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Artist-in-Residence (AiR) Program - Acadia National Park is sponsored by National Park Service. Provides artists with the opportunity to live and work in Acadia National Park to produce work inspired by the environment.
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Artist-in-Residence - Acadia National Park (U.S. National Park Service) An official website of the United States government Official websites use .gov .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, Skip to global NPS navigation Skip to this park navigation Skip to this park information section Skip to the footer section Explore the National Park Service Image Credit: Photo by Alan Nyiri. Used with permission more information on current conditions... Please Check Back For Updates We're currently reviewing plans for Acadia's Artist-in-Residence program in 2026. More information will be shared as it becomes available. Sue Charles, who has a summer home near the park, was a "Resident Artist" at Acadia in 2018. Photo by Ashley L. Conti, Friends of Acadia The Artist-in-Residence (AiR) program at Acadia National Park invites accomplished and emerging artists to help create new and interesting ways for visitors to experience the park through the arts. Since 2023, the program's operational costs have been funded fully by donations from sales proceeds at America’s National Park Stores (Eastern National) stores throughout the park. Invited participants are asked – To lead a public outreach activity for park visitors and the community. To complete within a year one finished work of art based on their experience. In 2025, the program will host five participants – One visual artist and one writer from "Away" One visual artist and one writer from Maine One “At Large” participant in such media as music, dance, and emerging technologies Participants from “Away” may receive – Vehicle hang tag for duration of stay. Covers park entrance, parking, and daytime access to Cadillac Summit Road. (Sunrise access is possible with advance notice. Access to Cadillac Summit Road is possible with advance notice. Maximum 14 nights stay in park provided housing Participants from Maine may receive – Full calendar year residency Employee vehicle decal for 2025 for free park entry and parking Access to Cadillac Summit Road is possible with advance notice. Maximum three nights stay in park provided housing For five residency opportunities in 2025, the program received 243 applications from 40 states and five foreign countries. Each fall, applications are reviewed by jury panels consisting of past program participants, local community members, and park staff. The park superintendent considers and extends official invitations to individual participants. Once all available residencies are accepted, remaining applicants are notified of the outcome of their
Application snapshot: target deadline March 1, 2026; published funding information Residency and public presentation; eligibility guidance Individual professional artists, including writers and poets.
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Artist-in-Residence - Acadia National Park (U. S. National Park Service) An official website of the United States government Official websites use .
gov . gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. Secure .
gov websites use HTTPS ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the . gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, Skip to global NPS navigation Skip to this park navigation Skip to this park information section Skip to the footer section Explore the National Park Service Image Credit: Photo by Alan Nyiri.
Used with permission more information on current conditions... Please Check Back For Updates We're currently reviewing plans for Acadia's Artist-in-Residence program in 2026. More information will be shared as it becomes available.
Sue Charles, who has a summer home near the park, was a "Resident Artist" at Acadia in 2018. Photo by Ashley L. Conti, Friends of Acadia The Artist-in-Residence (AiR) program at Acadia National Park invites accomplished and emerging artists to help create new and interesting ways for visitors to experience the park through the arts.
Since 2023, the program's operational costs have been funded fully by donations from sales proceeds at America’s National Park Stores (Eastern National) stores throughout the park. Invited participants are asked – To lead a public outreach activity for park visitors and the community. To complete within a year one finished work of art based on their experience.
In 2025, the program will host five participants – One visual artist and one writer from "Away" One visual artist and one writer from Maine One “At Large” participant in such media as music, dance, and emerging technologies Participants from “Away” may receive – Vehicle hang tag for duration of stay. Covers park entrance, parking, and daytime access to Cadillac Summit Road. (Sunrise access is possible with advance notice.
Access to Cadillac Summit Road is possible with advance notice. Maximum 14 nights stay in park provided housing Participants from Maine may receive – Full calendar year residency Employee vehicle decal for 2025 for free park entry and parking Access to Cadillac Summit Road is possible with advance notice.
Maximum three nights stay in park provided housing For five residency opportunities in 2025, the program received 243 applications from 40 states and five foreign countries. Each fall, applications are reviewed by jury panels consisting of past program participants, local community members, and park staff. The park superintendent considers and extends official invitations to individual participants.
Once all available residencies are accepted, remaining applicants are notified of the outcome of their submissions via email . Finally, a press release is published announcing the names and backgrounds of selected participants. Jury panels are encouaged to consider applications based on the following – Does the artist’s work suggest that they can help broaden, diversify, and enhance what has taken place previously in this program?
Please review the program’s permanent online catalog . Does the artist's work demonstrate professional competence and that they have a track record of achieving what they set out to do? Is the artist’s proposal for a public outreach activity novel, interesting and provide visitors with opportunities to experience Acadia in new ways?
Selected participants take part in the program at their own expense at the invitation of the park superintendent. Participants may be accompanied in park housing by one adult companion, or one child of their own that's age 16 or above.
