CREATIVE ASSISTANCE
Creative Assistance often takes the form of phone calls, informal conversations, and meetings. It can also consist of larger analyses, processes, design advocacy, and research. JT Lab will provide any assistance a park or public lands organization might need, large or small, in engagement with the creative community or in their own creative endeavors.
JTLab is a resource for parks who are engaging with or want to engage with the creative community. Parks can call the Lab any time they have a question that arises in conjunction with a creative matter. We act as advocates for parks who are working with design contractors, facilitating communication and ensuring that proposals are meeting parks’ stated goals. JTLab also sources creatives (artists, designers) for parks, looking for professionals who are the just the right fit for a given project. These and other creative assistance services are offered at no or low cost to parks.
Use the form on our Contacts page if you, your park unit, organization or agency has a question or is in need of assistance.
Image of a bound document. On the cover it reads “Grand Canyon Conservancy. Artist in Residence Program. 2020” Grand Canyon National Park.
Image of a bound document. On the cover it reads “Joshua Tree National Park. Cottonwood VC Design Development Guidelines.”
JOSHUA TREE Cottonwood Visitor Center Design Development Guidelines
Joshua Tree National Park is currently in the design phase for a new visitor center at its historic Mission 66 Cottonwood District. JT Lab was asked to collaborate with park resources staff in analyzing the existing historic district and producing a set of guidelines for design architects to follow in order to maintain the minimal, midcentury modern character of this remote desert outpost.
Image of a bound document. On the cover it reads “Company L in Skagway, Alaska. Analysis of and Proposals for Sites and Exhibits. 2019.” Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park.
Image of a document. At the top it reads “Rosie the Riveter / WWII Home Front NHS LGBTQ Thematic Study.”
ROSIE THE RIVETER WWII HOME FRONT LGBTQ THEMATIC STUDY
In keeping with the National Park Service’s 2016 LGBTQ Theme Study and ongoing efforts to identify and interpret LGBTQ histories associated with national park sites, Rosie the Riveter identified the need to investigate its own connection to this history. JT Lab assisted the park in conducting initial research and determining the significance of the WWII home front to the wider history of LGBTQ life in America.
Image of a bound document with a closeup photograph on the cover of Cesar Chavez giving a speak. It reads “MARCH 66. 20 Towns. 250 Miles. 600,000 Footsteps.” Cesar E. Chavez National Monument.
MARCH 66 for Cesar E. Chavez national MONUMENT
JT Lab was asked to develop a proposal for an historic trail that marks the route of the march that Cesar Chavez led from Delano, CA to Sacramento, CA in March of 1966.
Image of a bound document. On the cover it reads “A New Program for A New Park. Weir Farm National Historical Park Artist in Residence Program. 2022.”
Image of a bound document. On the cover it reads “Hurricane Ridge Facility. 180917. Pre-Design Report.” Olympic National Park.
Image of a bound document. On the cover it reads “Project Phoenix Arrowhead Placement Study. 220411.” Joshua Tree National Park.
Image of a bound document. On the cover it reads “The Y.M.C.A. Gymnasium. Initial Exhibit Plan. July 2022.” Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park.
Image of a bound document. On the cover it reads “Cottonwood Visitor Center Precedent Images. June 2022.” Joshua Tree National Park.
Image of a bound document. On the cover it reads “West Entrance Morongo Basin Midcentury Precedents” Joshua Tree National Park.
Image of a bound document. On the cover it reads “Flagstaff Parks. Artist in Residence Program Development Guidelines. 01 2024.”