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MISSOULA ART MUSEUM<br />
fall/winter ‘09
02<br />
museum hours<br />
wednesday – friday 10 - 5 pm<br />
saturday – sunday 10 am - 3 pm<br />
new<br />
exhibitions // 3<br />
featured<br />
acquisitions // 8<br />
continuing<br />
exhibitions // 9<br />
MAM<br />
happenings // 10<br />
classes<br />
& events // 12<br />
education<br />
outreach // 13<br />
artini<br />
events // 14<br />
mambership<br />
musings // 15<br />
MAM & You: Of the 202 individuals<br />
who contributed to the Annual Fund<br />
last year, 95 gave gifts of $25-$100!<br />
EVERY GIFT MATTERS.<br />
DIRECTOR’S COMMENTS | Laura J. Millin<br />
I would like to take a moment to commend some of MAM’s superb<br />
business partners. Over 50 businesses, such as Simmons Media,<br />
the Missoulian, Red Bird Restaurant, Max Media Montana, and<br />
Partners Creative lend their vision and dynamic support to our<br />
institution.<br />
This relatively new program, created<br />
by MAM Development and<br />
Membership Director Nici Holt<br />
Cline offers a host of desirable and<br />
creative benefits to area businesses<br />
in exchange for financial or in-kind<br />
support of exhibitions, programs,<br />
and special projects. The partnership<br />
is mutually beneficial, creating<br />
cross-marketing opportunities, a<br />
broader understanding of our community,<br />
and new relationships.<br />
All benefits are tailored to meet the unique needs of the business<br />
we are working with. Examples include private facility use,<br />
extensive marketing and networking opportunities, membership<br />
benefits, free MAM tours, membership discounts, tables to<br />
MAM’s Benefit <strong>Art</strong> Auction, and more. Happily, MAM receives a<br />
wide range of valuable goods, services, and financial support in<br />
exchange.<br />
Through our partnership with Red Bird, now in its second year,<br />
<strong>Art</strong>ini guests are treated to wildly creative and delicious appetizers<br />
on the third Thursday of every month. Post-<strong>Art</strong>ini, MAMbers can<br />
pop over to the Red Bird, flash their membership card and receive<br />
a free sampling of wine!<br />
Through our partnership with Simmons Media, MAM is able to<br />
offer our visitors cell phone tours, bringing the voices of artists<br />
and curators into the exhibitions. We are also able to advertise<br />
upcoming events and exhibitions on Trail 103.3 and Fresh 104.5.<br />
Watch for MAM’s new marketing campaign made possible through<br />
our newly minted partnerships with Partners Creative and the<br />
Missoulian.<br />
MAM’s reach into our community has vastly expanded and been enriched<br />
through these dynamic relationships. If you’re interested in<br />
creating a business partnership with MAM, please contact Nici Holt<br />
Cline at nici@missoulaartmuseum.org or 406.728.0447, ext. 227.<br />
Thank you to all of MAM’s Business Partners who are listed on the<br />
Annual Appeal letter in this newsletter.<br />
Laura Millin, photograph courtesy of Charles Martin.<br />
Cover: Roger Shimomura, American Guardian, 7-color lithograph, 31.5 x 43 “.<br />
<strong>New</strong> Exhibitions
03<br />
Freeman Butts, Untitled, acrylic on board, 1982.<br />
FAMILY GIFTS: WORKS BY FREEMAN BUTTS<br />
September 4 - December 31, 2009 // Helen & F. Morris Silver Foundation Gallery<br />
Reception and Gallery Talk with Ray Campeau: September 4, 5-8 PM<br />
<strong>Art</strong>ini: Gifts, December 17, 5:30-9 PM<br />
Ten years after the death of Freeman Butts, his estate generously<br />
offered to gift a selection of his work to six museums in Montana.<br />
These institutions, including MAM, met several times with Ray<br />
Campeau, the trustee of the estate, and made selections from the<br />
array to better reflect Butts’ work already present in their collections.<br />
This rich gifting of works is intended to more fully frame the artist’s<br />
legacy within the state. The institutions involved acknowledged no<br />
single museum in the state had the space or resources to accommodate<br />
the voluminous amount of Butts’ work. Therefore, all six museums<br />
selected works to expand their collections, made a commitment<br />
to feature the work, and generate scholarship about Butts’ influence<br />
on contemporary art. All of the museums agreed to lend and borrow<br />
the work with each other to further educate the public of the legacy<br />
of this important Montana painter. MAM is deeply indebted to<br />
the Freeman Butts family and wishes to thank Daisy Butts for her<br />
faithful support of MAM. We are also deeply grateful to Ray Campeau,<br />
Butts’ longtime friend, in helping facilitate this important gift.<br />
Campeau will give a gallery talk on September 4th at 7 pm.<br />
Butts was born and raised in California. During his early career<br />
in the Los Angeles area, he was influenced by Abstract Expressionism,<br />
prevalent at the time, and by the work of other artists<br />
on the scene who were attempting to merge a figurative style<br />
with abstraction. One can easily see that Butts’ spontaneous<br />
approach, his instinct to simplify, and his attention to the<br />
process of painting were rooted in those early years. More<br />
importantly, it is clear that his work matured and blossomed in<br />
Montana.<br />
In addition to MAM, the other museums which accepted Freeman<br />
Butts’ work and committed to exhibiting his work are:<br />
Custer County <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Museum</strong> in Miles City, Hockaday <strong>Museum</strong><br />
of <strong>Art</strong> in Kalispell, Holter <strong>Museum</strong> of <strong>Art</strong> in Helena, Paris<br />
Gibson Square <strong>Museum</strong> of <strong>Art</strong> in Great Falls, and Yellowstone<br />
<strong>Art</strong> <strong>Museum</strong> in Billings. Please visit their web sites to receive<br />
updates on ways that this impressive gift has been incorporated<br />
into their own exhibition schedule and programming.<br />
MAM Exhibitions Curator Stephen Glueckert’s complete essay about Freeman Butts “The Brush That Laughed” is available on MAM’s<br />
website: missoulaartmuseum.org.
