof Bay
Tongass National Forest
Tebenkof Bay Wilderness, located on Kuiu Island, comprises a complex system of smaller bays, where islands, islets, and coves are the prominent features. The western side is bound by Chatham Strait, a body of water exposed to the open ocean. This area offers a beautiful sample of the Southeast Alaska environment, and the tie between ocean and terrestrial environments.
The waters of the bay are home to a wide variety of wildlife, including sea otters, humpback whales, harbor seals and four types of salmon. The tidal zones that become exposed every six hours are booming with smaller-scale lifeforms, like sea-snails, crabs, barnacles and oysters.
The land is covered by a thick forest of old growth, muskeg and alpine areas. The forest and vegetation in the area is extremely dense, with so many different species of flora, fauna, and fungi. Historically the Kake and Klawock Tlingit utilized Tebenkof Bay. They trapped, hunted, fished, gathered seaweed and gardened throughout the area. The bay was named in 1879 for Captain Tebenkof, governor of the Russian American colonies from 1845-1850. Early into the 20th century, canneries and salteries expanded into the coastal waters of what is now Alaska, and at least one of the industries operated within the bay during those formative years. At about the same time, the commercial raising of fur-bearing blue foxes spread. Almost every island group within Tebenkof Bay sheltered one of these businesses, but most were abandoned in the early 1940's. Commercial fishing continues inside the bay and in the outside waters.
The artist will travel and work with the district wilderness rangers assisting in a variety of activities associated with the monitoring and management of the area. During the trip, the crew will be moving to various locations within the bay, traveling between islands and sites using kayaks. They will be camping on different islands in primitive sites along the shoreline. This residency offers a unique combination of marine and terrestrial landscapes and offers a beautiful example of the tie between these two very different ecosystems.
Artists applying to this position should be prepared to camp in the backcountry in a primitive setting, be comfortable in a kayak, willing to assist in field camp activities, and keep in mind the possibility of wildlife encounters (both aquatic and terrestrial). During this residency there will be lots of time to explore this wilderness area and take in the landscapes, flora, and fauna. This wilderness area offers plentiful opportunity for solitude and time in a Southeastern Alaska landscape.
One artist will be selected to participate; the artist will depart for the field from Petersburg.
Contact Karisa Garner for further questions about this opportunity (907) 772-5910 or Megan McDermott.
South Baranof or West Chichagof-Yakobi Wilderness
Tongass National Forest
The South Baranof Wilderness Area is located in the southern portion of Baranof Island (originally named Sheet’-ká X'áat'l by the native Tlingit people). Bounded on the west by the Gulf of Alaska, the scenery is stunningly picturesque with granite glacier scored mountains, long saltwater fiords and hanging lake valleys. On the east side of the wilderness by Chatham Strait, the saltwater coastline is not as rugged and there is a higher snow accumulation over the whole area with over 200 inches of precipitation per year. Permanent snowfields and active glaciers blanket the high country above 2,000 feet, giving way to dense undergrowth in a coastal forest of spruce and hemlock. The wildlife that inhabits this area includes brown bears, Sitka black-tail deer, mink, marten and river otters, as wells as eagles and shorebirds. Seals, sea lions, whales, and a large population of sea otters are often seen offshore, and crab, shrimp, herring, salmon and halibut are harvested from the sea.
The West Chichagof–Yakobi Wilderness Area occupies the western portions of Chichagof and Yakobi Islands in the extreme northwest portion of the Alexander Archipelago of Southeast Alaska. The wilderness consists of 265,286 acres of wave-pounded open coastline, remote rivers, forests of old-growth western hemlock and Sitka spruce and uplands of alpine, muskeg, and rare karst cliffs. Sitka black-tailed deer are common here along with brown bears and an abundance of smaller furbearing animals including mink and marten. Migratory waterfowl frequent the more protected bays and inlets in remarkable numbers. Marine mammals include sea otters, Stellar sea lions, and harbor seals.
