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Oct 22, 23, 24
Festival of the Book
Oct. 22, Author Jamie Ford, 4 PM
Join Jamie Ford as he reads from his highly
acclaimed novel, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter
and Sweet, about the friendship between
a Chinese-American boy and a Japanese-
American girl who are students in Seattle
during World War II.
Oct 23, Panel Discussion, 4 PM
Join Teresa Tamura, photographer, Carol Van
Valkenburg, Chair of UM’s Department of
Print Journalism, and Diane Sands, Development
Director at The Historical Museum at
Fort Missoula, as they discuss the world of
the Japanese internees during WWII at Fort
Missoula and in Minidoka, Idaho and its
implications in today’s world. This discussion
is in conjunction with MAM current exhibitions
featuring Roger Shimomura: Minidoka
on My Mind, Teresa Tamura’s Made in Minidoka
and the Montana Festival of the Book.
Oct 24, Author Lauren Kessler, 1 PM
Lauren Kessler, writer, narrative journalist,
and author of six books of literary nonfiction
will read a selection from Stubborn Twig. This
book was awarded Oregon Book Award and
is a factual account of three generations of
a Japanese-American family living in the
Pacific Northwest.
October 29
CONTEMPORARY COLLECTORS CIRCLE
PRIVATE COLLECTION TOUR 6:30 - 8 PM
Susan O’Connor, an engaging and vibrant
art collector, will host CCC members in her
home. See works by legendary contemporary
artists. Invitations will be mailed
to CCC members containing additional
information. To join the CCC and attend
this event, contact Ted Hughes, Registrar, at
406.728.0447, x222, by October 23.
November 5
MAM Annual Benefactor Dinner with
Director and Artist
Benefactor Members Only, 5:30 PM
Join MAM Director Laura Millin and exhibiting
artist Scott Fife (Big Trouble: The Idaho
Project) for an evening of delicious food,
spirits, and contemporary art. Refreshments
will be served in the lobby at 5:30 PM, dinner
served at 6:15 PM, and gallery talk at 7
PM. Invitations will be mailed to Benefactor
Members containing additional information.
November 7, 14, 21
World War I and Modern Art: An
Interdisciplinary Approach, 1 PM
This three-part lecture series explores
the lasting impact of WWI on the artistic
production of painters and writers. Using
visual art and literature, MAM Registrar
Ted Hughes and University of Montana
adjunct professor Lisa Simon, PhD, bring
engaging and informative sessions that
investigate the renaissance styles codified
by the royal academies, the modernist
movements that supplanted these
styles, and the new forms that emerged
in reaction to the killing fields of WWI.
Free to MAMbers & students with IDs, $5
to the public.
November 7, The Renaissance Ideal:
Dominant artistic values from the renaissance
and the roots of modernism.
November 14, The Mechanical Paradise:
A new aesthetic for a machine age.
November 21, Eye Deep in Hell:
How WWI changed the life of words and
images in art, radically and forever.
November 12
Distinguished Artists Lecture Series:
William Kittredge, Location t.b.a., 7 PM.
Free to MAMbers, donors, and student
with IDs. $5 general public.
Hard Wired and Fancy Free. Why are the arts
necessary A newborn child is emotionally
hard-wired to respond immediately and
intuitively to the beauties and usefulness
of it’s mother’s breast. The various arts and
artistic crafts, from Mozart to Mark Rothko
to violin making, reinforce the value of
such evolved and necessary responses
while helping us get beyond them to
“recognitions,” moments of fresh insight that
reveal where and what we are in new and
useful ways.
Holiday Weekend Fun
Saturdays and Sundays, November 21
– December 20, 10 AM – 3 PM
You had such fun last year at MAM during
the holidays you asked us to do it
again! MAM will host local choirs, jazz
bands, pianists, and musical artists of all
types. We will also provide a “creativity
station” for kids of all ages to make their
own holiday cards and ornaments. Need
a gift for that certain someone Come to
MAM and create something special. Tasty
treats and drinks will also be provided
each day. Visit missoulaartmuseum.org
for a list of activities and performers.
December 10
Contemporary Collectors Circle Annual
Acquisition Party, 5:30 PM
CCC members are invited to participate
in the annual acquisition of an artwork
for the MAM Collections supported by
CCC funds. Original artworks will be on
view and CCC members will work with
the MAM Collections Committee to discuss
the development of the Collections
and contemporary art issues. The evening
will culminate with members voting
for a work to purchase for permanent
acquisition. To join the CCC and attend
this event, contact Ted Hughes, Registrar,
at 406.728.0447, x222.
December 31
First Night® Missoula, 11 AM - 4 PM
New Year’s Eve with First Night® Missoula
is filled with theater, dance, artists,
poetry readings, plays, comedy, music,
food, and family entertainment. MAM
will showcase performances by some of
the area’s most talented musicians, and
host children’s activities and programs.
View four dynamic exhibitions between
festivities. Visit missoulaartmuseum.org
for performances and times.
MAM & You: MAM presented over 30 artists and
curators at Artini and First Friday last year. These
educational opportunities are FREE to the public
because of Annual Fund gifts.
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