Artful Adventures: Connecting People to National Conservation Lands through the BLM Artist-in-Residence Program

As ancient petroglyphs and pictographs of animals, plants, and objects demonstrate, art has long connected people to nature. The BLM’s Artist-in-Residence Program continues in this tradition by connecting people to the resources of public lands administered by BLM through the power of artistic expression. Whether a musical tour of several locations, like D’DAT’s, or a painter’s individual work at one site, the program “offers opportunities for painters, photographers, potters, sculptors and other artists to promote deeper understanding of, and dialogue about, the significance of natural, cultural, and historic resources on public lands managed by the BLM—including the National Landscape Conservation System.” All the artists are volunteers, receiving no financial compensation from BLM for their time and creations.