CALL FOR ARTISTS - 2026 Artist in Residence (AIR) for Clark County Wetlands Park

Application Deadline: Monday, December 15, 2025 by midnight PST

Clark County Wetlands Park is seeking to fill an Artist Residency from Sunday, March 1, through Friday, May 1, 2026. The successful applicant will be compensated three thousand four hundred dollars ($3400) to schedule forty (40) hours of creative research on Wetlands Park grounds, lead one (1) creative workshop, and create one (1) work of art for the Park.

Scope of Work:

• Participate in a 15-minute video interview at the beginning and end of the residency.
• Commit to forty (40) hours of creative research on Wetlands Park grounds. Fifteen (15) of these hours must be publicly scheduled for five weekends throughout the residency (Saturday or Sunday, 9am-12pm or 12-3pm) and include both the first and last weekends of the residency. Five (5) hours of interactive engagement are required for Wetlands Art Day (Saturday, March 21 from 9am-2pm). The other twenty (20) hours are flexible but must be logged in a sign-in book at the Nature Center.
• Lead a creative workshop, free and open to the public, on Saturday, April 4, 2026 from 10am-12pm.
• Create an original, residency-inspired work of art for the Park; the artwork is to be delivered by Sunday, May 31, 2025 at 3pm. Wetlands Park will hold non-exclusive rights to sell reproductions of the image.

The selected artist will be compensated two-thousand and four hundred dollars ($2400) after completing the open studio hours and workshop, and one thousand dollars ($1000) after delivering the residency-inspired artwork. The artist will be offered a follow-up solo exhibit at the Clark County Wetlands Park Spotlight on Nature Gallery (March 13 – May 8, 2027)

Application Requirements:

• Statement of Intent: In 200 words or less, describe what you want to accomplish during this residency, how your creative research will connect with the Park’s mission, and how you plan to interactively engage with the public during scheduled open studio hours: “Clark County Wetlands Park preserves and enhances natural and cultural resources, and provides educational, recreational, and research opportunities to the public.”
• Workshop Proposal: Briefly describe an idea for a two-hour creative workshop that you will lead: include theme, art technique and materials, and age range.
• Artist CV
• 5-10 images of your artwork, representative of the type of work you want to create during the residency.

The above materials must be submitted by Monday, December 15, 2025 at midnight PST.

Selection Criteria:

• Relevance of proposed creative activity to Wetlands Park mission (Statement of Intent, Workshop Proposal)
• Evidence of creative achievement (Artist CV)
• Quality of artwork (Portfolio)

The selected artist will be notified by Friday, January 2, 2026. 

Residency Requirements and Guidelines

• The residency is open to all Clark County residents aged 18 or older.
• The artist is responsible for obtaining all applicable insurance, including but not limited to: Auto, health, general liability, and workers compensation coverage.
• Lodging is not provided; the artist must provide their own transportation to and from the Park.
• The artist will provide all art supplies and materials; limited secure storage for supplies will be available.
• Artwork that contains offensive language, overtly political, religious and/or sexual content or imagery, including nudity, is discouraged.
• No materials should be sourced from the Park without prior approval from staff. Wildlife disturbance is not allowed.
• The artist must abide by the Leave No Trace policy when working outside.
• The artist is responsible for cleaning up after themselves when working indoors at the Nature Center.

If you have any questions about the application or residency, please contact daniel.ogletree@gmail.com or wetlandsart@clarkcountynv.gov