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April 21 - November 04, 2017
By the Bike: Appleby/Reineking, Ford-Terry, Goodhart, Hatch, and Zentz
The inaugural exhibition in this newly created city park features art made with or inspired by bicycles in honor of MAM's partnership with Adventure Cycling. Artists created an artwork to incorporate or respond to the bicycle physically, conceptually, or abstractly.

August 22 - September 30, 2017
Featured Acquisition: Terry Karson, Yellow Field/Red Row
A new featured acquisition in the MAM Collection, "Yellow Field/Red Row" by Terry Karson is on display in the Travel Montana Library. Subtle bits of text from packaging and labels filter through the sand-papered and distressed cardboard segments, creating a contemplative experience for the viewer.

September 12 - October 17, 2017
After School Art Adventure I
Times: 3:45-5:15 PM
Create artwork inspired by the exhibitions at MAM. Bev will lead a short tour of an exhibit, and then provide a series of projects related to what students see. Projects will include drawing, painting, printmaking and 3-D exploration.
Teachers: Bev Beck Glueckert
Price: $50.00
Members: $45.00

September 12, 2017 - February 24, 2018
Our Side: Elisa Harkins, Tanya Lukin Linklater, Marianne Nicolson, and Tanis S'eiltin
Wendy Red Star curated this exhibition, a reexamination of land, body, language, and history from the perspective of four contemporary indigenous American and First Nations artists: Elisa Harkins, Tanya Lukin Linklater, Marianne Nicolson, and Tanis S'eiltin.

September 20 - December 30, 2017
Shed/Afternow: Work by Linda Stoudt in the MAM Collection
When Stoudt's husband of 42 years died from cancer in 2012, part of her grieving process was to make art. While she worked, the word "shed" lodged in her mind"to shed tears, grief, and ultimately, a major part of her identity. A shed is also a shelter. Stoudt writes, "I found shelter from my loss in the art making process," and titled the resulting series of work Shed.

September 23 - October 28, 2017
The Basics of Figure Drawing
Times: 12:30-2:30 PM
This class will cover basic drawing techniques, measuring, proportions, shadows, modeling, anatomical elements, and much more. Terra Chapman is trained in the classic art academies of Florence, Italy.
Teachers: Terra Chapman
Price: $110.00
Members: $99.00

September 27 - December 30, 2017
Dear Viewer: Text-Based Artwork From the MAM Collection
"Dear Viewer" is a concise survey of text-based artworks from the MAM Collection, including 12 new and never-before-exhibited acquisitions. These works demonstrate a range of methods and motivations for integrating words and images.

September 28, 2017
Montana Book Festival: Exhibition Tour
Times: 10 AM
Tour the exhibition "Dear Viewer: Text-Based Artwork from the MAM Collection" with Senior Curator Brandon Reintjes.
Location: MAM

September 28, 2017
Montana Book Festival: Textcraft Maker Space
Times: 1-4 PM
Drop in to a maker space in the Goldberg Family Library to work on interactive or solo art projects repurposing found text from old books and magazines.
Location: MAM Library

September 28, 2017
Art Guide Trainings
Times: 9 AM-11 AM
Art Guides tour and discuss the current exhibits, learn or review ways of engaging students through Visual Thinking Strategies, discuss characteristics of the fifth grade age group, and share stories of success and problem solving.
Teachers: Renée Taaffe

September 30, 2017
Open Figure Drawing
Times: 2:45-4:45 PM
These sessions provide artists the opportunity to draw from a live model. Newsprint and some supplies are available for use. Non-instructed, ages 18+.
Price: $10.00
Members: $8.00

September 30, 2017
Open Printmaking
Times: 10 AM-12 PM
Bev Glueckert will be available to assist those who want to do monotype or intaglio printmaking. This is open to those who have taken a previous MAM printmaking class or who have used the MAM press before. Call MAM to register.

October 03, 2017
VIP Tour: "Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, In the Footsteps of My Ancestors"
Times: 5:30 PM
Enjoy a VIP tour of the exhibit with Director Laura Millin. Wine and light refreshments will be provided. For MAM members only.
Location: MAM

October 03, 2017 - March 10, 2018
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith: In the Footsteps of My Ancestors
This national traveling exhibition is organized by the Yellowstone Art Museum. It is the first solo exhibition of Quick-to-See Smith's work in Montana since MAM hosted the Jersey City Museum survey in 1998. Quick-to-See Smith's creative voice and powerful commitment to social, environmental, and political issues have established her as a dominant figure in contemporary American art.

October 03 - December 31, 2017
Rez Made: Photographs from Two Eagle River School Students
Rez Made is a group exhibition featuring 14 student-photographers from Two Eagle River School on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Pablo. In the spring of 2016, photographer, educator, and mentor David Spear led the group of students to New York City.