<strong>New</strong><br />
exhibitions<br />
04<br />
ROGER SHIMOMURA: MINIDOKA ON MY MIND<br />
October 2 - December 31, 2009 // Carnegie Galleries<br />
MAM Members and Donors Reception with Roger Shimomura, October 1, 5 PM<br />
Distinguished <strong>Art</strong>ists Lecture: Roger Shimomura, October 1, 7 PM<br />
<strong>Art</strong>ist Reception and Gallery Talk, October 2, 5-8 PM<br />
<strong>Art</strong>ini: Minidoka on My Mind featuring pianist Lydia Brown, October 15, 5:30-9 PM<br />
Cats of Mirikatani: Film, November 1 & 8, 1-2 PM<br />
Roger Shimomura‘s<br />
paintings and prints,<br />
including this series, Minidoka<br />
on My Mind, address<br />
social and political issues<br />
of Asian America, and<br />
have most often been inspired by diaries<br />
kept by his late immigrant grandmother<br />
that span the 56 years of her life. Minidoka<br />
on My Mind is the fourth major painting<br />
series generated by Shimomura based on<br />
his World War II internment experience.<br />
Shimomura states,<br />
“<br />
It is the culmination of years of my<br />
perusing images culled from books, magazines,<br />
government publications, personal recollections,<br />
and the internet. The result of this search has<br />
been a visual distillation of tar paper barracks,<br />
barbed wire, and desolate landscapes, which<br />
are inhabited by muted occupants standing in<br />
line to eat and to clean, quietly interacting,<br />
contemplating their fate…and to wait.<br />
“<br />
In Minidoka on My Mind, Shimomura challenges<br />
our notions of history and uses images<br />
rooted in popular culture to thrust us<br />
headlong into the racial conflicts of World<br />
War II, a time that witnessed the unjust<br />
imprisonment of approximately 120,000<br />
Japanese Americans. In this body of work,<br />
Shimomura presents us with richly designed<br />
and seamlessly executed paintings that<br />
convey the emotions associated with the<br />
internment experience; emotions associated<br />
with innocent imprisonment within a<br />
country unwilling to address institutional<br />
racism. What also comes through is the<br />
resilience of the human spirit and a recommitment<br />
to remember the stories of internment<br />
camps such as Minidoka so they never<br />
happen again.<br />
The name Minidoka is of Dakota Sioux origin<br />
meaning “a fountain or spring of water.”<br />
Minidoka was first used in 1883 as a name<br />
for a Union Pacific, Oregon Short Line spur<br />
in the middle of the Snake River Plain which<br />
later became the site of a watering station.<br />
However, The Minidoka National Historic<br />
Site is in Jerome County, Idaho, northeast<br />
of Twin Falls and just north of Eden, in an<br />
area known as Hunt. Under provisions of<br />
President Roosevelt’s Executive Order 9066,<br />
persons of Japanese ancestry were ousted<br />
from the West Coast of the United States.<br />
Minidoka housed more than 9,000 Japanese<br />
Americans, predominantly from Oregon,<br />
Washington and Alaska. The remote high<br />
desert site was selected for the Minidoka<br />
War Relocation Center lasting from 1942-<br />
45, and is one of ten camps at which Japanese<br />
Americans, both citizens and resident<br />
aliens, were interned during World War II.<br />
Notably, 60% of the Japanese imprisoned<br />
were American citizens. Fort <strong>Missoula</strong>,<br />
just outside the town of <strong>Missoula</strong>, MT also<br />
served as a site for a War Relocation Center<br />
under this executive provision.<br />
Through Minidoka on My Mind, we can reach<br />
for and gain insight into our past, and by<br />
sharing and revisiting these stories, we<br />
garner a more accurate version of our history.<br />
Ominously, Shimomura writes, “I offer<br />
this exhibition as a metaphor for the threat<br />
posed by current times, and as a warning<br />
and reminder that during international crises<br />
our government seems to consistently<br />
lose its memory regarding past mistakes.”<br />
Shimomura was raised in Seattle, earned<br />
his B.A. from the University of Washington<br />
in Seattle, and his M.F.A. from Syracuse<br />
University in <strong>New</strong> York. He taught at the<br />
School of Fine <strong>Art</strong>s at the University of<br />
Kansas in Lawrence, KS and has recently<br />
retired. He has had over 125 solo exhibitions<br />
nationally.<br />
This exhibition will be the educational foundation for the Fifth Grade <strong>Art</strong> Experience, co-sponsored with a grant from the <strong>Art</strong><br />
Associates of <strong>Missoula</strong>. Additional funding for this exhibition is provided by the Wide World of Travel and the Historical <strong>Museum</strong> at<br />
Fort <strong>Missoula</strong>. MAMbers Reception sponsored by <strong>New</strong>West.net.
Top: Roger Shimomura, American Infamy # 3, print, 1982, 64 x 24”. Left: Roger Shimomura, Desert Garden, 1982, 64 x 24”. Right: Roger<br />
Shimomura, Block Dance, 1982, 64 x 24”.<br />
05
06<br />
<strong>New</strong> Exhibitions<br />
<strong>Art</strong>ist Scott Fife has long been obsessed with the historic<br />
characters that helped shape the time we live in; characters that<br />
have often fallen into the dark recesses of history. Through his<br />
re-creations, Fife offers us a renewed perspective reminding us<br />
of the famous quote by George Santayana, “those who cannot<br />
remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”<br />
One such historic event with national impact, and the focus of<br />
this exhibition, was the assassination of Idaho Governor Frank<br />
Steunenberg in 1905. The murder occurred in Caldwell, ID, and<br />
the subsequent trial in 1907 was held in Boise, ID. Although this<br />
tragic drama was played out over a century ago, its relevance today<br />
must not be understated. The story of a small town in a small<br />
state, thrust into a national spotlight as a consequence of unrest<br />
associated with the extractive industries, is not lost on a Montana<br />
audience. Montanans too, have a long history that has borne<br />
witness to the consequences of labor’s upheaval and industry’s<br />
selfish acts. Much of this historical labor drama was played out<br />
again and again and then set aside, out of the spotlight, forgotten,<br />
to fade into the recesses of our collective memory.<br />
Fife works in a non-traditional medium, recreating busts with<br />
archival cardboard. His surfaces are rough, yet the busts closely<br />
SCOTT FIFE: BIG TROUBLE - THE IDAHO PROJECT<br />
October 2, 2009 - February 10, 2010 // Faith Pickton and Josephine Aresty Gallery<br />
Annual Benefactor Dinner with Laura Millin and Scott Fife: November 5, 5:30 PM<br />
<strong>Art</strong>ist Reception and Gallery Talk: November 6, 5-8 PM<br />
<strong>Art</strong>ini: Eight Heads, November 19, 5:30-9 PM<br />
resemble the characters they portray. He cuts, tears, sands,<br />
gessoes, and uses sheet rock screws as elements of these additive<br />
constructions.<br />
In The Idaho Project, Fife has recreated the cast of over a dozen<br />
colorful characters associated with the assassination of Governor<br />
Steunenberg and the subsequent trial, including Governor<br />
Steunenberg and his assassin Harry Orchard, union leader “Big<br />
Bill” Haywood, defense attorney Clarence Darrow, actress Ethel<br />
Barrymore, President Teddy Roosevelt, and prosecuting attorney<br />
and later Idaho Senator William Borah. Fife states,<br />
“For this piece I worked with portraits, using references to classical<br />
portraiture busts of the Roman Republic era to portray participants<br />
in the historic trial. The sculpture speaks of class struggle, political<br />
intrigue, and the country’s economic and social landscape of capitalism<br />
and populism.”<br />
MAM is thrilled to present this regionally significant exhibition.<br />
An authoritative account can be accessed by reading Anthony<br />
Lukas’ highly regarded book Big Trouble: A Murder in a Small<br />
Western Town Sets Off a Struggle for the Soul of America. This<br />
account captured Fife’s imagination and inspired this remarkable<br />
body of work.<br />
MAM & You: The average cost for one exhibition is<br />
$2000-$5000. Last year MAM exhibited over two<br />
dozen cutting-edge, contemporary exhibitions and<br />
Annual Fund gifts supported this effort.
