Supporting Acadia NP & St. Croix Island IHS Operations and Artist in Residence Program

Feb 18, 2025ANP Home, Park Story

Acadia National Park, including St. Croix Island International Historic Site, utilized $202,950 in Eastern National (the parent of America’s National Parks) donations to hire seasonal staff and interns, purchase publications and signage, and plan and design tactile orientation maps to benefit visually impaired visitors. Additional funds supported the Artist-in-Residence program at Acadia National Park. Since 1993, this program has invited five accomplished and emerging artists to create new and interesting ways for visitors to experience parks through the arts. During residency, participants lead an outreach activity for park visitors and complete a finished work of art for public viewing online and in the park’s gallery spaces.