Pulitzer Prize Winning Author to Speak

Writer John Branch will be the featured speaker at a special edition of the Zion Forever Project’s lecture series on May 21, in Hurricane, Utah. Branch is the author of a newly released book THE LAST COWBOYS: A PIONEER FAMILY IN THE NEW WEST, chronicling the lives of three generations of the Wright Family as …

2018 Plein Air Artists Announced

Twenty-four award winning artists providing in-park demonstrations, interactive wet-paint exhibits and special receptions with proceeds benefitting Zion’s education programs – connecting thousands of children to the Zion experience every year.   SPRINGDALE, UT – It has been remarked that it takes an acre of canvas to get one good painting. That every painting is about …

ZFP Field Response to Entrance Fee Increase Proposal

13 November, 2017 Dear Friends of Zion National Park, The Department of the Interior has released a proposal to more than double park entrance fees at seventeen of the most heavily visited parks in the country, including Zion National Park. The Zion National Park Forever Project believes it may be prudent to consider some level …

Zions Bank Dedicates Gallery to Zion National Park

Zion Forever Project and Ten Featured Artists Honored to Be Invited Guests at 20th Anniversary Zions Bank Art Show SPRINGDALE, Utah, Oct 24, 2017 – Zion Natl Park Forever Project, the official nonprofit partner of Zion National Park is honored to be invited as a featured partner at the 20th Anniversary Zions Bank Art Show. …

2017 Studio Art Show & Sale

Now Available for Purchase The paintings below are by 24 of the top landscape painters in the country. These artists have been invited to participate in the 2017 Zion National Park Plein Air Invitational during the week of November 6-12. As a preliminary feature of this event, each artist submitted two studio paintings of national …

ZNHA Becomes Zion Natl Park Forever Project

Three events hosted throughout the state in celebration of new era for Zion National Park SPRINGDALE, UTAH – After more than eight decades, the official nonprofit partner of Zion National Park, Zion National History Association (ZNHA) unveiled its new brand and name, Zion Natl Park Forever Project. This historic announcement launches a new era of …

A BANNER YEAR FOR ZNHA

Over 4 Million “Found Their Park” in Zion Last Year By Lyman Hafen, Executive Director – Just about every record in the book was broken in Zion National Park in 2016. For the first time ever, the park’s total visitation topped 4 million (4,317,028, to be exact), and for the first time, retail sales through ZNHA …

A BANNER YEAR FOR ZNHA – Part 2

(continued from previous page) We randomly polled 302 attendees at the activities and learned that 45 percent were from Utah (with 19 percent local residents), 50 percent were from outside Utah (representing nearly every state across the country), and 5 percent were from outside the US. Of the total, 61 percent came specifically for the plein …

INTRODUCING MARK PREISS

INTRODUCING MARK PREISS – Pioneering a New Era for Zion’s Official Nonprofit Partner Mark Preiss has joined the management team of Zion Natural History Association as director of the Zion National Park Foundation, the development arm of ZNHA. He brings many years of practice and success in nonprofit, public-private partnership, with particular experience in building …

A Call for Artists!

Download this message as a printable PDF Zion National Park and the Zion National Park Foundation Are Seeking Applicants for the 9th Annual Plein Air Art Invitational SPRINGDALE, UT – Artist applications for the 2017 Zion National Park Plein Air Art Invitational are available beginning January 2, 2017. Zion National Park and the Zion National …