LAS CRUCES, N.M. — The Friends of Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks and Bureau of Land Management Las Cruces District announce a Call-to-Artists to apply for the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument Artist in Residence Program to take place Sept. 1-30. If interested in this residency, send entries to jessica@organmtnfriends.org on or before July 21.
The Artist-in-Residence Program:
- Educates and promotes appreciation, protection, and preservation of natural and cultural resources on public lands.
- Provides an artist and the public with an opportunity to interact and to enhance the understanding of public lands through the unique qualities an artist’s eye can capture.
With more than 497,000 acres of public land encompassing four scenic mountain ranges--the Organ, Desert Peaks, Potrillo, and Doña Ana Mountains, -- the Monument is an iconic landscape to host the BLM Artist-in-Residence Program. The area’s unique geological, biological and cultural resources provide the artist with endless possibilities for self-expression through their lens, painting, sculpture, poetry, music, etc.
Additionally, the Monument’s long and diverse prehistory has many inspirational points an artist can explore. Characters like Geronimo and Billy the Kid roamed the area; the Spanish conquistadors traveled the Camino Real; and westward migrants traveled via the famous Butterfield Stagecoach route. The area’s rich wildlife and hidden desert treasures also provide the artist with numerous dimensions on their approach to depicting the heart and soul of the Monument.
For more information and to download the application, go to http://organmountainsdesertpeaks.org/artist-in-residence/ or contact Jessica Gomez at (575)-680-0957 or at jessica@organmtnfriends.org.
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