In early 2006, a group of volunteers, managers at Carlsbad Caverns National Park, and the parks' cooperative association, the Carlsbad Caverns Guadalupe Mountains Association, began collaborating on an ambitious project. The goal was to mount a major exhibit of the park's own art collection in its visitor center. This included some major works of art, including 25 original photographic prints by Ansel Adams. Shot in the early 1930s, these prints have never before been placed on exhibit for the public. In addition, a series of paintings by noted Santa Fe modernist painter Will Shuster are included in the collection. These paintings have been in storage for the past 25 years.
The goal of the Cavern Arts Project is to combine these historic works from the park's collection with photographs and other works of art from contemporary artists who have been inspired by the caverns.
CAP has partnered with CCGMA, the National Park Service, the National Speleological Society, and other funders to mount this art exhibit in the Carlsbad Caverns Visitor Center, which opened in October of 2008, concurrent with the reopening of the visitor center after remodeling.
For more information about the Cavern Arts Project, please contact us at 505.995.8475, or email cavernartsproject@comcast.net.
The Cavern Arts Project is presented in
partnership with the Carlsbad Caverns Guadalupe Mountains
Association, the National Speleological Society, PNM
Foundation, and the McCune Charitable Foundation
