JENTELIANS SHOWCASED OCT. 3: From Lynn Reeves, Jentel Artist Residency Program: North to south, east to west and interesting places in between, this month’s residents at Jentel have traveled from all around the United States to gather in Banner for a month of creativity and reflection. “Jentel Presents,” a free community outreach program that features slide presentations and readings by the visual artists and writers at the residency, will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 5:30-7 p.m., at Sheridan Stationery 206 N. Main, Sheridan. Refreshments will be served. Presenters include:

• Miquel Arzabe, Albuquerque, N.M., a mixed-media artist, who has lived in four states, earned two degrees, traveled over ten countries, backpacked over 1,000 miles and eaten his fair share of bacon and doughnuts;
• Deni Bechard, Montreal, a novelist, whose work, “Vandal Love,” explores French-Canadian immigration into the US. He recently finished a memoir about his father, a criminal in 1960s Nevada and California;
• Peggy DeBell, Hot Springs, N.C., a fiber artist, who sits on the porch of her tiny cabin and transforms fabrics through quilting and embroidery into a rich and varied surface, much like the Blue Ridge Mountains before her;
• Linda Kantner, St. Paul, Minn., an essayist, writes stories of human connection that remind us of our own moments of quiet courage;
• Yvette Molina, Oakland, Calif., a painter of oils on aluminum, finds inspiration in the incredible variety, beauty and perversity of the plant kingdom.

The Jentel Artist Residency Program accepts applications twice a year from visual artists in all media and writers in all genres for a one month residency. A Residency includes a comfortable accommodation, common living, dining and recreation areas, a private workspace and a $400 stipend to help defray expenses during the program. FMI: Lynn Reeves, 307-737-2311.

- posted by Michael Shay @ 9:23 AM