Participants are at liberty to use online fundraising campaigns to help cover travel and other costs associated with their residencies, but they may not brand, promote, or imply endorsement of such activities by the National Park Service, Acadia National Park, or the Artist-in-Residence program. Local transportation is not provided. Participants must possess a valid drivers license and personal vehicle.
While the total acreage of the park is modest, it spans more than 60 miles of Atlantic coastline. From park headquarters on Mount Desert Island, it takes at least 75 minutes to drive 45 miles to reach the Schoodic Peninsula, and about 90 minutes to drive 56 miles to Stonington to catch the mailboat to Isle au Haut.
Repeat residencies are considered on a case-by-case basis, but tend to be allowed only after a span of years have passed during which there also have been a significant evolution in the artist’s body of work. Acadia National Park is very highly interlaced with local communities and encompasses about half of Mount Desert Island, all or part of 19 coastal islands, and part of the Schoodic Peninsula on the mainland.
It was first established in 1916 as Sieur de Monts National Monument, then became Lafayette National Park in 1919, and Acadia National Park in 1929. The total area of the park now amounts to more than 35,000 acres, with another 12,000 acres of conservation easements. Elevation rises abruptly from sea level to 1,530 feet, with seven mountains above 1,000 feet.
All told, it has more than 60 miles of rocky ocean coastline and tidal pools, 158 miles of hiking trails, and 45 miles of carriage roads with 16 stone bridges. Its scenic and diverse landscape includes inland lakes, ponds, meadows, mixed coniferous and deciduous forest.
There are more than 50 species of mammals and 300 species of birds, with surrounding waters inhabited by harbor seals and porpoise, lobster, sea stars, and other diverse fish and marine animals. Participants may choose to break up their residencies over multiple visits and seasons. Wheelchair-accessible housing is available.
Pets and smoking are not allowed in park housing. Participants may be accompanied in park housing by one adult companion, or one child of their own that's age 16 or above. Housing assignments are based on availability..
Writer-in-Residence Kim O’Connell led a guided writing workshop on the stone terrace outside the Sieur de Monts Springs Nature Center in October 2018. NPS Photo / Jay Elhard Each public outreach activity is planned on a case-by-case basis. They are often hosted in collaboration with local libraries, colleges, community groups, and art galleries.
Display and Disposition of Artwork To the fullest extent possible, all artworks loaned to the program are cataloged online and displayed in public gallery spaces within the park and beyond. Each work is accompanied by a brief statement that either describes how the piece reflects the artist’s experience of Acadia, or articulates what new insight and perspective for visitors the artist hopes to convey through the piece.
For visual artists creating physical pieces – Size is limited to 48-inches on any side for two-dimensional pieces, and a footprint of roughly 18-inches square (324 square inches) for three-dimensional pieces intended for indoor display. Portable outdoor pieces will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Finished works must be provide with frames or cases appropriate for secure public display, transportation, and storage, and must not require permanent installation or alteration of host facilities. Physical pieces loaned to the program are not intended to be stored indefinitely, or displayed in private offices. Eventually, all physical artworks retire from the program collection.
Final curatorial choices about which pieces remain active in the program collection are made internally, and will be based primarily on the ongoing interpretive capacity of each piece, and the purpose it serves park visitors in the larger collection. All applications, without exception, must be completed online through on the CallForEntries.
org website, where you can create an account and manage your application for this and other arts opportunities. Complete submittals will include: Professional resume and summary of creative achievements Brief description of creative goals, objectives and expectations for a residency at Acadia.
Brief description of intended public presentation, including AV and infrastructure needs, and any other expectations of the park Writers and poets may upload a single PDF file amounting to no more than 1,500 words of text (about six pages, typed, 10-point, double-space) Visual artists are encouraged to provide at least eight examples of previous work.
Representative samplings of professional work may include: As many as 20 images , JPEG or JPG only, each no larger than 5 MB but greater than 1200 pixels on the longest side As many as six audio files under 10 MB (AIFF, WAV, XMF, MP3; bit rate minimum 96 kpbs and maximum 320 kbps; and codec aiff, wav, au) As many as six video files under 100 MB (3GP, WMV, AVI, MOV, ASF, MPG, MP4, M2T, MKV, M2TS; Resolution minimum 640 x 480, maximum 1920 x 1080; aspect ratio 4:3 or 16:9; bit rate recommended above 240 kbps; frame rate minimum 12 fps, recommended 30 fps; codec h.
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Individual professional artists, including writers and poets. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Residency and public presentation Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is March 1, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make grants to museums, Indian Tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations for the purposes of assisting in consultation, documentation, and repatriation of Native American human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony (25 U.S.C. 3008). NAGPRA Repatriation grants assist museums, Indian Tribes, and NHOs to defray costs associated with the packaging, transportation, contamination removal, reburial, and/or storage of NAGPRA human remains or cultural items. Project activities may include, but are not limited to:Travel,Transportation,Testing or decontamination,Building containers for transport,Ceremonial materials, orStaff time.See Program Overview for more details on project activities. Funding Opportunity Number: P25AS00474. Assistance Listing: 15.922. Funding Instrument: G. Category: O. Award Amount: $1K – $25K per award.