October 05, 2017
Art Guide Trainings
Times: 9 AM-11 AM
Art Guides tour and discuss the current exhibits, learn or review ways of engaging students through Visual Thinking Strategies, discuss characteristics of the fifth grade age group, and share stories of success and problem solving.
Teachers: Renée Taaffe

October 06, 2017
First Friday for "Rez Made: Photographs from Two Eagle River School Students"
Times: 5-8 PM
Rez Made is a group exhibition featuring 14 student-photographers from Two Eagle River School on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Pablo. The exhibition documents the spring of 2016, when photographer, educator, and mentor David Spear led the group of students to New York City.
Location: MAM

October 09, 2017
Artists! Today is the deadline for Art Auction Submissions
Times: Midnight tonight
Attention Artists!
Deadline for Art Submissions to the 46th Benefit Art Auction

October 14, 2017
Saturday Family Workshop: Changing Trees and Other Seasonal Wonders
Times: 11 AM-12:30 PM
The whole family is invited to make art together in these free workshops. Make art inspired by the changes happening right outside your window.
Teachers: Keila Cross

October 14, 2017
Open Figure Drawing
Times: 2:45-4:45 PM
These sessions provide artists the opportunity to draw from a live model. Newsprint and some supplies are available for use. Non-instructed, ages 18+.
Price: $10.00
Members: $8.00

October 17, 2017
Artist Lecture: Patrick Zentz, bi/cycle/extrapolated
Times: 7 PM
Artist Patrick Zentz will talk about his artistic practice, his Missoula Art Park installation, cycle/s, and why he feels like the bicycle lies at the highest pinnacle of engineering and art.
Location: MAM

October 18, 2017
Teen Artist Workshop: Festival of the Dead Monotypes
Times: 4-6 PM
Come make large-scale monotypes that can be carried in the procession for the upcoming 25th Anniversary of Missoula's Festival of the Dead. You are invited to bring an image of a person or an idea that you wish to honor for this year's event.
Teachers: Bev Beck Glueckert

October 24, 2017
John Hitchcock: Jim and Jane Dew Visiting Artist Lecture
Times: 7 PM
Hitchcock, an artist of Comanche heritage, is associate professor of art at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He makes work based on memories of growing up in Oklahoma's Wichita Mountains next to the U.S. field artillery military base Fort Sill.
Location: MAM

October 24 - November 28, 2017
After School Art Adventure II
Times: 3:45-5:15 PM
Create artwork inspired by the exhibitions at MAM. Bev will lead a short tour of an exhibit, and then provide a series of projects related to what students see. Projects will include drawing, painting, printmaking and 3-D exploration.
Teachers: Bev Beck Glueckert
Price: $50.00
Members: $45.00

October 28, 2017
Open Figure Drawing
Times: 2:45-4:45 PM
These sessions provide artists the opportunity to draw from a live model. Newsprint and some supplies are available for use. Non-instructed, ages 18+.
Price: $10.00
Members: $8.00

October 28, 2017
Remembrances: Shrines and Assemblage
Times: 9 AM-12 PM
Participants have the opportunity to create an art piece to honor or remember a loved one, or express a sentiment related to our own mortality.
Teachers: Bev Beck Glueckert
Price: $25.00
Members: $22.00

November 03, 2017
First Friday for "Shed/AfterNow: Work by Linda Stoudt in the MAM Collection"
Times: 5-8 PM
Meet artist Linda Stoudt as she discusses "Shed/AfterNow" her paintings about illness, loss, grief, and moving forward.
Location: MAM

November 04, 2017
Free Range Art
Times: 1-3:30 PM
Linda Stoudt will discuss her art process and why she is driven to make art. After a short demonstration, she will lead the class in the unique process of sandpaper painting.
Teachers: Linda Stoudt
Price: $30.00
Members: $27.00

November 09, 2017
Book Club: "Perma Red," by Debra Magpie Earling
Times: 6 PM
This book club event celebrates Earling's recent appointment as Director of Creative Writing at the University of Montana, where she teaches Fiction and Native American Studies, and the exhibition "Jaune Quick-to-See Smith: In the Footsteps of My Ancestors."
Location: MAM

November 11, 2017
Saturday Family Workshop: Thankfulness Flags
Times: 11 AM-12:30 PM
The whole family is invited to make art together in these free workshops. Bring your thoughts, pictures, and ideas of what you're most thankful for, then create a colorful fabric flag to celebrate these gifts.
Teachers: Susie Risho

November 11, 2017
Open Figure Drawing
Times: 2:45-4:45 PM
These sessions provide artists the opportunity to draw from a live model. Newsprint and some supplies are available for use. Non-instructed, ages 18+.
Price: $10.00
Members: $8.00

November 15, 2017
Teen Artist Workshop:Refining Your Drawing
Times: 4-6 PM
Ciao! Maurilio has come all the way from Italy to share the secrets of drawing that he's picked up from the ateliers of his home country. He will demonstrate traditional drawing techniques and introduce the foundations of proportions, measuring, line quality, and more. And, of course, pizza will be served!
Teachers: Maurilio Milone