TERESA TAMURA – Made in Minidoka: The Incarceration of Japanese Americans in Idaho<br />
October 2 – December 31, 2009 // Travel Montana Lobby and Lela Autio Education Gallery<br />
<strong>Art</strong>ist Reception: October 2, 5-8 PM<br />
Festival of the Book Panel Discussion: Teresa Tamura, Diane Sands, and Carol Van Valkenberg, October 23, 4 PM<br />
This exhibition features a selection of photographs from the larger body of work Tamura has generated over the past decade. Tamura,<br />
the daughter of second generation Japanese Americans, was born and raised in Nampa, Idaho, a small town just a two hour drive from<br />
the remnants of the Minidoka Relocation Center. Though growing up in Idaho, in such close proximity, she was never told of the internment<br />
camp; first learning of Minidoka in 1978, in journalism school, at Idaho State University.<br />
In 2001, Tamura heard artist Roger Shimomura lecture about his paintings based on the journals his grandmother kept while interned<br />
at Minidoka. Tamura, like Shimomura, was inspired to depict a sense of the place and the life of internment at Minidoka. Her images,<br />
captured on black and white infrared film, accentuate the stark landscape and architectural remains of the camp while lending a timeless<br />
quality to the photographs. The present day portraits of internees are honest and human. Tamura’s eye for composition, honed over twenty<br />
years as a photojournalist, unites her unique photographic vision with persistent honesty that is both personal and universal.<br />
Left: Teresa Tamura, Barrack Exterior, black and white infrared silver gelatin print. Right: Teresa Tamura, Roger Shimomura and Grandmother,<br />
2001, silver gelatin print from 120 negative.<br />
07<br />
Scott Fife, Big Trouble - The Idaho Project, installation detail.
MAM & You: MAM cares for over 1000 pieces in<br />
its Permanent Collection. A $250 gift supports<br />
one month of Collection conservation materials,<br />
leaving a legacy for future generations.<br />
<strong>New</strong><br />
exhibitions<br />
08<br />
Donna Loos: Silhouette Series<br />
December 4, 2009 - March 28, 2010// Lynda M. Frost<br />
Contemporary American Indian <strong>Art</strong> Gallery<br />
<strong>Art</strong>ist Reception and Gallery Talk: December 4, 5-8 PM<br />
MAM is proud to present this exciting body of work produced by<br />
<strong>Missoula</strong> artist Donna Loos. She states of the series,<br />
“I tried to keep a blank mind and to paint unconsciously or subconsciously, or rather, to paint the negative space around<br />
a shape. I left the shape dark, then studied the composition for awhile, looking for shapes as I would look for shapes in a<br />
summer cloud. Later I understood that I had painted my autobiography.”<br />
Loos was born in Wyoming, one of eight children of a homesteader mother and Metis father. She began teaching art in the<br />
Billings Public Schools system in the early 1960’s while simultaneously carving out a reputation as a prolific and exhibiting<br />
artist. In addition to these accomplishments, Loos has held state-level positions in the Montana <strong>Art</strong> Educators Association,<br />
The Montana Institute of the <strong>Art</strong>s, and the Montana Institute of the <strong>Art</strong>s Foundation.<br />
Donna Loos: Silhouette Series is scheduled to run through March 28th in the Lynda M. Frost Contemporary American<br />
Indian <strong>Art</strong> Gallery. This gallery is dedicated to honoring the creative cultural contributions of American Indian people to<br />
contemporary art, and to ensure that Indian artists will always have a place to celebrate that contribution.<br />
Donna Loos, Three Sisters, acrylic on canvas.<br />
featured<br />
acquisitions<br />
Visit the MAM’s Goldberg Family Foundation Library to view three<br />
ceramic works gifted to the museum by two rising stars, Hak<br />
kyun Kim and Alex Kraft, both M.F.A. graduates of The University of<br />
Montana. Kraft’s ubi uber and phileal ocinea, and Kim’s After Serving<br />
04, stand at the forefront of ceramic art with philosophical, expressive,<br />
and painterly explorations.<br />
A 2006 Master of Fine <strong>Art</strong>s, Kraft is currently an artist-in-residence at<br />
the Roswell <strong>Art</strong>ist-in-Residence Program in <strong>New</strong> Mexico. She creates<br />
imagined life forms and environments to explore the physical and<br />
the sacred internal, the material versus the intangible. Surfaces are<br />
colorful and multi-textured and the titles convey a Latin-like biological<br />
language invented by the artist. The physicality of form, color, and<br />
surface correspond to the internal life of the beings. Ubi uber exudes<br />
a life-force of its own, a heart-like beast with an up-thrust neck,<br />
teetering on four small legs. Phileal ocinae is a relief-like painterly<br />
creation suggesting a cross-section view of some beast or a window<br />
into a microscopic environment of floating organisms. Both pieces are<br />
adventurous works that push the limits of clay manipulation.<br />
Hak kyun Kim traveled to Montana from Korea, with an education and<br />
aesthetic strongly rooted in industrial design. Kim graduated with an<br />
M.F.A. in 2008, and is currently artist-in-residence at the Lawrence <strong>Art</strong>s<br />
Center in Lawrence, KS. In contrast to Kraft’s incredible beings, Kim<br />
turns to the vessel with a quiet simplicity, exploring the edge between<br />
function and non-function. Kim’s piece After Serving 04, a platter with<br />
five cup-like objects spilling across its surface, displays philosophical<br />
tension by contrasting a clean and smooth surface, calm color, and the<br />
suggestion of utility with slightly asymmetrical forms and an askew<br />
arrangement of objects. Masterful craftsmanship and conceptualization<br />
invite the viewer to experience harmony between idea and form.<br />
The vessel becomes the content, interplayed between Kim’s aesthetic<br />
and skill. The <strong>Missoula</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Museum</strong> is grateful for the donation of these<br />
exciting artworks by Kraft and Kim.<br />
Left to Right: Hak kyun Kim, After Serving 04, porcelain, 2006. Alex Kraft, phileal ocinae, stoneware & glazes, 2006. Alex Kraft, ubi<br />
uber, porcelain & glazes, 2006.
