Artists-in-Residence
2026-2027

Summer 2026

Butte, MT

Residency Site Partners: Historic Clark Chateau in Butte, Imagine Butte Resource, Butte-Silver Bow Archives

Megan Karls, Spokane, WA, Violinist

Jory Michelson, Bellingham, WA, Poet and Storyteller

Missoula, MT

Residency Site Partner: Garden City Harvest

Jim Diamondidis, Severna Park, MD, Painter

Residency Site Partner: Rocky Mountain Gardens

Luna de Jesus Licea, Los Angeles, CA, Painter

Residency Site Partner: Moon Randolph Homestead

Sarah McMurry, Columbia, MO, Fiber Artist / Quilter

Residency Site Partner: Selway Bitterroot Frank Church

Addie Palin, Charlo, MT, Writer / Poet

Residency Site Partner: Home ReSource

April Werle, Missoula, MT, Narrative Painter

Fall 2026

Missoula, MT

Residency Site Partner: Philip Wright Zoological Museum

Arlo Smytheman, Missoula, MT, Visual Artist and/or Illustrator

Flathead Lake, MT

Residency Site Partner: Flathead Lake Biological Station

Anna Moore, Port Townsend, WA, Designer / Maker

Tammy West, Austin, TX, Mixed Media Artist

Jordan Lefler, Arlee, MT, Photographer / Filmmaker

Logan Lefler, Arlee, MT, Photographer / Filmmaker

Forest Woodward, Missoula, MT, Photographer

Bison Range, MT

Residency Site Partner: CSKT Bison Range

Lydia McKinney, Charlo, MT, Weaver, Seamstress

Mars Sandoval, Charlo, MT, Multimedia, Pen, Marker + Paint

Philipsburg, MT

Residency Site Partner: Philipsburg Arts Fund, Philipsburg Library

Catherine Lemblé, Brussels, Belgium, Photographer / Visual artist

Frederik Daem, Brussels, Belgium, Writer

Winter 2026

Missoula, MT

Residency Site Partner: Home Resource

Laura Lovo, Scobe, MT, Filmmaker/ Installation Artist

Spring 2027

Missoula, MT

Residency Site Partner: Emlen Lab

Haley Grunloh, Hamden, CT, Illustrator

Residency Site Partner: Missoula Public Library

Anik Kurkjian, Santa Fe, NM, Installation Artist, Sculptor, Site-Responsive Artist

Residency Site Partner: Home ReSource

Nina Elder, Gardner, CO, Interdisciplinary

Residency Site Partner: Travelers Rest State Park

Ian Carstens, Des Moines, IA, Filmmaker, Writer and Curator

Philipsburg, Montana

Residency Site Partner: Philipsburg Arts Fund, Philipsburg Library

Aretta Baumgartner, Atlanta, GA, Puppeteer