September 05 - December 19, 2019
Teen Open Studio
Times: 2-5 PM
MAM holds space for teens to work independently within a supportive community atmosphere. A teaching artist and mentor are present each session and materials are provided. Work on individual projects, complete art homework from school, or seek help on an art portfolio for college. Bring a snack and bring friends!

September 09, 2019
ART IN THE MOMENT
Times: 2-4 PM
This program at MAM provides a comforting art-viewing and art-making experience for those in the early stages of dementia and their caregivers. Art in the Moment creates a dementia-friendly art learning community and provides an opportunity for caregivers and those with dementia to be together in a creative and relaxed environment.
Teachers: Education Staff

September 10 - October 01, 2019
FOR ART GUIDES AND EDUCATION VOLUNTEERS
Times: 9-10:30 AM
Do you love sharing art with others? Are you interested in leading tours of museum exhibitions for all ages and joining our stellar group of beloved volunteers? MAM's education team provides the necessary tools, skills, and practice to generate discussion and deepen the viewing experience for everyone. Four trainings are offered, and all are appropriate for both new and returning
art guides. Training includes an orientation to MAM's inquiry-based interpretive strategy, as well as an in-depth look at exhibitions. To lead tours at MAM you must attend at least one training, shadow one tour, and be shadowed for one tour. Art guides are valued volunteers and receive a free membership for working six or more hours a year. Membership includes
a 10% discount on classes, workshops, and bookstore purchases, as well as special invitations to members-only events.

September 10 - October 15, 2019
After School Art Adventure: ASAA Series 1
Times: 3:45-5:15 PM
Tuesday's after school create artwork inspired by MAM
exhibitions. There is a short tour and
a series of projects including drawing,
painting, printmaking, and 3-D
exploration. Receive a 20% discount if
signing up for both series.
Teachers: Bev Beck Glueckert / Nikki Rossignol
Price: $60.00
Members: $54.00

September 14, 2019
Saturday Family Workshops: Monotypes & Monoprints
Times: 11 AM - 12:30 PM
The whole family is invited to make art together in these artist-led, free workshops. Please arrive a few minutes early to ensure a spot. Children under age seven should be accompanied by an adult. All materials are provided.
Teachers: John Hitchcock

September 18, 2019
Teen Artist Workshops: Found Object Taxidermy
Times: 4-6 PM
This is a unique opportunity for teens to
learn different techniques and methods
from a professional artist and create
artwork of their own.
Teachers: Jeff Brown

September 18 - December 18, 2019
Lunch Club
Times: 12-1 PM
Bring your coworkers and friends for a lunchtime mini tour and conversation. MAM staff will lead a 30-minute art experience in one of our exhibitions. There will be a prompt to guide lively conversation while we enjoy lunch in the classroom afterwards. Bring your own lunch.

September 19, 2019
Jackalopes and Contemporary Art
Times: 4-6 PM
Join Curator Emeritus Stephen Glueckert for a tour of Ken Little's exhibition. Little is an artist of national significance who has remained faithful to his Montana connections since he taught ceramics at the University of Montana in the mid 1970's.
Teachers: Steve Glueckert
Price: $20.00
Members: $18.00

September 21, 2019
Open Figure Drawing
Times: 2-4 PM
Draw from a live model in an independent drawing studio environment. Some supplies are available.
Price: $10.00
Members: $8.00

October 12 - December 14, 2019
Cranium Origami
Times: 11 AM - 12:30 PM
The Cranium Origami Group hosts a free, intergenerational folding session aimed at introducing people to origami and helping advanced folders prosper.

October 14, 2019
Sense of Place through an Indigenous Lens
Times: 10 AM-12 PM
In honor of Indigenous Peoples' Day, join Co Carew PhD, as she discusses her Indigenous arts-based research focused on understanding a 'sense of place'. Carew, a descendant of Mescalero Apache, will share her methods and findings from research that she conducted with faculty, alumni and students from the Salish Kootenai College (representing five federally recognized Native American tribes).
Teachers: Co Carew PhD
Price: $20.00
Members: $18.00

October 16, 2019
Teen Artist Workshops:The Art of Transformation
Times: 4-6 PM
Teens work closely with professional artists in a fun and informal environment. This is a unique opportunity for teens to learn different techniques and methods from a professional artist and create artwork of their own. Special thanks to the LEAW Family Foundation and U104.5 for supporting teens and art at MAM. All materials and snacks are provided free for teens!
Teachers: Stoney Sasser

