in 2014, under the leadership of superintendent jim northup, shenandoah national park established an artist-in-residence program that is administered by the shenandoah national park trust, the park's philanthropic partner. photographer sandy long was selected as the park's first artist-in-residence. the results of long's residency were featured in the photography exhibit "wild beauty: the artful nature of shenandoah national park" held at the looking glass art gallery in the historic hawley silk mill, in hawley, pennsylvania.