Events
Art in the Moment: Sara Siestreem
April 6, 2026
1:30-3:30 PM
Art in the Moment is a monthly program by the Missoula Art Museum (MAM), in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Association, designed to foster connection and companionship through art for individuals with early-stage memory loss and their care partners. Now in its eighth year, this in-person program is led by MAM Docents, France Auvrey-Stiritz or Rosemay Rinaldi and teaching artist Bev Beck Glueckert, allowing participants to view and create art together.
In April MAM will focus on the works of exhibiting artist Sara Siestreem, with unique projects inspired by the artist at each session. No cost to participate. Please register in advance. Call 406.318.8242 or email montana@alz.org to register.
Third Thursday in April with Kevin Bell
April 16, 2026
5:00-7:00 PM
Artist Talk at 5:30 PM
The Missoula Art Museum invites you to our April Third Thursday, featuring an artist talk with exhibiting artist Kevin Bell. Join us from 5–7 pm for an evening of art, music, and artist talk with Bell at 5:30 pm to discuss his work.
Bell, Professor of Art at the University of Montana, brings an internationally exhibited practice rooted in the landscape traditions of the American West and in questioning them. His paintings revisit the heroic perspectives of awe and discovery historically projected onto Western land, probing how legacies of Manifest Destiny and colonialism continue to shape our relationship to place. Drawing on research, personal visitation, and layers of collective memory, Bell's canvases become spaces for reflection on our contemporary experience of the land around us, oscillating between idealism and irony, with environmental and social concern at the fore. Third Thursday is free and open to the public. Come early, stay late, and bring a friend.
Art in the Moment: Sara Siestreem (Copy)
Art in the Moment is a monthly program by the Missoula Art Museum (MAM), in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Association, designed to foster connection and companionship through art for individuals with early-stage memory loss and their care partners. Now in its eighth year, this in-person program is led by MAM Docents, France Auvrey-Stiritz or Rosemay Rinaldi and teaching artist Bev Beck Glueckert, allowing participants to view and create art together.
In April MAM will focus on the works of exhibiting artist Sara Siestreem, with unique projects inspired by the artist at each session. No cost to participate. Please register in advance. Call 406.318.8242 or email montana@alz.org to register.
Forms of the Bison: Storytelling Through Clay
Saturday Multiage Workshop
Forms of the Bison: Storytelling Through Clay with Exhibiting Artist Cameron Decker
April 25th, 11–12:30
Join exhibiting artist Cameron Decker for a free, multiage clay workshop inspired by the bison skull forms featured in his museum exhibition, Aspen and Cameron Decker: Honoring Our Qʷeyqʷay 'Buffalo'. Participants will learn how to create their own small bison skull using a mold developed by the artist, while Cameron shares the cultural, historical, and artistic significance of the bison and its enduring presence in this region. This workshop offers a meaningful opportunity for the community to spend time with the artist, engage more deeply with the work, and connect with clay as a material for holding story, memory, and place. All materials are provided, and no prior experience is necessary.
Workshop is capped at 25 participants. Please register in advance to save your spot(s). Drop-ins are welcome if space is available. Please note: Kids under 10 years of age must be accompanied by an adult. If kids ages 11-18 attend without an adult, MAM is not responsible for their whereabouts if they leave the workshop or museum.
Art In The Moment: Tailyr Irvine
Art in the Moment is a monthly program by the Missoula Art Museum (MAM), in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Association, designed to foster connection and companionship through art for individuals with early-stage memory loss and their care partners.
Now in its eighth year, this in-person program is led by MAM Docents, France Auvrey-Stiritz or Rosemay Rinaldi and teaching artist Bev Beck Glueckert, allowing participants to view and create art together.
MAM will host Art in the Moment twice a month. Each month will focus on a single artist, with unique projects featured at each session (schedule may vary due to holidays).
No cost to participate. Please register in advance. Call 406.318.8242 or email montana@alz.org to register.