continuing<br />
exhibitions<br />
MAM’s 2009 MONTANA TRIENNIAL<br />
Through September 24, 2009 // Carnegie Galleries and<br />
Faith Pickton & Josephine Aresty Gallery<br />
During the opening reception with over 700 art lovers, <strong>Missoula</strong>’s mayor,<br />
the honorable John Engen, proclaimed June 26 as Montana Triennial Day.<br />
MAM is proud to host the 2009 Montana Triennial, Montana’s first ever<br />
state-wide Triennial, featuring over 80 works by 60 artists from across<br />
the state. The Montana Triennial has been celebrated with a wide array of<br />
educational lectures and activities.<br />
Biennials and triennials around the world function as survey exhibitions of contemporary art representing the cutting edge of art<br />
created in a particular region, with works typically chosen by a respected juror from outside the region. The juror of MAM’s 2009<br />
Montana Triennial, Beth Sellars, is currently curator of Suyama <strong>Art</strong> Space in Seattle, WA, a gallery which has featured some of the<br />
most avant-garde installation work seen in the Northwest. For many years, she was Curator of <strong>Art</strong> at the Cheney Cowles <strong>Museum</strong> of<br />
<strong>Art</strong> in Spokane, WA, and remains one of the most respected curators of contemporary art in the Northwest.<br />
In honor of the exhibition, MAM has published a full-color 136 page catalogue featuring the exhibiting artists, their work, and an interpretive<br />
essay by Beth Sellars. This exhibition and associated projects are supported, in part, through the Montana Cultural Trust.<br />
Jerry Iverson, Line Bomb 4, sumi ink and paper on board, 35 x 48”.<br />
09<br />
ALEXIA BECKERLING: HELMVILLE<br />
Through October 4, 2009 // Shott Family Gallery<br />
<strong>Art</strong>ini: Highway to Helmville with Alexia Beckerling, September 17, 7 PM<br />
Photojournalist Alexia Beckerling spent a great deal of time developing this work over<br />
the past years in Helmville, Montana. On a certain level, Helmville reflects “every small<br />
town in Montana” known for its characteristic anonymity, protective of its relative<br />
isolation, and proud of its self sufficiency. Beckerling states, “There are signs of change.<br />
But the Helmville Community remains faithful to its traditions and has resisted the<br />
disintegration of rural life endemic in other Montana communities.”<br />
MAM is pleased to feature this body of work that captures the true essence of a community. As we see, Beckerling uses photography<br />
to capture the realism of place and quintessential beauty. Beckerling’s approach exhibits the roots of both the community’s history<br />
and its dogged determination to preserve its own way of life. While Beckerling’s project itself is rooted in creative expression, the<br />
exhibition serves as a form of respectful preservation.<br />
Alexia Beckerling, Untitled, 2008.<br />
ANNE APPLEBY: HERE WE ARE<br />
Through November 22, 2009 // Lynda M. Frost Contemporary American Indian <strong>Art</strong> Gallery<br />
“The <strong>Missoula</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Museum</strong> collects, preserves, exhibits and researches art that is relevant to the culture<br />
of the American West with an emphasis on contemporary Montana artists.” (MAM’s Collection Mission<br />
statement, adopted 2006).<br />
Working with a collections committee consisting of community members and museum staff, MAM considers works for acquisition that will<br />
capture the spirit of our mission, a mission made enjoyable by the rich bounty of talented artists that make the Big Sky state their home.<br />
The internationally known and award winning artist Anne Appleby has generously gifted to our collection the vital early works from her<br />
exhibit Here We Are, large paintings accentuate the development and approach of this celebrated artist, displaying the carefully developed<br />
layers of translucent color, a philosophical and meditative character, and imagery reductive of and inspired by the natural world, speaking<br />
directly to Appleby’s Native American heritage.<br />
MAM is deeply grateful for Appleby’s donation of significant paintings that will be held in trust for generations to come.<br />
Anne Appleby, Cliff Lake, 1994, oil and wax on canvas, painted, 64 x 64”.<br />
MAM Traveling Exhibition Molly Murphy: Reservations Required<br />
September 1 - October 1, 2009 // Schoolhouse History & <strong>Art</strong> Center, Colstrip, MT<br />
November 6, 2009 - January 1, 2010 // Paris Gibson Square <strong>Museum</strong> of <strong>Art</strong>, Great Falls, MT
10<br />
mam<br />
happeNings<br />
FIRST FRIDAYS<br />
Meet your friends at MAM for First Fridays<br />
from 5-8 PM. View exhibitions in six galleries,<br />
sample delicious wines, beer, and non-alcoholic<br />
beverages, and get the inside scoop at<br />
the 7 PM Gallery Talks with exhibiting artists.<br />
Always Free.<br />
September 4<br />
Join Freeman Butts’ wife Daisy and his<br />
longtime friend Ray Campeau for a warm<br />
and personal evening exploring the new<br />
exhibition Family Gifts: Works by Freeman<br />
Butts, 7 PM.<br />
October 2<br />
Meet exhibiting artist Roger Shimomura<br />
at the opening reception for Minidoka on<br />
my Mind. At 7 PM, Shimomura will discuss<br />
his experiences at Minidoka and how they<br />
relate to his artwork.<br />
November 6<br />
Step inside the mind of exhibiting artist<br />
Scott Fife as he guides you through his<br />
larger than life exhibition Big Trouble - The<br />
Idaho Project during his gallery talk at 7 PM.<br />
December 4<br />
At 6 PM, the <strong>Missoula</strong> Coyote Choir will sing<br />
of their love of the natural world with the<br />
wild exuberance of a pack of coyote pups.<br />
Then, at 7 PM, stroll through Silhouette<br />
Series with exhibiting artist Donna Loos.<br />
Teen Open Studio Night<br />
The second Thursday of every month,<br />
6-8 PM, Ages 13-18, Free<br />
Note: we are switching TOSN artist workshops<br />
to the second Thursday of every<br />
month.<br />
September 10: Lisa Jarrett<br />
October 8: Michael Parker<br />
November 12: Edgar Smith<br />
December 10: Marlo Crocifisso<br />
20 Minute Tours<br />
Saturdays, 12 PM<br />
Tour MAM’s current exhibitions with engaging<br />
gallery guides who will provide insight<br />
into the artist’s process and demonstrate<br />
ways of understanding the contemporary<br />
art on view. To schedule a guided tour for<br />
a group during regular museum hours,<br />
call Renee Taaffe, Education Curator,<br />
406.728.0447, ext. 228, at least two weeks<br />
prior to your tour date.<br />
AND EVEN MORE...<br />
September 2<br />
Annual Behind-the-Scenes Tour, 5-7 PM,<br />
date change* Originally on Aug 26, now on Sept 2<br />
For Contemporary Collectors Circle and<br />
MAM Patron Members. Works on paper,<br />
though fragile, can survive for decades if<br />
cared for properly. This year’s tour will cover<br />
methods of preserving works on paper and<br />
discuss techniques professional paper conservators<br />
use to restore damaged works. To<br />
