Jentel Presents, Tuesday, April 30

Jentel knows that April brings rainy days, and possibly snow, in Wyoming. To get folks out of the cold and wet, Jentel is inviting the community to April’s Jentel Presents. 

According to the artist’s residency, a new group of artists has arrived, from all over the country, to take in the scenic views and wacky weather. Jentel Presents is an opportunity for these artists to share their visual artworks and writings with all who want to join. This also allows these talented artists to engage with the Sheridan community.  

This community outreach program, featuring visual presentations and readings by the residents at the Jentel Artist Residency Program, will take place from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Tuesday April 30, at the Sheridan County Fulmer Public Library Inner Circle in Sheridan.Jentel invites the public to bring lunch and enjoy this presentation.

This month’s presenters include Krystal Languell from Chicago, IL. A poet; Languell often writes about labor and work. Other times, dreams and ideas, or rock music and desert skies. 

Ruben Quesada, also from Chicago, IL. and a poet. Visual media and history influence his poetry and research. Quesada’s poetry addresses visual media’s impact on identity and community narrative. 

Molly Sawyer from Asheville, NC. A mixed media artist, Sawyer believes it is all about the search for order in chaos. 

Christina McPhee from Atascadero, CA. A mixed media artist, McPhee grew up on the Great Plains. She lives and works on unceded Chumash land in California and creates works on landscape and traumatic memory. 

Shelley Jordon from Portland, OR. A mixed media artist, Jordon lived in New York City till she was 32 and continues to be awed by the beauty and geographic diversity of the western states. 

JS Bird from Eugene, OR. and is a painter. Even as a boy, the earth and the forest were a sanctuary for Bird. To this day he is in love with the earth.

Join Jentel as they host the next Jentel Presents on Tuesday, May 28, 2024.