As an artist-in-residence you will be joining in a unique collaboration between the Sitka Ranger District and the Sitka Conservation Society in monitoring this rarely visited Wilderness Area. Access will be by floatplane or motorboat. Trips will consist of working from support vessel or basecamp, or by roving monitoring from a sea kayak. Artists should be available for at least a two-week period to allow for adequate weather windows given the area’s exposure to the wide-open Pacific Ocean. Artists will depart from Sitka.
Contact Laurent Deviche at Sitka Ranger District for further questions about the Sitka Ranger District Wilderness Area opportunities (907) 747-4212.
Tracy Arm-Fords Terror Wilderness
Tongass National Forest
Tracy Arm-Fords Terror Wilderness, located 50 miles south of Juneau, is a striking landscape crafted by water, ice, and time. This spectacular Wilderness Area cradles two steep-walled fjords that terminate at three of the most southerly tidewater glaciers in the Northern Hemisphere. Come experience what John Muir called “a wild, unfinished Yosemite,” and bear witness to the crescendo of post-glacial succession as old-growth temperate rainforest transitions to the powerful, calving face of a tidewater glacier.
Our stewardship projects here are as various as the characteristics of wilderness. Artists may assist rangers in monitoring cruise ship emissions, providing shipboard education, treating invasive weeds, recording wildlife, and monitoring solitude and recreation sites.
Each selected artist will accompany a wilderness ranger for approximately eight days. Artists will depart for Tracy Arm-Fords Terror from Juneau via motorboat. During the field trip, the artist will travel primarily by sea kayak (paddling up to 10-15 miles per day) and camp in a two-person tent. The climate in Tracy Arm-Fords Terror Wilderness is often wet and cold, with average summer temperatures hovering in the mid-to-high 50s. As you travel deeper into the fjords and approach glacial termini, temperatures decrease by approximately 5-10 degrees and wind is common.
The selected artist will participate in kayak training in Juneau before departing for the wilderness, and the district will provide all needed kayak and camping gear. Applicants should have backcountry experience and be physically and mentally prepared for extended primitive travel and camping in potentially arduous conditions. Prior kayaking experience is beneficial.
For further questions about Tracy Arm-Fords Terror Wilderness, contact wilderness staff at the Juneau Ranger District Dylan Miller (907) 789-6224 or Chrissy Post.
Aleutian Islands Wilderness
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge - U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge was established to conserve marine mammals, seabirds and other migratory birds, and the marine resources upon which they rely. The Refuge's 4.9 million acres encompasses islands, islets, spires and headlands featuring the spectacular volcanic islands of the Aleutian archipelago, the seabird cliffs of the remote Pribilofs, and icebound lands washed by the Chukchi Sea. An unofficial tagline for the Refuge is “thousands of islands and millions of birds.”
Much of this Refuge of islands and headlands is federally designated wilderness in 11 different Wilderness areas. Swirling clouds of seabirds, rare Asiatic migrant birds, beaches of bellowing sea lions and fur seals, and salmon streams in abundance are a few of the wildlife highlights on the Alaska Maritime Refuge. We access much of this remote refuge via our Research Vessel Tiĝlax̂.
We're still developing our 2025 ship schedule and won't have the final draft until late winter/early spring, but we tentatively plan on having the artist visit remote islands for 7-20 days.
Artists will be responsible for transportation to and from Homer, Alaska.
As part of this residency you may have the opportunity for your artwork to be added to the U.S. Department of the Interior Museum's Office of the Secretary Art Collection in Washington D.C.. Artwork in this collection may be used for museum exhibits and is also available for display in senior level offices such as the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Assistant Secretaries, and Bureau Directors. The artwork displayed in these offices serves as a connection for senior leadership and Department visitors with the lands, people, and programs of the Department of the Interior.
- Learn more about the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
- Learn about the research vessel the R/V Tiĝlax̂
- Learn about the Aleutian Islands Wilderness
- Visit the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Facebook page
For more information about the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, please contact Adrienne_mcgill@fws.gov.
