Applications Open for Baxter State Park’s Visiting Artist Program

Artwork by Jadyn LaDeau, BSP's 2024 Visiting Artist

Each year, Baxter State Park offers an exclusive chance for one artist to spend an immersive two weeks in the Park, with Maine’s most beloved wilderness as their subject.

The Park is accepting applications through March 15, and notification will be made by April 15. The residency will occur in September, and the Park provides lodging.

“Throughout history, artists such as Henry David Thoreau, Frederic E. Church, and Maurice "Jake" Day have escaped into the wilderness area that we now know as Baxter State Park to find inspiration. In turn, art has played a pivotal role in shaping the Katahdin region. In honor of this important legacy, Baxter State Park annually invites one Visiting Artist from among a pool of applicants to follow in the footsteps of these creative giants. For two weeks in September, the BSP visiting artist is able to shed the burdens of daily life and focus on their art while camping in one of the Park's rustic cabins.” -Baxter State Park

Click below for more information about the program and the application.