Tuesday, August 19, 2008

"Jentel Presents" Sept. 2 at The Book Shop

This comes from Lynn Reeves at Jentel:

The Jentel Artist Residency Program is proud to present this month’s residents in a free event open to the public. "Jentel Presents" will take place Tuesday, Sept. 2, 5:30-7 p.m. at The Book Shop, 117 North Main. Refreshesments will be served.

"Jentel Presents" is a community outreach program that features slide presentations and readings by the visual artists and writers at the residency.

Presenters include: Jeff Bender, Philadelphia, PA; A fiction writer, Jeff enjoys reading and travel and is published in Guernica and the upcoming Captain Fiction; Jeffrey Hensley, Arlington, VA; A landscape painter, Jeff enjoys fishing, hiking and being outdoors in inspiring locations to make his art; Melissa McCutcheon, Brooklyn, NY; An oil painter, Melissa has a passion for travel and culture and surfing; Domenica Ruta, Austin, TX; A novelist, Domenica enjoys dogs, kickboxing, yoga and has no control when it comes to pens; Frank Sheehan, NYC; A painter, Frank uses sumi ink and acrylics to explore his current fascination with nests; Joan Waltemath NYC; A painter, Joan finds Wyoming familiar as she grew up along the Platte River where Buffalo Bill wintered. She is a return resident to Jentel.

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 stipend to help defray expenses during the program. For more information please visit http://www.jentelarts.org/.

IN PHOTO (clockwise from front center): Jeff Hensley, Melissa McCutcheon, Jeff Bender, Domenica Ruta, Jean Waltemath, and Frank Sheehan. Photo by Lynn Reeves.