Artist-In-Residence Opportunity - DUE DATE 3/31!

PORCUPINE MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS STATE PARK SEEKS ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE APPLICANTS
www.porkies.org/artist.html
Applications must be postmarked by March 31, 2009

Applications are now being accepted for the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park Artist-in-Residence Program for the 2009 spring, summer, fall and 2010 winter residencies. The Artist-in-Residence Program is open to artists and artisans whose work can be influenced by this unique northern wilderness setting. Information about the program and an application for the 2009 spring, summer, fall and 2010 winter residencies can be obtained at www.porkies.org/artist.html

Applications must be postmarked by March 31, 2009, and mailed to Porcupine Mountains Artist-in-Residence Program, P.O. Box 221, Ontonagon, MI 49953.
Selection will be based on artistic integrity, ability to reside in a wilderness environment, a willingness to donate a finished piece of art inspired by their stay in the Porkies, and the artist’s ability to relate and interpret the park through their art medium. The program is open to all art forms except those that may be inconsistent with the mission of the park. Successful artists will be notified on or before April 25, 2009.

Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, also known as “The Porkies,” is a 65,000 acre park made up of 25 miles of shoreline, four inland lakes, entire river systems, many waterfalls, wooded peaks, and an escarpment which rises from the edge of Lake Superior and drops into the Carp River valley. The park also features a virgin forest of eastern hemlock and northern hardwoods, and the variety of flora and fauna. Because of these attributes, the park is an ideal location to inspire artistic creativity.