Residency Program at Grand Canyon
Welcoming artists, scholars, and scientists from around the world to explore and contribute to Grand Canyon’s historic and cultural legacy.
Photo by Mark Chen, Artist in Residence 2023
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Residents engage visitors through a variety of public programs, from artists workshops to astronomy talks.
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About the Residency Program
Grand Canyon Conservancy’s residency program supports Grand Canyon National Park’s priorities of dark sky preservation and inclusive storytelling by welcoming artists, scholars, and scientists from throughout the world to explore and contribute to Grand Canyon’s historic and cultural legacy. Our artists and astronomers engage the public in meaningful ways, adding to the collective scholarship on the region, and celebrating the rich environmental, spiritual, and cultural impact Grand Canyon has on the world.
Applications for 2026 will be accepted from May 15 - July 15, 2025. More information will be available soon.
Alumni Testimonials
Adeene Denton
Astronomer in Residence, 2024“It was awe-inspiring. Everyone I met on my hikes was so happy: to be alive, to be at the Grand Canyon, to be sharing the canyon with others... Living in a world like that is surreal. I loved the canyon itself; this goes without saying. But to experience the canyon as a living thing, in its context with nature, wildlife, and people, was truly special. I spend most of my time thinking about the dark, cold outer portions of our Solar System. But when I was at the canyon, I was inextricably on Earth. Somehow this made returning to Pluto in my work even better.”
Dr. Tyler Nordgren
Astronomer in Residence, 2021“Grand Canyon is the perfect place for an Astronomer in Residence: from the overlook out front of where I’m staying I see beautiful darkness both beneath and above me. The speed of light means as I look out into space above the horizon I am gazing back in time to the origin of the universe while beneath the horizon I see back in time halfway to the origin of the Earth. Sharing this view of space and time with visitors is no harder than simply stepping out of the way and letting them see it with their own eyes. You can’t miss it.”
Terry Jenoure
Artist in Residence, 2023“This was one of the most exhilarating experiences. I came home with unique compositional ideas and immediately went into the recording studio. I can still feel the canyon resonating in my bones!”
Videos
Astronomer in Residence: Dr. Cameron Hummels
CalTech scientist and science communicator Dr. Cameron Hummels engaged guests in numerous programs, including constellation talks with special guest Dr. Katherine De Kleer, astronomy presentations at the North and South Rim, “Ask an Astronomer” pop-ups on the South Rim, and Astronomy on Tap at Phantom Ranch during his six-week residency in 2023. Video by Rader Lane/NPS.
Artist in Residence, Annie McCone Lopez
Annie McCone Lopez was Grand Canyon's Artist in Residence for winter 2023. During her time, she made several paintings, including a codex inspired by her Mexican heritage, and the connections that Grand Canyon shares across the southwest through water. "Water is life. My work tries to show that, for the people of the Canyon, water, the Little Colorado River, are serious subjects." Spend a Minute Out In It with Annie as she guides us through her codex, a piece as complex as the water issues in the southwest.
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