Two Timers

MOST APPLICATIONS FOR THE Green Box Artists-in-Residence program come from solo creatives looking for the time and space to deepen their craft. For jazz guitar legend Bill Frisell and visual artist Carole d’Inverno—who together will round out the current slate of residencies with their December stint at the idyllic Colorado arts destination—it was a rare joint proposal.

Green Box executive director Scott Levy says talks are in the works for an improvisational Frisell performance inside James Turrell’s Green Mountain Falls Skyspace. While there is no pressure to deliver a final product at the end of their stay in Green Mountain Falls, Levy hopes the opportunity will mostly offer a chance to provide stillness and inspiration for the creative couple who have been married since 1979. Artists are encouraged to rest, create, and engage with the community.

“Bill really wants to take melodies that have been in his brain for decades and put them on paper, and Carol wants to continue her abstract painting practice,” Levy says. “She might be painting while he’s playing, and there might be something that comes new and fresh to her. Likewise, when Bill’s watching Carol paint, what new melodies might come out of that?” greenboxarts.org – JEZY J. GRAY