2019 Annual Membership Meeting in review
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Our members are a large part of Holter Re - Imagined,
How you see our future matters to us. Please take the time to fill out this survey, so we may better understand what we can do better, what we are doing well, and what you would like to see in the future of the Holter and how we serve the community.
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On Board At the Holter
September 16th, 2019, at the Holter's Annual Membership Meeting we welcomed three new board members, Keith Meyer, Ginny Abbott, and Tyler Armstrong. Each new member will be bringing a diverse and new strength to the Holter Board.
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The Holter also said goodbye to three fantastic people who served out on the board, Dave Boggs, Mary Hibbard, and Carla Potter. We would like to thank them for their time, dedication, and contributions to the Holter and its Board.
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Meyer is the Foundation Director of Shodair Children's Hospital
"The Holter Museum has provide many outstanding artistic opportunities for both the youth and community members over the years and I want to be a member of this board to continue the great tradition for the Helena community and the state of Montana."
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Abbott is the Director of Development & Major Gifts at St. Peter's Heath Foundation.
"She looks forward to helping continue the great work being done to strengthen the Holter, and to realizing the museum's future dreams."
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Armstrong is the Chief Security Officer of First Security Bank.
"He is excited to bring his knowledge and skills to the Holter Museum Board to help inspire and connect more people in our local and regional community.”
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Join us Friday, October 4th
5pm - 7pm
for the opening receptions of:
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Montana Fiber Traditions
organized by the Helena Spinners & Weavers Guild
On view in the Sherman Gallery
October 4th through November 8th
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Despite the industrialization of fabric making, there exists in Montana a vibrant community that carries on the ancient fiber traditions. Helena Weavers and Spinners Guild is sponsoring this month long celebration of Fiber Arts in Montana, to include weaving, felting, knitting, quilting, crochet, tatting and basketry arts.
This exhibit will feature fiber artists working live in the gallery at various times throughout the month!
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Coping With The Landscape
works by Ryan Parker
On View in the Bair Gallery
October 4th through November 4th
This series explores a single locality within the Montana landscape filled with incorporated townships, superfund sites, distribution centers, and extraction zones.
Parker received a BFA from the University of Wyoming and later received a MFA from Montana State University. He currently lives in Bozeman, Montana where his photographic studio is based.
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Picturing Paradise
Cuadros from the Peruvian Women of the Pamplona Alta
On view in the Millikan, Nicholson and Held Galleries
through November 20th
This traveling exhibition features embroidered and appliquéd fabric pictures called cuadros, created by the women of two art cooperatives located in Pamplona Alta, a shantytown situated on the outskirts of Lima, Peru.The exhibition focuses on the women as artists and the way their art reflects creativity, resilience, & hope.
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Also On View:
Understory/Overstory
by Cathy Weber
On view in the High Gallery through December 27th
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Feature Artist for Healing Arts
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The Holter Mini-Museum at St. Peter's Health features the artwork of a different local artist, quarterly, in the Cancer Treatment Center waiting room and treatment rooms.
This component of the Holter Healing Arts Program began in January 2019 and since then we have featured the landscape photography of Kevin League; nature photography by Jacqui Smith and The Birchtree Project by photographer, Skye Hatten (above) . As well as two beautiful, original oil paintings by Marjorie Blalock, on loan from the Smith family.
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Upcoming Feature Artist:
Chris McGowan
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Join us for Community Monday at
Blackfoot River Brewing!
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Holiday Stroll Poster Contest
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Downtown Helena is looking for an artist to design their Holiday Stroll Poster!
The Holter Museum and First Security Bank are sponsoring the winning artist with $700.00 in prizes!
Posters will be displayed at the Holter Museum, and the public is invited to vote for their favorite poster November 4th - 8th.
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Fall Art Walk Coming Soon!
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Join us this fall for live demos and music and more!
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Call For Artist Proposals
The Holter Museum of Art is currently seeking artist proposals for
Extraction: Art on the Edge of the Abyss
,on view August - October 2021.
We are seeking solo and/or group exhibitions, collaborative projects, performances, installations and all other art forms. Extraction is a nation wide project, intending to bring awareness and action to the destruction of our environment. All artists worldwide & over 18 are eligible. Please follow the link to the submission form.
Submissions are due Friday, February 7th 2020.
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Allison Rowland has been a big part of the Holter family for over a year now! You can find her Volunteering in the Museum Gift Shop most Fridays and helping out at Events and Openings.
Her favorite events are Game Nights! this has become an important part of her week, the chance to be around interesting people and inspiring artwork
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If you have not signed up for Ho Ho Holter Annual Sale and Bazaar there is still time!
We have lots of fun events planned this year and look forward to seeing you all at our Ugly Sweater Party Nov 29th!
Artists, the deadline to get your forms into Jules is Nov 11th.
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David Spencer's
Fun Museum Fact!
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