Rocky Mountain National Park Selects Six Participants for the 2026 Artist-In-Residence Program

[Patterson, Kyle L]

Rocky Mountain National Park News Release

 

April 14, 2026

For Immediate Release

 

 

Rocky Mountain National Park Selects Six Participants for the 2026 Artist-In-Residence Program

 

     Rocky Mountain National Park, in partnership with Rocky Mountain Conservancy, is pleased to announce that the 2026 Artists-in-Residence have been selected. Six talented artists have been selected to serve in a two-week residency that will take place during the summer season, starting in late May and ending mid-September.

 

    The RMNP 2026 Artists-in-Residence and their primary artistic mediums are:

• Francisco Lujan Villalobos, Antonio Pereira, and Santiago Suarez of the band Pavolv's Bell - Musicians
• Daniela Mihaita – Sculpture and Ceramics
• Alexandra Bassett – Painting and Drawing
• Kara Lynn Bressler – Painting and Writing
• Theodore "Ted" Tahquechi – Photography and 3D Tactile Prints
• Rebecca Shewmaker – Textiles and Thread Painting

  

     During their two-week residency, each artist will host two public programs. The first program will be a lecture-style program that will take place inside the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center Auditorium. The second program will be a hands-on and interactive program that will take place inside the Fall River Visitor Center Discovery Room. When available, all program details will be shared on the park’s calendar at https://www.nps.gov/romo/planyourvisit/calendar.htm

    

     Since the late 1800s, national parks and art have had a special connection. Artists like George Catlin, Thomas Cole, Thomas Moran, Albert Bierstadt and more played a key role in helping to draw attention to the beauty and wonders found in many of our national parks. Recognizing the important role that art has played in the history of our national parks, Rocky Mountain National Park was among the first national parks to offer an Artist-In-Residence Program in 1984.

 

    This impactful program is generously supported by Rocky Mountain Conservancy. Rocky Mountain National Park has hosted over 200 artists, including authors, painters, poets, composers, sculptors, quilters, photographers, musicians, and more.

            

     For more information on Rocky Mountain National Park, please visit www.nps.gov/romo or contact the park’s Information Office at (970) 586-1206.

 

-NPS-

- Kyle

 

Kyle Patterson

Management Specialist/Public Affairs Officer

Rocky Mountain National Park

(970) 586-1363

www.nps.gov/romo

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