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Toast to the Arts in the Parks

Artists-in-Residence & the National Parks Arts Foundation

A Big Blend Radio podcast, first Fridays.

Meet the artists of the National Parks Arts Foundation on Big Blend Radio's Toast to the Arts in the Parks podcast! Hear interviews and panel discussions with NPAF artists-in-residence and other artists connected with parks, spanning visual and performing arts, books and poetry, music and more.

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Toast to the Arts in the Parks

Artist Dawn Waters Baker – Hawaii Volcanoes Residency

Nov 6, 2026

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2 min read

Artist Dawn Waters Baker – Hawaii Volcanoes Residency

Mist, Light and Learning to Receive a Place: A Landscape Painter Returns to the Volcano

Toast to the Arts in the Parks

Comedian Ben Miller – Volcano: A Science Comedy Special

Oct 2, 2026

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3 min read

Comedian Ben Miller – Volcano: A Science Comedy Special

A Comedian Walks Into a Volcano: NPAF's First Stand-Up Artist in Residence Returns

Toast to the Arts in the Parks

Artists-in-Residence at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park: Cracked Nut Creatives

Sep 7, 2026

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2 min read

Artists-in-Residence at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park: Cracked Nut Creatives

Multimedia Art & Music by Carlin Ma, Joshua Nakazawa, and Sam Paris

Toast to the Arts in the Parks

Gettysburg — 250 Years, 163 Years, and a Whole Lot of History

Jul 4, 2026

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2 min read

Gettysburg — 250 Years, 163 Years, and a Whole Lot of History

Tanya Ortega of the National Parks Arts Foundation talks cycloramas, ghost stories, and a decade of artists finding their voice at Gettysburg.