Residency Facilities

The House

Jentel Artist Residency offers a beautiful place to peacefully work and achieve personal artistic goals in an unfettered environment.

Each resident has a private room with generous space for sleeping, relaxing and journaling. All rooms have immediate access to the outdoors and to spaces leading to the common areas for meal preparation, laundry, eating and relaxing. Clusters of common washroom facilities are well-spaced for privacy.

At Jentel, the desire for solitude is balanced with the opportunity to form a community and lifelong bonds.

Visual Artist and Composer Studios

The visual artist and composer studios are located in a pole barn, a typical metal ranch outbuilding that is outfitted with ventilation and lighting to accommodate four artists with large, individual 400-square-foot studio spaces.

Flat fourteen foot ceilings enhance the spaciousness of the studio. A small single window allows visibility to the outdoors and maximizes the amount of running, usable wall space (11’, 13’ and 24’ continuous running feet) for two dimensional work.

The two white painted walls are plywood with a smooth textured surface. The longest wall is white-painted sheetrock. Tape, nails, staples, etc may be used to hang work in progress on these surfaces. Standard stocked items are: cloth rags, hand cleanser and paper towels.

Individual tool kits including hammers, pliers, wire cutters, a straight edge, levels, and an assortment of nails and brads are in each studio. Items available upon request: T-squares, heavy duty extension cords and a variable-speed drill, step ladders, easels, and additional work tables.

Studios are equipped with:

  • two worktables (one on wheels and glass, topped at 76 x 34 inches, and the other metal topped at 34 x 60 inches)

  • a standard wooden straight back chair 

  • an adjustable stool on wheels

  • a full length mirror

  • a day bed

  • a utility sink with hot and cold water

  • a small metal trash can

  • a closed metal cabinet 

  • a paper towel dispenser

  • broom and dust pan 

  • good overhead light with both track and fluorescent lights on separate controls 

  • Commercial air handler (ventilation system) for each of the [4] studios

  • limited wifi

Writer Studios

Two separate writer studios are located in a cabin that is outfitted with furnishings and utilities in comfortable spaces to support privacy and reflection. A window allows visibility to the outdoors and each studio has separate climate control.

Studios are equipped with:

  • a writing desk and adjustable office chair 

  • a desk lamp

  • a reclining lounge chair 

  • book shelves 

  • overhead track lighting

  • individual working gas fireplace and air conditioning unit

  • limited wifi

Have a question?

For more information about facilities, residency dates, application deadlines, and other information for potential Jentel residents, please visit our FAQs page.

PHOTO CREDITS: Jentel Staff, Resident Artists, Max Brown