Ithaca College

Raymond Ghirardo (Professor, Art) and Megan Roberts (Associate Professor, TV-R) were selected as Artists- in Residence at Everglades National Park (December - January 2006-07)

The excerpt below is from the Everglades National Park website:

The Everglades National Park Artist in Residence program offers artists the opportunity to live and work in this unique environment for a period of up to one month. The works completed under this program will contribute to the public understanding and appreciation of Everglades National Park. It is hoped that these works will characterize the Everglades for present and future generations, giving park visitors and the general public an opportunity to see our heritage through the eyes, and ears of the contributing artists.

This program invites visual artists, composers and writers to seek both solitude and solidarity in the inspiring environment of Everglades National Park.

A prominent panel drawn from varying fields of expertise as professional artists, curators, or educators in the designated disciplines, along with park personnel, reviews materials submitted. Selections are made on the basis of merit and how a candidate's work can advance the mission of Everglades National Park and the National Park Service as well as enhance the growth of the artist's work.