Historic battlefields and associated sites of armed conflict are powerful reminders of the shared heritage of all Americans. In an ongoing effort to extend the conservation of natural and cultural resources beyond our park boundaries, the National Park Service American Battlefield Protection Program (NPS ABPP) promotes the preservation and interpretation of these important places. NPS ABPP supports community-driven stewardship of historic resources through four grant opportunities: Preservation Planning, Battlefield Restoration, Battlefield Interpretation, and Battlefield Land Acquisition.NPS ABPP administers Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants (BLAG) to assist State and local governments, Tribes, and nonprofit organizations with the preservation of eligible Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Civil War battlefield lands through acquisition of fee-simple or less-than-fee (easement) interests. Funding for the BLAG program is made available from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and is awarded competitively. Applications are accepted and evaluated on a rolling basis throughout the year. Each grant requires a dollar-for-dollar non-Federal match. Grants are available to acquire interests in eligible Civil War battlefields listed in the Civil War sites Advisory Commission's (CWSAC) Report on the Nation's Civil War Battlefields (1993) and in the principal battlefields of the Revolutionary War and War of 1812 identified in NPS ABPP"s Report to Congress on the Historic Preservation of Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Sites in the United States (2007) (Survey Reports).As our nation approaches the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026, NPS ABPP encourages projects that promote and expand preservation as well as enhance our understanding of the origins of the United States. NPS ABPP BLAG funds may not be used to acquire land or interests in land within the legislative boundary of a unit of the National Park System. Grant recipients are required to provide for public access and enjoyment of lands or interests in lands acquired with NPS ABPP funds in a manner consistent with the preservation goals of the program. Land acquired with these funds will be subject to the LWCF non-conversion requirements. Grant recipients and their nonprofit partners who acquire an interest in eligible lands must convey a perpetual preservation easement on the land to the appropriate State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) or to another organization acceptable to the National Park Service and SHPO. Funding Opportunity Number: P26AS00019. Assistance Listing: 15.928. Funding Instrument: G. Category: O. Award Amount: $17.4M total program funding.
The National Park Service (NPS) are seeking applications for Master Cooperative Agreements from CESU network participants in the following CESU network regions: North and West Alaska Californian Chesapeake Watershed Colorado Plateau Desert Southwest Great Basin Great Lakes Northern Forest Great Plains Great Rivers Gulf Coast Hawaii/Pacific Islands North Atlantic Coast Pacific Northwest Piedmont-South Atlantic Coast Rocky Mountains South Florida Caribbean Southern Appalachian Cooperative agreements to CESU network participants residing in CESU network regions other than those listed above will be pursued separate from this notice of funding opportunity; however, those CESU network participants may still apply for a Master Cooperative Agreement under this announcement. Application instructions are found in Section D. Application and Submission Information. Applications will be reviewed and evaluated as they are received and may be submitted at any time up until the closing date of this announcement. The Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units network is a national consortium of Federal agencies, tribes, academic institutions, state and local governments, nongovernmental conservation organizations, and other partners working together to support informed public trust resource stewardship. The CESU network includes 390 non-Federal partners and 15 Federal Agencies in seventeen (17) CESUs representing biogeographic regions encompassing all 50 states and U.S. territories. The CESU network is well positioned as a platform to support research, technical assistance, education and capacity building that is responsive to long-standing and contemporary science and resource management priorities. The seventeen (17) CESUs bring together scientists, resource managers, students, and other conservation professionals, drawing upon expertise from across the biological, physical, social, cultural, and engineering disciplines (from Anthropology to Zoology) to conduct collaborative and interdisciplinary applied projects that address natural and cultural heritage resource issues at multiple scales and in an ecosystem context. Each CESU is structured as a working collaborative with participation from numerous Federal and non-Federal institutional partners. CESUs are based at host universities and focused on a particular biogeographic region of the country. The NPS is required under “Research Mandate” 54 USC 100702 to ensure the management of NPS units are “enhanced by the availability and utilization of a broad program of the highest quality science and information.” To help answer this mandate, the NPS works cooperatively with approved CESU cooperators. Annually the NPS obligates between $30M and $40M in CESU cooperative agreements agency wide. Individual projects are up to five (5) years in duration with an average of approximately $60,000 per agreement. The NPS plans to create Master Cooperative Agreements with CESU partners to carry out the CFDA program 15.945, Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System. The NPS is announcing the intent to solicit proposals from organizations within the CESU network. The objectives of the CESU program are: a. Provide usable knowledge to support informed decision making. b. Ensure the independence and objectivity of research. c. Create and maintain effective partnerships among the Federal agencies and universities to share resources and expertise. d. Take full advantage of university resources while benefiting faculty and students. e. Encourage professional development of current and future Federal scientists, resource managers, and environmental leaders. f. Manage Federal resources effectively. Funding Opportunity Number: P23AS00132. Assistance Listing: 15.945. Funding Instrument: CA. Category: ENV.
