Grand Canyon Conservancy will host a series of artists and astronomers in residence in 2026, offering public programs to inspire and educate visitors at the canyon. 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 contribute to Grand Canyon’s historic and cultural legacy.
The Artist in Residence Program offers artists the opportunity to practice and share their discipline with park visitors. Through impactful, site-specific, community-engaged work, the program seeks to inspire the community to deepen their knowledge of Grand Canyon.
The program will host four Artists in Residence at the park next year. The artists specialize in a wide range of art forms, including performative sculptures, textiles, and more.
The Astronomer in Residence Program offers astronomers and dark-sky advocates from diverse fields the opportunity to practice and share their discipline with park visitors under one of the most pristine night skies in the United States. Through educational outreach and creative connection, the program inspires visitors to see the value of night skies, spread awareness about the threats of light pollution, and explore society's complex relationship with natural darkness.
The program will bring three Astronomers in Residence to the park in 2026. Together, they offer expertise in exoplanets, black holes, sky lore, and more.
The Conservancy notes that, through the program, 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.
The calendar of events for the program is as follows:
- March 8 - May 9: Artists in Residence, Nicole Banowetz and Devin Reilly
- April 15 - May 15: Artist in Residence, Orquidia Velasquez
- May 15 - July 24: Astronomer in Residence, Dr. Logan Pearce
- August 29 - October 25: Artist in Residence, Alessandra Vertrees
- August 30 - September 27: Astronomer in Residence, Summer Ash
- November 4 - December 2: Astronomer in Residence, Dr. Amy Sayle
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