Glacier Bay Wilderness
Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve - National Park Service
In 1794, when Captain George Vancouver sailed through Icy Strait west of present-day Juneau, Alaska, the entrance to today's Glacier Bay was a wall of ice that extended more than 100 miles northward. By 1916, the ice had retreated 65 to 70 miles, and the bay was formed. In very few places are the powerful, changing forces of nature more evident than in Glacier Bay, and rarely is the full spectrum of pioneer to climax species as apparent within a circumscribed area. Glacier Bay is also a part of the vast Kluane/Wrangell-St. Elias/Glacier Bay/Tatshenshini-Alsek World Heritage Site; together these areas comprise one of the world’s largest terrestrial protected areas. Glaciers, icefields, high latitude, and diversity of plant and animal life, combined with the magnitude of the protected area adjacent to Glacier Bay, conspire to make this wilderness an ideal, unfragmented living laboratory for many scientists. It is a place renowned and protected for its diversity, change, and opportunity for study. 3.28-million-acres of Glacier Bay National Park has been designated Wilderness.
Dramatic change and the ebb and flow of nature occur at every scale: within centuries, seasons, and hours. Glaciers calve into the bay in dramatic fashion. Tides swell and recede dramatically twice a day, oftentimes by as much as twenty vertical feet. Long days in the summer months become markedly brief in the winter, as the earth’s axis slants away from the sun. Many species follow this pattern, disappearing from Glacier Bay during the winter months, only to return or re-emerge in the spring.
Surrounded by a spectacular, glaciated horseshoe rim of mountains, Glacier Bay is sheltered by the Fairweather Range to the west and the Saint Elias Mountains on the north. The highest peaks, topped by Mount Fairweather at 15,300 feet, stand almost three miles above the sea and attract intrepid mountaineers. No trails exist; most visitors see the wilderness by boat, and the sea kayaking ranks among the best in the world. The main bay divides into East and West Arms, which are split into many inlets. The water is dotted with islands, and the paddling goes on and on in eye-aching splendor. Campers share the shorelines with black and brown bears, moose, bald eagles, among other wildlife. Sightings of humpback whales, sea otters, harbor seals, and sea lions are common.
The majority of our backcountry patrols utilize sea kayaks. The selected artist for this residency will accompany a backcountry patrol for up to 10 days. Artists will arrive and depart for the wilderness from Gustavus and the park's headquarters in Bartlett Cove.
Contact Sean Tevebaugh at Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve for more information (907) 697-2653.
Jay S. Hammond Wilderness
Lake Clark National Park & Preserve - National Park Service
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve manages one of the largest wilderness areas in the United States, providing visitors with superlative opportunities for solitude, challenge, and self-reliance in iconic wild landscapes. Officially named after Governor Jay S. Hammond for his many contributions to Alaska, strong conservation ethic, dedication to the preservation of the Bristol Bay fishery, and his home on Lake Clark, the Jay S. Hammond Wilderness Area encompasses approximately 2.6 million acres and comprises about 64% of the entire park. Additionally, approximately 1.1 million acres is eligible for wilderness designation.
All of Alaska’s National Park Service (NPS) wilderness was designated in 1980 by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, which created a more human-centric lens for wilderness stewardship than that which is found outside the state. However, the NPS’s primary mandate is the same across all federal lands: to preserve wilderness character. The holistic concept of wilderness character protects the biophysical environment, personal experiences, and symbolic meanings that collectively distinguish wilderness from general backcountry and front country areas. Unique social, cultural, and ecological benefits of wilderness are rooted in wilderness character preservation.
Importantly, Qizhjeh Vena, meaning ‘a place where people gather lake’ in Dena’ina, is the original name of Lake Clark. Living in remote, naturally intact places brings challenges and opportunities that foster a sense of community, deep connection to place, respect for the land, self-reliance, and reciprocity between people and the land. The Dena’ina and park perspectives share many values for stewardship and caring for the land. Many of these are reflected in the park’s Wilderness Character Narrative.