join and attend this event, call Nici Holt Cline<br />
at 406.728.0447, ext.227.<br />
SEPTEMBER 19<br />
Symphony Saturday at MAM with<br />
Darko Butorac, 1 PM, Free<br />
Join <strong>Missoula</strong> Symphony Music Director<br />
Darko Butorac for an in-depth look at two<br />
fascinating late Romantic compositions -<br />
Claude Debussy’s ethereal Prelude to the<br />
Afternoon of a Faun and Igor Stravinsky’s<br />
exotic Firebird.<br />
September 22<br />
Annual Fund Kick Off Party 5-7 PM, Free<br />
Everyone is invited. Engage your senses<br />
and your social side: music, tours, libations,<br />
and more. RSVP by Thursday, September 17<br />
to 406.728.0447.<br />
September 26<br />
Smithsonian Magazine <strong>Museum</strong> Day<br />
<strong>Museum</strong> Day is a one-day event where<br />
museums offer free admission. Bring in your<br />
Smithsonian magazine or <strong>Museum</strong> Day Admission<br />
Card and receive an extra <strong>Museum</strong><br />
Day perk from the MAM.<br />
October 1<br />
Distinguished <strong>Art</strong>ists Lecture Series:<br />
Roger Shimomura, location t.b.a., 7<br />
PM. Free to MAMbers, donors, HMFM<br />
members, and students with IDs. $5<br />
general public.<br />
An American Diary is a 60-minute survey of<br />
Shimomura’s paintings, prints, and experimental<br />
theatre pieces that span a 40-year<br />
career. The talk illustrates how this work has<br />
been propelled by various historical and<br />
political events as well as his own physical<br />
environment that has been constantly filled<br />
with his collections ranging from Walt Disney<br />
memorabilia to World War II stereotypes<br />
of Asian people.<br />
October 4, 11, 18, 25<br />
<strong>Art</strong>:21- <strong>Art</strong> in the Twenty-First Century<br />
This series, produced by the contemporary<br />
art organization <strong>Art</strong>21, provides viewers<br />
a unique look at today’s artists. MAM is<br />
honored to have this opportunity to host<br />
a prescreening of this exciting series. All<br />
screenings will start at 1PM and are free.<br />
October 4, Episode 1: Compassion<br />
<strong>Art</strong>ists: William Kentridge, Carrie Mae<br />
Weems, Doris Salcedo<br />
October 11, Episode 2: Fantasy<br />
<strong>Art</strong>ists: Jeff Koons, Mary Heilmann, Florian<br />
Maier-Aichen<br />
October 18, Episode 3: Transformation<br />
<strong>Art</strong>ists: Yinka Shonibare MBE, Cindy Sherman,<br />
Paul McCarthy<br />
October 25, Episode 4: Systems<br />
<strong>Art</strong>ists: Julie Mehretu, John Baldessari, Kimsooja,<br />
Allan McCollum<br />
This event is part of <strong>Art</strong>21 Access ‘09, a celebration<br />
of contemporary art and Season 5 of <strong>Art</strong>:21-<strong>Art</strong><br />
in the Twenty-First Century sponsored by <strong>Art</strong>21.<br />
<strong>Art</strong>21 Access 09 is held at over 300 museums,<br />
schools, libraries, art spaces, and community<br />
centers and is organized in collaboration with<br />
Americans for the <strong>Art</strong>s’ National <strong>Art</strong>s and Humanities<br />
Month. Visit art21.org for more information.
Oct 22, 23, 24<br />
Festival of the Book<br />
Oct. 22, Author Jamie Ford, 4 PM<br />
Join Jamie Ford as he reads from his highly<br />
acclaimed novel, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter<br />
and Sweet, about the friendship between<br />
a Chinese-American boy and a Japanese-<br />
American girl who are students in Seattle<br />
during World War II.<br />
Oct 23, Panel Discussion, 4 PM<br />
Join Teresa Tamura, photographer, Carol Van<br />
Valkenburg, Chair of UM’s Department of<br />
Print Journalism, and Diane Sands, Development<br />
Director at The Historical <strong>Museum</strong> at<br />
Fort <strong>Missoula</strong>, as they discuss the world of<br />
the Japanese internees during WWII at Fort<br />
<strong>Missoula</strong> and in Minidoka, Idaho and its<br />
implications in today’s world. This discussion<br />
is in conjunction with MAM current exhibitions<br />
featuring Roger Shimomura: Minidoka<br />
on My Mind, Teresa Tamura’s Made in Minidoka<br />
and the Montana Festival of the Book.<br />
Oct 24, Author Lauren Kessler, 1 PM<br />
Lauren Kessler, writer, narrative journalist,<br />
and author of six books of literary nonfiction<br />
will read a selection from Stubborn Twig. This<br />
book was awarded Oregon Book Award and<br />
is a factual account of three generations of<br />
a Japanese-American family living in the<br />
Pacific Northwest.<br />
October 29<br />
CONTEMPORARY COLLECTORS CIRCLE<br />
PRIVATE COLLECTION TOUR 6:30 - 8 PM<br />
Susan O’Connor, an engaging and vibrant<br />
art collector, will host CCC members in her<br />
home. See works by legendary contemporary<br />
artists. Invitations will be mailed<br />
to CCC members containing additional<br />
information. To join the CCC and attend<br />
this event, contact Ted Hughes, Registrar, at<br />
406.728.0447, x222, by October 23.<br />
November 5<br />
MAM Annual Benefactor Dinner with<br />
Director and <strong>Art</strong>ist<br />
Benefactor Members Only, 5:30 PM<br />
Join MAM Director Laura Millin and exhibiting<br />
artist Scott Fife (Big Trouble: The Idaho<br />
Project) for an evening of delicious food,<br />
spirits, and contemporary art. Refreshments<br />
will be served in the lobby at 5:30 PM, dinner<br />
served at 6:15 PM, and gallery talk at 7<br />
PM. Invitations will be mailed to Benefactor<br />
Members containing additional information.<br />
November 7, 14, 21<br />
World War I and Modern <strong>Art</strong>: An<br />
Interdisciplinary Approach, 1 PM<br />
This three-part lecture series explores<br />
the lasting impact of WWI on the artistic<br />
production of painters and writers. Using<br />
visual art and literature, MAM Registrar<br />
Ted Hughes and University of Montana<br />
adjunct professor Lisa Simon, PhD, bring<br />
engaging and informative sessions that<br />
investigate the renaissance styles codified<br />
by the royal academies, the modernist<br />
movements that supplanted these<br />
styles, and the new forms that emerged<br />
in reaction to the killing fields of WWI.<br />
Free to MAMbers & students with IDs, $5<br />
to the public.<br />
November 7, The Renaissance Ideal:<br />
Dominant artistic values from the renaissance<br />
and the roots of modernism.<br />
November 14, The Mechanical Paradise:<br />
A new aesthetic for a machine age.<br />
November 21, Eye Deep in Hell:<br />
How WWI changed the life of words and<br />
images in art, radically and forever.<br />
November 12<br />
Distinguished <strong>Art</strong>ists Lecture Series:<br />
William Kittredge, Location t.b.a., 7 PM.<br />
Free to MAMbers, donors, and student<br />
with IDs. $5 general public.<br />
Hard Wired and Fancy Free. Why are the arts<br />
necessary A newborn child is emotionally<br />
hard-wired to respond immediately and<br />
intuitively to the beauties and usefulness<br />
of it’s mother’s breast. The various arts and<br />
artistic crafts, from Mozart to Mark Rothko<br />
