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Jentel Artist Residency reports June is looking to heat up and are inviting the community to keep cool at this month’s Jentel Presents.
Some residents come from far away while others are from the Cowboy State. Jentel Presents provides the opportunity for these artists to share their visual artworks, writing, and maybe a little music with the Sheridan community. This event will take place on Tuesday, June 24, from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., at the Sheridan County Fulmer Public Library Inner Circle in Sheridan. Attendees are invited to bring their lunch, cookies will be provided. Jentel Presents is open to all who wish to join.
This month’s presenters include Jennifer Ogden, Hamilton, MT; A mixed media artist; Ogden is a lifelong Montanan who is married to Matt, a botanist, with two kids. She is an art specialist in a rural public school and a teaching artist in another district.
Mauricio Ruiz, Iowa City, IA; A multidisciplinary writer; Ruiz studied engineering and music, and has lived in Belgium, Norway, and Mexico. He also has an interest in psychology, neuroscience, and environmentalism.
Layla Ali Amar, Atlanta, GA; A mixed media artist; Ali Amar has an extensive bandana collection, has driven cross-country five times, loves watching the moon rise, and their favorite time of day is dusk.
Shawn Solus, Pocatello, ID; An interdisciplinary artist; Solus loves music, film, and traveling. He is from SLC, Utah but Idaho is now Shawn’s home. He lives there with his son and partner.
Lauren Barbato, Marlboro Township, NJ; A fiction writer; Barbato is a Ph.D. candidate in religion whose work explores narratives of agency and dissent among female mystics and Catholic sisters.
John Wilhelm, Laramie, WY; A composer; Wilhelm is interested in how sounds and our memory connect and how to make labor that goes into creativity readable.
The Jentel Artist Residency offers dedicated individuals a supportive environment in which to further their creative development. While at Jentel, visual artists, writers, and composers have the opportunity to experience unfettered time to allow for thoughtful reflection and meditation on the creative process in a setting that preserves the agricultural and historical integrity of the land. Learn more by clicking here.
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Last modified: June 18, 2025