Artist Dawnja Burris in Chaco Canyon

As we near the anniversary of the National Park Service (August 25, 1916), and August being American Artists Appreciation Month, we're revisiting select Big Blend Radio interviews with park artists-in-residence through the National Parks Arts Foundation. 

This episode features Dawnja Burris - media scholar, visual and artist, and the spring of 2019 National Parks Arts Foundation (NPAF) artist-in-residence in Chaco Culture National Historical Park in Northern New Mexico. Dawnja is interested in the translation of images through diverse mediation and form. Read More and see her art: https://nationalparktraveling.com/listing/visual-artist-dawnja-burris-in-chaco-culture-nhp 

This podcast also features Nathan Hatfield - Chief of Interpretation at Chaco Culture National Historical Park and Aztec Ruins National Monument, and Tanya Ortega - Founder of NPAF.  Featured music is “Chaco” by the Tall Men Group.