to violin making, reinforce the value of<br />
such evolved and necessary responses<br />
while helping us get beyond them to<br />
“recognitions,” moments of fresh insight that<br />
reveal where and what we are in new and<br />
useful ways.<br />
Holiday Weekend Fun<br />
Saturdays and Sundays, November 21<br />
– December 20, 10 AM – 3 PM<br />
You had such fun last year at MAM during<br />
the holidays you asked us to do it<br />
again! MAM will host local choirs, jazz<br />
bands, pianists, and musical artists of all<br />
types. We will also provide a “creativity<br />
station” for kids of all ages to make their<br />
own holiday cards and ornaments. Need<br />
a gift for that certain someone Come to<br />
MAM and create something special. Tasty<br />
treats and drinks will also be provided<br />
each day. Visit missoulaartmuseum.org<br />
for a list of activities and performers.<br />
December 10<br />
Contemporary Collectors Circle Annual<br />
Acquisition Party, 5:30 PM<br />
CCC members are invited to participate<br />
in the annual acquisition of an artwork<br />
for the MAM Collections supported by<br />
CCC funds. Original artworks will be on<br />
view and CCC members will work with<br />
the MAM Collections Committee to discuss<br />
the development of the Collections<br />
and contemporary art issues. The evening<br />
will culminate with members voting<br />
for a work to purchase for permanent<br />
acquisition. To join the CCC and attend<br />
this event, contact Ted Hughes, Registrar,<br />
at 406.728.0447, x222.<br />
December 31<br />
First Night® <strong>Missoula</strong>, 11 AM - 4 PM<br />
<strong>New</strong> Year’s Eve with First Night® <strong>Missoula</strong><br />
is filled with theater, dance, artists,<br />
poetry readings, plays, comedy, music,<br />
food, and family entertainment. MAM<br />
will showcase performances by some of<br />
the area’s most talented musicians, and<br />
host children’s activities and programs.<br />
View four dynamic exhibitions between<br />
festivities. Visit missoulaartmuseum.org<br />
for performances and times.<br />
MAM & You: MAM presented over 30 artists and<br />
curators at <strong>Art</strong>ini and First Friday last year. These<br />
educational opportunities are FREE to the public<br />
because of Annual Fund gifts.<br />
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art<br />
classes<br />
FOR CHILDREN<br />
Preschool <strong>Art</strong> Start<br />
Allie DePuy<br />
Session I: Tuesdays, September 8 -<br />
October 13, 1-2:30 PM<br />
Session II: Tuesdays, October 20 -<br />
November 24, 1-2:30 PM<br />
6 weeks, Ages 3½-5, $49.50/55<br />
DePuy has years of experience inspiring<br />
young children. She will stimulate your<br />
child’s creativity with hands-on projects<br />
using safe and fun materials: shaving cream,<br />
clay doughs, tempera, chalk, and much<br />
more in a fun and friendly atmosphere.<br />
Children will make full use of the museum<br />
by taking small field trips within the galleries<br />
to experience MAM’s exciting exhibits.<br />
After School <strong>Art</strong><br />
Adventure: Session I<br />
Bev Glueckert<br />
Tuesdays, September 8 - October 13,<br />
4-5:30 PM<br />
6 weeks, Ages 7-12, $49.50/55<br />
Students will work on projects inspired by<br />
current exhibitions at MAM. This session<br />
we will tour the Triennial exhibition and<br />
the Anne Appleby show for inspiration and<br />
ideas. We will be making a book of prints<br />
utilizing various types of printmaking:<br />
monoprint, relief, collagraph, sun prints,<br />
etc. Other projects will include shrinky-dink<br />
drawings and wood sculptures.<br />
After School <strong>Art</strong><br />
Adventure: Session II<br />
Bev Glueckert<br />
Tuesdays, October 20 - November 24,<br />
4-5:30 PM<br />
6 weeks, Ages 7-12, $49.50/55<br />
Students will work on projects inspired by<br />
current exhibitions at MAM including fun<br />
3-D cardboard constructions inspired by the<br />
work of Scott Fife, large narrative paintings<br />
and self-portrait paintings inspired by the<br />
work of Roger Shimomura, oil pastel scratch<br />
drawings, and much more.<br />
Kids Saturday Drawing<br />
Club<br />
Feather Sherman<br />
Saturdays, September 19 - October 10,<br />
1-3 PM, 4 weeks, Ages 8-12, $45/50<br />
This will be four weeks of fun-filled, skillbuilding<br />
drawing classes for young artists.<br />
Students will learn contour drawing, gesture<br />
and modeled drawing techniques while<br />
exploring a variety of drawing media: pencil,<br />
charcoal, oil pastel, pen and ink, brush, and<br />
mixed media. They will practice observational<br />
techniques, sketch from live models<br />
(plant, animal or human), sketch outdoors<br />
and from their imagination.<br />
FOR ADULTS<br />
Oil Painting Fundamentals<br />
Stephanie J. Frostad<br />
Tuesdays, September 8 - October 6, 6-9 PM<br />
5 weeks, $94.50/105<br />
Oil color is a most inviting and merciful<br />
painting medium. With long working times<br />
and countless opportunities to revise and<br />
refine, oil is an excellent choice for both the<br />
novice and experienced painter. This course<br />
will introduce students to basic materials<br />
and techniques used in traditional oil painting.<br />
Still life will provide subject matter for<br />
observational paintings, though methods<br />
taught will be applicable to any genre. Demonstrations,<br />
examples, and exercises will<br />
help students gain confidence and skill with<br />
oil painting. A materials list will be provided.<br />
Continuing Drawing<br />
Marilyn Bruya<br />
Tuesdays, October 13 - November 10,<br />
6-8:30 PM, 5 weeks, $81/90<br />
Students will experiment with a variety of<br />
drawing materials and surfaces. The first<br />
class will review materials and drawing<br />
basics. Individuals will then experiment and<br />
determine the direction they would like to<br />
pursue. Please bring an 18x24” newsprint<br />
pad, compressed charcoal, and any other<br />
favorite drawing materials to the first class.<br />
Intermediate Oil Painting<br />
Stephanie J. Frostad<br />
Saturdays, October 17 - November 21,<br />
12:30-3 PM, 6 weeks, $94.50 /105<br />
For generations, painters have used drawings,<br />
photographs, and other references<br />
to create unique images. In this course,<br />
students will learn basic principles and strategies<br />
for composing naturalistic paintings<br />
with the aid of two-dimensional references<br />
or, if preferred, from still life. With a focus on<br />
the art of composition, traditional oil painting<br />
techniques will also be explored. Each<br />
student’s work will be as unique as the ideas<br />
and resources they bring to class.<br />
FOR FAMILIES<br />
Saturday Family <strong>Art</strong> Workshops<br />
For all ages. Children under age 7 must be<br />
accompanied by an adult. Please preregister<br />
to be ensured a space at these<br />
popular workshops. $5/ per participant.<br />
Handmade Sketch Books<br />
September 12, 11 AM - 12:30 PM<br />
Create your own one-of-a-kind artist<br />
sketchbooks with colorful abstract<br />
