---
title: Montello Foundation
description: >-
  A foundation supporting artists exploring nature and its fragility through
  desert residencies.
url: 'https://www.artsume.com/o/montello'
type: organization
createdAt: '2026-09-02'
updatedAt: '2026-09-03'
organizationType: Residency
location: 'Nevada, MO, United States'
website: 'https://www.montellofoundation.org'
yearFounded: 2009
---

# Montello Foundation

*Residency • Nevada, MO, United States*

## About

A foundation supporting artists exploring nature and its fragility through desert residencies.

Montello Foundation is a foundation dedicated to supporting artists who foster our understanding of nature, its fragility, and our need to protect it. It runs a seasonal residency, hosting artists, choreographers, composers, and writers for immersive stays in a remote desert setting, free from everyday distractions like cell phones. Applicants are selected by a jury of independent curators and arts professionals. The foundation emphasizes solitude, presence, and unstructured creative time as the basis of its program.

## Details

- **Founded:** 2009
- **Address:** 328 West 17th Street, #3F, New York, NY
- **Website:** https://www.montellofoundation.org
- **Social Media:** instagram: https://www.instagram.com/montellofoundation/, bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/montellofoundation.bsky.social

## Programs

View current programs from Montello Foundation on Artsume: https://www.artsume.com/o/montello