NPS/T. SCOTT WILLIAMS
Visual artist/professional conservator Gloria Giffords talks to students at Northland Pioneer College about the paintings she completed at the park. September 2006.
Participating artists are asked to donate to the park an original piece of artwork from, and representative of, their residency in Petrified Forest National Park. Donated artwork must be received by a date determined by the Museum Curator. Artwork from visual artists should be framed with glass or prepared for hanging before donation.
Artists are also required to provide copyright for the donated artwork to the National Park Service. Commercial use of any donated artwork will not be allowed once it is selected and accessioned into the park’s permanent museum collection. Artwork may be used in exhibits, educational purposes, and by the Petrified Forest Museum Association.
The artist retains a royalty-free, nonexclusive use license under the copyright of the art. The National Park Service owns the artwork and the rights to reproduce it. Under those rights, the artist has a license to make use of the artwork for his or her purposes. Publication information must include the language: “This artwork was produced under the Artist-In-Residence Program at Petrified Forest National Park.”
A jury panel of judges will select one or more pieces of visual artwork from the previous year’s donations, to become part of the park’s permanent museum collection. Selection is based on artistic caliber, the artwork’s ability to communicate the values and processes of Petrified Forest National Park, and to meet the needs and scope of the park’s museum collection.