fingerpainting/monoprint covers with<br />
teacher and artist Feather Sherman.<br />
Sewing a Silly Monster<br />
October 17, 11 AM - 12:30 PM<br />
For ages 5 and older. Join artist and teacher<br />
Ria De Neeve to learn the basics of sewing.<br />
Children will be given a simple pattern for an<br />
“ugly doll.” The doll is made from buttons<br />
and recycled materials.<br />
Gratitude Boxes<br />
November 14, 11 AM - 12:30 PM<br />
Join Loryn Zerr to create a container for<br />
precious things embellished with images<br />
and symbols of things you are grateful for.<br />
Participants are welcome to bring photos of<br />
special people and pets to use for collage.<br />
SPECIAL HOLIDAY WORK-<br />
SHOP<br />
December 5<br />
In conjunction with the <strong>Missoula</strong> Downtown<br />
Association Parade of Lights, MAM will<br />
host a drop-in, hands-on holiday activity.<br />
This workshop is free and does not require<br />
registration, 11 AM - 1 PM<br />
Kirigami Paper Snow<br />
Flakes<br />
December 12, 11 AM - 12:30 PM<br />
Create elaborately cut paper snowflakes by<br />
practicing various cutting techniques. Make<br />
a 3D effect by hanging or mounting the<br />
snowflakes onto colored paper with teacher<br />
Loryn Zerr. Learn about ‘Kirigami’ and the art<br />
of paper cutting in the process.
23RD Annual Fifth Grade <strong>Art</strong> Experience<br />
Featuring the work of Roger Shimomura<br />
Once again the <strong>Missoula</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Museum</strong>, with generous sponsorship<br />
from the <strong>Art</strong> Associates of <strong>Missoula</strong>, is gearing up to invite<br />
every fifth grader in the county for a guided tour through select<br />
exhibitions and a hands-on project at the MAM, followed by a<br />
trip to the <strong>Missoula</strong> Public Library. This will be the 23rd year of<br />
Fifth Grade <strong>Art</strong> Experience (FGAE). Because of the historical nature<br />
of the core exhibition offered this year, Roger Shimomura’s<br />
Minidoka on my Mind, we are also inviting classes to follow up<br />
with a visit to the Historical <strong>Museum</strong> at Fort <strong>Missoula</strong>. By incorporating<br />
the historical museum into our program, students will<br />
get multiple perspectives of an important era of our history.<br />
Both Shimomura’s paintings and the exhibits at Fort <strong>Missoula</strong><br />
revolve around the reality of our nation’s internment of Japanese<br />
and Italian citizens and alien immigrants during WWII.<br />
Roger Shimomura’s paintings depict vignettes of life in the<br />
Japanese internment camp in Minidoka, Idaho. The paintings<br />
brilliantly contrast the stark landscape and bare bones lodging<br />
with the often vibrant lives created by the inhabitants. Students<br />
will walk away from the experience with a rich understanding<br />
Hot off the Press<br />
MAM’s 2009 MONTANA TRIENNIAL<br />
This full-color catalogue features images by all 60 exhibiting artists<br />
in this first ever Montana Triennial. The catalog includes biographical<br />
information and an exhibition essay by juror Beth Sellars.<br />
<strong>New</strong>! MAM Scholarship Fund<br />
MAM offers classes year-round for people of all ages and abilities<br />
and even though prices are kept low, the fees may still be costprohibitive<br />
for many families. The MAM Scholarship Fund was<br />
started with a <strong>Missoula</strong> patron’s gift in honor of artist Ted Waddell.<br />
education<br />
of this episode in our nation’s history and an understanding of<br />
how art can serve as a graphic reminder of how prejudice and<br />
injustice can seep into our very neighborhoods.<br />
Shimomura’s Minidoka on my Mind and the Fifth Grade <strong>Art</strong><br />
Experience are set to begin the first week of October after<br />
Shimomura’s opening on Oct 2. Over fifty fifth grade classes will<br />
visit the museum through mid–December. The classes arrive at<br />
9 AM and remain at the museum until 12 PM when they go to<br />
the <strong>Missoula</strong> Public Library.<br />
Volunteer <strong>Art</strong> Guides and <strong>Art</strong> Helpers<br />
Many volunteers are needed to make this program a success!<br />
Please consider volunteering as an art guide or art helper. For<br />
just a few hours a week you will have the opportunity to learn<br />
about contemporary art, explore a relevant bit of history, and<br />
share your knowledge with the eager and open minds of the<br />
over 1000 children who will be taking part in this experience. To<br />
find out more please call Renee Taaffe, Curator of Education, at<br />
406.728.0447 ext 228 or reneet@missoulaartmuseum.org.<br />
ART GUIDE TRAINING SCHEDULE:<br />
Saturday, Sept 19, 11 AM -1 PM or Wednesday, Sept 23, 11 AM -1 PM<br />
For <strong>Art</strong> Guides with no previous experience. Overview of FGAE, MAM <strong>Art</strong> Guide policies, and touring strategies.<br />
Refreshments will be provided.<br />
Wednesday, Sept 30, 11 AM-1 PM or Thursday, Oct 1, 4-6 PM<br />
Training for all FGAE art guides, exhibition overview and touring strategies. Refreshment will be provided.<br />
Gifts to the MAM Scholarship Fund will continue to subsidize<br />
art class tuition for low-income adults and children. Call Nici<br />
Holt Cline at 406.728.0447, ext. 227 or visit www.missoulaartmuseum.org<br />
to donate or learn more.<br />
MAM Volunteers<br />
Did you know that MAM Volunteers put in about 145 hours<br />
a month helping with all aspects of our mission From our<br />
Board of Directors to the <strong>Art</strong> Guides to the <strong>Art</strong>ini Committee,<br />
MAM Volunteers come from all backgrounds and bring with<br />
them a wide variety of talent and expertise. We are enduringly<br />
grateful for all their hard work.<br />
MAM is always accepting applications for the Volunteer<br />
Program. To find out more about this enriching experience,<br />
please contact Linden How, Director of Visitor Services, at<br />
406.728.0447, ext. 230 or visit www.missoulaartmuseum.org.<br />
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Accessibility<br />
The museum’s entrance is located on the eastern side of the building on Pattee Street. Wheelchair access is<br />
located at this entrance of the building. MAM staff is available to meet special needs. Please contact Linden How,<br />
Visitor Services Director, with questions or to arrange a visit.<br />
Cell Phone Tours<br />
Hundreds of MAM visitors have embraced the new cell phone tour technology in the first few months of its<br />
availability. Cell tours change with each exhibition and include an artist’s or curator’s discussion of the artwork.<br />
MAM visitors simply dial the assigned number on their cell phone and follow the prompts to receive an audio<br />
tour experience. Be among the many to enjoy this new method of experiencing art. MAM’s Cell Phone Tours are<br />
sponsored by Fresh 104.5, Trail 103.3 and Jack FM.<br />
MAM & You: A $50 Annual<br />
Fund gift provides art supplies<br />
for one Flagship class.