October 19, 2019
Open Figure Drawing
Times: 2-4 PM
Draw from a live model in an independent drawing studio environment. Some supplies are available.In collaboration with Zootown Arts Community Center (ZACC), Draw from a live model twice monthly at MAM on the second and fourth Saturdays.
Teachers: non-instructed
Price: $10.00
Members: $8.00

October 22 - November 26, 2019
After School Art Adventure: ASAA Series 2
Times: 3:45-5:15 PM
Create artwork inspired by MAM exhibitions. There is a short tour and a series of projects including drawing, painting, printmaking, and 3-D exploration. Receive a 20% discount if signing up for both series.
Teachers: Nikki Rossignol
Price: $60.00
Members: $54.00

October 26, 2019
SATURDAY FAMILY FREE WORKSHOPS:Festival of Remembrance Community Shrine
Times: 11 AM - 12:30 PM
The whole family is invited to make art together in these artist-led, free workshops. Please arrive a few minutes early to ensure a spot. Children under age seven should be accompanied by an adult. All materials are provided"just bring an open and creative mind.
Teachers: Bev Beck Glueckert

November 09, 2019
SATURDAY FAMILY FREE WORKSHOPS: Honoring our Ancestors
Times: 11 AM - 12:30 PM
The whole family is invited to make art together in these artist-led, free workshops. Please arrive a few minutes early to ensure a spot. Children under age seven should be accompanied by an adult. All materials are provided"just bring an open and creative mind.
Teachers: Ben Crawford

November 16, 2019
Open Figure Drawing
Times: 2-4 PM
Draw from a live model in an independent drawing studio environment. Some supplies are available.In collaboration with Zootown Arts Community Center (ZACC), Draw from a live model twice monthly at MAM on the second and fourth Saturdays.
Teachers: non-instructed
Price: $10.00
Members: $8.00

November 18, 2019
Gallery Walk and Talk
Times: 12-1 PM
Join MAM's Senior Curator and Educator Coordinator on an interactive gallery tour through From the Ground up: The Postwar Craft Movement in Montana. Armed with a sketchbook, a pencil, and a partner, there will be prompts offered to help investigate, discuss, and draw from this exhibition. What is Montana Modernism and how did it begin? How did a grassroots movement ripple out statewide? This will be a collaborative experience, celebrating the spirit of this particular group of artists.
Teachers: Brandon Reintjes and Jenny Bevill

November 20, 2019
Teen Artist Workshops: Not Just a Bowl
Times: 4-6 PM
Teens work closely with professional artists in a fun and informal environment. This is a unique opportunity for teens to learn different techniques and methods from a professional artist and create artwork of their own. Special thanks to the LEAW Family Foundation and U104.5 for supporting teens and art at MAM. All materials and snacks are provided free for teens!
Teachers: Pat Hoban

December 07, 2019
SATURDAY FAMILY FREE WORKSHOPS: Wage Peace Mural
Times: 11 AM - 12:30 PM
The whole family is invited to make art together in these artist-led, free workshops. Please arrive a few minutes early to ensure a spot. Children under age seven should be accompanied by an adult. All materials are provided"just bring an open and creative mind.
Teachers: Jennifer Ogden

December 12, 2019
Photographic Fiction
Times: 4-6 PM
Explore what photography is NOW, and how traditional elements such as perspective, orientation, figure/ground, view point, spatial relations, light, focus, and depth cause viewers to reassess what is fundamental to their aesthetic experience. Do photographers create fiction or capture reality? How do they do it? Marcy James, Missoula photographer and owner of Paper & Ink studio, will unpack the exhibition, Ellen Garvens and Barbara Weissberger: Perception, engage the group in interactive discussion, and share her own work.
Teachers: Marcy James
Price: $20.00
Members: $18.00

December 18, 2019
TEEN ARTIST WORKSHOPS: Wage Peace Mural
Times: 4-6 PM
Teens work closely with professional artists in a fun and informal environment. This is a unique opportunity for teens to learn different techniques and methods from a professional artist and create artwork of their own. Special thanks to the LEAW Family Foundation and U104.5 for supporting teens and art at MAM. All materials and snacks are provided free for teens!
Teachers: Janaina Viera-Marques