#WINNEMUCCA — Black Rock Field Office, in partnership with Friend of Black Rock-High Rock, has co-hosted the 10th Annual Artist in Residence (AiR) program for the Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area.
#“It is so exciting to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Artist in Residence program, which celebrates the Black Rock NCA through unique artwork,” said Mandy DeForest, Black Rock Field Office Manager.
#The 2023 Artists-in-Residence are Rachel Stiff and Luke Rizzotto. These artists worked together in collaboration to create “Indefinite State”, an exhibit to reflect “the ever-changing conditions of the Black Rock Desert and surrounding National Conservation Area, as evidenced through light, weather, climate change, and human activity.”
#Rachel created monoprints inspired by the cycles of the moon and Pleistocene Lake Lahontan. Luke is an artist who primarily works in digital and emerging media; his work focused on digital artwork to display landscapes slowly morphing and changing over time.
#The artwork is currently on display at the California Trail Interpretive Center, in Elko, Nevada from January 31 through April 30, 2024 at the California Trail Center, located at 1 Interpretive Center Way in Elko, Nevada.
#Interested in participating in the 2024 AiR program for the Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area? The Call for Artists is open February 1 through March 14.
#More information can be found at https://www.blm.gov/get-involved/artist-in-residence/air-sites and also https://blackrockdesert.org/artist-residence-program-2024/