November 16, 2017
Public Conversation with Jaune Quick-to-See Smith and Curator, Art Historian Lowery Stokes Sims, Ph.D.
Times: 6:30-7:30 PM
This public conversation, part of the "Convening Indigenous Voices" Forum, is presented in conjunction with the national traveling exhibition "Jaune Quick-to-See Smith: In the Footsteps of My Ancestors," organized by the Yellowstone Art Museum and the first solo exhibit of the artist's work in Montana since 1998.
Location: The Public House, 130 E. Broadway
Price: $5.00

November 16, 2017
Artist Reception: "Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, In the Footsteps of My Ancestors"
Times: 7:30-8:30 PM
This reception is part of the forum, "Convening Indigenous Voices" and follows the "Public Conversation with Jaune Quick-to-See Smith and Lowery Stokes Sims, Ph.D." which takes place at the Public House at 6:30 PM.
Location: MAM

November 25, 2017
Open Figure Drawing
Times: 2:45-4:45 PM
These sessions provide artists the opportunity to draw from a live model. Newsprint and some supplies are available for use. Non-instructed, ages 18+.
Price: $10.00
Members: $8.00

December 01, 2017
First Friday for "Our Side: Elisa Harkins, Tanya Lukin Linklater, Marianne Nicolson, Tanis S'eiltin"
Times: 5-8 PM
Join artist and curator Wendy Red Star and artists from the group exhibition "Our Side," a reexamination of land, body, language, and history from the perspective of four contemporary indigenous American and First Nations artists.
Location: MAM

December 02, 2017
Convening Indigenous Voices Forum: Panel Discussion with the artists of "Our Side"
Times: 11 AM-1 PM
Join Elisa Harkins, Tanya Lukin Linklater, Marianne Nicolson, Tanis S'eiltin, and curator Wendy Red Star for a discussion of the exhibition, "Our Side."
Location: MAM

December 02, 2017
Saturday Family Workshop: Drop-In Holiday Art Project
Times: 1-3 PM
In conjunction with Downtown Missoula's Holiday Parade of Lights, bring your family to MAM for creative holiday excitement and art-making.

December 09, 2017
Saturday Family Workshop: Handmade Holiday Cards
Times: 11 AM-12:30 PM
Explore collage, print, and a variety of techniques to create one-of-a-kind holiday cards for your special friends and family.
Teachers: Stoney Sasser

December 09, 2017
Open Figure Drawing
Times: 2:45-4:45 PM
These sessions provide artists the opportunity to draw from a live model. Newsprint and some supplies are available for use. Non-instructed, ages 18+.
Price: $10.00
Members: $8.00

December 12, 2017
Wine by Design
Times: 5:30 PM
Can you judge a bottle of wine by its label? Enjoy light hors d'oeuvres and a carefully selected assortment of wines with labels as vibrantly designed as their bouquet.
Location: MAM
Price: $30.00

December 20, 2017
Teen Artist Workshop: Layering Color, Layering Meaning
Times: 4-6 PM
Discover the technique of layering colors using various acrylic media to achieve depth and atmosphere in your painting. Explore how color and disparate images can play off of each other to create complex, ambiguous, or novel meanings in your artwork.
Teachers: Nikolyn Garner

January 06, 2018
Open Figure Drawing
Times: 2:45-4:45 PM
These sessions provide artists the opportunity to draw from a live model. Newsprint and some supplies are available for use. Non-instructed, ages 18+.
Price: $10.00
Members: $8.00

January 20, 2018
Open Figure Drawing
Times: 2:45-4:45 PM
These sessions provide artists the opportunity to draw from a live model. Newsprint and some supplies are available for use. Non-instructed, ages 18+.
Price: $10.00
Members: $8.00

February 03, 2018
Open Figure Drawing
Times: 2:45-4:45 PM
These sessions provide artists the opportunity to draw from a live model. Newsprint and some supplies are available for use. Non-instructed, ages 18+.
Price: $10.00
Members: $8.00

February 17, 2018
Open Figure Drawing
Times: 2:45-4:45 PM
These sessions provide artists the opportunity to draw from a live model. Newsprint and some supplies are available for use. Non-instructed, ages 18+.
Price: $10.00
Members: $8.00

April 07, 2018
Open Figure Drawing
Times: 2:45-4:45 PM
These sessions provide artists the opportunity to draw from a live model. Newsprint and some supplies are available for use. Non-instructed, ages 18+.
Price: $10.00
Members: $8.00

April 21, 2018
Open Figure Drawing
Times: 2:45-4:45 PM
These sessions provide artists the opportunity to draw from a live model. Newsprint and some supplies are available for use. Non-instructed, ages 18+.
Price: $10.00
Members: $8.00

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