The legacy of unseen footprints of the Dena’ina has sustained the place now called Lake Clark National Park and Preserve for millennia. The Dena’ina of Qizhjeh Vena (Lake Clark) believe that everything has a spirit and should be treated with respect. The culture evolved from this relationship with the land, cultivating the Dena’ina language, spirituality, identity, values, and practices that guide a life compatible with this environment. The continued relationship of the Dena’ina to their homeland is as much a part of the wilderness character of Lake Clark as the craggy mountains, impressive wildlife, and the opportunity for an unconfined experience. We invite artists to come experience Qizhjeh Vena, a peopled wilderness with thousands of years of stewardship. The selected artist for this residency will accompany park staff members for a 7-10 day wilderness stewardship experience within the park (final location and project to be determined). Travel in small planes is a requirement and the artist may be exposed to harsh weather conditions and wildlife.
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve is located on the Alaska Peninsula 65 air miles northwest of Homer, and about 120 air miles southwest of Anchorage. A successful applicant will provide their own transportation to Anchorage and will be reimbursed for food while in the park up to $35 per day. NPS will provide all field gear if needed and all backcountry flights. Outdoor skills resume required in order to receive consideration.
Though selection preference will be given to Alaska Natives and artists with a focus on foodways, subsistence, and/or food security, all are encouraged to apply.
Contact Chelsea Niles for more information.
Noatak Wilderness
Western Arctic National Parklands - National Park Service
Western Arctic National Parklands, located in the northwest corner of Alaska, consist of three Park units - Noatak National Preserve, Kobuk Valley National Park, and Cape Krusenstern National Monument.
Noatak National Preserve protects almost the entirety of the largest undeveloped river basin in America, that of the Noatak River. All the preserve, except for about 700,000 acres around the village of Noatak, has been designated Wilderness. The Noatak River flows westward 425 miles through the heart of the preserve to Kotzebue Sound, carving the scenic Grand Canyon of the Noatak along its course. From its source to its confluence with the Kelly River, 330 miles have been designated Wild and Scenic, making it the longest river in the Wild and Scenic System.
More and more visitors each year come to canoe and kayak on the Noatak, and almost the entire river may be paddled easily. Those who fish catch Arctic char, grayling, whitefish, or salmon. The Western Arctic Caribou Herd roams, 164,000 strong. Backpacking in the foothills, among the bears, wolves, lynx, wolverine, and Dall sheep, has been increasing in popularity, and backcountry travelers must move with care, as this land is fragile. Bird life abounds in the migratory seasons. Camping is unrestricted, but you should avoid the numerous private lands on the lower Noatak River. Campsites are best on river sandbars and high, dry tundra knolls. Motorboats, small airplanes, and snowmobiles are permitted. Hunting and fishing are allowed.
The selected artist for this residency will accompany one of our backcountry rangers for a 5-10 day trip in the parks, and should plan to spend an additional 5+ days in Kotzebue for weather delays and community outreach.
The successful applicant will provide their own transportation to Kotzebue. NPS will provide all field gear and food, and all backcountry flights or boat charters. Outdoor skills resume required in order to receive consideration.
Contact Christina Nelson, Lead Interpreter for information about the artist-in-residence program at Western Arctic National Parklands 907-442-8323.
View Highlights from Past Artists-in-Residence
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Supporting Stories
- Becoming an Artist in Residence in Alaska's Voices of the Wilderness Program by Pam Hanneman
- What We Talk about When We Talk about Wilderness by Marybeth Holleman for Center for Humans and Nature
- Bones of the Tongass: Kayaking the West Chichagof-Yakobi Wilderness by Megan Perra for Sierra Club
- 8 Highly Unusual Writing Residencies by Emily Temple for Literary Hub
- A place for artists on public lands by Tim Lydon for High Country News
- Voices of Tebenkof Bay by Valerie Rapp (2013)