Apply for a Jentel Residency
Application Open/Close Dates:
Winter/Spring Sessions:
Residency Dates: January 15 - May 7
Open: February 1
CLOSE: September 15 at 12:00 NOON [Mountain Time]
Summer/Fall Sessions:
Residency Dates: May 15 - December 7
Open: October 1
CLOSE: January 15 at 12:00 NOON [Mountain Time]
Applications must be completed online via Submittable, where you will submit all supporting materials (resume, work sample, etc.). Application materials vary depending on which application form you complete. See Submittable portal for details.
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Jentel awards residencies to artists, writers, and composers who are focused and serious about their practices. Residencies are intended to be professional development opportunities for visual artists in any medium; writers in fiction, nonfiction, creative nonfiction, or poetry; and composers in all musical genres. Proposals for self-directed residencies should be compatible with available studio spaces, facilities, and resources. Artistic merit and promise form the basis for selections. Established as well as emerging artists are encouraged to apply.
Applicants must be at least 25 years of age to be eligible for a residency. Applicants must also be US citizens or reside in the US during the year of the residency session(s) for which they wish to apply.
Applicants in post-doc fellowships are eligible for a residency; students who would be enrolled full-time (9 hours or more) in a degree program at the time of the residency session(s) they would like to participate in are not.
Wyoming Resident Artists: Jentel provides a streamlined application process for artists who are residents of Wyoming. If you are not a resident of Wyoming, you may not use this specialized application form.
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The Jentel Artist Residency is located 20 miles southeast of Sheridan, Wyoming in the foothills of the Bighorn Mountains.
Accommodations for each resident include a private bedroom, a shared living area and kitchen, and a separate studio space. See Facilities Tour.
Residents need to bring their own materials and laptops.
Pets are not allowed, and accommodations for children and family members are not provided. Visitor accommodations are available in Sheridan.
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Each resident receives a $300 stipend distributed in weekly installments to help defray living and food expenses during the residency.
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The application fee is $30. The fee is non-refundable and cannot be waived.
A $100 reservation deposit is due one month after notification of the residency award and confirms participation in the residency. The deposit is non-refundable if the reservation is cancelled less than two months before the residency is scheduled to start.
Aside from the application fee, there are no additional charges to attend the residency.
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Jentel’s review panelists are visual art, literary, and music professionals who review and rate applications twice a year. Panelists are routinely rotated.
Through our partnership programs, a limited number of artists are invited to attend the residency without submitting an application.
Jentel welcomes the participation of artists from all backgrounds and does not discriminate with regard to age, race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, religion, marital status, or nation of origin in its admission policies.