Completion: 2020
Art has been part of the history of national parks since the 1870’s when Hudson River School painters captured majestic Western landscapes. Today, the sights and sounds in national parks continue to inspire artists who participate in the Artist-in-Residence programs, including the program at the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park.
Thanks to you, Mission Heritage Partners has helped bring art to the Park since 2017, funding such projects as the Michael Nye’s Four Voices Exhibit at Mission Concepcion and the 2018 Artist-in-Residence project with James, Jenny and Emma Tarpley. In the 2019 exhibit, Portals of a People, Sabra Booth utilized printmaking skills to create light works in the Spanish Quarters exhibits area and granary in Mission San José. The prints celebrated plants that were essential to the indigenous people’s lives, in terms of diet, spirituality, and personal expression.
We look forward to announcing the 2020 Artist in Residence in January 2020.