National Parks Arts Foundation Artists-in-Residents Reunion Party
Big Blend Radio
English - January 06, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 44.5 MB - ★★★★ - 5 ratingsSociety & Culture parks and travel music and the arts history and culture family and relationships food and drink business and leadership health and self help nature and environment home and garden. Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Airing live from Peachtree City, Georgia with mother-daughter hosts Nancy J. Reid & Lisa D. Smith, this special Big Blend Radio “NPAF Artists Reunion Show” celebrates over 7 years of hosting the 1st Friday “Toast to The Arts & Parks” Show with the National Parks Arts Foundation (NPAF).
Featured NPAF Park Artists-in-Residence:
- Painter Alice Leese – Fort Union National Monument, Dry Tortugas National Park, Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park
- Composer and musician Glenn McClure – Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park
- Composer and musician Andy Jarema – Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park
- Environmental artist Patricia Cummins – Fort Union National Monument
- Fiber Artist Nancy Hershberger – Fort Union National Monument
From Hawaii’s volcanoes and the ancient Puebloan city complexes of Chaco Canyon to remote Loggerhead Key in Dry Tortugas National Park and the southwest crossroads of historic Fort Union, the National Parks Arts Foundation (NPAF) partners with a wide range of parks and monuments to offer residency programs in places that are known for their unique qualities that inspire out-of-the-ordinary thinking and creativity in artists. Artists selected for NPAF programs range from nationally renowned artists at the height of their careers to those just starting or at the midpoint and looking for an experience to take them to the next step.