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A hip, engaging event serving:<br />
CULTURE (mind-blowing art exhibitions, live<br />
music, artist talks, etc...) FOOD (culinary genius<br />
from the<br />
) ADULT BEVERAGES (fab<br />
wine, beer and non-alcoholic deliciousness)<br />
and a SOCIAL SCENE that’ll make you swoon.<br />
3rd Thursday of every month, 5:30-9 PM, gallery talk at 6 PM, FREE!<br />
September 11 ( )<br />
Cultural Cocktail Party<br />
MAM <strong>Art</strong>ini Insiders Members Only, 7-9 PM<br />
Popcorn, PBR, and a film screening! Each Insider may<br />
bring one friend. Please RSVP by Monday, September 7.<br />
For a little extra coin, Insiders are privy to an array of <strong>Art</strong>inistyle<br />
incentives. See page 15 to join.<br />
September 17<br />
<strong>Art</strong>ini: Highway to Helmville (hwy 141)<br />
The US Census Bureau may not recognize Helmville as<br />
a city but Alexia Beckerling proves it does indeed exist.<br />
Jetting to MAM from her home in South Africa, Beckerling<br />
will talk about her photography exhibit at 6 PM. Rock on<br />
with caseyjo, female vocalists with acoustic guitars. Buy<br />
a membership and get a free drink at Sean Kelly’s!<br />
October 15<br />
<strong>Art</strong>ini: Minidoka on my Mind<br />
<strong>Art</strong>ist Roger Shimomura’s thought-provoking art speaks to<br />
his experience at a Japanese internment camp in Idaho<br />
in the 1940s. Pianist Lydia Brown will deepen the experience<br />
with moving piano performances throughout the<br />
evening. At 6 PM, Brown will perform a unique compilation<br />
of works by composers who were either in internment<br />
or concentration camps. Buy a membership and get free<br />
admission to the Historical <strong>Museum</strong>!<br />
November 19<br />
<strong>Art</strong>ini: Eight Heads<br />
Scott Fife made eight larger-than-life sculptures of heads<br />
of people involved in the 1907 Boise, Idaho assassination<br />
trial of Governor Steunenberg. What’s better to accompany<br />
this exhibit than a heavy metal female band<br />
Vera rocks out. Buy a membership and get a gorgeous<br />
card from Noteworthy*!<br />
December 17<br />
<strong>Art</strong>ini: Gifts<br />
Freeman Butts’ expressionist artwork explores the figure<br />
and the landscape and MAM is one of six lucky Montana<br />
museums to have a selection of this work gifted<br />
to its Permanent Collection. Bob Wire will help you get<br />
your holiday groove on. MAM Registrar, Ted Hughes, will<br />
opine on expressionism at 6 PM. Buy a membership and<br />
get a gift MAMbership to give to a pal!<br />
Post-<strong>Art</strong>ini: Hop over to the Red Bird and flash your<br />
MAMbership card for a free sampling of wine!<br />
<strong>Missoula</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Museum</strong><br />
335 North Pattee St.<br />
<strong>Missoula</strong>, MT 59802<br />
Phone: 406.728.0447<br />
Fax: 406.543.8691<br />
www.missoulaartmuseum.org<br />
MISSOULA ART MUSEUM'S MISSION<br />
The <strong>Missoula</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Museum</strong> strives to engage artists and<br />
audience in the creative exploration of contemporary art<br />
relevant to our community, state and region.<br />
Hours:<br />
Wednesday – Friday 10 - 5 PM<br />
Saturday – Sunday 10 AM - 3 PM<br />
MAM Staff:<br />
Laura Millin, Executive Director<br />
ext. 224, lauramillin@missoulaartmuseum.org<br />
Pam Adams, operations Manager<br />
ext. 225, pam@missoulaartmuseum.org<br />
John Calsbeek, Assistant Curator & Preparator<br />
ext. 229, johnc@missoulaartmuseum.org<br />
Stephen Glueckert, Exhibitions Curator<br />
ext. 226, stevegl@missoulaartmuseum.org<br />
Nici Holt Cline, Development & Membership Director<br />
ext. 227, nici@missoulaartmuseum.org<br />
Linden How, Visitor Services Director<br />
ext. 230, lindenhow@missoulaartmuseum.org<br />
Ted Hughes, Registrar<br />
ext. 222, ted@missoulaartmuseum.org<br />
Alicia Jones, Visitor Services Associate<br />
ext. 221, alicia@missoulaartmuseum.org<br />
Katie Stanton, Marketing & Communications<br />
Director<br />
ext. 231, katies@missoulaartmuseum.org<br />
renee Taaffe, Education Curator<br />
ext. 228, reneet@missoulaartmuseum.org<br />
MAM Board of Directors: Sharon Snavely (President),<br />
Liz Dybdal (Vice-President), Betsy Bach (Secretary), Norman<br />
Williamson (Treasurer), Marshall Delano (Past President), Pat<br />
Aresty, Beth Brennan, Corky Clairmont, Mae Nan Ellingson,<br />
Chris Eyer, Bobbie McKibbin, Bob Precht, Joseph Sample.<br />
MAM is funded in part by <strong>Missoula</strong> County and the City of<br />
<strong>Missoula</strong>. Additional support is generously provided by the Paul<br />
G. Allen Family Foundation, Andy Warhol Foundation, Montana<br />
<strong>Art</strong>s Council, Montana Cultural Trust, 21st Century Community<br />
Learning Center Grant, <strong>Art</strong> Associates of <strong>Missoula</strong>, <strong>Missoula</strong><br />
Business Community, MAM Patrons and Members. MAM is<br />
accredited by the American Associations of <strong>Museum</strong>s (AAM).<br />
Graphic DesigN: Yogesh Simpson | www.yogeshsimpson.com<br />
Thanks to the Missoulian,<br />
Max Media and Ten Spoon<br />
Vineyard and Winery for their support.
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shimomura<br />
roger shimomura:<br />
minidoka on my mind<br />
October 2 - December 31, 2009<br />
Carnegie Galleries<br />
Roger Shimomura, Night Watch #1, 2006, acrylic on canvas, 36 x 45”.<br />
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